Vernon Reid Wiki Biography
Vernon Alphonsus Reid is an English American guitarist, songwriter, composer, and bandleader. Best known as the founder and primary songwriter of the rock band Living Colour, Reid was named No. 66 on Rolling Stone magazine’s 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Critic Steve …
| Full Name | Vernon Reid |
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Date Of Birth | August 22, 1958 |
| Place Of Birth | London, United Kingdom |
| Profession | Guitarist, Songwriter, Musician, Record producer, Film Score Composer, Composer |
| Education | New York University |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Gabri Christa (m. 2000) |
| Nicknames | Reid, Vernon , Living Colour , Vernon Alphonsus Reid |
| http://www.facebook.com/VernonReid | |
| MySpace | http://www.myspace.com/vernonreid |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0717462 |
| Music Groups | Living Colour (Since 1983), Black Rock Coalition |
| Nominations | Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance |
| Movies | , Living Colour |
| TV Shows | Black in the 80s |
| Fact | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Co-creator & host of The Field Negro Guide To Arts & Culture podcast (with W.Kamau Bell. |
| 2 | Lead guitarist of the alternative metal group Living Colour. |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell | TV Series composer – 25 episodes, 2012 – 2013 main title song – 1 episode, 2013 | ||
| P.O.V. | 2006 | TV Series documentary musician – 2 episodes | |
| Shadow: Dead Riot | 2006 | music performer | |
| Mr 3000 | 2004 | music supervisor / musician: guitar |
Composer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Day At The Time | 2016 | Documentary short | |
| Independent Lens | 2006-2015 | TV Series documentary 2 episodes | |
| Wallabout | 2014 | ||
| Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People | 2014 | Documentary | |
| Kasita | 2014 | Short | |
| Free Angela and All Political Prisoners | 2012 | Documentary music composer | |
| As Goes Janesville | 2012 | Documentary | |
| Another Building Dancing # 2 Savoneta | 2008 | Short | |
| Another Building Dancing # 1 Quarantine | 2007 | Short | |
| P.O.V. | 2006 | TV Series documentary 1 episode | |
| Almost Home | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Shadow: Dead Riot | 2006 | ||
| Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela | 2005 | Documentary | |
| Paid in Full | 2002 | ||
| That’s My Face | 2001 | Documentary | |
| Ghosts of Attica | 2001 | Documentary | |
| Dr. Hugo | 1996 | Short | |
| Vintage – Families of Value | 1995 | Documentary | |
| Fresh Kill | 1994 |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | 2016 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| The Voice | 2013 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| The Proposal | 2009/I | writer: “Cult of Personality” | |
| Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock | 2007 | Video Game writer: “Cult of Personality” | |
| Idols! | 2006 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | 2004 | Video Game writer: “Cult of Personality” | |
| Mr 3000 | 2004 | writer: “Song without Sin” | |
| The Blues | 2003 | TV Series documentary performer – 1 episode | |
| The Soul of a Man | 2003 | Documentary performer: “Down in Mississippi” | |
| Judgment Night | 1993 | writer: “Me, Myself & My Microphone” | |
| Friday at the Dome | 1991 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | |
| Look Who’s Talking Too | 1990 | writer: “The Glamour Boys” | |
| Say Anything… | 1989 | writer: “Cult of Personality” |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tongues on Fire: A Tribute to the Black Panthers | 2010 | TV Movie |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow: Dead Riot | 2006 | consultant to producer: story |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone | 2010 | Documentary special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | 2016 | TV Series | Himself – Guest Musician / Himself – Musical Guest |
| Dust Radio: A Film About Chris Whitley | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| That Metal Show | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| American Masters | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Welcome to the Dream | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Finding the Funk | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| A Band Called Death | 2012 | Documentary | Himself, guitar, Living Colour |
| That Is All | 2011 | Short | Himself |
| Caught in the Act: Art in Brooklyn | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| Made Here | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Mulatschag | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Impact: Songs That Changed the World | 2007 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Standing in the Shadows of Shadow | 2006 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Electric Purgatory: The Fate of the Black Rocker | 2005 | Documentary | Himself |
| Black in the 80s | 2005 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1996-2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Lightning in a Bottle | 2004 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Blues | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Soul of a Man | 2003 | Documentary | Himself – Featured Performer |
| 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock | 2000 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself – Member, Living Color |
| 100 Greatest Dance Songs of Rock & Roll | 2000 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Hendrix: Band of Gypsys | 1999 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Apollo Theatre Hall of Fame | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 36th Annual Grammy Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Himself |
| Weird Nightmare | 1993 | Documentary | Himself |
| Rage | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| Friday at the Dome | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
| Lifestyles of the Ramones | 1990 | Video | Himself, Living Colour |