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Lugar y fecha de nacimiento. Paul McCartney (1942 - ) Musician, singer Also: Composer, actor Born As: James Paul McCartney Born: June 18, 1942, Liverpool, England An angelic-looking musician and composer, McCartney has sustained a successful solo career since his 1960s rock band The Beatles disbanded in 1970. As lead singer, bass player, guitarist and co-author (with John Lennon) of most of the Fab Four's hit songs, the soft-spoken but iron-willed McCartney (along with Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr) influenced clothing, hair and life styles worldwide during the 1960s, and revolutionized rock music. McCartney was born in Liverpool, England, the son of a bandleader, and joined John Lennon's skiffle group, The Quarrymen, in 1957. By 1962, when they were discovered and molded by promoter Brian Epstein, The Beatles had become a slick, innovative foursome. It only took a year for them to become number-one best selling artists and worldwide superstars. Their American TV debut on the Ed Sullivan Show (1964) caused a sensation and their film collaborations with director Richard Lester, A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (1964) and HELP! (1965), are liberating exercises in freeze frame, jump cuts, high spirits and seemingly off-the-cuff humor. With the breakup of The Beatles, McCartney went solo with the album McCartney and formed Wings, the first of several bands which have included his wife (since 1969) Linda Eastman, and has maintained a continuing career as a rock artist, with successful recordings and US tours. He released two concert films (WINGS OVER AMERICA, 1981, and PAUL MCCARTNEY'S GET BACK, 1991, and acted in and composed the score for the uneven film RECUERDOS A BROAD STREET (1984). He has appeared on several TV documentaries, notably The Beatles Anthology (1995, ABC), and also spoofed himself on The Simpsons (1995, Fox) the same year. McCartney has composed two classical works, The Liverpool Oratorio (con Carl Davis, 1990) y The Leaf (1995). Fue nominado al Oscar por la Música y Letra de LIVE AND LET DIE (1973).
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