Rick Wakeman
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Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday18 May 1949 (77 years old)
Place of birthPerivale, London, England
Known credits85
Biography
Richard Christopher Wakeman (born 18 May 1949) is an English keyboard player, composer and songwriter best known for being the former keyboardist in the progressive rock band Yes. He is also known for his solo albums, contributing to the BBC comedy series Grumpy Old Men and for Rick's Place, his former radio show on Planet Rock that aired until December 2010. Born in west London, Wakeman purchased his first electronic keyboard at 12 years of age. In 1968, he studied the piano, clarinet, orchestration and modern music at the Royal College of Music before leaving after a year in favour of sessi…
Rick Wakeman: The Return of the Caped Crusader Part 2
2025 · Self
David Bowie: London Boy
2021 · Self
David Bowie: Finding Fame
2019 · Self
Rick Wakeman - Live Portraits
2019
Yes - Live at the Apollo
2018 · Keyboards
BowieNext - Nascita di una galassia
2018
XTC: This Is Pop
2017 · Self (uncredited)
Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story
2017 · Self
When Pop Went Epic: The Crazy World of the Concept Album
2016 · Self - Presenter
Top Gear: From A-Z
2015 · Self
Rick Wakeman on Vivaldi's Four Seasons
2015
Tales from the Tour Bus: Rock 'n' Roll on the Road
2015 · Self - Presenter
Yes - Songs From Tsongas
2015 · Self - Keyboard
Ozzy Osbourne: Memoirs of a Madman
2014
Celebrating Jon Lord - Live at The Royal Albert Hall
2014 · Self
Celebrating Jon Lord
2014 · Keyboards
Yes: Close to the Edge
2013 · Organ, Grand Piano, Mellotron, Synthesizer
The Sunflower Superjam 2012
2013 · Self
Jongleurs Live!
2012
The Chase: Celebrity Special
2011 · Self - Contestant
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011 · Self - Participant
Perspectives
2011
Yes - Union Live
2011 · Self - Keyboards
Rick Wakeman: The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Live at Hampton Court Palace
2009
Rick Wakeman: The Six Wives Of Henry VIII
2009 · Himself
Rick Wakeman: The Six Wives Of Henry VIII
2009 · Producer
Prog Rock Britannia
2009 · Self
Prog Rock at the BBC
2009 · Self
Yes: The New Director's Cut
2008
What the Dickens?
2008 · Self
In Search of the Great Beast 666: Aleister Crowley
2007 · Music
Yes: Classic Artists
2007 · Himself
Yes: Live at Montreux 2003
2007 · Keyboards
The One Show
2006 · Self
Rick Wakeman: Made in Cuba
2006
Yes: Greatest Video Hits
2005
Yes - Songs From Tsongas - 35th Anniversary Concert
2005 · Keyboards
Yes Acoustic: Guaranteed No Hiss
2004 · Keyboards
Eco Rock Festival
2004
Moog
2004 · Self
Yes: Acoustic
2004
Rick Wakeman: Out There
2004
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Yes: Yesspeak
2003 · Keyboards
Grumpy Old Men
2003 · Self
Keyboard Wizards - The Ultimate Anthology
2003
YES: Fragile
2002 · Keyboards
Top Gear
2002 · Self
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