Kid Creole
Age: N/A | From: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: August Darnell , Thomas August Darnell Browder , Kid Creole and the Coconuts , Kid Creole & the Coconuts , Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band , Machine
Gender: Male
Place of birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Homepage: http://kidcreoleandthecoconuts.com
Movie Involvements: 9
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
Thomas August Darnell Browder, aka August Darnell--who goes by the stage name Kid Creole--is an American singer, musician and songwriter. He co-founded Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band with his half-brother Stony Browder Jr., then went on to form and lead Kid Creole and the Coconuts. The latter band, with its trio of backing female singers (dubbed the Coconuts), draw upon musical influences as disparate as salsa, no wave, jazz, disco, pop music and big band. Darnell has written and produced for other artists and bands, such as Machine and Gichy Dan's Beachwood No. 9. He and the Coconuts have also contributed songs to numerous motion picture soundtracks, including "My Male Curiosity" for Against All Odds (1984).
Most Famous Work
Mood Indigo
(2013) Duke Ellington
The Forbidden Dance
(1990) Kid Creole
Obsession: A Taste for Fear
(1988) Bookmaker
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 3
(2008) Self
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
(2013) Self (archive footage)
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 4
(2010) self
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 5
(2011) SelfActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Himself | |
| 2013 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Duke Ellington | ||
| 2012 | N/A | |
| 2011 | Self | |
| 2010 | self | |
| 2008 | Self | |
| West Coast Video Employee Passaic | ||
| 2001 | August Darnell | |
| 2000 | N/A | |
| 1992 | N/A | |
| Self | ||
| 1990 | Kid Creole | |
| 1989 | Thrift Shop Man (as August Darnell) | |
| 1988 | Bookmaker | |
| 1986 | Himself | |
| 1981 | Self | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Music | |
| 1989 | Original Music Composer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
