Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, drummer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis and had a successful solo career, achieving three UK number-one singles and seven US number-one singles as a solo artist. In total, his work with Genesis, other artists and solo resulted in more US top-40 singles than any other artist throughout the 1980s. His most successful singles from the period include "In the Air Tonight", "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)", "One More Night", "Sussudio", "Another Day in Paradise", "Two Hearts" and "I Wish It Would Rain Down".
Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, drummer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis and had a successful solo career, achieving three UK number-one singles and seven US number-one singles as a solo artist. In total, his work with Genesis, other artists and solo resulted in more US top-40 singles than any other artist throughout the 1980s. His most successful singles from the period include "In the Air Tonight", "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)", "One More Night", "Sussudio", "Another Day in Paradise", "Two Hearts" and "I Wish It Would Rain Down".
Born and raised in West London, Collins began playing drums at the age of five. During the same period he attended drama school, which helped secure various roles as a child actor. His first major role was the Artful Dodger in the West End production of the musical Oliver!. As an accomplished professional actor by his early teens, he pivoted to pursue a music career, becoming the drummer for Genesis in 1970. He took over the role of lead singer in 1975 following the departure of Peter Gabriel. During the second half of the 1970s, in between Genesis albums and tours, Collins was the drummer of jazz rock band Brand X. While continuing to perform and record with Genesis, Collins began a successful solo career in the 1980s, initially inspired by his marital breakdown and love of soul music, releasing the albums Face Value (1981), Hello, I Must Be Going (1982), No Jacket Required (1985) and ...But Seriously (1989). Collins became, in the words of AllMusic, "one of the most successful pop and adult contemporary singers of the '80s and beyond". He became known for a distinctive gated reverb drum sound on many of his recordings. He played drums on the 1984 charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and, in July 1985, he was the only artist to perform at both Live Aid concerts. He resumed his acting career, appearing in Miami Vice and subsequently starring in the film Buster (1988).
Collins left Genesis in 1996 to focus on solo work; this included writing songs for Disney's animated film Tarzan (1999), for which he wrote and performed the songs "Two Worlds", "Son of Man", "Strangers Like Me" and "You'll Be in My Heart", the last of which earned him the Academy Award for Best Original Song. He rejoined Genesis for their Turn It On Again Tour in 2007. Following a five-year retirement to focus on his family life, Collins released his memoir in 2016 and conducted the Not Dead Yet Tour from 2017 to 2019. He then rejoined Genesis in 2020 for a second and final reunion tour, which ran from 2021 to 2022. ...
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Filmography (Movies)
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required 2025 Mix
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Release Date:12/09/2025
Genesis-The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (50th anniversary super deluxe edition)
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Release Date:28/03/2025
Phil Collins: Drummer First
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Release Date:18/12/2024
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
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Release Date:25/11/2024
Eric Clapton: The Definitive 24 Nights - Rock
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Release Date:23/06/2023
Eric Clapton: Across 24 Nights
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Release Date:17/05/2023
Motown Master: Lamont Dozier at the BBC
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Release Date:01/01/2023
Immediate Family
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Release Date:30/09/2022
Genesis | The Last Domino?
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Release Date:04/09/2021
Phil Collins at the BBC
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Release Date:12/06/2021
808
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Release Date:30/03/2015
Genesis: Together and Apart
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Release Date:04/10/2014
Genesis: Behind the Music and in Their Own Words
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Release Date:19/03/2012
Becoming the Beatles
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Release Date:01/01/2012
Genesis | Live... Tonight
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Release Date:21/05/2011
Phil Collins: Going Back - Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC
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Release Date:28/10/2010
The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth
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Release Date:20/06/2010
The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story
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Release Date:15/06/2010
Prog Rock Britannia
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Release Date:02/01/2009
Prog Rock at the BBC
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Release Date:01/01/2009
The Naked Brothers Band: Polar Bears
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Release Date:06/06/2008
Genesis: When in Rome 2007
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Release Date:26/05/2008
Genesis | Come Rain or Shine
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Release Date:20/05/2008
Rare and Unseen: The Beatles
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Release Date:08/04/2008
Genesis | Members Only DVD
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Release Date:03/01/2008
Genesis | Live in Düsseldorf
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Release Date:26/06/2007
Genesis: Up Close and Personal
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Release Date:12/06/2007
The Long Goodnight: A Film About Phil Collins
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Release Date:11/06/2007
Genesis: Turning It on Again
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Release Date:15/05/2007
Phil Collins - Best Video Collection 1981-2004
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Release Date:31/12/2006
Eric Clapton - Live at Montreux 1986
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Release Date:19/09/2006
Genesis: Total Rock Review
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Release Date:29/08/2006
The Who: Tommy Live With Special Guests
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Release Date:05/06/2006
The Who | Tommy and Quadrophenia Live
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Release Date:08/11/2005
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
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Release Date:13/07/2005
Genesis: The Video Show
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Release Date:17/06/2005
Live Aid Against All Odds
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Release Date:15/06/2005
Inside Genesis: The Gabriel Years 1970-1975
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Release Date:21/03/2005
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
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Release Date:09/12/2004
Live Aid
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Release Date:16/11/2004
Phil Collins: Live at Montreux 2004
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Release Date:07/07/2004
Phil Collins: Finally... The First Farewell Tour
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Release Date:15/06/2004
Essential Music Videos: Album Rock
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Release Date:23/03/2004
John Martyn: Johnny Too Bad
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Release Date:01/01/2004
Inside Genesis: 1975-1980
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Release Date:01/01/2004
The Jungle Book 2
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Release Date:07/02/2003
Phil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary
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Release Date:04/11/2002
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
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Release Date:03/06/2002
Genesis | Songbook
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Release Date:25/09/2001
The Beatles Revolution
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Release Date:17/11/2000
Genesis - Six Hours Live 1972-1980
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Release Date:01/01/2000
VH1 Behind the Music: Genesis
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Release Date:12/12/1999
Classic Albums: Phil Collins - Face Value
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Release Date:21/10/1999
Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton
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Release Date:12/10/1999
Tarzan in Concert with Phil Collins
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Release Date:25/06/1999
Walt Disney World Summer Jam Concert 1999
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Release Date:18/06/1999
Phil Collins - Live by Request
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Release Date:01/10/1998
Phil Collins: Live and Loose in Paris
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Release Date:08/12/1997
Music for Montserrat
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Release Date:15/09/1997
Phil Collins: VH1 Storytellers
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Release Date:03/05/1997
The Phil Collins Big Band - Live at Montreux 1996
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Release Date:17/07/1996
Balto
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Release Date:22/12/1995
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
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Release Date:01/01/1995
Phil Collins: A Closer Look
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Release Date:31/12/1994
Phil Collins: MTV Unplugged 1994
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Release Date:21/10/1994
Phil Collins: The Making of MTV Unplugged 1994
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Release Date:30/08/1994
Calliope
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Release Date:06/02/1994
And the Band Played On
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Release Date:11/09/1993
Frauds
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Release Date:04/06/1993
Genesis - The Way We Walk: Live in Concert
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Release Date:29/03/1993
Genesis | No Admittance
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Release Date:31/12/1992
Genesis | A Midsummer Night's Dance
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Release Date:02/08/1992
Genesis - Live from Knebworth
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Release Date:02/08/1992
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
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Release Date:14/06/1992
Genesis | Opening Night
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Release Date:13/01/1992
Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin
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Release Date:01/10/1991
Genesis: A History
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Release Date:02/07/1991
Hook
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Release Date:10/04/1991
Eric Clapton: 24 Nights
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Release Date:01/01/1991
Seriously... Phil Collins
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Release Date:08/09/1990
Phil Collins - Serious Hits Live
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Release Date:15/07/1990
Phil Collins: The Singles Collection
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Release Date:25/05/1990
The Prince's Trust Rock Gala
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Release Date:20/03/1990
The Cream of Eric Clapton
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Release Date:23/01/1990
The Best of All Star Band: Live in Concert
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Release Date:01/01/1990
The Who | Live, Featuring the Rock Opera Tommy
Character:Uncle Ernie
Release Date:14/11/1989
Genesis - Live at Wembley Stadium
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Release Date:22/05/1989
Mickey's 60th Birthday
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Release Date:13/11/1988
Buster
Character:Buster Edwards
Release Date:16/09/1988
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
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Release Date:11/06/1988
Genesis: Invisible Touch Tour
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Release Date:09/06/1988
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 3
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Release Date:06/06/1988
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 2
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Release Date:06/07/1987
Genesis | Live at Montreux 1987
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Release Date:16/05/1987
B.B. King & Friends
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Release Date:14/04/1987
The Return of Bruno
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Release Date:07/02/1987
Genesis: Visible Touch
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Release Date:01/01/1987
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1
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Release Date:20/06/1986
Eric Clapton and Friends: Live 1986
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Release Date:11/06/1986
Genesis: From the Beginning
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Release Date:01/01/1986
Phil Collins: No Ticket Required
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Release Date:15/09/1985
Live Aid
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Release Date:13/07/1985
Led Zeppelin: Live Aid 1985
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Release Date:13/07/1985
Video AID
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Release Date:01/01/1985
'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video
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Release Date:01/12/1984
Genesis | Live: The MAMA Tour - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
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Release Date:26/02/1984
The Making of the MAMA Album
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Release Date:31/01/1984
Genesis | MAMA Tour Rehearsal
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Release Date:31/12/1983
Phil Collins: Live at Perkins Palace
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Release Date:19/12/1982
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
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Release Date:01/03/1982
Genesis - Three Sides Live
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Release Date:28/11/1981
Genesis in Liverpool
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Release Date:31/12/1980
Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 7, 1980
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Release Date:07/05/1980
Genesis - Live in London: The Lyceum Tapes May 6, 1980
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Release Date:06/05/1980
Three Dates with Genesis
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Release Date:21/08/1978
Genesis | ... And Then There Were Three ...
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Release Date:07/04/1978
Genesis: In Concert
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Release Date:31/01/1977
Genesis - Melody 74
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Release Date:12/02/1974
Genesis - Live on Midnight Special
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Release Date:20/12/1973
Genesis - Live at Shepperton Studios
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Release Date:31/10/1973
Genesis - Selling England by the Pound
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Release Date:13/10/1973
Genesis - Live
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Release Date:20/07/1973
Genesis - Live at Bataclan, Paris
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Release Date:10/01/1973
Genesis - Live at Belgium TV Studio, PopShop'72
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Release Date:01/03/1972
I Start Counting
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Release Date:27/10/1970
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Character:Vulgarian Child (uncredited)
Release Date:17/12/1968
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Character:Vulgarian Teen
Release Date:17/12/1968
Calamity the Cow
Character:Mike Lucas
Release Date:01/01/1967
A Hard Day's Night
Character:Seated Fan with Necktie (uncredited)
Release Date:07/07/1964
Television Appearances
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
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Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
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The Jonathan Ross Show
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Markus Lanz
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Ich Tarzan, Du Jane!
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Seven Ages of Rock
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The One Show
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Kulturplatz
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Whoopi
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Through the Night with...
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V Graham Norton
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Star Academy
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TV total
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Ein Herz für Kinder
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Vivement dimanche
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Die Lotto-Show
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The Johannes B. Kerner Show
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Parkinson
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The View
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Classic Albums
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The Rosie O'Donnell Show
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New York Undercover
Character:Phil Collins
Room 101
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Live & Kicking
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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ECHO-Verleihung
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Stars 90
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MTV Unplugged
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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Going Live!
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Le monde est à vous
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Sacrée Soirée
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Sacrée Soirée
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Miami Vice
Character:Phil Mayhew
MTV Video Music Awards
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Goldene Kamera
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Wogan
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Champs-Elysées
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De TV Show
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Wetten, dass..?
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Verstehen Sie Spaß?
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The Secret Policeman's Ball
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R3
Character:Terry
Top of the Pops
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The Oscars
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