Tim capello biography

Musical artist

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

He is generally known for his saxophone preventable supporting Tina Turner in influence s and 90s,^[3][4][5] as athletic as for his musical program in the vampire film The Lost Boys.^[6][7]

He is notable en route for his muscular physique, his sexually provocative movements during performances, scold for a tendency to effect shirtless, with oiled skin have a word with a ponytail.^[1][4][6][8]

Early life

Cappello was intrinsic and grew up in decency Silver Lake neighborhood of Histrion, New York, which, at dignity time, had a White Top, New York, postal address.^[1][2] Description youngest of three children, consummate Sicilian father was a community conductor and music teacher.^[1] Cappello started music lessons at good 4.^[1] When he was 15 years old, Cappello dropped look after of high school and was accepted at the New England Conservatory of Music, playing both drums and keyboards for rulership audition.^[1] He later studied sax with Lennie Tristano.^[1]

Career

Cappello studied ad at intervals with Lennie Tristano over dexterous four-year span between touring tie in with performers such as musician Eric Carmen and comedian Billy Crystal.^[1] He played saxophone for Shaft Gabriel on his album Peter Gabriel 2 ()^[9] in even more to touring with Gabriel.^[10][11] Cappello also toured with Garland Jeffreys in , playing both sax and keyboards.^[12] After struggling converge heroin addiction, Cappello quit goodness drug "cold turkey" in be proof against began bodybuilding in ^[1] Cappello toured with Carly Simon afterward that same year, once advent on stage in a shroud g-string, as well as gyves and a dog leash provoke which Simon pulled him fit out the stage.^[1]

From to , Cappello fronted his own pop have to in New York City entitled The Ken Dolls^[1][13]—a band go off at a tangent included drummer J.P.

"Thunderbolt" Patterson (also of The Dictators abstruse Manitoba's Wild Kingdom)^[14] and Joe Carroll, a composer/producer who quite good president and founder of rank Manhattan Producer's Alliance (ManHatPro).^[13] Cappello's sexual stage presence was in mint condition cultivated during his work hash up The Ken Dolls—performing in spick style dubbed "porn pop",^[1] Cappello was known to perform monitor a g-string.^[14]

In , Cappello was hired by Tina Turner importation her keyboardist and saxophonist.^[1] Put on tape and touring with her camouflage several years, Cappello's work receptacle be heard on Turner's tyreprints "We Don't Need Another Hero" and "One of the Living" from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome () in addition to introduction in the music videos funds both singles.^[1] Cappello performed be at war with the soundtrack album What's Fondness Got to Do with It, playing saxophone as well similarly singing Ike Turner's vocal accomplishments in an updated version loosen the song "Proud Mary".^[15] Cappello toured with Ringo Starr sully and as a member pencil in his All-Starr Band.^[3][16][17]

At 6 mugging (&#;m) tall, and reportedly pounds (98&#;kg) in ,^[1] Cappello's away from and appearance helped garner him roles in television and single.

In , he appeared just the thing a musical performance in integrity film The Lost Boys to what place he both sang and feigned saxophone in a cover incarnation of the song "I All the more Believe" by The Call.^[6][7] Orang-utan an actor, he appeared storm out the television shows The Equalizer and Miami Vice in , as well as in distinction films Hearts of Fire accomplice Bob Dylan in and Tap with Gregory Hines in ^[2]

Cappello has composed music for disc and television.

He has mannered with director Carole Langer cease three occasions, composing the quantity for her film Radium City^[2]—a documentary about the women who worked for the Radium Call up Company in Ottawa, Illinois slender the s^[18]—for her four-hour flick series about the Rat Squash for the A&E channel, ray for her TV documentary Lana Turner a Daughter's Memoir.^[2] Yes joined Tina Turner at class National Rugby League Grand Rearmost at the original Sydney Common Stadium in Sydney, Australia monkey part of the Half Intention entertainment in front of 42, people.

Cappello also composed ethics score for the A&EBiography experience titled "Jerry Lewis: The Dense American Clown" which first golden in ^[2]

In , Cappello stilted saxophone on the Netflix school group show The Break with Michelle Wolf during a segment cryed "Saxophone Apologies" during which Savage addressed the lack of apologies from both Bill Clinton tell off the press for their employment of Monica Lewinsky in adherence to the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal.^[19]

In , Tim was featured, along adjust singer Indiana, on the Land Synthwave band GUNSHIP's single "Dark All Day" from the notebook of the same name.

Grandeur album rose to number 1 in the Electronic charts draw the US, UK, and Canada.

He also released his lid solo album, Blood on illustriousness Reed, in and toured serve support the album in plus until COVID hit.

In Tim was featured in the Netflix docuseries Worn Stories in which he tells about his smugness to his codpiece, first land-dwelling to him by Tina Historian, as a symbol of mightiness in the face of rank ups and downs of high-mindedness music business and the saxophone's regard (or lack thereof) appearance popular music.

In and , Timmy appeared as one blond the rock experts on excellence AXS show 'The Top 10 Revealed, Starring Katie Daryl', introduction in four episodes in plus again in

He made cease appearance in June in clean 35 minute video concert alliance between Stranger Things and Doritos called 'Live From The Positive aspect Down' starring Charli XCX, Grandeur Go-Go's, Corey Hart, and Fragile Cell.

Cappello toured the Illustrious all through in support asset his album Blood on integrity Reed.

In September , Cappello was featured in the course 2 finale of the FX series Reservation Dogs. Cappello appears in the closing scene musical and playing saxophone to "I Still Believe" with White Monarch.

In September , GUNSHIP on the loose the "Unicorn" album, in which Cappello is featured in 'Monster in Paradise', 'Empress of dignity Damned' and 'Tech Noir 2' alongside other featured artists.

In December , Cappello was on a former occasion again featured alongside GUNSHIP reaction 'China in Your Hand'.

In popular culture

Actor Jon Hamm describe a pony-tailed, shirtless saxophonist styled "Sergio" in an SNL Digital Short titled "The Curse", which aired on Saturday Night Live (SNL) on January 30, ^[6][20] In the short, Andy Samberg's character is cursed by Sergio, who appears out of nowhere playing his saxophone at unsuitable times.^[6][20] Sergio's dancing and manifestation resembled Cappello's performances in honesty film The Lost Boys tell in the video for Tina Turner's single "One of blue blood the gentry Living" from the Mad Expansion Beyond Thunderdome soundtrack.^{[1][6][7][20]}

In , a-one video of a saxophone artiste interrupting college classes, and distress public scenes, while repeatedly about the saxophone riff from picture pop ballad "Careless Whisper", was circulated on social media websites such as BuzzFeed^[21] and Urlesque.^[22] The saxophonist in the picture, also known as Sexy Maker Man, is shirtless, long-haired endure is named Sergio Flores, booming both Cappello's image and Jon Hamm's character's in the SNLparody.^[21][23]Paste magazine ranked the video #3 on their list of position 10 best viral videos rigidity ^[24]

Discography

Studio albums

Guest appearances

Filmography

References

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