Brian Wilson
Known For
Acting
Born
1942-06-20 in Inglewood, California, USA
Died
2025-06-11
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Brian Douglas Wilson (June 20, 1942 — June 11, 2025) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys. After signing with Capitol Records in 1962, Wilson wrote or co-wrote more than two dozen Top 40 hits for the group. He originally functioned as the band's songwriter, producer, co-lead vocalist, bassist, keyboardist, and de facto leader. Wilson was considered a major innovator in the field of music production, the principal originator of the California Sound, one of the first music producer auteurs, and the first rock producer to use the studio as its own instrument. The unusual creative control Capitol gave him over his own records effectively set a precedent that allowed other bands and artists to act as their own producers or co-producers. He was a major influence on the retrospectively-termed "sunshine pop" and Flower Power music that proceeded.
Most Known For
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest / Security Guard
Full House
as Self - The Beach Boys
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
Champs-Elysées
as Self - The Beach Boys
Duck Dodgers
as Brian Wilson (voice)
Omnibus
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Classic Albums
as Self - The Beach Boys
Hack
as Raymond Henley
Goldene Kamera
as Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
Behind the Music
as Self
Legends
as Self (archive footage)
Live 8
as Self
Disorderlies
as Himself
Love & Mercy
as Self (Archive Footage)
Live Aid
as Self