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Paul McCartney

Known for: Acting

Born 18/06/1942

Place of birth Liverpool, England, UK

Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles (1960–1970) and Wings (1971–1981), McCartney is the most commercially successful songwriter in the history of popular music, according to Guinness World Records. McCartney gained worldwide fame as a member of The Beatles, alongside John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. McCartney and Lennon formed one of the most influential and successful songwriting partnerships and wrote some of the most popular songs in the history of rock music. After leaving The Beatles, McCartney launched a successful solo career and formed the band Wings with his first wife, Linda Eastman, and singer-songwriter Denny Laine. McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100 million singles in the UK. BBC News Online readers named McCartney the "greatest composer of the millennium", and BBC News cites his Beatles song "Yesterday" as the most covered song in the history of recorded music—by over 2,200 artists—and since its 1965 release, has been played more than 7,000,000 times on American television and radio according to the BBC. Wings' 1977 single "Mull of Kintyre" became the first single to sell more than two million copies in the UK, and remains the UK's top selling non-charity single. Based on the 93 weeks his compositions have spent at the top spot of the UK chart, and 24 number one singles to his credit, McCartney is the most successful songwriter in UK singles chart history. As a performer or songwriter, McCartney was responsible for 32 number one singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and has sold 15.5 million RIAA certified albums in the US alone. McCartney has composed film scores, classical and electronic music, released a large catalogue of songs as a solo artist, and has taken part in projects to help international charities. He is an advocate for animal rights, for vegetarianism, and for music education; he is active in campaigns against landmines, seal hunting, and Third World debt. He is a keen football fan, supporting both Everton and Liverpool football clubs. His company MPL Communications owns the copyrights to more than 3,000 songs, including all of the songs written by Buddy Holly, along with the publishing rights to such musicals as Guys and Dolls, A Chorus Line, and Grease. McCartney is one of the UK's wealthiest people, with an estimated fortune of £475 million in 2010.

Filmography

Series ★ 8,0

The Simpsons

Paul McCartney (voice)

1989

Series ★ 5,8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self - Musical Guest

2014

Series ★ 5,8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self

2014

Series ★ 6,4

The Daily Show

Self

1996

Series ★ 6,5

Late Show with David Letterman

Self - Musical Guest

1993

Series ★ 6,1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self - Guest/Musical Guest

2015

Series ★ 6,1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self - Guest

2015

Series ★ 6,9

Saturday Night Live

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1975

Series ★ 6,9

Saturday Night Live

Self - Musical Guest

1975

Series ★ 6,9

Saturday Night Live

Self

1975

Series ★ 6,9

Saturday Night Live

Paul Simon (uncredited)

1975

Series ★ 6,6

Top of the Pops

Self (archive footage)

1964

Series ★ 6,6

Top of the Pops

Self

1964

Series ★ 6,6

Top of the Pops

1964

Series ★ 7,2

The Graham Norton Show

Self

2007

Series ★ 7,9

Doctor Who

Self - The Beatles (archive footage) (uncredited)

1963

Series ★ 5,5

Mentiras verdaderas

Self (archive footage)

2011

Series ★ 5,2

Leute heute

Self

1997

Series ★ 5,3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self - Guest

2003

Series ★ 8,5

BoJack Horseman

Paul McCartney (voice)

2014

Series ★ 6,1

Great Performances

Self

1971

Series ★ 7,5

30 Rock

Paul McCartney

2006

Series ★ 6,6

60 Minutes

Self

1968

Series ★ 5,5

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Self

2003

Series ★ 5,6

Wogan

Self

1982

Series ★ 7,3

Die Drehscheibe

Self

1964

Series ★ 9,0

Midi Première

Self

1975

Series ★ 6,8

Champs-Elysées

Self

1982

Series ★ 6,8

Champs-Elysées

Self (archive footage)

1982

Series ★ 5,7

Sacrée soirée

Self

1987

Series ★ 5,9

Later... with Jools Holland

1992

Series ★ 5,6

The South Bank Show

Self

1978

Series ★ 7,0

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Presenter

1944

Series ★ 5,6

Wetten, dass..?

Self

1981

Series ★ 5,3

V.I.P.

Self

1998

Series ★ 7,2

Omnibus

Self

1967

Series ★ 6,0

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Self

1975

Series ★ 2,8

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Self

2022

Series ★ 9,0

Bambi

Self

1948

Series ★ 6,8

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

1948

Series ★ 6,1

Click

Self

2000

Series

Parkinson

Self - Guest / Performer

1998

Series ★ 7,1

TFI Friday

1996

Series ★ 8,3

Chicken Shop Date

Self - Guest

2014

Series ★ 7,1

MTV Unplugged

Self

1989

Series ★ 6,1

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Self

2001

Film ★ 6,7

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Uncle Jack

2017

Series ★ 6,5

Morecambe & Wise

Self

1961

Series ★ 7,1

The Oscars

Self

1953

Series

Disco

Self

1971

Series ★ 6,0

Fridays

Self - Musical Guest

1980

Series ★ 5,5

Good Hang with Amy Poehler

Self

2025

Series ★ 7,0

Parkinson

Self - Guest / Performer (archive footage)

2004

Series ★ 7,0

Parkinson

Self - Guest

2004

Series ★ 7,0

Bread

Paul McCartney

1986

Series ★ 6,9

Timewatch

Self (archive footage)

1982

Series ★ 8,0

Musikladen

Self

1972

Series

Glastonbury

Self

1997

Series ★ 7,1

History 101

Self (archive footage)

2020

Series ★ 5,0

Legends

Self

2006

Series ★ 7,9

The Kenny Everett Video Show

1978

Series ★ 6,2

The Beatles

Self (vocals musical segments) (uncredited)

1965

Series ★ 8,0

Harty

Self

1983

Series ★ 7,8

Soundbreaking

Self

2016

Series ★ 8,4

The Beatles: Get Back

Self (archive footage)

2021

Series ★ 8,3

The Beatles Anthology

Self

1995

Series ★ 7,3

Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson

Self

2021

Series

TFI Unplugged

Self (Archive Footage)

2026

Series ★ 5,9

This Is Pop

Self (archive footage)

2021

Series ★ 8,0

Frost on Sunday

Self (as The Beatles)

1968

Film ★ 5,6

Brüno

Self (uncredited)

2009

Series ★ 6,3

Al TV

Self

1984

Film ★ 7,3

A Hard Day's Night

Paul

1964

Series ★ 7,5

George Harrison: Living in the Material World

Self

2011

Series ★ 7,5

Mike Yarwood In Persons

Self

1976

Film ★ 7,5

Man on the Run

Self

2026

Series ★ 8,4

McCartney 3, 2, 1

Self

2021

Series

In Their Own Words

Self (archive footage)

2015

Series ★ 8,8

Stax: Soulsville USA

Self - (Archive Footage)

2024

Series ★ 8,0

America's Top 10

Self

1980

Film ★ 6,8

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Self

2025

Film ★ 7,2

Yellow Submarine

Paul (uncredited)

1968

Series ★ 8,7

Billy Joel: And So It Goes

Self

2025

Series

Big World Cafe

1989

Series ★ 6,9

David Frost Vs

self (archive footage)

2025

Film ★ 7,0

My Generation

Self (archive footage)

2017

Film ★ 5,1

Kenny Dalglish

Self

2025

Film ★ 6,6

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Self (archive footage)

2022

Series ★ 7,4

Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice

Self

2008

Film ★ 7,5

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

Self

2016

Film ★ 6,1

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

Self

2025

Film ★ 7,1

One World: Together at Home

Self

2020

Series

The 60s: The Beatles Decade

2008

Series ★ 10,0

The Rhythm of Life

1997

Film ★ 6,2

Eat the Rich

Banquet Guest

1987