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  • Birth Name: Robert Zimmerman
  • Birth Place: Duluth, MN
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 05/24/1941, Gemini
  • Profession: Singer; songwriter
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Bob Dylan Fast Facts:
  • Shocked fans by "going electric" in the mid-'60s, drawing boos at concerts. When a fan at an event in England called him "Judas," he responded by leading his band into an earsplitting "Like a Rolling Stone," his groundbreaking 1965 single that Rolling Stone magazine named the greatest rock song of all time.
  • The sequence of him flipping lyric cards of "Subterranean Homesick Blues" in the 1967 documentary Don't Look Back is considered a precursor to the modern music video.
  • Recipient of a Lifetime Grammy Award at the 1991 ceremony and a Kennedy Center Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997.
  • Won three Grammy Awards for his Time Out of Mind CD at the 1998 ceremony, while his son Jakob Dylan won a songwriting Grammy for the Wallflowers' hit "One Headlight."
  • Compelling 2004 memoir, Chronicles: Volume One, was a best-seller and was nominated for a National Book Critics award.
  • Began hosting an acclaimed XM satellite radio show in 2006.
  • Bob Dylan Relationships:
  • Abraham Zimmerman - Father
  • Anna Dylan - Daughter
  • Beatrice Zimmerman - Mother
  • Carolyn Dennis - Ex-wife
  • Desiree Gabrielle Dennis-Dylan - Daughter
  • Jakob Dylan - Son
  • Jesse Dylan - Son
  • Joan Baez - Ex-significant Other
  • Maria Dylan - Daughter
  • Samuel Dylan - Son
  • Sara Lowndes - Ex-wife
  • Bob Dylan Awards:
  • 1997 Grammy: Best Male Rock Vocal Performance - Winner
  • 1972 Grammy: Album of the Year - Winner
  • 1997 Grammy: Album of the Year - Winner
  • 1997 Grammy: Best Contemporary Folk Album - Winner
  • 2001 Grammy: Best Contemporary Folk Album - Winner
  • 2006 Grammy: Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album - Winner
  • 2001 Golden Globe: Best Original Song - Motion Picture - Winner
  • 1989 Grammy: Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - Winner
  • 2006 Grammy: Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance - Winner
  • 1994 Grammy: Best Traditional Folk Album - Winner
  • 2000 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Song) - Winner
  • 1979 Grammy: Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male - Winner
  • College:
  • Attended University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

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Bob Dylan, Madonna, Chris Rock, Tommy Mottola courtesy Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com
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