Acting · Dublin, Ireland · Born May 10, 1960
Paul David Hewson, better known by his stage name Bono, is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, venture capitalist, businessman, and philanthropist. He is best recognized as the frontman of the Dublin-based rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife, Alison Stewart, and the future members of U2. Bono writes almost all U2 lyrics, frequently using religious, social, and political themes. During U2's early years, Bono's lyrics contributed to their rebellious and spiritual to; as the band matured, his lyrics became inspired more by personal experiences shared with the other members. Outside the band, he has collaborated and recorded with numerous artists, is managing director and a managing partner of Elevation Partners, and has refurbished and owns The Clarence Hotel in Dublin with The Edge. He was granted a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and, with Bill and Melinda Gates, was named Time Person of the Year in 2005, among other awards and nominations. On 17 July 2013, the BBC announced that Bono had been made a Commandeur of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters).
Street of Dreams
2026
MovieFrom Hope to Home: The Obama Presidential Center
2026
MovieBad: The Song That Saved My Life
2026
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MovieGuggi
2026
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MovieGrönemeyer – Alles bleibt anders
2026
MovieEPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
2026
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TVLive Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
2025
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MovieBono: Stories of Surrender
2025
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MovieLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
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TVSimon Schama's Story of Us
2025
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MovieThe Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
2024
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MovieThe Trainer
2024
as Bono
TVWhat's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
2024
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MovieStevie Van Zandt: Disciple
2024
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MovieKiss the Future
2024
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MovieEno
2024
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MovieU2:UV Live from Vegas, 2023/11/03
2023
MovieU2:UV Live from Vegas, 2023/11/01
2023
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MovieBono: Waiting on a Saviour
2023
MovieZucchero | Sugar Fornaciari
2023
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MoviePeter & the Wolf
2023
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MovieAngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
2023
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MovieWHAM!
2023
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MovieBono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
2023
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MoviePaul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici
2022
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Movie2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
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MovieThe Sound of 007
2022
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MovieBehind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
2022
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MovieRoy Orbison Forever
2022
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MovieABBA V Queen
2022
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MovieU2: Rockumentary
2022
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MovieSing 2
2021
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MovieMon nom est Johnny
2021
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TVThis Is Pop
2021
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The Busk - A Decade of Christmas on Grafton Street
2020
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TV70 Years of Youth Revolt
2020
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MovieJimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
2020
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Gay Byrne's Late Late Moments
2020
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MovieCitizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats
2020
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MoviePavarotti
2019
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MovieMystify: Michael Hutchence
2019
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MovieReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium
2019
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MovieSalman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
2019
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MovieOne Step From Holiness
2019
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MovieU2: Experience +Innocence, Live in Berlin
2018
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MovieQuincy
2018
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MovieWhy Are We Creative?
2018
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Liner Notes
2018
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MovieHansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90
2018
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MovieU2 - Live from Abbey Road
2017
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MovieU2 at The BBC
2017
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MovieLinkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
2017
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MovieU2: The Joshua Tree Tour 2017
2017
MovieMichael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar
2017
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MovieIn the Name of Peace: John Hume in America
2017
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MovieKygo: Stole the Show
2017
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TVThe Defiant Ones
2017
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MovieJulian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
2017
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MovieLost in London
2017
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MovieEagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends)
2017
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TVMonochrome: Black, White & Blue
2017
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MovieUnknown Brood
2016
MovieHero With A Thousand Faces
2016
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MovieElectric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never Said
2016
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MovieU2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris
2016
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MovieBono & Eugene Peterson: The Psalms
2016
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MovieU2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 06/12/2015
2015
MovieSinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
2015
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MovieU2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 11/11/2015
2015
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TVTFI Friday
2015
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TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
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MovieEcco Homo
2015
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MovieU2 - Vancouver, Canada
2015
MovieMuddy Track
2015
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MovieIrish Rock at the BBC
2015
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MovieThe Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities
2015
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MovieNelson Mandela Redrawn
2014
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MovieRoy Orbison: Mystery Girl - Unraveled
2014
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MovieMeteor Choice Music Prize 2014
2014
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TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
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MovieWilde Salomé
2013
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MovieHere Comes the Night Time
2013
as Fake Arcade Fire Bandmember
MovieMuscle Shoals
2013
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MovieWho the F**K Is Arthur Fogel
2013
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Miracle Rising: South Africa
2013
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MovieU2: War - The Ultimate Critical Review
2012
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MovieB.B. King: The Life of Riley
2012
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MovieU2: Unbroken Toys
2012
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MovieThe Submerging Church
2012
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MovieAnton Corbijn Inside Out
2012
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Damien Hirst: The First Look
2012
MovieU2: From the Sky Down
2011
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MovieU2360°: Live From Moncton
2011
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MovieU2 – Live At Johannesburg Stadium, South Africa, 1998
2011
as Bono
MovieHow Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster?
2010
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Movieu2 360 tour - under the rainy belgium sky
2010
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MovieU2360° Tour: Squaring The Circle
2010
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MovieU2: 360° at the Rose Bowl
2010
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MovieRock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Start Me Up
2010
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Music Nuggets
2010
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Hope for Haiti Now
2010
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MovieThe 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009
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MovieJohnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
2009
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MovieUS Festival 1983 Days 1-3
2009
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U2 Live Tour 360° - Paris 11 et 12 Juillet 2009
2009
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MovieBrüno
2009
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MovieKeep on Running: 50 Years of Island Records
2009
TVThe Meaning of Life
2009
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MovieLinear
2009
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MovieQ: The Man
2009
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MovieWe Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2009
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MovieShadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
2009
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MovieLord, Save Us from Your Followers
2008
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MoviePavarotti The Duets
2008
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MovieRonnie Drew: September Song
2008
TVNPR Tiny Desk Concerts
2008
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MoviePatti Smith: Dream of Life
2008
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MovieU2 3D
2008
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MovieU2: The Joshua Tree (Bonus DVD)
2007
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MovieWhite Diamond: A Personal Portrait of Kylie Minogue
2007
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MovieAcross the Universe
2007
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MovieJoe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
2007
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MovieTony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
2007
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TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
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MovieU2: Achtung Baby: A Classic Album Under Review
2007
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Make Poverty History - Music Concert
2006
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MovieLeonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
2006
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Off The Record
2006
MovieU2: Vertigo 05 - Live from Milan
2006
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MovieU2: 18 Videos
2006
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TVLegends
2006
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MovieThe Art of Football from A to Z
2006
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MovieU2 Phenomenon - The Independent Review
2006
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U2: City of blinding lights - Live in Buenos Aires
2006
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MovieU2: Vertigo Tour Live at River Plate Stadium
2006
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TVIconoclasts
2005
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MovieU2: Vertigo 2005 - Live from Chicago
2005
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MovieLive 8
2005
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MovieHorslips: Return of the Dancehall Sweethearts
2005
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The Pretenders: No Turn Left Unstoned
2005
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MovieThe Work of Director Anton Corbijn
2005
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MovieThe Work of Director Mark Romanek
2005
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MovieShelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
2005
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MovieLive Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005
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MovieLive Aid Against All Odds
2005
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I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash
2005
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MovieHappy Birthday Oscar Wilde
2004
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MovieU2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
2004
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MovieU2 - Live Under the Brooklyn Bridge
2004
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MovieU2 and 3 songs
2004
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TVThe Culture Show
2004
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TVEntourage
2004
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MoviePixies: Gouge
2004
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MovieBono: Big Daddy
2004
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MovieU2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland
2003
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TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
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MovieThe Importance of Being Morrissey
2003
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TVCelebrities Uncensored
2003
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MoviePavarotti & Friends for SOS Iraq
2003
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MovieU2: An Unforgettable Journey
2003
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TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
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MovieBukowski: Born Into This
2003
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MovieU2: The Best of 1990-2000
2002
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TVAmerican Idol
2002
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MovieThere's Only One Paul McCartney
2002
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MovieThe Corrs Live from Dublin
2002
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MovieBeing Mick
2001
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MovieAmerica | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
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MovieU2: Elevation 2001 - Live from Boston
2001
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MovieKirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
2001
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MovieU2 - Live from Irving Plaza 2000
2000
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The Beatles Revolution
2000
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MovieNo Maps for These Territories
2000
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Sightings of Bono
2000
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MovieAnton Corbijn: Geen Stil Leven
2000
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TVDiary
2000
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MovieThe Million Dollar Hotel
2000
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Behind the Music: Michael Hutchence
2000
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MovieFrom a Whisper to a Scream: The Living History of Irish Music
2000
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MovieEntropy
1999
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MovieTina Turner : Celebrate!
1999
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MovieIn Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story
1999
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MovieA Tribute to Johnny Cash
1999
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TVTV total
1999
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MovieClassic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree
1999
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MovieThe A-Z of Separating People from their Money
1998
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MovieU2 - The Best of 1980-1990
1998
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MovieU2 PopMart: Live From Johannesburg
1998
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MovieU2: Live from Santiago 1998
1998
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Sabine Christiansen
1998
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MovieU2: Popmart - Live from Mexico City
1997
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MovieBravo Profiles: Björk
1997
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MovieU2: A Year in Pop
1997
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TVClassic Albums
1997
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MovieThe Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan
1997
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TVTaff
1997
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TVVH1's Legends
1996
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TVThe Daily Show
1996
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MovieTibetan Freedom Concert
1996
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MovieThe Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott
1996
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MovieSinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995
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MoviePavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia
1995
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TVThe History of Rock 'n' Roll
1995
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Dancing Barefoot
1995
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TVMTV Europe Music Awards
1994
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MovieU2: Zoo TV - Live from Sydney
1994
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MovieIn Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
1994
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TVSydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
1994
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MovieU2 Zoo TV Live in Adelaide 1993
1993
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MovieNew Order Story
1993
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MovieDaniel Lanois "Rocky World"
1993
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Rolling Stone 25: The MTV Special
1992
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U2 - Live from Stockholm 1992
1992
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MovieU2: Achtung Baby, the Videos, the Cameos and a Whole Lot of Interference from ZOO-TV
1992
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ECHO-Verleihung
1992
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MovieRed Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990
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TVCutting Edge
1990
MovieU2: Lovetown
1989
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TVThe Simpsons
1989
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MovieU2: Rattle and Hum
1988
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MovieU2: Outside It's America
1987
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MovieU2 - Live from Los Angeles 1987
1987
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MovieU2: Live from Syracuse 1987
1987
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MovieU2 Live from Paris
1987
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U2 & The Police: A Conspiracy of Hope
1986
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MovieU2: Unforgettable Fire
1985
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MovieU2 at Live Aid
1985
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MovieLive Aid
1985
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MovieThe Making of Sun City
1985
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Movie'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video
1984
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MovieU2: A Fire in Dortmund
1984
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MovieU2 - The Unforgettable Fire Collection
1984
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TVMTV Video Music Awards
1984
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MovieU2: Live at Red Rocks - Under a Blood Red Sky
1983
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MovieNo Nukes! muziekfestival
1982
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TVThe Kenny Everett Television Show
1982
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MovieU2 Live at the Rock Werchter Festival 1982
1982
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U2: Follies
1981
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TVThe Kennedy Center Honors
1978
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TVSaturday Night Live
1975
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TVRockpalast
1974
TVTop of the Pops
1964
TVWorld in Action
1963
TVThe Grammys
1959
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TVTony Awards
1956
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TVBambi
1948
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MovieRock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Message of Love
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MovieU2 - Island 50 Festival: Live
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MovieU2: Live from South Bend
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MovieOutfoxed!
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TVBBC Radio 2 Piano Room
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