Loudon Wainwright III
Born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA — Sep 05 1946
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Loudon Snowden Wainwright III (born September 5, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actor. He has released twenty-six studio albums, four live albums, and six compilations. Some of his best-known songs include "The Swimming Song", "Motel Blues", "The Man Who Couldn't Cry", "Dead Skunk", and "Lullaby". In 2007, he collaborated with musician Joe Henry to create the soundtrack for Judd Apatow's film Knocked Up. In addition to music, he has acted in small roles in at least eighteen television programs and feature films, including three epi…
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Loudon Wainwright III's Credits
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Person of Interest
Sheriff Landry
Parks and Recreation
Barry
M*A*S*H
Capt. Calvin Spalding
Grounded for Life
Dr. Weidlinger
According to Jim
Minister
Soldier Soldier
Norman
Austin City Limits
Self
Ally McBeal
Jerome Trouper
Big Fish
Beamen
The Old Grey Whistle Test
Carol & the End of the World
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Undeclared
Hal Karp
The Aviator
Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #2
The 40 Year Old Virgin
Priest
Mosaic
Dennis Klein
Knocked Up
Dr. Howard
G-Force
Grandpa Goodman
Elizabethtown
Uncle Dale
28 Days
Guitar Guy
For Your Consideration
Nominee Ben Connelly
True Story
Older Man
Jacknife
Ferretti
The Slugger's Wife
Gary
Certainty
Tom
Sleepwalk with Me
Uncle Max
Diary of a Young Comic
Sound
We Only Know So Much
Theodore Copeland
Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin
No Pay, Nudity
Brian Grant
I Had a Dream
One Man Guy
Self
The Videographers
Robin
The McGarrigle Hour
self
Pleased to Meet Me
Eric