Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, author, and painter. Dylan is the only person in history apart from George Bernard Shaw to be a recipient of both an Academy Award and a Nobel prize.
Dylan has sold more than 100 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
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Date of Birth
May 24, 1941
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Nationality
American
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Age (2017)
76 Years
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Zodiac Sign
Gemini
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Profession
Singer, Author, Painter, Philanthropist
Awards & Achievements
- 1973, Grammy Awards – Album of the Year for the album “The Concert for Bangla Desh”.
- 1980, Grammy Awards – Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male for the song “Gotta Serve Somebody”.
- 1992, Grammy Awards – Lifetime Achievement Award.
- 1998, Grammy Awards – Album of the Year for the album “Time Out of Mind”.
- 1998, Grammy Awards – Best Contemporary Folk Album for the album “Time Out of Mind”.
- 1998, Grammy Awards – Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male for the song “Cold Irons Bound”.
- 2000, Academy Awards – Best Original Song for the song “Things Have Changed”.
- 2000, Golden Globe Awards – Best Original Song for the song “Things Have Changed”.
- 2007, Grammy Awards – Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance for the song “Someday Baby”.
- 2008, Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards
- 2012, Presidential Medal of Freedom, an award bestowed by the President of the United States.
- 2015, awarded the MusiCares Person of the Year award by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, in recognition of his philanthropic and artistic contributions to society.
- 2016, Nobel Prize in Literature.