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Eddie Vedder

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  • Composer
  • Music Department
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Eddie Vedder
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Pearl Jam: Let's Play Two (2017)
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Eddie Vedder was known in San Diego for being a surfer and a singer in the progressive rock band Bad Radio, where he sang in the 80's until he departed to join Pearl Jam in 1990. Right before Eddie left Bad Radio, they opened for Andy Summers at the Bucchanal in San Diego. After the show, Eddie jumped off stage to talk to a pal of his, who had predicted Bad Radio winning at a competition in the late 80's. Eddie was poor and desperate, and found strong encouragement in the words of his friend Boris, who predicted once again his huge success. Boris Acosta is now a film producer and director.
BornDecember 23, 1964
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BornDecember 23, 1964
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 33 nominations total

    Photos79

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    Known for

    Emile Hirsch in Into the Wild (2007)
    Into the Wild
    8.0
    • Composer
    • 2007
    Big Fish (2003)
    Big Fish
    8.0
    • Soundtrack("Man of the Hour")
    • 2003
    John C. Reilly in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
    Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
    6.8
    • Eddie Vedder
    • 2007
    Matt Dillon, Bridget Fonda, Campbell Scott, and Kyra Sedgwick in Singles (1992)
    Singles
    6.7
    • Citizen Dick(uncredited)
    • 1992

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Spin's 100 Greatest Rock Stars Since That Was a Thing (2023)
      Spin's 100 Greatest Rock Stars Since That Was a Thing
      3.6
      TV Series
      • 2023
    • Pearl Jam: Retrograde (2020)
      Pearl Jam: Retrograde
      4.2
      Music Video
      • Eddie Vedder
      • 2020
    • Pearl Jam: Dance of the Clairvoyants (Mach III) (2020)
      Pearl Jam: Dance of the Clairvoyants (Mach III)
      6.2
      Music Video
      • Eddie Vedder
      • 2020
    • Pearl Jam: Dance of the Clairvoyants (Mach II) (2020)
      Pearl Jam: Dance of the Clairvoyants (Mach II)
      6.1
      Music Video
      • Eddie Vedder
      • 2020
    • Pearl Jam: Dance of the Clairvoyants (Mach I) (2020)
      Pearl Jam: Dance of the Clairvoyants (Mach I)
      7.2
      Music Video
      • Eddie Vedder (voice)
      • 2020
    • Twin Peaks (2017)
      Twin Peaks
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Edward Louis Severson III
      • 2017
    • Carla Gugino, Luke Wilson, Colson Baker, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Peter Cambor, Finesse Mitchell, and Imogen Poots in Roadies (2016)
      Roadies
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Eddie Vedder
      • 2016
    • QOTSA Feat. Eddie Vedder: Little Sister (Live in Chile 2013) (2013)
      QOTSA Feat. Eddie Vedder: Little Sister (Live in Chile 2013)
      Music Video
      • 2013
    • Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein in Portlandia (2011)
      Portlandia
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Eddie Vedder
      • 2012
    • Eddie Vedder: Longing to Belong
      Music Video
      • Eddie Vedder
      • 2011
    • John C. Reilly in Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
      Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
      6.8
      • Eddie Vedder
      • 2007
    • Pearl Jam: World Wide Suicide
      Music Video
      • Eddie Vedder
      • 2006
    • Pearl Jam: Riot Act - Live at Chop Suey
      Music Video
      • Eddie Vedder
      • 2003
    • Pearl Jam: Love Boat Captain (2002)
      Pearl Jam: Love Boat Captain
      Music Video
      • Eddie Vedder
      • 2002
    • Pearl Jam: I Am Mine (2002)
      Pearl Jam: I Am Mine
      Music Video
      • Eddie Vedder
      • 2002

    Composer



    • Olivia Vedder: My Father's Daughter
      5.5
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • Nancy Wilson - Daughter
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • Pearl Jam: Retrograde (2020)
      Pearl Jam: Retrograde
      4.2
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2020
    • Pearl Jam: Dance of the Clairvoyants (Mach III) (2020)
      Pearl Jam: Dance of the Clairvoyants (Mach III)
      6.2
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2020
    • Pearl Jam: Dance of the Clairvoyants (Mach II) (2020)
      Pearl Jam: Dance of the Clairvoyants (Mach II)
      6.1
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2020
    • Natalie Maines: Without You
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2013
    • Emma's Story: One Girl's Two-time Triumph Over Wilms' Disease (2012)
      Emma's Story: One Girl's Two-time Triumph Over Wilms' Disease
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2012
    • Emile Hirsch in Into the Wild (2007)
      Into the Wild
      8.0
      • Composer
      • 2007
    • Eddie Vedder in Pearl Jam: Life Wasted (2006)
      Pearl Jam: Life Wasted
      6.4
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2006
    • Pearl Jam: Oceans (1992)
      Pearl Jam: Oceans
      7.0
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1992
    • Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam in Pearl Jam: Jeremy, Color Version (1992)
      Pearl Jam: Jeremy, Color Version
      8.0
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1992
    • Pearl Jam: Jeremy, B&W Version
      6.7
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1991

    Music Department



    • Flag Day (2021)
      Flag Day
      5.5
      • original songs by
      • 2021
    • Rebuilding Paradise (2020)
      Rebuilding Paradise
      6.9
      • original song "River Cross" written by
      • 2020
    • Jimmy Kimmel in The Oscars (2018)
      The Oscars
      5.8
      TV Special
      • performer: "In Memoriam"
      • 2018
    • Beat Bugs (2016)
      Beat Bugs
      7.5
      TV Series
      • guest performer
      • 2016
    • Pearl Jam: Do the Evolution (1998)
      Pearl Jam: Do the Evolution
      8.5
      Music Video
      • lyrics
      • 1998

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    Videos5

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:39
    Official Trailer
    15
    Pearl Jam Twenty
    Trailer 2:35
    Pearl Jam Twenty
    4
    Pearl Jam Twenty
    Trailer 2:35
    Pearl Jam Twenty
    4
    Cosmic Psychos: Blokes You Can Trust
    Trailer 3:12
    Cosmic Psychos: Blokes You Can Trust
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:26
    Official Trailer
    "Not For You"
    Video 5:16
    "Not For You"

    Personal details

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    • Official sites
      • Apple Music
      • Facebook
    • Alternative names
      • Wes C. Adle
    • Height
      • 5′ 6½″ (1.69 m)
    • Born
      • December 23, 1964
      • Evanston, Illinois, USA
    • Spouses
        Jill VedderSeptember 18, 2010 - present (2 children)
    • Children
      • Olivia Vedder
    • Other works
      "No Code" (1996) (studio album with Pearl Jam)
    • Publicity listings
      • 7 Interviews
      • 11 Articles
      • 2 Pictorials
      • 22 Magazine Cover Photos

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Wrote the song "Alive" after learning the man he presumed to be his father was actually his step-father.
    • Quotes
      I don't need drugs. Life is already tragic enough.
    • Trademarks
        Usually uncommunicative in interviews
    • Nicknames
      • Crazy Eddie
      • Ed

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    • How old is Eddie Vedder?
      60 years old
    • When was Eddie Vedder born?
      December 23, 1964
    • Where was Eddie Vedder born?
      Evanston, Illinois, USA
    • What is Eddie Vedder's birth name?
      Edward Louis Severson III
    • How tall is Eddie Vedder?
      5 feet 7 inches, or 1.69 meters

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