Acting · Brooklyn, New York, USA · Born March 13, 1939
Neil Sedaka (March 13, 1939 — February 27, 2026) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Beginning his music career in 1957, he sold millions of records worldwide and wrote or co-wrote over 500 songs for himself and other artists, collaborating mostly with lyricists Howard Greenfield and Phil Cody. After a short-lived tenure as a founding member of the doo-wop group the Tokens, Sedaka achieved a string of hit singles over the late 1950s and early 1960s, including "Oh! Carol" (1959), "Calendar Girl" (1960), "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" (1961), and "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (1962). His popularity declined by the mid-1960s, but revived in the mid-1970s, solidified by the 1975 US Billboard Hot 100 number ones "Laughter in the Rain" and "Bad Blood". Sedaka maintained a successful career as a songwriter, penning hits for other artists, including "Stupid Cupid" (Connie Francis), "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo" (Tony Christie), and "Love Will Keep Us Together" (Captain & Tennille). As a performer, he had ten No. 1 hits and four as a songwriter. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983 and continued to perform, mounting mini-concerts on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sedaka was hospitalized in Los Angeles after experiencing an undisclosed medical emergency and later died on February 27, 2026, aged 86.
MovieABBA Silver, ABBA Gold
2023
as Himself - singer-songwriter
MovieKylie Minogue V The Bee Gees
2022
as Self (archive footage)
TVThis Is Pop
2021
as Self
MovieABBA: In Their Own Words
2020
as Self
MovieABBA Forever: A Celebration
2019
as Self
MovieNeil Sedaka - Legends in Concert
2015
as Self
TVGood Morning Britain
2014
as Self
MovieNeil Sedaka: King of Song
2014
as Self
Neil Sedaka: That's When the Music Takes Me
2010
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self
TVLegends
2006
as Self
MovieNeil Sedaka: The Show Goes On
2006
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self
TVAmerican Idol
2002
as Self - Guest Judge
TVThe King of Queens
1998
as Neil Sedaka
The Heaven and Earth Show
1998
The Garden Party
1998
TVThe View
1997
as Self
TVThe Music Biz
1995
as Self
Food Rocks
1994
as Neil Moussaka (uncredited)
Pebble Mill
1991
as Self
TVSurprise, Surprise
1984
as Self - Performer
Neil Sedaka Says: All You Need Is the Music
1983
Na sowas!
1982
as Self
MovieNeil Sedaka: Live in Concert at the Jubilee Hall
1981
as Himself
MovieBob Hope's Comedy Christmas Special
1976
TVThe Sonny and Cher Show
1976
TVDonny & Marie
1976
as Self
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Musical Guest
In Concert: Neil Sedaka
1975
MovieThe Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1974
1974
as Self
TVTony Orlando and Dawn
1974
as Self
TVDick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
1972
as Self
TVMusikladen
1972
as Self
Ein Kessel Buntes
1972
as Self
TVLook - Mike Yarwood!
1971
TVThe Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self
MoviePlaygirl Killer
1967
as Bob
TVShindig!
1964
as Self - Singer / Pianist
MovieInstant Love
1964
as Himself
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Guest Co-Host
MovieFestival in Rhythm
1960
as Himself
TVThe Dick Clark Show
1958
as Self
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
