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Huey Lewis, born Hugh Anthony Cregg III on July 5, 1950, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was born in New York City and holds United States citizenship. Lewis is a member of the group Huey Lewis and the News and has been active since 1967. He performs rock music and soul, playing the harmonica and singing in a baritone voice. His professional name is Huey Lewis.
He was educated at Cornell University and the Lawrenceville School. Lewis is signed to Chrysalis Records and is represented by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. He has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. He speaks and writes in English.
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New York City, New York, USA
Hugh Anthony Cregg III, known professionally as Huey Lewis, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor.
Known for
- Michael Jackson: A Life in Music — Self (archive footage)2026
- The Greatest Night in Pop — Self2024
- Marty & Doc: The Inside Story of a Phenomenon — Self2022
- Generation Gap — Self2022
- Sherri — Self - Guest2022
- Joe Montana: Cool Under Pressure — Self2022
- Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm Away — Self2020
- The Postal Service Zoom Auditions — Self2020
- Reunited Apart — Self2020
- He Did Go All the Way: A Chris Berman Tribute — Self2017
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1950
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 71,673
- Total plays
- 430,887
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Lewis was born in New York City and raised in Marin County, California, attending Strawberry Point Elementary School (where he skipped second grade) and Edna Maguire Junior High School in Mill Valley. His mother, Magda Cregg, was a Polish refugee[1] and the girlfriend of poet Lew Welch, and his maternal grandfather had gained some success as the inventor of the red wax protective sealant used on certain varieties of cheese. When he was 13, his parents <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Huey+Lewi
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Lewis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Occupation
- film actor
- Educated at
- Lawrenceville School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- soul
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Chrysalis Records
- Official website
- hueylewisandthenews.com
- Image
- Huey Lewis 07-05-2009.jpg
- Voice type
- baritone
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- date of birth
- 1950-07-05
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- Huey Lewis
- birth name
- Hugh Anthony Cregg III
- Commons category
- Huey Lewis
- start of work period
- 1967-00-00
- pseudonym
- Huey Lewis
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- name in native language
- Huey Lewis
- writing language
- English language
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Song
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