Matthew Sweet

Person · Open Library

Works

15

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Film & TV

Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Matthew Sweet is a power-pop musician best known for his 1990s albums, as well as for his work in the Austin Powers movies, where he appeared as himself as a member of the band Ming Tea, a band featuring Mike Meyers, Suzannah Hoffs of The Bangles, and Sweet.

Known for

• On Tour: Matthew Sweet — Performer2012
• Newsnight Review2006
• Austin Powers in Goldmember — Ming Tea - Sid Belvedere2002
• American Dreams — Street Musician2002
• Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery — Ming Tea (uncredited)1997
• The Drew Carey Show — Self1995
• Space Ghost Coast to Coast — Self1994
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Musical Guest1993
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United States

Active from

1964-10-06

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

318,122

Total plays

3,797,608

Matthew Sweet (born October 6, 1964) is a power pop musician from Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. He was part of the burgeoning Athens, Georgia music scene in the early and mid-1980s before gaining commercial success during the early 1990s. As a young musician wanting to make a name for himself, Sweet set off to Athens, Georgia in the mid '80s, to attend college and join the vibrant Athens music scene, most famous as the home base for R.E.M. and The B-52's. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/

via Last.fm · Matthew Sweet

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Sidney

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Lincoln

Occupation

singer-songwriter

Genre

alternative rock

Instrument

guitar

Record label

Columbia Records

Official website

www.matthewsweet.com

Image

Matthew Sweet, 2006.jpg

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