Kid Creole
Known For
Acting
Born
1950-08-12 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Thomas August Darnell Browder, aka August Darnell--who goes by the stage name Kid Creole--is an American singer, musician and songwriter. He co-founded Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band with his half-brother Stony Browder Jr., then went on to form and lead Kid Creole and the Coconuts. The latter band, with its trio of backing female singers (dubbed the Coconuts), draw upon musical influences as disparate as salsa, no wave, jazz, disco, pop music and big band. Darnell has written and produced for other artists and bands, such as Machine and Gichy Dan's Beachwood No. 9. He and the Coconuts have also contributed songs to numerous motion picture soundtracks, including "My Male Curiosity" for Against All Odds (1984).
Most Known For
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
Sacrée Soirée
as Self - Kid Creole and the Coconuts
Le monde est à vous
as Self - Kid Creole & The Coconuts
Bad Girls
as Self
Be Kind Rewind
as West Coast Video Employee Passaic
The Forbidden Dance
as Kid Creole
Mood Indigo
as Duke Ellington
Bains de Minuit
as Self - Guest
Obsession: A Taste for Fear
as Bookmaker
Only You
as Self
Downtown '81
as Self - Vocals and Guitar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts
Buckle Up
as Self
Identity Crisis
as Thrift Shop Man
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
as Self (archive footage)
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 4
as self
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 5
as Self
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 3
as Self
Kid Creole and The Coconuts – Live At Rockpalast 1982
as Self
Kid Creole and the Coconuts: Live in Montreal
as Self
Kid Creole & The Coconuts - Live In Paris 1985
as Self