Larry Mullen Jr.

Birth Name:

Laurence Joseph Mullen

Birth Place:

Artane, Dublin, Ireland

Profession

Soundtrack, Actor, Producer, Music department

Won the Rory Gallagher Musician of the Year Award from Hot Press magazine
Won the Grammy Awards for "Album of the Year" and "Best Rock Performance" for "The Joshua Tree" in 1987
Formed the band that would become U2 in 1976 after posting a "musicians wanted" ad on the notice board at the Temple Mount School in Dublin
Began studying the piano when he was 8 years old but gave it up two years later to begin drumming
Early rehearsals of the band, known first as Feedback and then as The Hype before becoming U2, were held in his kitchen in Dublin
Quote: "People say, 'Why don't you do interviews?'․․․My job in the band is to play drums, to get up on stage and hold the band together․ That's what I do․ At the end of the day that's all that's important․ Everything else is irrelevant․"
Best known as the drummer and founding member of the rock band U2
Formed the group Automatic Baby with Adam Clayton, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe to play at MTV's Inaugural Ball for the 1993 Presidential Inauguration of Bill Clinton
During the band's early days, he sometimes had to miss photo shoots because of his job at Seiscom Delta and would get a friend named Derek Rowen, who resembled him, to stand in for him
Worked with band mate Adam Clayton on the theme song for "Mission: Impossible" in 1996

1990Grammy - Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television:Nominated
1994Golden Globe - Best Original Song - Motion Picture:Nominated
1995Grammy - Best Music Video - Long Form:Winner
1996ASCAP Award - Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures:Winner
1996Golden Globe - Best Original Song - Motion Picture:Nominated
1997OFTA Film Award - Best Adapted Song:Nominated
2002OFTA Film Award - Best Music, Adapted Song:Nominated
2003Oscar - Best Music, Original Song:Nominated
2003Golden Globe - Best Original Song - Motion Picture:Winner
2003INOCA - Best Original Song:Nominated
2003OFTA Film Award - Best Music, Original Song:Nominated
2003World Soundtrack Award - Best Original Song Written for a Film:Winner
2004Grammy - Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media:Nominated
2010DFCS Award - Best Original Song:Nominated
2013Capri Song AwardWinner
2013Grammy - Best Long Form Music Video:Nominated
2014Oscar - Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song:Nominated
2014DFCS Award - Best Original Song:Nominated
2014Golden Globe - Best Original Song - Motion Picture:Winner
2014World Soundtrack Award - Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film:Nominated
2021HMMA Award - Best Original Song - Animated Film:Nominated

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