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Mark Knopfler
Also Known As: Dire Straits
Birth Date
August 12, 1949
(77 years old)
Place of Birth
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Biography
Mark Freuder Knopfler OBE (born August 12, 1949) is a British songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He was the lead guitarist, singer, and songwriter for the rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded with his younger brother, David Knopfler, in 1977. Described by Classic Rock as a virtuoso, Knopfler is a fingerstyle guitarist and was ranked 27th on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". As of 2009, he and Dire Straits had sold more than 120 million records. A four-time Grammy Award winner, Knopfler is the recipient of the Edison Award, the Steiger Award and the Ivor Novello Award, as well as holding three honorary doctorate degrees in music from universities in the United Kingdom. Knopfler was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Dire Straits in 2018.
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Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975 • 1 episode
Top of the Pops
Self
1964 • 1 episode
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self
1995 • 1 episode
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest
1993 • 1 episode
3 nach 9
Self
1974 • 3 episodes
Parkinson
Self
1998 • 1 episode
Rockpalast
1974 • 1 episode
Soundbreaking
Self
2016 • 1 episode
French & Saunders
Self
1987 • 1 episode
Soundstage
2003 • 1 episode
Fridays
Self - Musical Guest
1980 • 1 episode
The Kenny Everett Video Show
1978 • 1 episode
Geld oder Liebe
Self
1989 • 1 episode
Gredig direkt
Self
2020 • 1 episode
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
1976 • 15 episodes
Seven Ages of Rock
Self
2007 • 7 episodes
Tina Turner: The Girl from Nutbush
1993
Live Aid
Self
1985
Twenty Eighteen Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self [Dire Straits]
2018
Johnson and Knopfler's Music Legends
Self - Presenter
2024 • 6 episodes