Herbie Hancock

Herbie Hancock

Music DepartmentComposerActor
Born
April 12, 1940
Awards
25 wins, 53 nominations

Herbie Hancock (Herbert Jeffery Hancock, 1940, Chicago) is an American jazz musician, bandleader, piano player and composer. He has also acted in a few movies and TV-series (often associated with jazz music). With his music he has won many Grammy Awards and for his original soundtrack of ''Round…

Biography

Herbie Hancock (Herbert Jeffery Hancock, 1940, Chicago) is an American jazz musician, bandleader, piano player and composer. He has also acted in a few movies and TV-series (often associated with jazz music). With his music he has won many Grammy Awards and for his original soundtrack of ''Round Midnight" he won an Oscar. He performed with many famous musicians, beginning with Miles Davis in the 1960s, but ultimately even achieved fame with the MTV generation in the 1980s with his instrumental hit, "Rock it" (one of the first hits that featured scratching). He and his wife Gigi, have been married since 1968.

Actor

Jazzopen Stuttgart(2021)
Valerian and the City of a Thousand PlanetsValerian and the City of a Thousand Planets(2017)as Defence Minister
Miles AheadMiles Ahead(2015)as Live Concert Band
Girl Meets WorldGirl Meets World(2014)as Catfish Willie Slim
Will.i.am: Yes We CanWill.i.am: Yes We Can(2008)as Herbie Hancock

Music Department

InsidersInsiders(2001)
SoulSoul(2020)
Hidden FiguresHidden Figures(2016)
HittersHitters(2002)
Indigen - Episode 279Indigen - Episode 279(2002)

Additional Crew

SoulSoul(2020)
La Vraie Histoire de H.I.P.H.O.P.La Vraie Histoire de H.I.P.H.O.P.(2019)

Self

Herbie(2025)as Self
The 67th Annual Grammy AwardsThe 67th Annual Grammy Awards(2025)as Self - Performer
Milton Bituca NascimentoMilton Bituca Nascimento(2025)as Self
Great PerformancesGreat Performances(1971)as Self, Performer
The Henry Mancini 100th Sessions: Henry Has CompanyThe Henry Mancini 100th Sessions: Henry Has Company(2024)as Self, Piano

Archive Footage

Rembob'InaRembob'Ina(2018)as Self
MorgenmagazinMorgenmagazin(1992)as Self
Jeux en VracJeux en Vrac(2015)as Self
MTV 80s - 100% 80s! Easter Weekend Party!MTV 80s - 100% 80s! Easter Weekend Party!(2025)as Herbie Hancock
MTV 80s - Top 50 Grammy Winners of the 80s!MTV 80s - Top 50 Grammy Winners of the 80s!(2025)as Herbie Hancock

Known for

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Herbie HancockNatalie Cole, Sean 'Diddy' Combs, and Herbie Hancock in The 51st Annual Grammy Awards (2009)Herbie Hancock in The 59th Annual Academy Awards (1987)"An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Aretha Franklin" Clive Davis, Eric Benet, Quincy Jones, Michael Bolton, Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs, Aretha Franklin, Jennifer Hudson, Herbie Hancock, Smokey Robinson, Al Jarreau 2007 / Kodak Theater / Los Angeles, CA"An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Aretha Franklin" Clive Davis, Eric Benet, Quincy Jones, Michael Bolton, Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs, Aretha Franklin, Jennifer Hudson, Herbie Hancock, Smokey Robinson, Al Jarreau 2007 / Kodak Theater / Los Angeles, CA"An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Aretha Franklin" Aretha Franklin, Jennifer Hudson, Herbie Hancock 2007 / Kodak Theater / Los Angeles, CA

Credit Score: Herbie Hancock

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#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1'Round Midnight375.0019867.4126432
2Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets2.5020176.400209486
3Miles Ahead1.0020166.40011011
4Indecent Proposal1.0019936.00086774