James Taylor

1948 (78) • Acting

Born: 3/12/1948 (78) in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Known for: Acting

James Taylor

James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. Taylor is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 100 million records worldwide.

Known For

The Simpsons

80%

James Taylor (voice)

1989

Badlands

75%

Theme Song Performance

1974

The West Wing

83%

James Taylor

1999

Saturday Night Live

69%

Self - Musical Guest

1975

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

61%

Self - Musical Guest / Self

2015

The Colbert Report

70%

Unknown

2005

Two-Lane Blacktop

69%

The Driver

1971

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

56%

Self

2003

Joni Mitchell: Blue

Self (Guitar)

2025

Song to Woody: Greenwich Village, the Folk Revival, and Bob Dylan

Music

2024

Joni Mitchell: The Hissing of Summer Lawns

Self

2024

American Symphony

65%

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2023

Carole King and her Songs at the BBC

80%

Self (archive footage)

2023

Joni Mitchell - The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song

90%

Self

2023

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

82%

Self (archive footage)

2022

Immediate Family

74%

Self

2022

Carole King & James Taylor: Just Call Out My Name

85%

Self

2022

Carole King & James Taylor: Just Call Out My Name

85%

Consulting Producer

2022

Garth Brooks: The Road I'm On

70%

Self

2019

Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration

75%

Self

2019

95th Annual National Christmas Tree Lighting

Self - Performer

2017

Russell Howard & Mum: Globetrotters

37%

Executive Producer

2016

Carole King: Natural Woman

72%

Self

2016

James Taylor | Austin City Limits Festival

Self - Vocals, Guitar

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

61%

Self - Musical Guest / Self

2015

A MusiCares Tribute to Carole King

70%

Self

2015

Late Night with Seth Meyers

51%

Self

2014

Tanglewood 75th Anniversary Celebration

Himself

2013

A MusiCares Tribute To Paul McCartney

80%

Self

2012

A MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young

70%

Self

2011

Mr. Sunshine

62%

Billy

2011

Carole King & James Taylor | Live at the Troubadour

78%

Self

2010

Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

Self (uncredited) (archive footage)

2010

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

79%

Self

2009

Funny People

59%

James Taylor

2009

Neil Young: Don't Be Denied

90%

Himself

2009