LOVETT, Lyle 1957(?)–

PERSONAL

Full name, Lyle Pearce Lovett; born November 1, 1957 (some sources cite 1956), in Klein, TX; son of William (a marketing executive) and Bernell (a training specialist; maiden name, Klein) Lovett; married Julia Roberts (an actress), c. June 25, 1993 (divorced, March 22, 1995). Education: Studied in Germany, 1979; Texas A&M University, B.A., journalism, 1980, and graduate study. Avocational Interests: Motorcycles.

Addresses: Agent —International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Manager —Monterey Peninsula Artists, 509 Hartnell St., Monterey, CA 93940. Contact —c/o MCA Records, 70 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608–1011.

Career: Actor, musician, singer, composer, music producer and arranger, and director. Performed as a backup singer for recording artist Nanci Griffith, c. 1984–85; Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, founder and performer. Appeared in a commercial for Texas Tourism, 1999. Worked as a reporter and construction worker; also worked at a motorcycle shop.

Awards, Honors: Music Award Critics' Picks, best country artist, Rolling Stone, 1988; Grammy Award, best male country vocal performance, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, 1990, for Lyle Lovett and His Large Band; Grammy award nomination, best song written for a motion picture or for television, 1992, for "You Can't Resist It," Switch; Volpi Cup, best ensemble cast (with others), Venice Film Festival, 1993, and Special Golden Globe Award, best ensemble cast (with others), 1994, both for Short Cuts; Grammy Award, best pop vocal collaboration (with Al Green), 1994, for "Funny How Time Slips Away"; Grammy Award, best country performance by a duo or group with vocal (with others), 1994, for "Blues for Dixie"; Grammy Award, best country music album, 1997, for The Road to Ensenada; Grammy Award nomination, best male country vocal performance, for "She's No Lady (She's My Wife)"; gold record certification, Recording Industry Association of America, for Pontiac.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(Film debut) Detective DeLongpre, The Player, Fine Line, 1992.

Andy Bitkower, Short Cuts, Fine Line, 1993.

Clint Lammeraux, Pret–a–Porter (also known as Pret–a– Porter: Ready to Wear and Ready to Wear ), Mira-max, 1994.

Road person, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, MCA/Universal, 1998.

Sheriff Carl Tippett, The Opposite of Sex, Sony Pictures Classics, 1998.

Manny Hood, Cookie's Fortune, October Films, 1999.

Disc jockey, 3 Days of Rain, Maximone Pictures, 2002.

Bear Harrison, The New Guy, Columbia, 2002.

Film Work; Song Performer:

Major League, 1989.

"Cowboy Man," Always, Universal, 1989.

"I Loved You Yesterday," State of Grace, Orion, 1990.

"You Can't Resist It," Switch, Warner Bros., 1991.

"Pass Me Not," Leap of Faith, Paramount, 1992.

"Blue Skies," With Honors, Warner Bros., 1994.

Quiz Show, Buena Vista, 1994.

"She's No Lady," It Could Happen to You (also known as Cop Gives Waitress $2 Million Tip! and Cop Tips Waitress $2 Million ), TriStar, 1994.

"You've Got a Friend in Me," Toy Story (animated), Buena Vista, 1995.

Dead Man Walking, Sony, 1996.

"Straighten Up and Fly Right," Dear God, Paramount, 1996.

"Ain't It Something" and "Cowboy Man," Fathers' Day, Warner Bros., 1997.

"You've Been So Good Up to Now," Nothing to Lose, Buena Vista, 1997.

"(I'm a) Soldier in the Army of the Lord," The Apostle, October Films, 1997.

"Teach Me about Love," Clay Pigeons, Gramercy, 1998.

"Smile," Hope Floats, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1998.

"Ballad of the Snow Leopard,""The Tanqueray Cowboy," and "Till It Shines," Mumford, Buena Vista, 1999.

"Walking Tall," Stuart Little, Sony Pictures Releasing, 1999.

"Private Conversation," Tumbleweeds, Fine Line, 1999.

"Ain't It Something,""She's Already Made Up Her Mind," and "You've Been So Good Up to Now," Dr.T&the Women, Artisan Entertainment, 2000.

"What'd I Say," Where the Heart Is, 2000.

Film Work; Score Producer:

Major League, 1989.

Always, Universal, 1989.

The Crying Game, Miramax, 1993.

The Firm, Paramount, 1993.

Dead Man Walking, Sony, 1996.

2 Days in the Valley, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1996.

The Apostle, October Films, 1997.

Clay Pigeons, Gramercy, 1998.

Hope Floats, Twentieth–Century Fox, 1998.

Dr. T & the Women, Artisan Entertainment, 2000.

Film Work; Other:

Song producer and arranger, Leap of Faith, Paramount, 1992.

Director (with Wayne Miller), Penguins (short film), 1994.

Song producer, Dear God, Paramount, 1996.

Song producer, Mumford, Buena Vista, 1999.

Song coproducer, Where the Heart Is, 2000.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Singer at beach, Bill: On His Own, CBS, 1983.

Wade, Bastard Out of Carolina, Showtime, 1996.

Research scientist, Breast Men, HBO, 1997.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Farm Aid '87, 1987.

Country Music Crossroads, PBS, 1988.

Mike's Talent Show, Cinemax, 1989.

Farm Aid IV, The Nashville Network, 1990.

John Prine and Lyle Lovett, Arts and Entertainment, 1990.

Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, VH1, 1992.

Willie Nelson—The Big Six–0: An All–Star Birthday Celebration, CBS, 1992.

A Country Music Celebration, CBS, 1993.

A Day in the Life of Country Music, CBS, 1993.

Voice of Delbert Parnham, The Wild West, syndicated, 1993.

Host, B. B. King … Live at the Woodlands, PBS, 1994.

Himself, Luck, Trust, & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country (also known as Luck, Trust, and Ketchup ), Bravo, 1994.

Rhythm, Country & Blues: An "In the Spotlight " Special, PBS, 1994.

The ESPY Awards, ESPN, 1995.

Lyle Lovett: Going Home, The Disney Channel, 1996.

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1996.

Roger Miller Remembered, The Nashville Network, 1998.

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1998.

An All–Star Tribute to Johnny Cash, TNT, 1999.

The Making of Ride with Bob, The Nashville Network, 1999.

Comedy Central Presents the Second Annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize Celebrating the Humor of Jonathan Winters, Comedy Central, 2000.

Interviewee, The Rhythm of Life, PBS, 2000.

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Special 2000, VH1, 2000.

Host, Last Stand of the Tallgrass Prairie, PBS, 2001.

Willie Nelson: Live and Kicking (also known as Willie Nelson and Friends: Live and Kicking ), USA Network, 2003.

Narrator, Lost Highway: The History of American Country, Trio, 2003.

The 26th Annual Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 2003.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 21st Annual Country Music Association Awards, CBS, 1987.

The 22st Annual Country Music Association Awards, CBS, 1988.

The 23rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, NBC, 1988.

The 31st Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1989.

The 24th Annual Country Music Association Awards, CBS, 1990.

The 32nd Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1990.

Presenter, The American Music Awards, ABC, 1990.

The 26th Annual Country Music Association Awards, CBS, 1992.

Presenter, The 1993 MTV Music Video Awards, MTV and syndicated, 1993.

Presenter, The 35th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1993.

The 28th Annual Country Music Association Awards, CBS, 1994.

Presenter, The 30th Annual CMA Awards, CBS, 1996.

The 68th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1996.

Presenter, The 1998 Genesis Awards, Animal Planet, 1998.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Lenny, "Mad About You: Parts 1 & 2," Mad About You, NBC, 1995.

Sin City Spectacular, FX Channel, 1998.

Lenny, "The Final Frontier," Mad about You, NBC, 1999.

Himself, "The Trouble with Troubador," Dharma & Greg, ABC, 2000.

SoundStage, PBS, 2003.

Guest, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2003.

Also appeared on Austin City Limits, PBS; Sessions at West 54th, PBS; Storytellers, VH1; The Texas Connection, The Nashville Network; and This Is VH1 Country, VH1.

Television Appearances; Series:

Narrator, Popular Song: Soundtrack of the Century, Bravo, 2001.

Television Work; Movies:

Song performer, "Nobody Knows Me," 61* (also known as 61 ), HBO, 2001.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

Lyle Lovett, Curb, 1986.

Pontiac, Curb, 1987.

Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, Curb, 1989.

(With others; and producer) 80s Country Hits of the Decade Vol. 1, Curb, 1990.

(With others) Top Ten Records, Curb, 1991.

(With others; and producer) Deadicated: A Tribute to the Grateful Dead, Arista, 1991.

Joshua Judges Ruth, Curb, 1992.

I Love Everybody, Curb, 1994.

Rhythm Country & Blues, MCA, 1994.

The Best of Lyle Lovett, 1994.

Road to Ensenada, Curb, 1996.

Dead Man Walking, 1996.

(Producer) Country Classics Vol. 9 (1980–1993), MCA, 1996.

(Producer) Cool Country Hits Vol. 2, Curb, 1997.

Live on Letterman: Music from the Late Show, Reprise, 1997.

Step inside This House, MCA, 1998.

Live in Texas, MCA, 1999.

Dr. T & the Women (soundtrack recording), MCA, 2000.

(With others) Anthology, Volume 1: Cowboy Man, MCA, 2001.

Smile, MCA, 2003.

My Baby Don't Tolerate, Lost Highway, 2003.

Contributor to the album Country & Eastern, MCA. Recorded the single "You Can't Resist It," MCA, 1991. Also appeared on albums by other artists, including Pat Alger, Asleep at the Wheel, Vince Bell, Kim Carnes, Valerie Carter, Nanci Griffith, Bill Hearne, Walter Hyatt, Rickie Lee Jones, Wynonna Judd, Robert Earl Keen, Leo Kottke, Patty Loveless, Delbert McClinton, Michael Martin Murphey, Francine Reed, Hank Thompson, and Tammy Wynette.

WRITINGS

Songs Featured in Films:

Always, Universal, 1989.

State of Grace, Orion, 1990.

Switch, Lauren Film, 1991.

It Could Happen to You (also known as Cop Gives Waitress $2 Million Tip! and Cop Tips Waitress $2 Million ), TriStar, 1994.

Fathers' Day, Warner Bros., 1997.

Nothing to Lose, Buena Vista, 1997.

"Smile," Hope Floats, Twentieth–Century Fox, 1998.

Tumbleweeds, Fine Line, 1999.

(With Matt Rollings) "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You," Kissing Jessica Stein, Fox Searchlight, 2002.

Other:

Song, "Nobody Knows Me," 61* (television movie; also known as 61 ), HBO, 2001.

Songwriter for his albums, single recordings, and live performances.

ADAPTATIONS

In 1999 the Boston Ballet performed Nine Lives: The Songs of Lyle Lovett.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Chicago Tribune, August 16, 1992, p. V3.

Christian Science Monitor, March 31, 1989, p. 10.

Entertainment Weekly, June 26, 1998, p. 136.

Esquire, May, 1994, p. 64; October, 1998, p. 42.

Guitar Player, November, 1996, p. 85.

Interview, May, 1994, p. 82.

New Statesman, October 16, 1998, p. 43.

New York Newsday, January 3, 1995.

New York Times, April 12, 1992, p. II26.

People Weekly, July 12, 1993, p. 60; December 27, 1993, August 12, 1996, p. 27.

Rolling Stone, July 14, 1988, p. 128.

Texas Monthly, October, 1998, p. 94.

US, August, 1996.

Washington Post, September 4, 1996, p. B7.