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Philip Glass

Known For

Sound

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jan 31, 1937 (89 years old)

Place of Birth

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Biography

Philip Morris Glass is an American composer. He is one of the most influential music makers of the late 20th century.  His music is also often controversially described as minimal music.

Known For

Acting
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf (archive footage)
2025Nova '78Self (archive footage)
2022Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the MysteriousSelf
2022A Place Called MusicSelf
2021War and the Weather
2017TrophyHimself
2017The Last Dalai Lama?Self
2015The Viking of Sixth AvenueSelf
2014What Difference Does It Make?Self
2012Paul Simon: Under African SkiesSelf
2011Lucinda Childs' DanceSelf
2010MusicSelf
2008Patti Smith: Dream of LifeSelf
2008Richard Serra: Man of SteelSelf
2008Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur RussellSelf
2008Making Mishima
2007Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve PartsSelf
2007365 Day ProjectSelf
2006The Harry Smith Project LiveSelf
2005The Best of Secter & the Rest of SecterSelf
2005Philip Glass: Looking GlassHimself
2005Kiki and Herb ReloadedSelf
2004The Culture ShowSelf
2003Powaqqatsi: Impact of Progressself
2002The Outsider: The Story of Harry PartchHimself (Interviewee)
2002Impact of ProgressSelf
2002Essence of LifeInterviewee
2001In the Ocean
1999A Brief History of Errol MorrisSelf
1999The SourceSelf
1998The Truman ShowKeyboard Artist
1997Classic Albums: Paul Simon - GracelandSelf
1997Perfect MomentSelf
1997Classic AlbumsSelf
1990John Cage: Man and MythSelf
1987Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars
1986The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
1986Bye Bye KiplingSelf
1986A Composer’s Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an OperaHimself
1986Tea with ToshSelf
1985Einstein on the Beach: The Changing Image of Operacomposer (himself)
1983Four American Composers: Philip GlassHimself
1978The Kennedy Center HonorsSelf
1976Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for TelevisionSelf
1975What Maisie Knew
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Musical Guest
1974Music with Roots in the Aether: Opera for Television by Robert AshleySelf
1971New Music: Sounds and Voices from the Avant-Garde New York 1971Self
1968Hands Scraping
-The Making of "Once Within a Time"Self
Writing
2019The Metropolitan Opera: AkhnatenWriter
2018TanielMusical
2014Einstein on the BeachWriter
2011Philip Glass: SatyagrahaWriter
1983Philip Glass: SatyagrahaWriter
Crew
2002Essence of LifeThanks