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Alexander O'Neal

Alexander O'Neal

Known for

Acting

Born

November 15, 1953 (age 72)

Birthplace

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Biography

Alexander O'Neal (born November 15, 1953) is an American R&B singer, songwriter and arranger from Natchez, Mississippi.

O'Neal came to prominence in the mid-1980s as a solo artist, with eleven top 40 singles on the US R&B chart, three of which also reached the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. However, he enjoyed more mainstream success in the United Kingdom, achieving fourteen top 40 singles on the UK Singles Chart between 1985 and 1996, along with three top ten albums on the UK Albums Chart.

His solo singles, sometimes dealing with lost love, include "If You Were Here Tonight", "Fake", "Criticize", "The Lovers", "(What Can I Say) To Make You Love Me", "All True Man", "Love Makes No Sense"...

Best known work

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1996
Celebrity Big Brother

Celebrity Big Brother

2001
Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops

1964
Richard & Judy

Richard & Judy

2001
The Word

The Word

1990
The Heaven and Earth Show

The Heaven and Earth Show

1998
Kings of Soul

Kings of Soul

2015
Stevie Wonder: A Musical History

Stevie Wonder: A Musical History

2018
Alexander O'Neal: Live at the Hammersmith Apollo

Alexander O'Neal: Live at the Hammersmith Apollo

2007
The Minneapolis Sound

The Minneapolis Sound

2019

Filmography

  1. 2019

    The Minneapolis Sound

    as Self

  2. 2018

  3. 2015

  4. 2007

  5. 2001

    Richard & JudyTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  6. 2001

    Celebrity Big BrotherTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  7. 1998

  8. 1996

    Never Mind the BuzzcocksTV

    as Self - Panellist (1 episode)

  9. 1990

  10. 1964

    Top of the PopsTV

    as Self (1 episode)

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