Lou Reed Net Worth
Lou Reed Net Worth is
$15 Million
Lou Reed Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. After serving as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of the Velvet Underground, his solo career spanned several decades. The Velvet Underground was a commercial failure in the late 1960s, but ... | Full Name | Lou Reed |
| Net Worth | $15 Million |
| Date Of Birth | March 2, 1942, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States |
| Died | October 27, 2013, Southampton, New York, United States |
| Place Of Birth | Brooklyn |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Profession | Musician, Songwriter, Singer, Record producer, Singer-songwriter, Photographer, Guitarist, Actor, Voice Actor, Film Score Composer |
| Education | Syracuse University |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Laurie Anderson (m. 2008–2013), Sylvia Morales (m. 1980–1994), Betty Reed (m. 1973–1973) |
| Parents | Sidney Joseph Reed, Toby Reed, Walk On The Wild Side, Perfect Day, Satellite of Love |
| Nicknames | Lou Red , Lou Read , Lou Ree , Lewis Allen Reed , Lewis Allan Reed , Lewis Alan Reed , Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed |
| Awards | Grammy Hall of Fame, Grammy Award for Best Music Film, Walk On The Wild Side, Perfect Day, Satellite of Love |
| Music Groups | The Velvet Underground, Metal Machine Trio, Walk On The Wild Side, Perfect Day, Satellite of Love |
| Nominations | MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video, NME Award for Hero of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, Kerrang! Villain of the Year Award, Walk On The Wild Side, Perfect Day, Satellite of Love |
| Movies | Permanent Record, Faraway, So Close!, Blue in the Face, Prozac Nation, Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow, Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard, Beautiful Darling, Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds, Red Shirley, Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, A Night with Lou Reed, The ... |
| Star Sign | Pisces |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sunglasses |
| 2 | Unabashed New Yorker's viewpoint |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | I think everybody has a number of personalities, just in themselves. It's not just people having different personalities. I mean you wake up in the morning and say, 'Wonder which one of them is around today?' You find out which one and send him out. Fifteen minutes later someone else shows up. That's why if there's no one left to talk to you can listen to a couple of them talking in your head. |
| 2 | [April 1977, in "Melody Maker"] It's been a long time since I spoke to any journalists. They are a species of foul vermin. I wouldn't hire people like you to guard my sewer. Journalists are morons. Idiots. I don't perform to idiots. Journalists are ignorant and stupid. |
| 3 | I didn't get in it for the money, and I'm the same way now. I do it for me. Because I like doing it. |
| 4 | One chord is fine. Two chords are pushing it. Three chords and you're into jazz. |
| 5 | The music is all. People should die for it. People are dying for everything else, so why not the music? |
| 6 | People think that I work out but it's all t'ai chi. |
| 7 | If I don't do [t'ai chi] my body really hurts. It just starts aching and hurting. It's terrible. To me it's candy. It's my idea of fun. But it requires the tenacity of a lion. Otherwise it shows and you're in class and you're the one going in the wrong direction. But if you tag into it, it's beyond belief. It makes me feel great in every way. It gives you tons of energy. It makes you very strong, very balanced and very focused. It's good for everything. |
| 8 | [2007, on the release of his album "Hudson River Wind Meditations"] It's geared up to help to you to focus. I call it centering. I use the music all the time. I leave it on all day because living in the city it has an intriguing ability to absorb the outside sound and kind of weave that into itself somehow. So a car horn or a fire engine--all this background noise - just somehow filters into it in a nice way. I'm not sure that I know why, but I know that it does that. |
| 9 | Meditation doesn't have to be complicated. What I do is about as simple as you can get. You could just count the beads, one, two, three, with your eyes closed or open, whatever makes you happy. And no matter what happens, keep counting. I personally like it when I can feel that I'm actually moving the beads when I'm counting. And once you make it to a minute, see if you can do a minute-and-a-half. Eventually you can do it without the beads. |
| 10 | [on colleague John Cale] I only hope that one day John will be recognized as . . . the Beethoven or something of his day. He knows so much about music, he's such a great musician. He's completely mad--but that's because he's Welsh. |
| 11 | We had vast objections to the whole San Francisco scene. It's just tedious, a lie and untalented. They can't play and they certainly can't write . . . You know, people like Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead are just the most untalented bores that ever came up. Just look at them physically, I mean, can you take Grace Slick seriously? It's a joke! It's a joke! The kids are being hyped. |
| 12 | You can't beat two guitars, bass, and drums. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | When he was age 11 his family moved to Freeport, NY. |
| 2 | In early May 2013, Reed underwent liver transplant surgery. |
| 3 | Resides in New York City. |
| 4 | Winner of the 2005 Ivor Novello Special International Award. |
| 5 | In 1958 a 14 year-old Reed was part of a doo-wop band called The Shades and recorded a single, "So Blue" b/w "Leave Her For Me". Alan Freed played the single on his show; Reed commented later "I got royalties of 78 cents.". |
| 6 | Attended Syracuse University. |
| 7 | He was with the group The Velvet Underground until 1970; returned when they reformed in the 1990s. |
| 8 | Lived with Laurie Anderson beginning in 1995 prior to their marriage in 2008. |
| 9 | Produced the album Metal Machine Music in response to RCA Records' demands for a quick follow-up to his top-ten LP Sally Can't Dance. The hour-plus of electronic noise was almost buried as a classical release, but instead was promoted as a pop album. The resulting backlash nearly ruined the label and Reed's reputation; both later issued apologies, while the album remains a musical enigma. |
| 10 | His guitar in the early days of The Velvet Underground included a built-in electronic tremolo. Reed sometimes turned this up, and tuned all the strings to D; the resulting sound he called Ostrich guitar. |
| 11 | Spent some weeks in a mental hospital in his teens, at his parents' insistence; his treatment included electroshock therapy and medication. Reed reflected on the experience later in songs, "Kill Your Sons" being one of them. |
| 12 | "Sweet Jane," "Rock and Roll," "Femme Fatale," "Walk on the Wild Side," and "Satellite of Love" are among his best-known songs. |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juno | 2007 | writer: "I'm Sticking with You" 1985 | |
| Big Love | TV Series writer - 3 episodes, 2007 performer - 2 episodes, 2007 | ||
| The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | 2007 | "Pale Blue Eyes" | |
| Control | 2007 | "What Goes On" | |
| The Savages | 2007 | writer: "I'm Sticking With You" | |
| Let's All Go to the Sea | 2007 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
| Cesko hledá SuperStar | 2006 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Saved | 2006 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Vida y milagros | 2006 | Video writer: "El lado más bestia de la vida" | |
| Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis | 2006 | Documentary writer: "Run Run Run" | |
| Slipp Jimmy fri | 2006 | writer: "I'm Set Free" | |
| The Science of Sleep | 2006 | writer: "If You Rescue Me" | |
| Life on Mars | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2006 writer - 1 episode, 2006 | ||
| A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints | 2006 | performer: "Rock & Roll" / writer: "Rock & Roll" | |
| V for Vendetta | 2005 | writer: "I Found a Reason" | |
| Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost & Found | 2005 | TV Special documentary writer: "Sweet Jane" | |
| Underclassman | 2005 | writer: "Can I Kick It" | |
| Nearing Grace | 2005 | writer: "I'll Be Your Mirror" | |
| Last Days | 2005 | writer: "Venus in Furs" | |
| Guess Who | 2005 | performer: "Walk on the Wild Side" 1972 / writer: "Walk on the Wild Side" 1972 | |
| The Squid and the Whale | 2005 | performer: "Street Hassle" / writer: "Street Hassle" | |
| Pretty Persuasion | 2005 | writer: "What Goes On" | |
| Brick | 2005 | writer: "Sister Ray" | |
| Walk on the Wild Side | 2005 | Short performer: "Walk on the Wild Side" / writer: "Walk on the Wild Side" | |
| Blade: Trinity | 2004 | writer: "Fatal", "Venus in Furs" | |
| Narco | 2004 | writer: "Femme Fatale" | |
| Crossing Jordan | TV Series performer - 2 episodes, 2002 - 2004 writer - 1 episode, 2002 | ||
| Idool 2004 | 2004 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Saving Face | 2004 | writer: "I FOUND A REASON" | |
| Ils se marièrent et eurent beaucoup d'enfants | 2004 | writer: "I'm waiting for my man", "Sunday Morning" | |
| Edgeplay | 2004 | Documentary writer: "Rock and Roll" | |
| Trollywood | 2004 | Documentary performer: "Pale Blue Eyes" / writer: "Pale Blue Eyes", "Sunday Morning" | |
| Nito | 2003 | Short writer: "El lado más bestia de la vida" | |
| The Blues | 2003 | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode | |
| School of Rock | 2003 | "Ride Into The Sun" | |
| Wonderland | 2003 | performer: "Satellite of Love" 1972 / writer: "Satellite of Love" 1972 | |
| Gaz Bar Blues | 2003 | writer: "Perfect Day" | |
| Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde | 2003 | performer: "America" / writer: "America" | |
| 16 Years of Alcohol | 2003 | writer: "Pale Blue Eyes" | |
| The Soul of a Man | 2003 | Documentary performer: "Look Down That Road", "See That My Grave is Kept Clean" | |
| Early Doors | 2003 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Idol - Jakten på en superstjerne | 2003 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Secret Lives of Dentists | 2002 | writer: "I Found a Reason" | |
| Laurel Canyon | 2002 | writer: "Oscar Brown" | |
| Habibti min elskede | 2002 | Short writer: "I Found A Reason" | |
| S.P.U.N.G | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2002 music - 1 episode, 2002 | ||
| Tangled Web | 2002 | Short lyrics: "Temptation Inside Your Heart" | |
| The Salton Sea | 2002 | performer: "Walk On The Wild Side" / writer: "Walk On The Wild Side" | |
| The Royal Tenenbaums | 2001 | writer: "Stephanie Says" | |
| Prozac Nation | 2001 | performer: "Sweet Jane", "Perfect Day" / writer: "Sweet Jane", "Perfect Day" | |
| Hedwig and the Angry Inch | 2001 | writer: "Walk on the Wild Side" | |
| Victoria Died in 1901 and Is Still Alive Today | 2001 | TV Movie documentary writer: "Venus in Furs", "White Light/White Heat", "Heroin" - uncredited | |
| Almost Famous | 2000 | writer: "I'm Waiting for the Man" | |
| Before Night Falls | 2000 | performer: "Baton Rouge" / writer: "Baton Rouge" | |
| Love, Money, Love | 2000 | writer: "Stephanie Says" | |
| The Vertical Ray of the Sun | 2000 | performer: "Coney Island Baby" / writer: "Pale Blue Eyes", "Coney Island Baby" | |
| High Fidelity | 2000 | writer: "Who Loves The Sun", "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" | |
| The Million Dollar Hotel | 2000 | writer: "Satellite of Love" | |
| The '60s | 1999 | TV Movie writer: "Heroin", "All Tomorrow's Parties" | |
| Jidder | 1998 | Short performer: "This Magic Moment" | |
| B. Monkey | 1998 | writer: "SWEET JANE" | |
| Radiofreccia | 1998 | performer: "Vicious" / writer: "Vicious" | |
| SLC Punk! | 1998 | writer: "Rock & Roll" | |
| Free Tibet | 1998 | Documentary writer: "Walk on the Wild Side" - as L. Reed | |
| Without Limits | 1998 | performer: "Walk on the Wild Side" / writer: "Walk on the Wild Side" | |
| Fögi Is a Bastard | 1998 | writer: "I'm waiting for the man", "Heroin" | |
| Velvet Goldmine | 1998 | performer: "Satellite of Love" / writer: "Satellite of Love" | |
| Top of the Pops | 1978-1998 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| Mad City | 1997 | writer: "Is Anybody Listening?" | |
| True Love and Chaos | 1997 | writer: "Rock and Roll" | |
| House of America | 1997 | writer: "I'm Waiting For the Man", "Femme Fatale", "All Tomorrow's Parties" | |
| Lost Highway | 1997 | performer: "This Magic Moment" | |
| The Cable Guy | 1996 | writer: "Satellite of Love", "Oh Sweet Nuthin'" | |
| Law & Order | 1996 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Trainspotting | 1996 | lyrics: "Perfect Day" / music: "Perfect Day" / performer: "Perfect Day" | |
| Beautiful Girls | 1996 | writer: "Walk on the Wild Side" | |
| Unplugged | 1995 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
| Georgia | 1995 | "THERE SHE GOES AGAIN", "SALLY CAN'T DANCE", "I'LL BE YOUR MIRROR" / writer: "WALK ON THE WILD SIDE" | |
| Nico Icon | 1995 | Documentary writer: "All Tomorrow's Parties", "Femme Fatale", "I'll Be Your Mirror", "I'm Waiting for the Man", "Venus in Furs" | |
| Blue in the Face | 1995 | performer: "Egg Cream" / writer: "Egg Cream" | |
| U2: Zoo TV Live from Sydney | 1994 | Documentary writer: "Satellite Of Love" - uncredited | |
| Natural Born Killers | 1994 | writer: "Sweet Jane" | |
| The Diary of Evelyn Lau | 1994 | TV Movie performer: "HEROIN" / writer: "HEROIN" | |
| The Cowboy Way | 1994 | writer: "Candy Says" | |
| Beavis and Butt-Head | 1994 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Chameleon of Pop: David Bowie Story | 1993 | TV Movie documentary performer: "Walk on the Wild Side", "Perfect Day", "I'm So Free" / writer: "Walk on the Wild Side", "Perfect Day", "I'm So Free" | |
| The Kennedy Years: JFK Remembered | 1993 | Documentary short performer: "The Day John Kennedy Died" / writer: "The Day John Kennedy Died" | |
| Faraway, So Close! | 1993 | performer: "Berlin", "Why Can't I Be Good" / producer: "Why Can't I Be Good" / writer: "Berlin", "Why Can't I Be Good" | |
| Beverly Hills, 90210 | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1993 writer - 1 episode, 1993 | ||
| Prelude to a Kiss | 1992 | writer: "Sweet Jane" | |
| Until the End of the World | 1991 | performer: "What's Good" / writer: "What's Good" | |
| The Rapture | 1991 | writer: "I'LL BE YOUR MIRROR" | |
| The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | 1991 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Doors | 1991 | writer: "Heroin", "Venus In Furs" | |
| DAAS Kapital | 1991 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Las edades de Lulú | 1990 | performer: "Walk on the Wild Side" / writer: "Walk on the Wild Side" | |
| Tulilinja | 1990 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Silent Scream | 1990 | writer: "Oh Jim" - uncredited | |
| Opportunity Knocks | 1990 | performer: "Walk On The Wide Side" / writer: "Walk On The Wide Side" | |
| Flashback | 1990 | "Walk on the Wild Side" | |
| Diese Drombuschs | 1990 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Penn & Teller Get Killed | 1989 | writer: "Femme fatale" | |
| True Believer | 1989 | performer: "Busload of Faith" / writer: "Busload of Faith" | |
| Permanent Record | 1988 | performer: "Something Happened" / producer: "Something Happened" / writer: "Something Happened" | |
| Tommys Hollywood Report | 1988 | TV Movie performer: "Walk on the Wild Side" - uncredited / writer: "Walk on the Wild Side" - uncredited | |
| Hot Child in the City | 1987 | performer: "Walk On The Wild Side" / writer: "Walk On The Wild Side" | |
| Soul Man | 1986 | performer: "Soul Man" | |
| One Life to Live | 1986 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Heroine | 1985 | Video writer: "All Tomorrow's Parties", "Femme Fatale" | |
| White Nights | 1985 | performer: "My Love Is Chemical" | |
| Fame | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1985 writer - 1 episode, 1985 | ||
| Operation Julie | 1985 | TV Movie performer: "Oh Jim" | |
| Miami Vice | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1985 writer - 1 episode, 1985 | ||
| Perfect | 1985 | performer: "Hot Hips" / producer: "Hot Hips" / writer: "Hot Hips" | |
| Protocol | 1984 | performer: "I Love You, Suzanne" | |
| David Bowie: Serious Moonlight | 1983 | Video documentary writer: "White Light, White Heat" | |
| Get Crazy | 1983 | performer: "My Baby Sister" / writer: "My Baby Sister" | |
| Rock & Rule | 1983 | performer: "My Name Is Mok", "Triumph" / producer: "My Name Is Mok", "Triumph" / writer: "My Name Is Mok", "Triumph" | |
| G | 1983 | writer: "Venus in Furs" | |
| Nico: An Underground Experience | 1982 | Video short writer: "I'm Waiting for the Man", "All Tomorrow's Parties", "Femme Fatale" | |
| American Pop | 1981 | performer: "I'm Waiting for the Man" / writer: "I'm Waiting for the Man" | |
| Berlin Alexanderplatz | 1980 | TV Mini-Series lyrics - 1 episode | |
| Times Square | 1980 | performer: "Walk on the Wild Side" / writer: "Walk on the Wild Side" | |
| Up the Academy | 1980 | performer: "Street Hassle" / writer: "Street Hassle" | |
| Underground U.S.A. | 1980 | performer: "Walk on the Wild Side" 1972 / writer: "Walk on the Wild Side" 1972 | |
| Nuotit hukassa | 1979 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Rock 'n' Roll High School | 1979 | writer: "Rock n Roll" | |
| The Runaways Live in Japan | 1977 | TV Movie writer: "Rock N Roll" | |
| Dynamite Chicken | 1971 | writer: "White Light/ White Heat" | |
| Initiation Rites | writer: "Venus in Furs" - uncredited | ||
| Les beaux jours d'Aranjuez | 2016 | performer: "Perfect Day" / writer: "Perfect Day" | |
| The Shallows | 2016 | writer: "El Lado Más Bestia de la Vida Walk On The Wild Side" | |
| Central Intelligence | 2016 | performer: "Can I Kick It?" / writer: "Can I Kick It?" | |
| Coronation Street | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2016 writer - 1 episode, 2016 | ||
| Gimme Danger | 2016 | Documentary writer: "I'm Waiting For The Man" | |
| Le confessioni | 2016 | writer: "Take a Walk on the Wild Side" | |
| Ochéntame... otra vez | TV Series documentary performer - 3 episodes, 2014 - 2016 writer - 3 episodes, 2014 - 2016 | ||
| MythBusters | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 2016 writer - 1 episode, 2016 | ||
| Acció política | 2016 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Dispuesto a todo | 2015 | TV Movie performer: "Perfect Day" / writer: "Perfect Day" | |
| The Last Man on Earth | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2015 writer - 1 episode, 2015 | ||
| The Simpsons | TV Series writer - 3 episodes, 1993 - 2015 performer - 1 episode, 2015 | ||
| Master of None | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2015 writer - 1 episode, 2015 | ||
| Don't Blink - Robert Frank | 2015 | Documentary writer: "EUROPEAN SON" | |
| Gotham | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2015 writer - 1 episode, 2015 | ||
| Fear the Walking Dead | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2015 writer - 1 episode, 2015 | ||
| Heart of a Dog | 2015 | Documentary performer: "Turning Time Around" / writer: "Turning Time Around" | |
| Regular Show: The Movie | 2015 | TV Movie writer: "Pale Blue Eyes" | |
| A Perfect Day | 2015 | performer: "There Is No Time" / writer: "Venus in Furs", "There Is No Time" | |
| E Perfekte Tag | 2015 | Short writer: "Perfect Day" | |
| Danny Says | 2015 | Documentary writer: "Little Sister", "All Tomorrow's Parties" | |
| The Official Top 50 Best-Selling Singles of the 90s and 00s | 2015 | TV Movie writer: "Perfect Day" | |
| Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots | 2015 | Short writer: "Pale Blue Eyes" | |
| Me and Earl and the Dying Girl | 2015 | performer: "Street Hassle" / writer: "Street Hassle" | |
| Cobain: Montage of Heck | 2015 | Documentary writer: "Here She Comes Now" | |
| Via llibre | 2014 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| She's Beautiful When She's Angry | 2014 | Documentary writer: "I'll Be Your Mirror" | |
| The Connection | 2014 | writer: "I'm Set Free" | |
| Time Out of Mind | 2014 | writer: "Candy Says" | |
| One Hit Wonderland | 2014 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
| Let's Be Cops | 2014 | performer: "This Magic Moment" | |
| Late Show with David Letterman | TV Series writer - 3 episodes, 2010 - 2014 performer - 1 episode, 2010 | ||
| Guapas | 2014 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Parenthood | 2014 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Supernatural | 2014 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Snooker: Welsh Open | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2014 writer - 1 episode, 2014 | ||
| Girls | 2014 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Masters Snooker | 2014 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Once Upon a Time | TV Series performer - 2 episodes, 2012 - 2013 writer - 2 episodes, 2012 - 2013 | ||
| Heile Gänsje | 2013 | Short writer: "I'll Be Your Mirror" | |
| Misfits | 2011-2013 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| CBGB | 2013 | performer: "Metal Machine Music Part II" / writer: "Metal Machine Music Part II", "Heroin", "I Can't Stand It", "I'm Waiting for the Man", "Oh! Swet Nothin'" | |
| Orange Is the New Black | 2013 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| ¡Atención obras! | 2013 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Blood Ties | 2013/I | writer: "Heroin" | |
| Levenslied | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2013 music - 1 episode, 2013 | ||
| My Mad Fat Diary | 2013 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Gent de paraula | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2013 writer - 1 episode, 2013 | ||
| Twenty Feet from Stardom | 2013 | Documentary performer: "Walk On The Wild Side" / writer: "Walk On The Wild Side" | |
| Flight | 2012/I | writer: "Sweet Jane" | |
| The Lords of Salem | 2012 | writer: "Venus in Furs", "All Tomorrow's Parties" | |
| Killing Them Softly | 2012 | writer: "Heroin", "Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams" | |
| Lawless | 2012 | writer: "White Light/White Heat" | |
| Men in Black 3 | 2012 | writer: "I'm Waiting for the Man" | |
| Revenge | 2011 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Peter Gabriel: New Blood/Live in London | 2011 | Video "The Power of the Heart" | |
| Rude Tube | 2011 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Fringe | 2010-2011 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| De wereld draait door | 2010 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Due Date | 2010 | writer: "Sweet Jane" | |
| The Bang Bang Club | 2010 | writer: "Pale Blue Eyes" | |
| Daydream Nation | 2010 | performer: "Lady Day" / writer: "Lady Day" | |
| Miral | 2010 | performer: "Carbon" / writer: "Carbon" | |
| Worried About the Boy | 2010 | TV Movie writer: "Venus In Furs" | |
| Beautiful Darling | 2010 | Documentary performer: "Make Up", "Looking for Love" / writer: "Make Up", "Looking for Love", "Candy Says", "Candy Says Country Jellyfish Live Version" | |
| The Extra Man | 2010 | writer: "Sunday Morning" | |
| Miranda | 2009 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Dzi Croquettes | 2009 | Documentary performer: "Goodnight Ladies" / writer: "Goodnight Ladies" | |
| Zombieland | 2009 | writer: "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" | |
| Suck | 2009 | writer: "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" | |
| Bandslam | 2009 | writer: "Femme Fatale" | |
| No disparen al pianista | 2009 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Away We Go | 2009 | writer: "Oh! Sweet Nothin'" | |
| Veronika Decides to Die | 2009 | writer: "After Hours" | |
| L'Aquila 2009 - Cinque registi tra le macerie | 2009 | Video documentary short performer: "Perfect Day" / writer: "Perfect Day" | |
| A Perfect Day | 2009 | Video short performer: "Perfect Day" / writer: "Perfect Day" | |
| Stella | 2009/II | Short writer: "Stephanie Says" - uncredited | |
| Life on Mars | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2009 writer - 1 episode, 2008 | ||
| Cold Case | 2009 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Adventureland | 2009 | performer: "Satellite of Love" / writer: "Here She Comes Now", "Pale Blue Eyes", "Satellite of Love" | |
| Sputnik | 2008 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2007-2008 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| True Blood | 2008 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| RocknRolla | 2008 | as Reed, "The Gun" / performer: "The Gun" | |
| Saving Grace | TV Series 1 episode, 2007 performer - 1 episode, 2008 | ||
| Generation Kill | 2008 | TV Mini-Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Le premier jour du reste de ta vie | 2008 | performer: "Perfect Day" | |
| Palermo Shooting | 2008 | writer: "Some Kinda Love" | |
| De par en par | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2008 writer - 1 episode, 2008 | ||
| Medium | 2008 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Banda sonora | TV Series writer - 3 episodes, 2007 - 2008 performer - 2 episodes, 2007 - 2008 | ||
| August | 2008 | writer: "Pale Blue Eyes" | |
| Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson | 2008 | Documentary performer: "Walk on the Wild Side" / writer: "Walk on the Wild Side" | |
| The Wackness | 2008 | performer: "Can I Kick It?" / writer: "Can I Kick It?" | |
| Bones | 2007 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Things We Lost in the Fire | 2007 | writer: "Sweet Jane" |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Contortionist | 2012 | Video short | Backup vocals |
| Arthur 3: la guerre des deux mondes | 2010 | Maltazard (voice) | |
| Final Weapon | 2010 | Short | The Holder |
| Arthur et la vengeance de Maltazard | 2009 | Emperor Maltazard (voice) | |
| New York Rock at the BBC | 2007 | TV Movie | |
| Walk on the Wild Side | 2005 | Short | Lou Reed |
| Prozac Nation | 2001 | Lou Reed | |
| Lulu on the Bridge | 1998 | Not Lou Reed | |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1996 | TV Series | Musical Guest |
| Blue in the Face | 1995 | Man with Strange Glasses | |
| Get Crazy | 1983 | Auden | |
| Rock & Rule | 1983 | Mok (singing) (voice) | |
| One-Trick Pony | 1980 | Steve Kunelian |
Composer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Velvet Underground: After Hours | 2015 | Short | |
| Equip d'Atenció a la Infància i l'Adolescència. Jo present i futur | 2011 | Video documentary short music by | |
| Needles and Pins | 2010 | Short | |
| Wash | 2009 | Short | |
| Berlin | 2007 | Documentary | |
| American Masters | 1998 | TV Series documentary 1 episode | |
| Perfect Day | 1997 | Video short | |
| Lou Reed: The New York Album | 1991 | Video | |
| Songs for Drella | 1990 | Video | |
| Cover Up: Behind the Iran Contra Affair | 1988 | Documentary | |
| A Night with Lou Reed | 1983 | ||
| Le dernier jour | 1982 | Short | |
| Mary for Mary | 1966 | Documentary short |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States of Poetry | 1995 | TV Mini-Series documentary poem | |
| Billy Idol: Heroin | 1993 | Short |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandy: A Documentary | 2016 | Documentary short stock music | |
| Before Night Falls | 2000 | composer: additional music |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Shirley | 2010 | Documentary short |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Shirley | 2010 | Documentary short producer |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thinking XXX | 2004 | TV Movie documentary special guitar arrangements |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minha única terra é na lua | 2016 | Short dedicatee post-production | |
| Heart of a Dog | 2015 | Documentary dedicatee | |
| Twenty Years of Boredom | 2013 | Short dedicated to the memory of | |
| Saturday Night Live | 2013 | TV Series in memory of - 1 episode | |
| Jambareeqi Reviews | 2013 | TV Series in memory of - 1 episode | |
| The One Show | 2013 | TV Series dedicatee - 1 episode | |
| On the Road | 2012 | thanks | |
| About Face: Supermodels Then and Now | 2012 | Documentary special thanks | |
| Little Joe | 2009 | Documentary thanks | |
| The Black List: Volume One | 2008 | Documentary special thanks | |
| Area X | 2007 | Short musical special thanks | |
| The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | 2007 | special thanks | |
| Control | 2007 | special thanks | |
| Nanking | 2007 | special thanks | |
| Uno más, uno menos | 2002 | Short thanks | |
| Hedwig and the Angry Inch | 2001 | special thanks | |
| Before Night Falls | 2000 | special thanks | |
| Georgia | 1995 | special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Just Say Yes: The Video, Volume 2 | 1991 | Video | Himself |
| Lou Reed: The New York Album | 1991 | Video | Himself (Vocal and Guitar) |
| Songs for Drella | 1990 | Video | Himself |
| That's What Friends Are for: Arista's 15th Anniversary Concert | 1990 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Nelson Mandela: An International Tribute for a Free South Africa | 1990 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Fondation Cartier | 1990 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Decade | 1989 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| Kippevel | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| Sunday Night | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| Lunettes noires pour nuits blanches | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| Superman 50th Anniversary | 1988 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Permanent Record | 1988 | Himself | |
| The 30th Annual Grammy Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Himself |
| Rolling Stone Presents Twenty Years of Rock & Roll | 1987 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Farm Aid '87 | 1987 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Secret Policeman's Third Ball | 1987 | Documentary | Himself |
| Zomerrock | 1987 | TV Series | Himself |
| Sun City: Artists United Against Apartheid | 1986 | Video documentary | Himself |
| The South Bank Show | 1986 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Artists United Against Apartheid: Sun City | 1985 | Video short | Himself (uncredited) |
| MTV Video Music Awards 1985 | 1985 | TV Special | Himself |
| La edad de oro | 1985 | TV Series | Himself |
| A Night with Lou Reed | 1983 | Himself (Vocals and Guitar) | |
| Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol: Friendships and Intersections | 1982 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Emerald City | 1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| Jimi Hendrix | 1973 | Documentary | Himself - Interviewee |
| Walden | 1969 | Documentary | |
| Exploding Plastic Inevitable | 1967 | Documentary short | Himself |
| The Velvet Underground in Boston | 1967 | Short | Himself |
| Screen Test #3 | 1966 | Short | Himself (uncredited) |
| Screen Test #4 | 1966 | Short | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Velvet Underground and Nico | 1966 | Documentary | Himself |
| Moe Gets Tied Up | 1966 | Documentary | Himself |
| Salvador Dalí | 1966 | Documentary short | Himself (The Velvet Underground) |
| Screen Test: Lou Reed (Coke) | 1966 | Short | Himself |
| Sunday Morning | 1966 | Short | Himself |
| The Velvet Underground Eat Lunch | 1966 | Short | Himself |
| The Velvet Underground Tarot Cards | 1966 | Documentary | Himself |
| Screen Test #2 | 1965 | Short | Himself (uncredited) |
| Screen Test #1 | 1965 | Short | Himself (uncredited) |
| Venus in Furs | 1965 | Short | Himself |
| Behind the Scenes: Bob Dylan's 30th Anniversary Tribute | 2014 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Lou Reed Remembered | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| A.K.A. Doc Pomus | 2012 | Documentary | |
| Music Nuggets | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Qwerty | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Glastonbury 2010 | 2010 | TV Mini-Series | Himself |
| Homeland: The Story of the Lark | 2010 | Video documentary | |
| Red Shirley | 2010 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1994-2010 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Musical Guest |
| Brilliant Moon: Glimpses of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche | 2010 | Documentary | Narrator |
| MindFlux | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert | 2009 | TV Special | Himself |
| Premio Internazionale del Cinema Rodolfo Valentino. XXXII Edizione | 2009 | TV Movie | Himself |
| In the Attic with Pete Townshend & Friends | 2009 | Video | Himself |
| Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| L'hora del lector | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Shooting Palermo | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
| Palermo Shooting | 2008 | Himself | |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | 2008 | TV Special | Himself |
| Andy Warhol's Factory People | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| De wereld draait door | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Berlin | 2007 | Documentary | Himself |
| Seven Ages of Rock | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music | 2007 | Documentary | Himself |
| MTV Video Music Awards 2006 | 2006 | TV Special | Himself - Performer & Presenter |
| The Drug Years | 2006 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| MTVU Woodie Awards 2005 | 2005 | TV Special | Himself |
| Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow | 2005 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Blues | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Night of Too Many Stars | 2003 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Later... With Jools Holland | 2000-2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Soul of a Man | 2003 | Documentary | Himself - Featured Performer |
| Def Poetry | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1994-2003 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Musical Guest |
| The 45th Annual Grammy Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Pavarotti & Friends 2002 for Angola | 2002 | TV Special documentary | Guest Performer |
| Paris dernière | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words and Music | 2001 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Saturday Night Live | 1986-2001 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Musical Guest |
| Milan Hlavsa a Plastic People of the Universe | 2001 | Documentary | Himself |
| Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture | 2001 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 2000 | TV Series | Himself - Musical Guest |
| Paskvil | 2000 | TV Series | Himself |
| Brit Awards 2000 | 2000 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Lou Reed: Ecstasy | 2000 | Video short | Himself |
| The Best of Sessions at West 54th, Volume 2 | 2000 | Video | Himself |
| Behind the Music | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Caiga quien caiga | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
| Sin City Spectacular | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
| Divas Live: An Honors Concert for VH1 Save the Music | 1998 | TV Special documentary | Himself (in Save The Music segment) (uncredited) |
| American Masters | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| John Cale | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Hard Rock Live | 1997 | TV Series | |
| Closure | 1997 | Video documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| David Bowie: An Earthling at 50 | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Live on Stage with Bowie |
| Perfect Day | 1997 | Video short | Himself - vocalist |
| Lo + plus | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dancing in the Street | 1996 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Smoke and Mirrors | 1995 | Video Game | Himself - The Original Rock & Roll Animal |
| Rock & Roll | 1995 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| United States of Poetry | 1995 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who | 1994 | Documentary | Himself |
| In a New Light '94 | 1994 | TV Special | Himself |
| Great Performances | 1994 | TV Series | Himself |
| Chameleon of Pop: David Bowie Story | 1993 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle | 1993 | Documentary | Himself |
| Curious: The Velvet Underground in Europe | 1993 | Documentary | Himself |
| Faraway, So Close! | 1993 | Himself | |
| Bob Dylan: 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration | 1993 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1986-1993 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| Velvet Underground: Velvet Redux Live MCMXCIII | 1993 | Video | Himself |
| Damned in the U.S.A. | 1992 | Documentary | Himself |
| Coney Island Baby: Live in Jersey 1987 | 1992 | Video | Himself |
| Rockopop | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| Just Say Yes | 1991 | Video | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before the Flood | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| Taylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar | 2016 | Short | Himself |
| The Seventies | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Blood and Thunder: The Sound of Alberts | 2015 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself / Singer |
| Ochéntame... otra vez | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Somewhere Over the Rainbow | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| The 56th Annual Grammy Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself - Singer / Songwriter / Musician, Velvet Underground (In Memoriam) |
| Saturday Night Live | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Entrée Libre | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Genius of David Bowie | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Performer |
| Beautiful Darling | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| Sputnik | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ceremonia de inauguración - 56º Festival internacional de cine de San Sebastián | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself (uncredited) |
| Catalunya.cat | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Banda sonora | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| U2: Window in the Skies | 2007 | Video short | Himself |
| Velvet Underground: Under Review | 2006 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Leonard Cohen: Under Review 1934-1977 | 2006 | Video documentary | Himself |
| B 360º | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| 80s | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Sex 'n' Pop | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Jc-03 | 2003 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Wild Boys: The Story of Duran Duran | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Top of the Pops | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
| Nico Icon | 1995 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Arena | 1993 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol | 1990 | Documentary | Himself |
| Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the Sixties | 1989 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Long Form Music Video | Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart (1998) |
Known for movies
Trainspotting (1996)
as Soundtrack
V for Vendetta (2005)
as Soundtrack
RocknRolla (2008)
as Soundtrack
Juno (2007)
as Soundtrack