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Biography
Use mdy dates|date=November 2011Infobox musical artist | name = Stephen Bishop| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Stephen Bishop| birth_date = Birth date and age|1951|11|14| death_date =| origin = San Diego , California , United States|USA | instrument = Guitar , Singer|Vocals | genre = Rock music|Rock , Blues rock , Pop rock , Soft rock | occupation = Musician , Singer-songwriter , Actor | years_active = 1975 – present| label = ABC Records|ABC , Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros. | Associated acts =| website = http://www.stephenbishop.com/ Stephen Bishop official site| notable_instruments = Stephen Bishop (born November 14, 1951) is an United States|American singer-songwriter , actor , and guitarist .
History
Bishop was born in San Diego , California , and attended Will C. Crawford High School . http://www.sandiegoreader.com/bands/stephen-bishop San Diego Reader Stephen Bishop entry Retrieved August 17, 2010. He had a major hit single|hit in 1977 with the song " On and On (Stephen Bishop song)|On and On ", which was a Number 11 hit in the U.S.; his other hits include "Save It for a Rainy Day", " Everybody Needs Love ", " Something New in My Life " and " It Might Be You ", the Theme music|theme from the film|movie Tootsie . He has also performed many movie themes, including the theme from '' National Lampoon's Animal House which he sang in falsetto . He also provided his talent to the theme song in the Christmas movie All I Want for Christmas (film)|All I Want for Christmas .
His song " Separate Lives ", sung by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin from the movie White Nights (1985 film)|White Nights , was nominated for an Academy Awards|Academy Award in 1985, losing to " Say You, Say Me " from the same film. Bishop wrote the song about his breakup with actress Karen Allen , who also appeared in Animal House . Bishop said: "I write much better when I'm heartbroken and sad or melancholy." http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php? id=14090 Separate Lives Songfacts. Retrieved January 14, 2009.
Bishop also wrote the theme to the 1984 remake of the movie Unfaithfully Yours (1984 film)|Unfaithfully Yours , entitled " One Love (Unfaithfully Yours) ". The song received regular airplay during this period, usually on soft rock / adult contemporary radio station s. Despite moderate radio success, a soundtrack for the movie was never released. The song eventually appeared on Bishop's best-of compilation album Best of Bish . The only other known pressing of this song is on a promotional vinyl 45.According to the official site - stephenbishop.com - " One Love (Unfaithfully Yours) " is available on the vinyl and CD release Best of Bish
In 1989 he released his fifth album, called Bowling In Paris (mixed with the Sleeping With Girls sessions) with Phil Collins (co-producer and musician on some songs), Eric Clapton , Sting (musician)|Sting , Steve Lukather , Ronnie Caryl , Michael Omartian (producer and musician on several tracks), Mo Foster , Adrian Lee , and more. In 1987, the Norwegian swing/pop duo Bobbysocks! recorded " Walking on Air " (as "Walkin' on Air") on their LP '' Walkin' on Air .
Bishop's songs which have tracked on the Billboard Hot 100 chart are "It Might Be You". which peaked at Number 25 in 1983; "Save It For a Rainy Day" (#22, 1977); "On and On" (#11, 1977); and "Everybody Needs Love" (#32, 1978).
In addition to singing the theme song off-screen, Bishop had a Cameo appearance|cameo role in '' National Lampoon's Animal House as the aspiring folk music|folk singer whose guitar John Belushi smashes. Bishop still keeps the smashed guitar as a memento. He appeared in another John Landis movie, The Blues Brothers (film)|The Blues Brothers as the "charming trooper" who breaks his watch during the mall chase. Bishop also had a cameo in The Kentucky Fried Movie '' (1977), appearing as a hustler in the infamous " Catholic High School Girls in Trouble " segment. He was the musical guest on the March 11, 1978, episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live . Bishop also contributed the song The Heart Is So Willing for the 1986 remake of the film Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House , called The Money Pit , starring Tom Hanks and Shelley Long . He also sung the end credit song, " We Can Do Anything ", from Barney's Great Adventure . Patrick Bateman , the fictional anti-hero from Bret Easton Ellis ' American Psycho , is an avowed fan of Bishop. He also provided soundtrack music for the Michael Douglas movie The China Syndrome.. Somewhere in Between .
Partial discography
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Albums
Careless (Bishop album) (1976)
Bish (Bishop album) 1978
Red Cab to Manhattan 1980
Sleeping with Girls 1986 (Asia only)
Bowling in Paris 1989
Blue Guitars (Bishop album) 1994 (re-released with new cover 1996)
Happy Bishmas 2002 (re-released with new cover 2003)
Yardwork 2003 (Japan edition has alternative cover)
The Demo Album 1 2003
The Demo Album 2 2003
Fear of Massage: Demo 3 2004
Stephen Bishop Live (Live in Japan) 2006 (Japan only)
America & Friends: Live At The Ventura Theater 2007 Andrew Gold, Stephen Bishop and America (Japan only)
Saudade (Bishop album) 2007 (Target-only release. Re-released worldwide as Romance in Rio )
Collections
Best of Bish 1990
On And On: The Hits Of Stephen Bishop 1994
An Introduction to Stephen Bishop 1997
Back to Back 1999 split title with Michael Johnson
The Millennium Collection 2002
References
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External links
imdb name|id=0084196|name=Stephen Bishop
http://www.stephenbishop.com/ Stephen Bishop official site
Allmusic|class=artist|id=p3683|pure_url=yes Stephen Bishop entry at All Music Guide
http://www.bluedesert.dk/bishop.html/ Fan Site
Persondata | NAME =Bishop, Stephen | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =November 14, 1951 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Bishop, Stephen Category:1951 births Category:American male singers Category:American singer-songwriters Category:American soft rock musicians Category:American film actors Category:American television actors Category:American television personalities Category:Musicians from California Category:Living people Category:People from San Diego, California
