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Warren Zevon

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Biography

Warren Zevon, a story-telling, dry-witted yet humorous, genius musician was born in 1947. His early years were filled with mentors such as Robert Craft…more

Born

1/24/1947, Chicago, Illinois

Died

9/7/2003

Birth Name

Warren William Zevon

Gender

Male

Credits

Recurring Role (2)

Role
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 32 Show #1895
    10/30/02
  - S 9: Ep 25 Show #1680
    9/28/01
  - S 9: Ep 24 Show #1679
    9/27/01
  - S 8: Ep 123 Show #1581
    4/2/01
  - S 8: Ep 35 Show #1493
    10/13/00
  - + 25 More Credits
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 12: Ep 42 Show #1784
    4/28/93
  - S 11: Ep 69 Show #1653
    6/26/92
  - S 10: Ep 117 Show #1545
    10/29/91
  - S 9: Ep 130 Show #1397
    11/28/90
  - S 8: Ep 138 Show #1223
    11/16/89
  - + 4 More Credits
Guest Star (14)

Role
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest (file footage)
  - S 11: Ep 6 Show #2038
    9/8/03
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Musical Guest
  - S 4: Ep 222 Rebecca Gayheart, Lil' Bow Wow, and Warren Zevon
    6/28/02
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 158 Little Richard, Kelli Williams, and Warren Zevon
    2/17/00
- Suddenly Susan
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 22 Bowled Over
    5/24/99
- Dream On
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 9 Music in My Veins (2)
    9/20/95
  - S 6: Ep 8 Music in My Veins (1)
    9/13/95
- The Larry Sanders Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 16 Off Camera
    9/15/93
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 85 February 4, 1992
    2/4/92
- Fridays
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 Warren Zevon
    5/9/80
- The Midnight Special
  Guest
  - S 6: Ep 43 Hosts: Todd Rundgren & Utopia
    8/25/78
- Bynon
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 1 (03/10/00)
- Mitch Albom Show
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 1 (02/01/01)
- VH1's (Inside)/Out
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Keep Me In Your Heart (2003)
- Open Mike With Mike Bullard
  Guest
  - — (03/09/00)
- (Inside) Out
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Warren Zevon
Music (2)

Role
- Tek War
  Music
  - S 2: Ep 1 Sellout
    12/22/94
- Tales from the Crypt
  Music
  - S 4: Ep 9 King of the Road
    8/8/92

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Trivia
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- Warren's first wife and mother of his son, Jordan, ironically was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer shortly after his death. Marilyn Tule Livingston died on March 3, 2004.
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- In February 2006 VH1 classics ran a video from a compilation of warren's work on Reconsider Me: The Love Songs of Warren Zevon called She's Too Good For Me which ran every hour on the hour that whole day in tribute to Warren.
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- When Warren was diagnosed with terminal cancer he remarked that he just wanted to live long enough to see the next James Bond movie. Which ironically turned out to be Die Another Day, Warren saw the movie.
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Quotes
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- Warren Zevon: In '93 I was hired as musical director of the horribly short-lived — and, I thought, rather charming — NBC TV series Route 66. The producers found neither my score too weird nor the title song too ironic. Doomed.
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- Warren Zevon: You have to understand I have a very short attention span.
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- Warren Zevon: I know my image is supposed to be violent, and lots of cussing and everything, but there's a certain kind of inelegance that gives me the creeps.
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