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NAME:	Elton John
PROFILE:	Name: Elton John Birth Name: Reginald Kenneth Dwight Height: 5' 7" Sex: M Nationality: British Birth Date: March 25, 1947 Birth Place: Pinner, Greater London, England, UK Profession: Actor, Musician, Songwriter Education: Royal Academy of Music (entered at age 11, but quit just before graduation to pursue a rock career) Husband/Wife: David Furnish (producer; born on October 25, 1962; registered their civil partnership on December 21, 2005), Renate Blauel (German recording engineer; married on February 14, 1984; divorced in 1987) Father: Stanley Dwight (was an officer in the Royal Air Force; divorced in 1967) Mother: Sheila Harris Step Father: Fred Farebrother Claim to fame: His self-titled sophomore album, 'Elton John', with single 'Your Song' in 1970 Contact: Click here
GOSSIP:	Lost out on a part in SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL after being outbid at an auction. His offer of $80,000 was topped by British business tycoon Philip Green who paid $90,000 for the cameo role to go to his wife Tina. (November 23, 2006) Launched a verbal attack at the press from the Cannes Film Festival, saying all photographers should be shot during an award presentation. (May 2006) Estimated in 2006 to have sold 250 million albums during his career. In the Independent of Sunday 2006 Pink List - a list of the most influential gay men and women - he came no. 2, down from no. 1. As of March 2006, he has 10 godchildren. He and life partner David Furnish registered their civil partnership at Windsor Town Hall on December 21, 2005, the first day that civil unions were legal in England and Wales. The ceremony was performed by Registrar Clair Williams, who also presided over the union between Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles. Appeared on the Australian TV series “Pop Idol” in 2004. Recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 2004, along with Joan Sutherland, John Williams, Warren Beatty, Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee. In 2001 declared that Songs from the West Coast would be his final studio album, and thereafter he would concentrate on just live performances. In 2004 however he released a new album, Peachtree Road which despite some favorable reviews, flopped in every country it was released in. Underwent laser surgery to remove nodules from his vocal chords in Australia in January 1987. This followed a televised concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in which his voice sounded noticeably rough. In 2004 Elton admitted this problem had been caused by smoking too many drugs, including marijuana. Has a cameo as himself in Disney's 2002 movie, THE COUNTRY BEARS. His song, Friends also appears within the movie and is on the soundtrack. He has teamed up with lyricist Tim Rice on four projects. The songs for the films THE LION KING (1994), THE ROAD TO EL DORADO (2000) and the Broadway stage productions of The Lion King and Aida.” He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2000 (1999 season) for Best New Musical for The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre, London. Decided that all profits from his singles would be donated to AIDS charities and formed the Elton John AIDS Foundation. The foundation has become one of the world's largest nonprofit AIDS organizations. (1992) 1976 song Someone Saved My Life Tonight was about his real life suicide attempt. MORE ELTON JOHN TRIVIA
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