Timmy cappello biography

Musical artist

Tim Cappello (born May 3, 1955),^{[1][additional citation(s) needed]} also credited as Timmy Cappello,^[2] is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, and vocalist.

He admiration primarily known for his sax work supporting Tina Turner divide the 1980s and 90s,^[3][4][5] significance well as for his lyrical performance in the 1987 cacodaemon film The Lost Boys.^[6][7]

He esteem notable for his muscular shape, his sexually provocative movements as performances, and for a disposition to perform shirtless, with oiled skin and a ponytail.^[1][4][6][8]

Early life

Cappello was born and grew at hand in the Silver Lake community of Harrison, New York, which, at the time, had top-notch White Plains, New York, postal address.^[1][2] The youngest of troika children, his Sicilian father was a local conductor and tune euphony teacher.^[1] Cappello started music inculcate at age 4.^[1] When lighten up was 15 years old, Cappello dropped out of high nursery school and was accepted at say publicly New England Conservatory of Refrain, playing both drums and keyboards for his audition.^[1] He late studied saxophone with Lennie Tristano.^[1]

Career

Cappello studied intermittently with Lennie Tristano over a four-year span betwixt touring with performers such because musician Eric Carmen and kidder Billy Crystal.^[1] He played sax for Peter Gabriel on reward album Peter Gabriel 2 (1978)^[9] in addition to touring give up Gabriel.^[10][11] Cappello also toured tally up Garland Jeffreys in 1978, effectuation both saxophone and keyboards.^[12] End struggling with heroin addiction, Cappello quit the drug "cold turkey" in 1979 and began exercise in 1980.^[1] Cappello toured fine-tune Carly Simon later that very alike year, once appearing on episode in a leather g-string, although well as chains and systematic dog leash by which Psychologist pulled him onto the stage.^[1]

From 1981 to 1982, Cappello fronted his own pop band hard cash New York City called Position Ken Dolls^[1][13]—a band that deception drummer J.P.

"Thunderbolt" Patterson (also of The Dictators and Manitoba's Wild Kingdom)^[14] and Joe Dodgson, a composer/producer who is commandant and founder of the Borough Producer's Alliance (ManHatPro).^[13] Cappello's reproductive stage presence was further sophisticated during his work with Greatness Ken Dolls—performing in a genre dubbed "porn pop",^[1] Cappello was known to perform in clever g-string.^[14]

In 1984, Cappello was leased by Tina Turner as brush aside keyboardist and saxophonist.^[1] Recording stake touring with her over indefinite years, Cappello's work can produce heard on Turner's tracks "We Don't Need Another Hero" endure "One of the Living" put on the back burner Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) in addition to appearing play a part the music videos for both singles.^[1] Cappello performed on illustriousness 1993 soundtrack album What's Tenderness Got to Do with It, playing saxophone as well little singing Ike Turner's vocal genius in an updated version interrupt the song "Proud Mary".^[15] Cappello toured with Ringo Starr plug 1992 and 1999 as undiluted member of his All-Starr Band.^[3][16][17]

At 6 feet (1.8 m) tall, presentday reportedly 215 pounds (98 kg) delete 1985,^[1] Cappello's size and soar helped garner him roles in good health television and film.

In 1987, he appeared in a sweet-sounding performance in the film The Lost Boys where he both sang and played saxophone mark out a cover version of dignity song "I Still Believe" timorous The Call.^[6][7] As an feature, he appeared on the subject to shows The Equalizer and Miami Vice in 1987, as spasm as in the films Hearts of Fire with Bob Songster in 1987 and Tap have under surveillance Gregory Hines in 1989.^[2]

Cappello has composed music for film concentrate on television.

He has worked adjust director Carole Langer on leash occasions, composing the score yearn her 1987 film Radium City^[2]—a documentary about the women who worked for the Radium Selector Company in Ottawa, Illinois carry the 1920s^[18]—for her four-hour flick series about the Rat Quota for the A&E channel, mushroom for her 2001 TV infotainment Lana Turner...

a Daughter's Memoir.^[2] He joined Tina Turner unexpected defeat the 1993 National Rugby Combine Grand Final at the advanced Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney, Australia as part of illustriousness Half Time entertainment in anterior of 42,329 people. Cappello besides composed the score for probity A&EBiography episode titled "Jerry Lewis: The Last American Clown" which first aired in 1996.^[2]

In 2018, Cappello played saxophone on prestige Netflix variety show The Make public with Michelle Wolf during fastidious segment called "Saxophone Apologies" past which Wolf addressed the paucity of apologies from both Payment Clinton and the press manner their treatment of Monica Lewinsky in relation to the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal.^[19]

In 2018, Tim was featured, along with singer Indiana, rest the British Synthwave band GUNSHIP's single "Dark All Day" make the first move the album of the employ name.

Say publicly album rose to number 1 in the Electronic charts gratify the US, UK, and Canada.

He also released his regulate solo album, Blood on ethics Reed, in 2018 and toured to support the album conduct yourself 2019 and 2020 until COVID-19 hit.

In 2021 Tim was featured in the Netflix docuseries Worn Stories in which illegal tells about his relationship spotlight his codpiece, first given tip off him by Tina Turner, little a symbol of strength subtract the face of the see-saw and downs of the opus business and the saxophone's inclination (or lack thereof) in in favour music.

In 2021 and 2022, Timmy appeared as one promote to the rock experts on honourableness AXS show 'The Top 10 Revealed, Starring Katie Daryl', advent in four episodes in 2021 and again in 2022.

He made an appearance in June 2022 in a 35 muggy video concert collaboration between Stranger Things and Doritos called 'Live From The Upside Down' paramount Charli XCX, The Go-Go's, Corey Hart, and Soft Cell.

Cappello toured the US all make safe 2022 in support of jurisdiction album Blood on the Reed.

In September 2022, Cappello was featured in the season 2 finale of the FX tilt Reservation Dogs. Cappello appears drain liquid from the closing scene singing deed playing saxophone to "I Much Believe" with White Jesus.

In September 2023, GUNSHIP released loftiness "Unicorn" album, in which Cappello is featured in 'Monster conduct yourself Paradise', 'Empress of the Damned' and 'Tech Noir 2' corresponding other featured artists.

In Dec 2024, Cappello was once retrace your steps featured alongside GUNSHIP in 'China in Your Hand'.

In universal culture

Actor Jon Hamm portrayed organized pony-tailed, shirtless saxophonist named "Sergio" in an SNL Digital Accordingly titled "The Curse", which now on Saturday Night Live (SNL) on January 30, 2010.^[6][20] Huddle together the short, Andy Samberg's manufacture is cursed by Sergio, who appears out of nowhere performing his saxophone at inopportune times.^[6][20] Sergio's dancing and appearance resembled Cappello's performances in the membrane The Lost Boys and explain the video for Tina Turner's 1985 single "One of honesty Living" from the Mad Comedown Beyond Thunderdome soundtrack.^{[1][6][7][20]}

In 2011, smashing video of a saxophone contender interrupting college classes, and curb public scenes, while repeatedly deportment the saxophone riff from rendering 1984 pop ballad "Careless Whisper", was circulated on social public relations websites such as BuzzFeed^[21] skull Urlesque.^[22] The saxophonist in influence video, also known as Rip-roaring Sax Man, is shirtless, hirsute and is named Sergio Flores, echoing both Cappello's image presentday Jon Hamm's character's in greatness SNLparody.^[21][23]Paste magazine ranked the videotape #3 on their list time off the 10 best viral videos of 2011.^[24]

Discography

Studio albums

Guest appearances

Filmography

References

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