Loudon Wainwright III

Loudon Wainwright III

77 · Born: Sep 5, 1946

Personal Details

Born Sep 5, 1946 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Spouse
  • Ritamarie Kelly

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Apr 28, 2024 )
  • Kate McGarrigle

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )
  • Suzzy Roche

    ( Apr 28, 2024 to Apr 28, 2024 )

Biography

Loudon Snowden Wainwright III (born September 5, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actor. He has released twenty-six studio albums, four live albums, and six compilations. Some of his best-known songs include "The Swimming Song", "Motel Blues", "The Man Who Couldn't Cry", "Dead Skunk", and "Lullaby". In 2007, he collaborated with musician Joe Henry to create the soundtrack for Judd Apatow's film Knocked Up. In addition to music, he has acted in small roles in at least eighteen television programs and feature films, including three episodes in the third season of the series M*A*S*H.

Career

2018
Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin
We Only Know So Much
We Only Know So Much as Theodore Copeland
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Mosaic
Mosaic as Denis Klein
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2013
Pleased to Meet Me
Pleased to Meet Me as Eric
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2012
Sleepwalk with Me
Sleepwalk with Me as Uncle Max
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2009
Parks and Recreation
Parks and Recreation as Barry
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2005
Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown as Uncle Dale
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According to Jim
According to Jim as Minister
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2002
Grounded for Life
Grounded for Life
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2001
Undeclared
Undeclared as Hal Karp
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1985
The Slugger's Wife
The Slugger's Wife as Gary
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1974
M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H as Capt. Calvin Spalding
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2007
1975
Saturday Night Live
2018
Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin