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Brian Wilson
Inglewood, California, USA
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 Re…
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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.
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2026
Conversations with a Killer: The Charles Manson Tapes
TV show Self - Former Member 'The Beach Boys' (archive footage)
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2026
Music is God Speaking – Brian Wilson
Movie Self
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2024
Mount Vernon and Fairway
Movie Pied Piper (voice)
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2024
The Beach Boys
Movie Self
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2024
Bad Vibrations
Movie Music
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2023
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2023
A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys
Movie Self
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2022
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2021
Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road
Movie Self
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2020
Streetlight Harmonies
Movie Self
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2019
My Music: A Classic Christmas
Movie Self - The Beach Boys (archive footage)
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2017
The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds
Movie Self
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2016
Brian Wilson - Live at Baloise Session
Movie Self
- 2016
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2015
Dr. Feelgood
TV show Self (archive footage)
- 2015
More credits
- 2015
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2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV show Self
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2015
Love & Mercy
Movie Self (Archive Footage)
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2014
Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1969-1982
Movie Self (archive footage)
- 2012
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2012
The Beach Boys: Doin' It Again
Movie Self
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2012
…Sings Musicals
Movie Self (archive footage)
- 2012
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2010
Classic Albums: The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Movie Self - The Beach Boys
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2010
Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1962-1969
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2009
Going Home
Movie Self
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2009
Brian Wilson: That Lucky Old Sun
Movie Self
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2008
The Wrecking Crew
Movie Self - The Beach Boys Co-Founder
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2008
Mellodrama
Movie Self
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2008
Beach Boys: Surfin' Success
Movie Self
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2007
Cease to Exist
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2007
Musicares Presents a Tribute to Brian Wilson
Movie Self
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2007
The Swinging 60's - The Beach Boys
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2006
Legends
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2006
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
Movie Self (Archival footage)
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2006
Tales of the Rat Fink
Movie The Surfite (voice)
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2005
Live 8
Movie Self
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2005
Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE
Movie Self
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2005
The Beach Boys: Wouldn't It Be Nice
Movie Self
