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Benjamin Scott Folds is an American singer-songwriter, musician, composer and record producer. From 1993 to 2000, Folds was the frontman and pianist of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five. Since the band disbanded, Folds has recorded several albums and performed live as a solo artist, with the exception of a brief Ben Folds Five reunion in 2011 in which they recorded the album The Sound of the Life of the Mind. He has also collaborated with musicians such as William Shatner, Regina Spektor, "Weird Al" Yankovic, and yMusic and undertaken experimental songwriting projects with authors such as Nick Hornby and Neil Gaiman. He has frequently performed arrangements of his music with uncommon instrumentation, including symphony orchestras and a capella groups. In addition to contributing music to the soundtracks of the animated films Over the Hedge, and Hoodwinked!, Folds has produced several albums, including Amanda Palmer's first solo album.
Birth Name
Benjamin Scott Folds
Born
Monday, 12 September 1966
Actor Filmography
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The Musical Mind: A Portrait in Process | Self | 2023 |
Temple of Art | Self | 2023 |
The Wilds | Self | 2020 |
It All Begins with a Song: The Story of the Nashville Songwriter | Self | 2019 |
Saturday Night Rove | Self | 2018 |
It All Begins with a Song | Self | 2018 |
Billions | Ben Folds | 2016 |
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Musical Support / Self - Musical Guest | 2015 |
You're the Worst | Ben Folds | 2014 |
We Cause Scenes | Self | 2014 |
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