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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 10, 1960
Place of Birth
Dublin, Ireland
Also Known As
- Bono Vox
- Paul David Hewson
- U2
- 保罗·休森
Bono
1.3 Popularity
Biography
Paul David Hewson, better known by his stage name Bono, is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, venture capitalist, businessman, and philanthropist. He is best recognized as the frontman of the Dublin-based rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife, Alison Stewart, and the future members of U2. Bono writes almost all U2 lyrics, frequently using religious, social, and political themes. During U2's early years, Bono's lyrics contributed to their rebellious and spiritual to; as the band matured, his lyrics became inspired more by personal experiences shared with the other members. Outside the band, he has collaborated and recorded with numerous artists, is managing director and a managing partner of Elevation Partners, and has refurbished and owns The Clarence Hotel in Dublin with The Edge. He was granted a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and, with Bill and Melinda Gates, was named Time Person of the Year in 2005, among other awards and nominations. On 17 July 2013, the BBC announced that Bono had been made a Commandeur of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters).
Known For
6.1
Self
Bono: Stories of Surrender
2025
7.9
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
8.0
Self
The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas?
2024
5.6
Self - Musician and Activist
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
2024
0.0
V-U2:UV
2024
7.3
Self
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
2024
7.4
Self
Kiss the Future
2024
🎬
0.0
Bono: Waiting on a Saviour
2023
7.5
Self
Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari
2023
6.8
Self (Artist)
Peter & the Wolf
2023
Credits
Bono: Stories of Surrender
as Self
2025
6.1
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self
2025
7.9
The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas?
as Self
2024
8.0
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
as Self - Musician and Activist
2024
5.6
V-U2:UV
2024
0.0
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
as Self
2024
7.3
Kiss the Future
as Self
2024
7.4
🎬
Bono: Waiting on a Saviour
2023
0.0
Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari
as Self
2023
7.5
Peter & the Wolf
as Self (Artist)
2023
6.8
Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
as Self
2023
6.8
WHAM!
as Self (archive footage)
2023
7.4
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
as Self
2023
7.7
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2022
8.2
Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici
as Self
2022
0.0
The Sound of 007
as Self (archive footage)
2022
7.0
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
as Self (archive footage)
2022
0.0
Roy Orbison Forever
as Self (archive footage)
2022
7.5
ABBA V Queen
as Self (archive footage)
2022
0.0
U2: Rockumentary
as Self
2022
3.0
Sing 2
as Clay Calloway (voice)
2021
7.8
Mon nom est Johnny
as Himself
2021
0.0
This Is Pop
as Self (archive footage)
2021
5.8
🎬
The Busk - A Decade of Christmas on Grafton Street
as Self
2020
0.0
70 Years of Youth Revolt
as Self (archive footage)
2020
7.3
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
as Self
2020
6.9
Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats
as Self
2020
9.5
Pavarotti
as Self
2019
7.4
Mystify: Michael Hutchence
as Self
2019
7.2
ReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium
as Self
2019
7.4
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2019
6.6
One Step From Holiness
as Self
2019
0.0
U2: Experience +Innocence, Live in Berlin
as Self
2018
8.3
Quincy
as Self
2018
7.4
Why Are We Creative?
as Self
2018
7.6
🎬
Liner Notes
as Narrator (voice)
2018
0.0
Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90
as Self
2018
7.6
U2 - Live from Abbey Road
as Self
2017
7.0
U2 at The BBC
as Self [U2]
2017
8.0
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
as Self (archive footage)
2017
9.7
U2: The Joshua Tree Tour 2017
2017
0.0
Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar
as Self
2017
0.0
In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America
as Self
2017
0.0
Kygo: Stole the Show
as Self
2017
8.5
The Defiant Ones
as Self
2017
7.8
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
as Self
2017
7.3
Lost in London
as Bono (voice)
2017
5.9
Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends)
as Self
2017
7.3
Unknown Brood
2016
6.7
Electric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never Said
as Self
2016
0.0
U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris
as Self
2015
8.4
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
as Self
2015
9.3
U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 06/12/2015
2015
7.0
U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 11/11/2015
as Self
2015
0.0
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
6.3
Ecco Homo
as Self
2015
0.0
U2 - Vancouver, Canada
2015
0.0
Muddy Track
as Himself
2015
0.0
Irish Rock at the BBC
as Self
2015
0.0
The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities
as Self
2015
4.5
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
as Self
2014
0.0
Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl - Unraveled
as Self
2014
6.5
Meteor Choice Music Prize 2014
as Self - Nominee
2014
0.0
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.8
Here Comes the Night Time
as Fake Arcade Fire Bandmember
2013
8.0
Muscle Shoals
as Self
2013
7.3
Who the F**K Is Arthur Fogel
as Self
2013
6.2
🎬
Miracle Rising: South Africa
as Self
2013
8.5
U2: War - The Ultimate Critical Review
as Self
2012
0.0
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
as Self
2012
6.9
U2: Unbroken Toys
as Self
2012
0.0
The Submerging Church
as Self (archive footage)
2012
0.0
Anton Corbijn Inside Out
as Self
2012
5.5
U2: From the Sky Down
as Self
2011
7.4
🎬
U2 - Live from Moncton 2011
as Self
2011
9.0
U2 – Live At Johannesburg Stadium, South Africa, 1998
as Bono
2011
10.0
How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster?
as Self
2010
7.6
u2 360 tour - under the rainy belgium sky
as Self
2010
6.0
U2360° Tour: Squaring The Circle
as Self
2010
10.0
U2: 360° at the Rose Bowl
as Self - Vocals
2010
7.7
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Start Me Up
as Self
2010
0.0
🎬
Music Nuggets
as Self
2010
0.0
🎬
Hope for Haiti Now
as Self
2010
6.3
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
as Self
2009
8.1
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
as Self - Performer
2009
7.2
US Festival 1983 Days 1-3
as Self - U2
2009
9.5
🎬
U2 Live Tour 360° - Paris 11 et 12 Juillet 2009
as Self
2009
7.5
Brüno
as Self - 'Dove of Peace'
2009
5.6
Keep on Running: 50 Years of Island Records
2009
0.0
U2乐队360°玫瑰碗演唱会
as 主唱
2009
0.0
Linear
as Self
2009
0.0
Q: The Man
as Self
2009
7.8
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
as Self
2009
4.6
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
as Self (archive footage)
2008
5.1
Pavarotti The Duets
as Self
2008
0.0
Ronnie Drew: September Song
2008
0.0
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
as Self
2008
7.8
U2 3D
as Self
2008
7.4
U2: The Joshua Tree (Bonus DVD)
as Self - Vocals
2007
9.0
White Diamond: A Personal Portrait of Kylie Minogue
as Self
2007
3.8
Across the Universe
as Doctor Robert
2007
7.1
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
as Self
2007
7.2
Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
as Self
2007
0.0
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
7.2
U2: Achtung Baby: A Classic Album Under Review
as Self
2007
0.0
🎬
Make Poverty History - Music Concert
as Self
2006
0.0
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
as Self
2006
6.3
🎬
Off The Record
2006
0.0
Legends
as Self
2006
5.0
U2: 18 Videos
as Self (archive footage)
2006
6.2
The Art of Football from A to Z
as Self
2006
4.8
U2 Phenomenon - The Independent Review
as Self
2006
7.0
🎬
U2: City of blinding lights - Live in Buenos Aires
as Self
2006
0.0
U2: Vertigo Tour Live at River Plate Stadium
as Self - Vocals
2006
0.0
Iconoclasts
as Self
2005
6.0
U2: Vertigo 2005 - Live from Chicago
as Self - Vocals
2005
7.9
Live 8
as Self
2005
7.3
Horslips: Return of the Dancehall Sweethearts
as Self
2005
0.0
🎬
The Pretenders: No Turn Left Unstoned
as Self
2005
0.0
The Work of Director Mark Romanek
as Self - Interviewee
2005
8.3
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
as Self (segments "One" and "Electrical Storm")
2005
7.9
A Concert for Hurricane Relief
as Self
2005
0.0
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
as Self
2005
0.0
Live Aid Against All Odds
as Self
2005
0.0
U2: Vertigo 05 - Live from Milan
as Self
2005
7.8
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
as Self
2004
2.0
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
as Self
2004
8.0
U2 - Live Under the Brooklyn Bridge
as Self
2004
0.0
U2 and 3 songs
as Self
2004
0.0
The Culture Show
as Self
2004
6.2
Entourage
as Bono
2004
7.3
Pixies: Gouge
as Self
2004
7.3
Bono: Big Daddy
as Self
2004
10.0
U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland
as Self - Vocals
2003
8.3
The Importance of Being Morrissey
as Self
2003
6.7
Celebrities Uncensored
as Self
2003
2.5
U2: An Unforgettable Journey
as Self
2003
0.0
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
Bukowski: Born Into This
as Self
2003
6.8
U2: The Best of 1990-2000
as Self
2002
7.4
American Idol
as Self
2002
5.1
There's Only One Paul McCartney
as Self
2002
0.0
The Corrs Live from Dublin
as Self - Guest Singer
2002
9.8
Being Mick
as Self
2001
0.0
America | A Tribute to Heroes
as Self - Performer
2001
6.2
U2: Elevation 2001 - Live from Boston
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
2001
8.0
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
as Self
2001
0.0
U2 - Live from Irving Plaza 2000
as Self
2000
0.0
🎬
The Beatles Revolution
as Self
2000
0.0
No Maps for These Territories
as Self
2000
6.3
Anton Corbijn: Geen Stil Leven
as Self
2000
0.0
🎬
Diary
as Self
2000
0.0
The Million Dollar Hotel
as Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
2000
5.9
🎬
Behind the Music: Michael Hutchence
as Self
2000
0.0
From a Whisper to a Scream: The Living History of Irish Music
as Self
2000
0.0
Entropy
as Bono
1999
6.0
Tina Turner : Celebrate!
as Self
1999
8.7
In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story
as Self
1999
5.8
A Tribute To Johnny Cash
as Self - Performer
1999
8.0
TV total
as Self
1999
6.2
Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree
as Self
1999
6.2
The A-Z of Separating People from their Money
as Self
1998
0.0
U2 - The Best of 1980-1990
as Self (archive footage)
1998
9.0
U2 PopMart: Live From Johannesburg
as Self
1998
9.5
U2: Live from Santiago 1998
as Self
1998
0.0
🎬
Sabine Christiansen
as Self
1998
0.0
U2: Popmart - Live from Mexico City
as Self
1997
7.3
Bravo Profiles: Björk
as Self
1997
0.0
U2: A Year in Pop
as Self
1997
0.0
Classic Albums
as Self
1997
7.7
The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan
as Self
1997
0.0
Taff
as self
1997
3.2
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott
as Self
1996
0.0
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
as Self - Performer
1995
0.0
Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia
as Self
1995
0.0
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
as Self
1995
10.0
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
as Self
1995
10.0
🎬
Dancing Barefoot
as Self (voice)
1995
5.7
MTV Europe Music Awards
as Self - Performer
1994
10.0
U2: Zoo TV - Live from Sydney
as Self
1994
7.9
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
as Self (archive footage)
1994
0.0
U2 Zoo TV Live in Adelaide 1993
as Self
1993
9.0
New Order Story
as Self
1993
6.8
Daniel Lanois "Rocky World"
as Self
1993
8.0
🎬
Rolling Stone 25: The MTV Special
as Self
1992
0.0
🎬
U2 - Live from Stockholm 1992
as Self
1992
0.0
U2: Achtung Baby, the Videos, the Cameos and a Whole Lot of Interference from ZOO-TV
as Self
1992
0.0
🎬
ECHO-Verleihung
as Self
1992
0.0
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
as Self
1990
0.0
🎬
U2: Lovetown
as Self
1989
0.0
The Simpsons
as Bono (voice)
1989
8.0
U2: Rattle and Hum
as Self
1988
7.2
U2 - Live from Los Angeles 1987
as Self
1987
0.0
U2: Live from Syracuse 1987
as Self
1987
0.0
U2 Live from Paris
as Self
1987
5.9
U2: Outside It's America
as Self
1987
0.0
🎬
U2 & The Police: A Conspiracy of Hope
as Self
1986
0.0
U2: Unforgettable Fire
as Self
1985
0.0
Live Aid
as Self
1985
7.9
U2 at Live Aid
as Self
1985
0.0
🎬
The Making of Sun City
as Self
1985
0.0
'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video
as Self
1984
0.0
U2: A Fire in Dortmund
as Self
1984
8.0
U2: The Unforgettable Fire Collection
as Self
1984
7.2
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
1984
7.6
U2: Live at Red Rocks - Under a Blood Red Sky
as Self - Vocals
1983
8.2
No Nukes! muziekfestival
as Self - U2
1982
0.0
The Kenny Everett Television Show
as Self
1982
7.0
U2 Live at the Rock Werchter Festival 1982
as Himself
1982
0.0
U2: Rockpalast
1981
0.0
🎬
U2: Follies
as Self
1981
0.0
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self - Honoree
1978
7.4
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
6.9
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1975
6.9
Rockpalast
1974
10.0
Top of the Pops
1964
6.6
The Grammys
as Self
1959
8.7
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
1956
5.1
Bambi-Verleihung
as Self
1948
9.0
BBC Radio 2 Piano Room
as Self - Guest Performer
N/A
7.0
U2: Live from South Bend
as Self - Vocals
N/A
0.0
U2:UV Live from Vegas, 2023/11/03
N/A
0.0
U2:UV Live from Vegas, 2023/11/01
as Self
N/A
0.0
Pavarotti & Friends for SOS Iraq
N/A
0.0
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Message of Love
as Self
N/A
0.0
U2 - Island 50 Festival: Live
as Self
N/A
0.0