Lyle Lovett

Template:Infobox musical artist 2 Lyle Pearce Lovett (born in Klein (unincorporated), Harris County, Texas on November 1, 1957) is an American singer-songwriter.

Career

Lovett attended Texas A&M University, where he studied German and journalism, and lived next-door to Robert Earl Keen. Lovett's music career began as a songwriter, but he soon signed with MCA Records in 1986 and released his eponymous debut album.

While typically associated with the country genre, the music of Lovett is broader in scope. His albums typically incorporate folk, swing, blues, jazz and gospel music as well as more traditional country styling.

He has won four Grammy Awards, including Best Country Album (1996 for The Road to Ensenada, Best Country Duo/Group with Vocal (1994 for "Blues For Dixie" with the Texas swing group Asleep at the Wheel), Best Pop Vocal Collaboration (1994 for "Funny How Time Slips Away" with Al Green) and Best Country Male Vocal (1989) for Lyle Lovett and His Large Band).

Lovett has acted in a number of films, including Robert Altman's film The Player (1992), Short Cuts (1993)), Prêt-à-Porter (1994), Cookie's Fortune (1999) and composed for Dr. T & the Women (2000) — and The Opposite of Sex starring Christina Ricci. More recently, he has acted in The New Guy (2002). His television acting forays include Mad About You and Dharma & Greg.

Lovett's personal life was brought to the fore in 1993 when he married actress Julia Roberts. The couple divorced less than two years later, in March 1995. Lovett has been dating April Kimble since 1999.

His small-town life was again brought to the public's attention on March 28, 2002 when Lovett was caught by a bull and rammed into a fence on his uncle's farm in Klein, before being pulled to safety. Lovett fully recovered after six months and began touring again in the summer of 2003.

Lovett was given an Esky for Surest Thing in Esquire's 2006 Esky Music Awards in the April issue. The magazine said of Lovett: "The secret of Lyle Lovett's endurance comes down to the three C's: class, charisma and consistency. ... In the studio and on stage with his giant orchestra, he's spent two decades gracefully matching genuine songcraft with A-list musicianship."

Selected discography

• My Baby Don't Tolerate (September 2003)
• Smile (February 2003)
• Anthology, Vol. 1: Cowboy Man (October 2001)
• Dr. T & the Women Soundtrack (October 2000)
• Live in Texas (June 1999)
• Step Inside This House (September 1998)
• The Road to Ensenada (June 1996)
• I Love Everybody (September 1994)
• Joshua Judges Ruth (March 1992)
• Lyle Lovett and His Large Band (January 1989)
• Pontiac (January 1988)
• Lyle Lovett (1986)

Filmography

Musician

• The Exonerated (2005 TV movie) - Song Performer "Amazing Grace"
• The Interpreter (2005) - Song Performer "If I Had a Boat"
• 61* (2001 TV movie) - Song Performer "Nobody Knows Me"
• All Over the Guy (2001) - Song Performer and composer "She Makes Me Feel Good" and "The Blues Walk"
• Dr. T & the Women (2000) - Song Performer and composer
  and also used recording "You've Been So Good Up to Now" (1992), "She's Already Made Up Her Mind" (1992), "Ain't It Something" (1994)
• Stuart Little (1999) - Song Performer "Walking Tall"
• Mumford (1999) - Song Performer "Battle of the Snow Leopard", "The Tanqueray Cowboy", "Till It Shines"
• Clay Pigeons (1998) - Song Performer "Teach Me About Love"
• Hope Floats (1998) - Song Performer "Smile"
• The Apostle (1997) - Song Performer "(I'm a) Soldier in the Army of the Lord"
• Toy Story (1995) - Song Performer "You've Got a Friend in Me"
• Quiz Show (1994) - Song Performer "Moritat" by Kurt Weill
• With Honors (1994) - Song Performer "Blue Skies"
• Major League II (1994) - Song Performer and composer "All My Love Is Gone"
• The Firm (1993) - Song Performer "M-O-N-E-Y"
• Leap of Faith (1992) - Song Performer "Pass Me Not"
• The Crying Game (1992) - Song Performer "Stand By Your Man"
• Major League (1989) - Song Performer "Cryin' Shame"
• Always (1989) - Song Performer "Cowboy Man"

Actor

• The New Guy (2002) - Bear Harrison
• Three Days of Rain (2002) - Disc Jockey
• Mad About You (TV series) - The Final Frontier (1999) - Lenny
• Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular (TV series) - Episode #1.23 (1999)
• Cookie's Fortune (1999) - Manny Hood
• The Opposite of Sex (1998) - Sheriff Carl Tippett
• Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) - Road Person
• Breast Men (1997) - Research Scientist
• Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) - Wade
• Mad About You (TV series) - Mad About You: Part 1 (1995) - Lenny
• Mad About You (TV series) - Mad About You: Part 2 (1995) - Lenny
• Prêt-à-Porter (1994) - Clint Lammeraux
• Short Cuts (1993) - Andy Bitkower
• The Player (1992) - Detective DeLongpre
• Bill: On His Own (film) (1983 TV movie) - Singer at Beach

External links

• Lyle Lovett at IMDb
• The Thinking Man's Cowboy, by Matt Dellinger, New Yorker, February 23, 2004.
• Homeboy, by Alec Wilkinson, New Yorker, February 1, 2004.
• Lovett charges ahead with his career - USA Today, May 10, 2002.
• Lyle Lovett Trampled by Bull, Hospitalized With Broken Leg - FOX News, March 29, 2002.
• Official Lyle Lovett Lost Highway Artist Page