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Brian May

Brian May

Acting1947Hampton, Middlesex, England, UK

Biography

Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and astrophysicist. He is the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. He was the co-founder of Queen with lead singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, having previously performed with Taylor in the band Smile, and bass player John Deacon. As a member of Queen, he became regarded as a virtuoso musician and he was identified with a distinctive sound created through his layered guitar work, often using a home-built electric guitar called the Red Special. He has a short cameo in Queen's biographical film Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).

Acting History

Future
2025
Great Performances
TVas Self1 eps
2023
Rock: the origin
as Self (archive footage)
NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen
TVas Queem + Adam Lambert1 eps
2018
Freddie Mercury: The King of Queen
as Self (archive footage)
Bohemian Rhapsody
Music Producer
2015
Question Time
TVas Self - Panellist1 eps
51 Degrees North
Original Music Composer
2010
The Michael Ball Show
TVas Self1 eps
1999
Furia
Original Music Composer
1985
Queen: Live Aid
as Guitar, Vocals
Queen: Live In Rio
as Self - Vocal, Guitar
Live Aid
as Self
1984
Red Hot Rock
as Self - Queen Guitarist
1981
Queen: Greatest Flix
as Self (archive footage)
Numéro un
TVas Self - Queen1 eps
1975

Social Media

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
7/19/1947(78 years old)
Place of Birth
Hampton, Middlesex, England, UK