Paul David Hewson, better known by his stage name Bono, is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, venture capitalist, businessman, and philanthropist. He is best recognized as the frontman of the Dublin-based rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife, Alison Stewart, and the future members of U2. Bono writes almost all U2 lyrics, frequently using religious, social, and political themes. During U2's early years, Bono's lyrics contributed to their rebellious and spiritual to; as the band matured, his lyrics became inspired more by personal experiences shared with the other members.
Paul David Hewson, better known by his stage name Bono, is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, venture capitalist, businessman, and philanthropist. He is best recognized as the frontman of the Dublin-based rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife, Alison Stewart, and the future members of U2. Bono writes almost all U2 lyrics, frequently using religious, social, and political themes. During U2's early years, Bono's lyrics contributed to their rebellious and spiritual to; as the band matured, his lyrics became inspired more by personal experiences shared with the other members.
Outside the band, he has collaborated and recorded with numerous artists, is managing director and a managing partner of Elevation Partners, and has refurbished and owns The Clarence Hotel in Dublin with The Edge. He was granted a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and, with Bill and Melinda Gates, was named Time Person of the Year in 2005, among other awards and nominations. On 17 July 2013, the BBC announced that Bono had been made a Commandeur of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters).
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0095104
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q834621
Facebook: No data
Instagram: No data
X: No data
Filmography (Movies)
Bono: Stories of Surrender
Character:Self
Release Date:16/05/2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Character:Self
Release Date:27/01/2025
The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?
Character:Self
Release Date:25/11/2024
The Trainer
Character:Bono
Release Date:20/10/2024
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
Character:Self
Release Date:08/06/2024
Kiss the Future
Character:Self
Release Date:23/02/2024
U2:UV Live from Vegas, 2023/11/03
Character:
Release Date:03/11/2023
U2:UV Live from Vegas, 2023/11/01
Character:Self
Release Date:01/11/2023
Bono: Waiting on a Saviour
Character:
Release Date:27/10/2023
Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari
Character:Self
Release Date:23/10/2023
Peter & the Wolf
Character:Self (Artist)
Release Date:19/10/2023
AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex
Character:Self
Release Date:14/09/2023
WHAM!
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:27/06/2023
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
Character:Self
Release Date:17/03/2023
Paul Muldoon: Laoithe is Lirici
Character:Self
Release Date:19/11/2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Character:Self
Release Date:19/11/2022
The Sound of 007
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:04/10/2022
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:23/09/2022
Roy Orbison Forever
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:12/08/2022
ABBA V Queen
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:19/07/2022
U2: Rockumentary
Character:Self
Release Date:01/04/2022
Sing 2
Character:Clay Calloway (voice)
Release Date:01/12/2021
Mon nom est Johnny
Character:Self
Release Date:01/12/2021
The Busk - A Decade of Christmas on Grafton Street
Character:Self
Release Date:22/12/2020
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
Character:Self
Release Date:09/09/2020
Citizens Of Boomtown: The Story of the Boomtown Rats
Character:Self
Release Date:23/05/2020
Pavarotti
Character:Self
Release Date:04/06/2019
Mystify: Michael Hutchence
Character:Self
Release Date:28/04/2019
ReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium
Character:Self
Release Date:11/01/2019
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
Character:Self - Musician (archive footage)
Release Date:08/01/2019
One Step From Holiness
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2019
U2: Experience +Innocence, Live in Berlin
Character:Self
Release Date:13/11/2018
Quincy
Character:Self
Release Date:09/09/2018
Why Are We Creative?
Character:Self
Release Date:07/09/2018
Liner Notes
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:11/01/2018
Hansa Studios: By the Wall 1976-90
Character:Self
Release Date:08/01/2018
U2 - Live from Abbey Road
Character:Self
Release Date:26/12/2017
U2 at The BBC
Character:Self [U2]
Release Date:19/12/2017
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:27/10/2017
U2: The Joshua Tree Tour 2017
Character:
Release Date:25/10/2017
Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar
Character:Self
Release Date:16/10/2017
In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America
Character:Self
Release Date:24/09/2017
Kygo: Stole the Show
Character:Self
Release Date:26/07/2017
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Character:Self
Release Date:05/05/2017
Lost in London
Character:Bono (voice)
Release Date:19/01/2017
Eagles of Death Metal: Nos Amis (Our Friends)
Character:Self
Release Date:14/01/2017
Unknown Brood
Character:
Release Date:19/11/2016
Hero With A Thousand Faces
Character:Self
Release Date:16/11/2016
Electric Burma: The Concert for Aung San Suu Kyi - Words I Never Said
Character:Self
Release Date:17/09/2016
U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris
Character:Self
Release Date:10/06/2016
Bono & Eugene Peterson: The Psalms
Character:Self
Release Date:26/04/2016
U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 06/12/2015
Character:
Release Date:06/12/2015
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
Character:Self
Release Date:06/12/2015
U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 11/11/2015
Character:Self
Release Date:11/11/2015
Ecco Homo
Character:Self
Release Date:14/08/2015
U2 - Vancouver, Canada
Character:
Release Date:14/05/2015
Muddy Track
Character:Himself
Release Date:17/04/2015
Irish Rock at the BBC
Character:Self
Release Date:13/03/2015
The Irish Rock Story: A Tale of Two Cities
Character:Self
Release Date:13/03/2015
Nelson Mandela Redrawn
Character:Self
Release Date:18/07/2014
Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl - Unraveled
Character:Self
Release Date:19/05/2014
Meteor Choice Music Prize 2014
Character:Self - Nominee
Release Date:05/03/2014
Here Comes the Night Time
Character:Fake Arcade Fire Bandmember
Release Date:29/09/2013
Muscle Shoals
Character:Self
Release Date:16/08/2013
Who the F**K Is Arthur Fogel
Character:Self
Release Date:22/03/2013
Miracle Rising: South Africa
Character:Self
Release Date:09/02/2013
U2: War - The Ultimate Critical Review
Character:Self
Release Date:01/12/2012
B.B. King: The Life of Riley
Character:Self
Release Date:15/10/2012
U2: Unbroken Toys
Character:Self
Release Date:03/10/2012
The Submerging Church
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:30/09/2012
Anton Corbijn Inside Out
Character:Self
Release Date:22/03/2012
U2: From the Sky Down
Character:Self
Release Date:29/10/2011
U2360°: Live From Moncton
Character:Self
Release Date:30/07/2011
U2 – Live At Johannesburg Stadium, South Africa, 1998
Character:Bono
Release Date:01/01/2011
How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster?
Character:Self
Release Date:08/10/2010
u2 360 tour - under the rainy belgium sky
Character:Self
Release Date:23/09/2010
U2360° Tour: Squaring The Circle
Character:Self
Release Date:05/07/2010
U2: 360° at the Rose Bowl
Character:Self - Vocals
Release Date:04/06/2010
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Start Me Up
Character:Self
Release Date:25/05/2010
Hope for Haiti Now
Character:Self
Release Date:02/01/2010
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Character:Self
Release Date:29/11/2009
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Character:Self - Performer
Release Date:04/11/2009
US Festival 1983 Days 1-3
Character:Self - U2
Release Date:16/07/2009
U2 Live Tour 360° - Paris 11 et 12 Juillet 2009
Character:Self
Release Date:10/07/2009
Brüno
Character:Self - 'Dove of Peace'
Release Date:08/07/2009
Keep on Running: 50 Years of Island Records
Character:
Release Date:05/06/2009
U2乐队360°玫瑰碗演唱会
Character:主唱
Release Date:04/06/2009
Linear
Character:Self
Release Date:02/03/2009
Q: The Man
Character:Self
Release Date:01/02/2009
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Character:Self
Release Date:18/01/2009
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
Character:Self
Release Date:07/01/2009
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/06/2008
Pavarotti The Duets
Character:Self
Release Date:09/05/2008
Ronnie Drew: September Song
Character:
Release Date:01/05/2008
Patti Smith: Dream of Life
Character:Self
Release Date:02/04/2008
U2 3D
Character:Self
Release Date:19/01/2008
U2: The Joshua Tree (Bonus DVD)
Character:Self - Vocals
Release Date:20/11/2007
White Diamond: A Personal Portrait of Kylie Minogue
Character:Self
Release Date:13/10/2007
Across the Universe
Character:Doctor Robert
Release Date:14/09/2007
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
Character:Self
Release Date:18/05/2007
Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
Character:Self
Release Date:01/05/2007
U2: Achtung Baby: A Classic Album Under Review
Character:Self
Release Date:29/01/2007
Make Poverty History - Music Concert
Character:Self
Release Date:09/12/2006
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
Character:Self
Release Date:24/11/2006
U2: 18 Videos
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:17/11/2006
The Art of Football from A to Z
Character:Self
Release Date:25/05/2006
U2 Phenomenon - The Independent Review
Character:Self
Release Date:14/03/2006
U2: City of blinding lights - Live in Buenos Aires
Character:Self
Release Date:03/03/2006
U2: Vertigo Tour Live at River Plate Stadium
Character:Self - Vocals
Release Date:02/03/2006
U2: Vertigo 2005 - Live from Chicago
Character:Self - Vocals
Release Date:14/11/2005
Live 8
Character:Self
Release Date:07/11/2005
Horslips: Return of the Dancehall Sweethearts
Character:Self
Release Date:02/11/2005
The Pretenders: No Turn Left Unstoned
Character:Self
Release Date:10/10/2005
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
Character:Self (segments "One" and "Electrical Storm")
Release Date:13/09/2005
The Work of Director Mark Romanek
Character:Self - Interviewee
Release Date:13/09/2005
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Character:Self
Release Date:02/09/2005
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Character:Self
Release Date:13/07/2005
Live Aid Against All Odds
Character:Self
Release Date:15/06/2005
U2: Vertigo 05 - Live from Milan
Character:Self
Release Date:21/05/2005
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
Character:Self
Release Date:27/12/2004
U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
Character:Self
Release Date:22/11/2004
U2 - Live Under the Brooklyn Bridge
Character:Self
Release Date:22/11/2004
U2 and 3 songs
Character:Self
Release Date:19/11/2004
Pixies: Gouge
Character:Self
Release Date:27/04/2004
Bono: Big Daddy
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2004
U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, Ireland
Character:Self - Vocals
Release Date:17/11/2003
The Importance of Being Morrissey
Character:Self
Release Date:08/06/2003
Pavarotti & Friends for SOS Iraq
Character:Self - Performer
Release Date:27/05/2003
U2: An Unforgettable Journey
Character:Self
Release Date:20/05/2003
Bukowski: Born Into This
Character:Self
Release Date:18/01/2003
U2: The Best of 1990-2000
Character:Self
Release Date:02/12/2002
There's Only One Paul McCartney
Character:Self
Release Date:02/06/2002
The Corrs Live from Dublin
Character:Self - Guest Singer
Release Date:12/05/2002
Being Mick
Character:Self
Release Date:22/11/2001
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Character:Self - Performer
Release Date:21/09/2001
U2: Elevation 2001 - Live from Boston
Character:Self - Vocals, Guitar
Release Date:03/06/2001
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
Character:Self
Release Date:03/03/2001
U2 - Live from Irving Plaza 2000
Character:Self
Release Date:05/12/2000
The Beatles Revolution
Character:Self
Release Date:17/11/2000
No Maps for These Territories
Character:Self
Release Date:04/10/2000
Anton Corbijn: Geen Stil Leven
Character:Self
Release Date:30/03/2000
The Million Dollar Hotel
Character:Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Release Date:09/02/2000
Behind the Music: Michael Hutchence
Character:Self
Release Date:09/01/2000
From a Whisper to a Scream: The Living History of Irish Music
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2000
Entropy
Character:Bono
Release Date:27/11/1999
Tina Turner : Celebrate!
Character:Self
Release Date:26/11/1999
In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story
Character:Self
Release Date:07/10/1999
A Tribute to Johnny Cash
Character:Self - Performer
Release Date:04/06/1999
Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree
Character:Self
Release Date:05/02/1999
The A-Z of Separating People from their Money
Character:Self
Release Date:18/10/1998
U2 - The Best of 1980-1990
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:07/04/1998
U2 PopMart: Live From Johannesburg
Character:Self
Release Date:21/03/1998
U2: Live from Santiago 1998
Character:Self
Release Date:11/02/1998
U2: Popmart - Live from Mexico City
Character:Self
Release Date:03/12/1997
Bravo Profiles: Björk
Character:Self
Release Date:01/09/1997
U2: A Year in Pop
Character:Self
Release Date:26/04/1997
The Great Hunger: The Life and Songs of Shane MacGowan
Character:Self
Release Date:17/03/1997
The Rocker: A Portrait of Phil Lynott
Character:Self
Release Date:03/01/1996
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
Character:Self - Performer
Release Date:14/12/1995
Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia
Character:Self
Release Date:12/09/1995
Dancing Barefoot
Character:Self (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1995
U2: Zoo TV - Live from Sydney
Character:Self
Release Date:17/04/1994
In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:18/02/1994
U2 Zoo TV Live in Adelaide 1993
Character:Self
Release Date:16/11/1993
New Order Story
Character:Self
Release Date:29/08/1993
Daniel Lanois "Rocky World"
Character:Self
Release Date:06/06/1993
Rolling Stone 25: The MTV Special
Character:Self
Release Date:18/11/1992
U2 - Live from Stockholm 1992
Character:Self
Release Date:11/06/1992
U2: Achtung Baby, the Videos, the Cameos and a Whole Lot of Interference from ZOO-TV
Character:Self
Release Date:01/06/1992
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Character:Self
Release Date:01/12/1990
U2: Lovetown
Character:Self
Release Date:31/12/1989
U2: Rattle and Hum
Character:Self
Release Date:03/11/1988
U2 - Live from Los Angeles 1987
Character:Self
Release Date:18/11/1987
U2: Live from Syracuse 1987
Character:Self
Release Date:09/10/1987
U2 Live from Paris
Character:Self
Release Date:04/07/1987
U2: Outside It's America
Character:Self
Release Date:01/03/1987
U2 & The Police: A Conspiracy of Hope
Character:Self
Release Date:15/06/1986
U2: Unforgettable Fire
Character:Self
Release Date:04/11/1985
U2 at Live Aid
Character:Self
Release Date:13/07/1985
Live Aid
Character:Self
Release Date:13/07/1985
The Making of Sun City
Character:Self
Release Date:23/01/1985
'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid Video
Character:Self
Release Date:01/12/1984
U2: A Fire in Dortmund
Character:Self
Release Date:21/11/1984
U2 - The Unforgettable Fire Collection
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/1984
U2: Live at Red Rocks - Under a Blood Red Sky
Character:Self - Vocals
Release Date:05/06/1983
No Nukes! muziekfestival
Character:Self - U2
Release Date:09/04/1982
U2 Live at the Rock Werchter Festival 1982
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/1982
U2: Rockpalast
Character:
Release Date:03/11/1981
U2: Follies
Character:Self
Release Date:10/02/1981
Television Appearances
Live Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
Character:Self
Simon Schama's Story of Us
Character:Self
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
Character:Self - Musician and Activist
This Is Pop
Character:Self (archive footage)
70 Years of Youth Revolt
Character:Self (archive footage)
The Defiant Ones
Character:Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Music Nuggets
Character:Self
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
Character:Self
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
Off The Record
Character:
Legends
Character:Self
Iconoclasts
Character:Self
The Culture Show
Character:Self
Entourage
Character:Bono
Celebrities Uncensored
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
American Idol
Character:Self
Diary
Character:Self
TV total
Character:Self
Sabine Christiansen
Character:Self
Classic Albums
Character:Self
Taff
Character:self
The Daily Show
Character:Self
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
Character:Self
MTV Europe Music Awards
Character:Self - Performer
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
Character:Self - Guest
ECHO-Verleihung
Character:Self
The Simpsons
Character:Bono (voice)
MTV Video Music Awards
Character:Self
The Kenny Everett Television Show
Character:Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
Character:Self - Honoree
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Musical Guest
Rockpalast
Character:
Top of the Pops
Character:
The Grammys
Character:Self
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Bambi
Character:Self
Images
