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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 20, 1942
Died
June 11, 2025
Place of Birth
Inglewood, California, USA
Also Known As
- Brian Douglas Wilson
- The Beach Boys
- Beach Boys
- Melinda and Brian
- Bryan Wilson
Brian Wilson
0.3 Popularity
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.
Known For
6.6
Self
The Beach Boys
2024
6.5
Self (archive footage)
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
2023
8.1
Self
A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys
2023
5.5
Self (archive footage)
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
2022
6.2
Self
Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road
2021
0.0
Self
Streetlight Harmonies
2020
7.5
Self - The Beach Boys (archive footage)
My Music: A Classic Christmas
2019
7.6
Self
The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds
2017
8.3
Self
Brian Wilson at la Baloise Session
2016
0.0
Self
The Beach Boys: A Long Promised Road - Volume 1 & 2 - 1962-1971
2016
Credits
The Beach Boys
as Self
2024
6.6
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
as Self (archive footage)
2023
6.5
A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys
as Self
2023
8.1
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
as Self (archive footage)
2022
5.5
Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road
as Self
2021
6.2
Streetlight Harmonies
as Self
2020
0.0
My Music: A Classic Christmas
as Self - The Beach Boys (archive footage)
2019
7.5
The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds
as Self
2017
7.6
Brian Wilson at la Baloise Session
as Self
2016
8.3
The Beach Boys: A Long Promised Road - Volume 1 & 2 - 1962-1971
as Self
2016
0.0
I Hope You Dance: The Power and Spirit of Song
as Self
2015
0.0
Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event
as Self
2015
8.0
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
6.2
Love & Mercy
as Self (Archive Footage)
2015
7.1
Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1969-1982
as Self (archive footage)
2014
9.0
The Beach Boys - Live in Concert 50th Anniversary
as Self
2012
8.0
The Beach Boys: Doin' It Again
as Self
2012
8.0
…Sings Musicals
as Self (archive footage)
2012
7.0
Endless Syncopation: The Rising Fall of The Beach Boys and The California Myth
as Himself
2012
0.0
Classic Albums: The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
as Self - The Beach Boys
2010
6.4
Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1962-1969
as Self (archive footage)
2010
0.0
Going Home
as Self
2009
0.0
Brian Wilson: That Lucky Old Sun
as Self
2009
7.0
The Wrecking Crew
as Self - The Beach Boys Co-Founder
2008
7.3
Mellodrama
as Self
2008
0.0
Beach Boys: Surfin' Success
as Self
2008
0.0
Cease to Exist
as Self (archive footage)
2007
0.0
Musicares Presents a Tribute to Brian Wilson
as Self
2007
0.0
The Swinging 60's - The Beach Boys
as Self (archive footage)
2007
0.0
Legends
as Self (archive footage)
2006
5.0
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
as Self (Archival footage)
2006
7.7
Tales of the Rat Fink
as The Surfite (voice)
2006
5.3
Live 8
as Self
2005
7.4
Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE
as Self
2005
6.0
🎬
The Beach Boys: Wouldn't It Be Nice
as Self
2005
7.0
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
as Self
2004
7.0
🎬
The Beach Boys - California Surfin
as Self (archive footage)
2004
0.0
Brian Wilson: Presents - Pet Sounds Live in London
as Self
2003
8.0
Pet Stories
as Self
2003
0.0
Duck Dodgers
as Brian Wilson (voice)
2003
7.4
The Beach Boys: The Lost Concert
as Self (uncredited)
2003
6.0
Brian Wilson: On Tour
as Self
2003
0.0
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980
as Self
2003
7.0
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
as Self
2002
6.6
Hack
as Raymond Henley
2002
7.7
Jan & Dean: The Other Beach Boys
as Self
2002
0.0
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
as Self - Performer
2002
6.3
An All-Star Tribute To Brian Wilson
as Self
2001
6.0
The Beach Boys: Endless Harmony
as Self
2000
6.8
Brian Wilson: A Beach Boy's Tale
as Self
1999
0.0
Brian Wilson’s Imagination
as Self
1998
0.0
The Beach Boys and The Satan
as Self
1997
3.0
Behind the Music
as Self
1997
7.2
Classic Albums
as Self - The Beach Boys
1997
7.7
The Beach Boys: Nashville Sounds
as Self
1996
2.0
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
as Self – Founder of The Beach Boys
1995
5.6
Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
as Self
1995
6.7
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
as Self
1992
7.2
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
1992
5.4
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
as Self - Guest
1991
6.3
Full House
as Self - The Beach Boys
1987
7.6
Disorderlies
as Himself
1987
4.9
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
as Self
1987
0.0
The Return of Bruno
as Brian Wilson
1987
6.5
The Beach Boys: An American Band
as Self
1985
8.0
Live Aid
as Self
1985
7.9
🎬
Goldene Kamera
as Self
1984
5.7
Champs-Elysées
as Self - The Beach Boys
1982
6.3
🎬
The Beach Boys 20th Anniversary Special
as Self
1981
0.0
The Beach Boys: A Celebration Concert
as Self
1980
10.0
The Beach Boys - Live at Knebworth
as Self
1980
8.0
🎬
Goin' Platinum Presents The Beach Boys
as Self
1980
0.0
Echoes of the Sixties: A Musical Trip
as Self
1979
0.0
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
1978
7.4
The Beach Boys: It's OK
as Self - Beach Boys member
1976
1.0
The Beach Boys: It's OK
as Self (The Beach Boys)
1976
8.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest / Security Guard
1975
7.0
The Beach Boys: Live In Paris, 1969
as Self
1969
0.0
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
6.8
Omnibus
as Self
1967
7.2
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
as Self
1967
0.0
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
as Self
1967
0.0
The Jack Benny Hour
as Self (uncredited)
1965
0.0
The Monkey's Uncle
as Self - The Beach Boys
1965
5.7
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
as Beach Boy
1965
5.2
The Girls on the Beach
as Self
1965
4.0
Beach Blanket Bingo
as Beach Boy
1965
5.8
The T.A.M.I. Show
as Self - The Beach Boys
1964
8.0
🎬
One Man's Challenge
as Self
1962
0.0
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8