Overview
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
02 Oct, 1951 (73 years old)
Sting
Biography
Sting (aka Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, activist, actor and philanthropist. Prior to starting his solo career, he was the principal songwriter, lead singer and bassist of the rock band The Police. Sting has varied his musical style throughout his career, incorporating distinct elements of jazz, reggae, classical, new age, and worldbeat into his music. As a solo musician and member of The Police, Sting has received sixteen Grammy Awards for his work, receiving his first Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 1981, and an Oscar nomination for the best song. He is a member of both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Known For
Acting
2025
FireAid Benefit Concert
2024
Billy Joel: The 100th - Live at Madison Square Garden
2023
The Book of Solutions
2023
Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story
2023
Wham!
2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
Kaamelott: The First Chapter
2021
Under the Volcano
2020
Herb Alpert Is...
2020
GIMS: On the Record
2020
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
2019
I Want My MTV
2018
Gurrumul
2017
The Dark Side of The Sun
2016
Sonic Sea
2016
Zoolander 2
2015
Jaco
2013
20 Feet from Stardom
2012
Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police
2010
Sting: Live In Berlin
2010
Still Bill
2009
Brüno
2009
PoliWood
2008
The Police: Certifiable
2007
Bee Movie
2007
Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who
2007
Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out
2006
Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
2002
The Sweatbox
2000
The Filth and the Fury
1998
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998
The Mighty
1988
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
Stormy Monday
1985
Sting: Bring on the Night
1985
Plenty
1985
The Bride
1984
Dune
1982
Brimstone & Treacle
1982
The Police: Around The World
1981
Artemis '81
1979
Radio On
1979
Quadrophenia