Brian Wilson
Born June 20, 1942 (Age: 83)
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Inglewood, California, USA
Biography
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.
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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Filmography
Love & Mercy
2015
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as Self (Archive Footage)
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Age: 72
Endless Syncopation: The Rising Fall of The Beach Boys and The California Myth
2012
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as Himself
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Age: 69
Classic Albums: The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
2010
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as Self - The Beach Boys
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Age: 68
Musicares Presents a Tribute to Brian Wilson
2007
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as Self
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Age: 64
The Swinging 60's - The Beach Boys
2007
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 64
No Image
The Beach Boys: Wouldn't It Be Nice
2005
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as Self
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Age: 62
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
2002
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as Self
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Age: 60
Jan & Dean: The Other Beach Boys
2002
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as Self
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Age: 60
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
2002
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as Self - Performer
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Age: 59
The Beach Boys: Endless Harmony
2000
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as Self
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Age: 57
Brian Wilson’s Imagination
1998
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as Self
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Age: 56
The Beach Boys and The Satan
1997
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as Self
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Age: 55
The Beach Boys: Nashville Sounds
1996
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as Self
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Age: 54
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
1995
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as Self – Founder of The Beach Boys
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Age: 53
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
1992
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as Self
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Age: 49
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
1991
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as Self - Guest
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Age: 49
Disorderlies
1987
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as Himself
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Age: 45
The Beach Boys: 25 Years Together - A Celebration In Waikiki
1987
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as Self
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Age: 44
The Return of Bruno
1987
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as Brian Wilson
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Age: 44
The Beach Boys: An American Band
1985
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as Self
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Age: 43
Live Aid
1985
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as Self
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Age: 43
No Image
The Beach Boys 20th Anniversary Special
1981
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as Self
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Age: 38
The Beach Boys: A Celebration Concert
1980
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as Self
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Age: 38
No Image
Goin' Platinum Presents The Beach Boys
1980
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as Self
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Age: 37
The Beach Boys: Live In Paris, 1969
1969
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as Self
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Age: 26
The Jack Benny Hour
1965
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as Self (uncredited)
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Age: 23
The Monkey's Uncle
1965
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as Self - The Beach Boys
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Age: 23
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
1965
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as Beach Boy
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Age: 23
The Girls on the Beach
1965
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as Self
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Age: 22
Beach Blanket Bingo
1965
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as Beach Boy
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Age: 22
The T.A.M.I. Show
1964
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as Self - The Beach Boys
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Age: 22
No Image
One Man's Challenge
1962
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as Self
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Age: 19