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Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner (born 2 October 1951), known as Sting, is an English singer-songwriter, musician, activist, and actor. He was the frontman, principal songwriter and bassist for new wave band the Police from 1977 until their breakup in 1986. He launched a solo career in 1985 and has included elements of rock, jazz, reggae, classical, new-age, and worldbeat in his music.
Sting has sold a combined total of more than 100 million records as a solo artist and as a member of the Police. He has received three Brit Awards, including Best British Male Artist in 1994 and Outstanding Contribution to Music in 2002; a Golden Globe; an Emmy; and four Academy Award nominations. As a solo music…
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Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner (born 2 October 1951), known as Sting, is an English singer-songwriter, musician, activist, and actor. He was the frontman, principal songwriter and bassist for new wave band the Police from 1977 until their breakup in 1986. He launched a solo career in 1985 and has included elements of rock, jazz, reggae, classical, new-age, and worldbeat in his music. Sting has sold a combined total of more than 100 million records as a solo artist and as a member of the Police. He has received three Brit Awards, including Best British Male Artist in 1994 and Outstanding Contribution to Music in 2002; a Golden Globe; an Emmy; and four Academy Award nominations. As a solo musician and as a member of the Police, Sting has received 17 Grammy Awards. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Police in 2003. Sting has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors; a CBE from Queen Elizabeth II for services to music; Kennedy Center Honors; and the Polar Music Prize. In May 2023, he was made an Ivor Novello Fellow. Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner was born at Sir G B Hunter Memorial Hospital in Wallsend, Northumberland, England, on 2 October 1951, the eldest of four children of Audrey (née Cowell), a hairdresser, and Ernest Matthew Sumner, a milkman and former fitter at an engineering works. He grew up near Wallsend's shipyards, which made an impression on him. As a child, he was inspired by the Queen Mother waving at him from a Rolls-Royce to divert from the shipyard prospect towards a more glamorous life. He helped his father deliver milk and by ten was "obsessed" with an old Spanish guitar left by an emigrating friend of his father. Sting attended St Cuthbert's Grammar School in Newcastle upon Tyne. He visited nightclubs such as Club A'Gogo to see Cream and Manfred Mann, who influenced his music. He learned to sing and play simultaneously by listening to records at 78 rpm. After leaving school in 1969, he enrolled at the University of Warwick in Coventry, but left after a term. After working as a bus conductor, building labourer, and tax officer, he attended the Northern Counties College of Education (now Northumbria University) from 1971 to 1974 and qualified as a teacher.[20] He taught at St Paul's First School in Cramlington for two years. Sting performed jazz in the evenings, at weekends, and during breaks from college and teaching, playing with the Phoenix Jazzmen, Newcastle Big Band and Last Exit. He gained his nickname after his habit of wearing a black and yellow jumper with hooped stripes with the Phoenix Jazzmen. Bandleader Gordon Solomon thought he looked like a bee (or according to Sting himself, "they thought I looked like a wasp"), which prompted the name "Sting". In the 1985 documentary Bring On the Night a journalist called him Gordon, to which he replied, "My children call me Sting, my mother calls me Sting, who is this Gordon character?" In 2011, he told Time "I was never called Gordon. You could shout 'Gordon' in the street and I would just move out of your way". Despite this, he chose not to legally change his name to "Sting". ... Source: Article "Sting (musician)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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Kaamelott: The Second Chapter (Part II)
as Horsa
Nino – A Film About Nino Rota
as Self – Narrator
Untold UK: Vinnie Jones
as Self - (archive footage)
Eddie Cochran: Don't Forget Me
as Self
Sting - Sounds Like Art Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
GIMS à Paris la Défense Arena : le concert événement
as Self : Guest (virtual)
In Thanks We Trust
as Self
When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain
as Self
FireAid Benefit Concert
as Self
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
as Self
Sting and the Police at the BBC
as Self
Sting: Radio 2 in the Park
as Self
Message in a Bottle
as Self - Lead Vocals
Billy Joel: The 100th - Live at Madison Square Garden
as Self
Dolly Parton - From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll
as Self
Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari
as Self
Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story
as Self
WHAM!
as Self (archive footage)
They All Came Out to Montreux
as Self
The Book of Solutions
as Sting
Christmas@Home 2022: Das Weihnachtskonzert mit Daniel Hope, Sting und weiteren Gästen
as Self : Singer
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
Sting : My Songs au château de Chambord
as Self
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
as Self
No Poster
Sting, Daniel Hope & Freunde in Berlin Mit Golda Schultz, Bruce Liu u.v.m.
Lindisfarne's Geordie Genius: The Alan Hull Story
as Self
The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Sting at the Pantheon in Paris - 50 Years of FIP Radio
as Self
Great North: A Run. A River. A Region.
as Self
Kaamelott: The First Chapter
as Horsa
Mylène Farmer : Les Clips L'Intégrale (1999-2020)
as Self
Under the Volcano
as Self
Herb Alpert Is...
as Self
Le Grand Concert Unis pour le Liban
as Self
GIMS: On the Record
as Self
Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats
as Self
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
as Self
Space Songs: Through the Distance
as Self
The Big Night In
as Self
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
as Self
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
as Self
Mylène Farmer: 2019 - Le Film
as Self
Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal
as Self
Sting & Shaggy au Château d'Hérouville
as Self
I Want My MTV
as Self
Gurrumul
as Self
No Poster
The Queen's Birthday Party
as Self - Performer
Ruben Blades Is Not My Name
as Self
Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen
as Self - Performer
Sting - Grenzgänger und Freigeist
as Self
Sting: A Free Man
as Self
Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star
as Self - Singer, Songwriter
Sting: Live at the Olympia Paris
as Self - Vocals, Bass, Guitar
Sting: Beyond The Police
as Self - Musician
The Dark Side of The Sun
as Narrator
Sting au Bataclan
as Self
Sting: 57th and 9th - The Interviews
as Self
Sting Live At Irving Plaza
as Self
Sting - Live at iHeartRadio Music Festival 2016
as Self
Rock'n'roll... Of Corse!
as Self
Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People
as Self (archive footage)
Attenborough at 90
as Self
Sonic Sea
as Self
Zoolander 2
as Sting
Mylène Farmer : Sur les pas d'une icône
as Self
No Poster
Biggest Band Break Ups and Make Ups
as Self
Jaco
as Self
Iain Goes Inside the Last Ship
as Self
Sting: When the Last Ship Sails (Live at the Public Theater)
as Self - Host, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass
Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute
as Self
John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly
as Self
20 Feet from Stardom
as Self
Radioman
as Self
Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police
as Self
No Poster
CMT Crossroads: Sting and Vince Gill
as Self
Sting - 25 Years
as Self - Vocals, Bass
Sting Festival de Viña del Mar
as Self
Sting: Live In Berlin
as Self - Performer
2012: Time for Change
as Self
Still Bill
as Self
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
as Self
No Poster
Hope for Haiti Now
as Self
Bruce Springsteen - 32nd Annual of Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
as Self
Sting: A Winter's Night...Live From Durham Cathedral
as Self
No Poster
If on a Winter's Night ... Live from Durham Cathedral
as Self
Twin Spirits: Sting performs Schumann
as Robert Schumann
Brüno
as Self - 'Dove of Peace'
PoliWood
as Self
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
as Self
Chris Botti in Boston
as Self
The Tribute to Pavarotti One Amazing Weekend in Petra
as Self
The Police: Certifiable
as Self - Bass, Vocals
No Poster
The Police: Better Than Therapy
as Self
The Police: Live In Concert Tokyo
as Self
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
as Self
Pavarotti The Duets
as Self
The Police Rock in Rio - Live Madrid
as Self
Bee Movie
as Sting (voice)
Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who
as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
as Self
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
as Self
Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out
as Self - The Police Member (archive footage)
The Police - Greatest Video Hits
as Self (archive footage)
No Poster
STING: The Journey & The Labyrinth
as Self
No Poster
The Police - Live in Rio
as Self
Chris Botti Live: With Orchestra and Special Guests
as Self
Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
as Self
Live 8
as Self
An Intimate Evening with Mary J. Blige - Live from the House of Blues
as Self
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
as Self
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
as Self
George Michael: A Different Story
as Self
Live Aid
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Music Edition
as Self
Sting: The Journey & The Labyrinth: The Music of John Dowland
as Self
Sting: Inside - The Songs of Sacred Love
as Self - Bass, Guitar, Lead Vocals
The Police - Every Breath You Take
as Self - Bass, Vocals
Freedom Beat
as Self
The Sweatbox
as Self
Chris Botti & Friends - Night Sessions: Live in Concert
as Self
Sting ...All This Time
as Self - Lead Singer
Being Mick
as Self
The Police: Ghost in the Machine Tour - Live at Gateshead
as Self
America: A Tribute to Heroes
as Self - Performer
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
as Self
No Poster
The Beatles Revolution
as Self
Sting: The Brand New Day Tour: Live From The Universal Amphitheatre
as Self - Vocals, Bass
The Filth and the Fury
as Self (archive footage)
Tina Turner : Celebrate!
as Self
Eric Clapton: Standing at the Crossroads
as Self
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
as JD
The Mighty
as The Balladeer
Twentieth Century Blues: The Songs of Noël Coward
as Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
as Billy Idol
The Very Best of Sting & The Police
as Self (archive footage)
Welcome to Twin Peaks
as Self - Feyd Rautha (archive footage) (uncredited)
An Audience with Elton John
as Self
Music for Montserrat
as Self
The Police – Live Ghost In The Machine
as Self - Vocals, Bass
The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
as Self
The Grotesque
as Fledge
The Police - Outlandos To Synchronicities
as Self
Sting – Fields Of Gold - The Best Of Sting
as Self (archive footage)
Sting - Englishman In Japan
as Self
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy
as Narrator (voice)
Take That Away!
as Self
No Poster
Rolling Stone 25: The MTV Special
as Self
Pavarotti & Friends
as Self
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
as Self - Guest
Sting's 40th Birthday Celebration: Live from the Hollywood Bowl
as Self - Vocals, Bass, Guitar
The Soul Cages Concert
as Self
No Poster
Sting Unplugged
as Self - Double Bass, Vocals
Branford Marsalis: Steep
as Self
One World, One Voice
as Self
Resident Alien
as Singer
Dance of Hope
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
as Heroic Officer
Bruce Springsteen - Human Rights Final - Buenos Aires
as Self
Human Rights Now 25th Anniversary
as Self - Musician
No Poster
Peter Gabriel, Sting, & Bruce Springsteen - Human Rights Now!
as Self - Musician
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
as Self
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 3
as Self
Stormy Monday
as Finney
Julia and Julia
as Daniel Hosler
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
as Self
Sting and Gil Evans: Strange Fruit
as Self - Vocals, Electric Bass
The Best of Max Headroom
as Self
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1
as Self
No Poster
U2 & The Police: A Conspiracy of Hope
as Self
Sting - Bring on the Night
as Self
Plenty
as Mick
The Bride
as Frankenstein
Live Aid
as Self
Dire Straits at Live Aid
as Self
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
as Machiavelli
Dune
as Feyd Rautha
'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video
as Self
The Police: Synchronicity Concert
as Self - Bass, Vocals
The Police - Live In Oakland
as Self - Vocals, Bass
Police in Montserrat
as Self
Destination Dune
as Self
Brimstone & Treacle
as Martin Taylor
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
as Self
The Police: Around The World
as Self
Artemis '81
as Helith
Urgh! A Music War
as Self
Punk and Its Aftershocks
as Self
Radio On
as Just Like Eddie
Quadrophenia
as Ace Face
No Poster
Talking Pictures: Quadrophenia
as Interviewee
The Police - Live '79 at Hatfield Polytechnic
as Self
Acceleration Punk
as Self
Pinkpop - The Vintage Years (1975-1979)
as Himself
No Poster
Free Spirits
as Guía
No Poster
Sting - Live at iHeartRadio
as Self