Country singer from the USA Lyle Lovett released his first record back in the eighties. And so far he has already recorded 11 studio albums and won four Grammy Awards. In addition, he is known to the general public as the first husband of the popular actress Julia Roberts.
Early biography and musical career
Lyle Lovett was born in 1957 in a small place called Klein, located in Texas (USA). Interestingly, it is named after the great-great-grandfather Lyle - the German immigrant Adam Klein.
The future singer received higher education at the University of Texas A&M. He graduated in 1980 with a bachelor of arts degree in German language and journalism.
In the early 1980s, Lovett often played his acoustic sets in small bars. And already in 1986, he signed a contract with MCA Records and released his debut album, which was called Lyle Lovett. One of the songs from him - "Cowboy Man" - took tenth place in the US Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in the same 1986. And three years later, in 1989, this song entered the soundtrack to Steven Spielberg's film "Always."
In 1988, Lovett's second studio album, "Pontiac", was released. It included 11 tracks. Among them was the song "If I Had a Boat". She is notable for the fact that in 2005 (that is, 17 years after the release) she was used in the political thriller "Translator" with Nicole Kidman in the title role. Moreover, in 2014, the singer and model Karen Elson quailed her for the film "Still Alice" (she sounds there during the final credits).
In 1989, Lyle's third album, Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, appeared on sale. In addition, in 1989, he received his first Grammy Award - as the best country performer.
In 1992, Lovett’s fourth album, "Joshua Judges Ruth, " was released, and in 1994, the fifth, I Love Everybody.
However, 1994 was also noteworthy for Lyle in that this year he was given two Grammy awards at once - in the nominations for "Best Pop Vocal" (for the song "Funny How Time Slips Away") and "Best Country Duo (for the song "Blues For Dixie", recorded with the Texas band "Asleep at the Wheel").
In 1995, Lovett, along with Randy Newman, sang the song "You've Got a Friend in Me" for the famous Toy Story cartoon.
In 1996, Lovett's new studio album, "The Road to Ensenada, " appeared on sale. He was a significant success in the States and brought the country singer a fourth Grammy statuette.
In 1997, for the film "The Apostle", Lovett sang and recorded the folk song "I'm a Soldier in the Army of the Lord".
In 1998, he released his next audio album - "Step Inside This House".
In 1999, the cartoon "Stuart Little" was released, where the song "Walking Tall" performed by Lovett was heard.
In 2002, the country singer tried himself as a film composer - he wrote music for the melodrama "Doctor" T "and his woman."
Over the next eight years, Lovett released three more albums - "My Baby Don't Tolerate" (2003), "It's Not Big It's Large" (2007), "Natural Forces" (2009). And the latest Lovetta studio album was presented to the public in 2012 - it was called "Release Me".
Lovett's music, of course, is associated primarily with the style of country, but his compositions often contain elements of other genres (folk, blues, jazz, gospel, swing, etc.).
Lyle Lovett as an actor
In 1983, Lovett starred in a tiny role in the drama Bill: On Its Own. And nine years later, in 1992, he took part in the black comedy directed by Robert Altman "The Player". After that, Lovett, by the way, played in several films of this director - “Short Stories”, “High Fashion”, “Bastard from Carolina”, “Wheel of Fortune”.
In addition, in 1998, Terry Gilliam's cult film “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” was released on the screens, where Lovett also appears in the frame for a short time.
In two thousandths, he also had episodic roles, for example, in the films “The Tough Guy” (2002), “Ups and Downs: The Story of Dewey Cox” (2007) and “The Open Road Back” (2009).
And in 2010, he played the role of Balthazar in the Los Angeles theatrical production based on Shakespeare's classic comedy "Much Ado About Nothing."
Also in 2010, he appeared in one of the episodes of the detective series Castle. And this is not his last appearance on television - in 2013 he played the lawyer Monte Flagman in 10 episodes of the television series "Bridge", and in 2017 appeared in the series "Life in Details" (to be more specific, it can be seen in the series " Facebook Fish Planner Backstage ").
Other achievements
In May 2010, the University of Houston awarded Lovett an honorary doctorate in humanities. And in 2015, he received the award of an outstanding graduate from the leadership of the Texas A&M University.
It is also known that Lovett was a big fan of riding for many years. He competes in curbing the Quarterhorse horses (this breed was once very popular among cowboys). In 2018, Lovett was awarded an award from the American National Riding Association (NHRA) for his achievements in this field.
