Cyndi Lauper

Known for ActingBorn 1953-06-22 (age 72)Ozone Park, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and LGBT rights activist whose career has spanned over four decades. Her debut solo album She's So Unusual (1983), was an instant commercial success. The album was the first debut female album to chart four top-five hits on the Billboard Hot 100—"Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Time After Time", "She Bop", and "All Through the Night," earning Lauper the Best New Artist award at the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985. Her success continued with her second record, True Colors (1986), which included the number one hit of the same name and "Change of Heart," which peaked at number 3 and earned Lauper two nominations at the 29th Grammy Awards in 1987. Since 1989, Lauper has released nine studio albums to varying critical acclaim; and has participated in several other projects. Her most recent album, the Grammy-nominated Memphis Blues, became Billboard's most successful blues album of the year, remaining at number one on the "Billboard" blues charts for 13 consecutive weeks. In 2011, Lauper released an autobiography detailing her battle with child abuse and depression; which became New York Times Best Seller. In 2013, Lauper completed writing both the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical Kinky Boots, which led it to the 2013 Tony Awards with 13 nominations, and won six awards including Best Musical. The musical also won Best Score making Lauper the first woman to win the composing category solo. In 2013, she became the first artist to top the dance charts with a Broadway single in over 25 years. Over the course of her career, Lauper has released over 40 singles and (as of 2011) has sold more than 80 million albums, 20 million singles, and 1 million DVDs. She has won Grammy, Emmy, Tony, MTV VMA awards, Billboard and AMA. In 1999 VH1 ranked Lauper No. 58 of the 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll. Lauper is also one of only twenty artists to achieve "GET" status by winning competitive Grammy, Emmy and Tony awards.Read more

Movies & web series

A Barry Manilow Christmas: Live by Request

Bland svenska bögar och lesbiska i New York

Stevie Wonder - Live at Wembley Stadium - London England 1989

Na siehste!

The Life and Times of Captain Lou Albano

Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps, & Bodyslams

WWE The Brawl to End it All

The Backyardigans: Super Secret Super Spy

Joni Mitchell - The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song

VH1 Divas 2004

Music Box: Counting Crows: Have You Seen Me Lately?

Tuesday Night Titans

Johnson and Knopfler’s Music Legends

SMAP×SMAP

Cyndi Lauper: 12 Deadly Cyns... and Then Some

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Dark Side of the Ring

Gossip Girl

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event

Bones

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

Young Sheldon

The Grammys

The Greatest Night in Pop

Cyndi Lauper - Live in Paris

Countdown - The Wonder Years 2

Mr. McMahon

Cyndi Lauper - Live From Soundstage

The Backyardigans

An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell

The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!

Kinky Boots: The Musical

WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthology

Sesame Street: Elmocize

Bob's Burgers

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

The Simpsons

Countdown Revolution

Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin

Magnum P.I.

Bubble Guppies

MTV Video Music Awards

Trailblazer Honors

30 Rock

Andre the Giant

Where Are They Now?

Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues

VH1 Divas