Glen Hansard
Birthday: 1970-04-21
Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland
Biography: Glen Hansard (born 21 April 1970) is the Academy Award–winning principal songwriter and vocalist/guitarist for Irish group The Frames and one half of folk rock duo, The Swell Season. He is also known for his acting, having appeared in the BAFTA winning film The Commitments, as well as starring the film Once. His song "Falling Slowly" from Once, co-written with Markéta Irglová, won the Academy-Award for Best Original Song in 2007, and between 2007–2008 earned him ten other major nominations or awards.
Movies
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
This feature-length documentary explores the life of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through...
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Once
A vacuum repairman moonlights as a street musician and hopes for his big break. One day a Czech immi...
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The Commitments
Jimmy Rabbitte, just a thick-ya out of school, gets a brilliant idea: to put a soul band together in...
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Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
Filmmaker Morgan Neville captures Dave Letterman on his first visit to Dublin to hang out with Bono ...
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Cyrano
A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal jous...
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Breaking Out
Filmed over 10 years and covering a lifetime, Breaking Out is the story of singer and musician Fergu...
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Heyday - The Mic Christopher Story
This heartfelt story charts singer-songwriter Mic Christopher's humble beginnings busking on the str...
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The Swell Season
In 2008, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova captivated audiences and earned two Academy Awards for the...
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Eddie Vedder: Live at Ohana Festival 2021
Eddie Vedder plays live at Ohana Festival, Dana Point, CA on September 25th 2021. >> EDDIE VEDDER: D...
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The Frames: In the Deep Shade
In The Deep Shade is a feature length film about The Frames. Filmmaker Conor Masterson worked close...
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Jeff Buckley: You and I
Jeff Buckley's rare and remarkable unearthed recording sessions discovered in the Sony Music archive...
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The Swell Season: One Step Away
Recorded at the Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
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The Camino Voyage
A crew including a Writer, two Musicians, an Artist and a Stonemason embark on the Camino by sea, in...
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Come On Up to the House
At the end of the summer in 2018, Glen Hansard and The Footsbarn Travelling Theatre traveled around ...
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The Busk - A Decade of Christmas on Grafton Street
Glen Hansard takes a look back at the most memorable moments from the Grafton Street busk over the y...
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