
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
September 5, 1946 (79 years old)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Also Known As
- Loudon Snowden Wainwright III
- Loudon Wainwright
Loudon Wainwright III
Biography
Loudon Snowden Wainwright III (born September 5, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actor. He has released twenty-six studio albums, four live albums, and six compilations. Some of his best-known songs include "The Swimming Song", "Motel Blues", "The Man Who Couldn't Cry", "Dead Skunk", and "Lullaby". In 2007, he collaborated with musician Joe Henry to create the soundtrack for Judd Apatow's film Knocked Up. In addition to music, he has acted in small roles in at least eighteen television programs and feature films, including three episodes in the third season of the series M*A*S*H.
Known For
Acting

Carol & the End of the World
2023

Mosaic
2018

Mosaic
2018

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015

True Story
2015

Sleepwalk with Me
2012

Person of Interest
2011

G-Force
2009

Parks and Recreation
2009

Knocked Up
2007

For Your Consideration
2006

Elizabethtown
2005

The 40 Year Old Virgin
2005

The Aviator
2004

Big Fish
2003

According to Jim
2001

Undeclared
2001

Grounded for Life
2001

28 Days
2000

Ally McBeal
1997

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993

Soldier Soldier
1991

Jacknife
1989

The Slugger's Wife
1985







