Person
Adam Clayton
Acting · Born 1960-03-13 · Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England
Biography
Adam Charles Clayton (born 13 March 1960), is an English-born Irish musician who is the bass guitarist of the rock band U2. He has resided in County Dublin, Ireland since his family moved to Malahide in 1965. And he attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School, where he met schoolmates with whom he co-founded U2 in 1976.
Known for
The Simpsons
Adam Clayton (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Musical Guest
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
World in Action
1963
TFI Friday
1996
Rockpalast
1974
Ghost in the Shell
Songs
MTV Europe Music Awards
Self - Performer
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self - Honoree
Filmography
- 2026Street of Dreams
- 2026Tradfluencer - The Sharon Shannon StorySelf
- 2026This Is BuzzSelf
- 2025Greatest BasslinesSelf
- 2025BP Fallon: Rock'n'Roll WizardSelf
- 2024The Making of Do They Know It's Christmas?Self
- 2024Kiss the FutureSelf
- 2024EnoSelf (archive footage)
- 2023U2:UV Live from Vegas, 2023/11/03
- 2023U2:UV Live from Vegas, 2023/11/01Self
- 2023AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. RexSelf
- 2022Francis Bacon: The OutsiderPresenter
- 2022U2: RockumentarySelf
- 2020Phil Lynott: Songs for While I'm AwaySelf
- 2018U2: Experience +Innocence, Live in BerlinSelf
- 2017U2 - Live from Abbey RoadSelf
- 2017U2 at The BBCSelf [U2]
- 2017Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester BenningtonSelf (archive footage)
- 2017U2: The Joshua Tree Tour 2017
- 2016U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in ParisSelf
- 2015U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 06/12/2015
- 2015U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Live in Paris - 11/11/2015Self
- 2015TFI FridaySelf
- 2015U2 - Vancouver, Canada
- 2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - Musical Guest
- 2013Mandela: Long Walk to FreedomSongs
- 2013Who the F**K Is Arthur FogelSelf
- 2012U2: War - The Ultimate Critical ReviewSelf
- 2012U2: Unbroken ToysSelf
- 2011U2: From the Sky DownSelf
- 2011U2360°: Live From MonctonSelf
- 2011U2 – Live At Johannesburg Stadium, South Africa, 1998Adam Clayton
- 2010u2 360 tour - under the rainy belgium skySelf
- 2010U2360° Tour: Squaring The CircleSelf
- 2010U2: 360° at the Rose BowlSelf - Bass
- 2009BrothersSongs
- 2009The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ConcertsSelf
- 2009US Festival 1983 Days 1-3Self - U2
- 2009U2 Live Tour 360° - Paris 11 et 12 Juillet 2009Self
- 2009LinearSelf
- 2008U2 3DSelf
- 2007U2: The Joshua Tree (Bonus DVD)Self - Bass
- 2007U2: Achtung Baby: A Classic Album Under ReviewSelf
- 2006U2: Vertigo 05 - Live from MilanSelf
- 2006U2: 18 VideosSelf (archive footage)
- 2006U2 Phenomenon - The Independent ReviewSelf
- 2006U2: City of blinding lights - Live in Buenos AiresSelf
- 2006U2: Vertigo Tour Live at River Plate StadiumSelf - Bass
- 2005U2: Vertigo 2005 - Live from ChicagoSelf - Bass
- 2005The Work of Director Anton CorbijnSelf (segments "One" and "Electrical Storm")
- 2005I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny CashSelf
- 2004U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic BombSelf
- 2004U2 - Live Under the Brooklyn BridgeSelf
- 2004U2 and 3 songsSelf
- 2003U2 Go Home: Live from Slane Castle, IrelandSelf - Bass
- 2003U2: An Unforgettable JourneySelf
- 2002Gangs of New YorkSongs
- 2002U2: The Best of 1990-2000Self
- 2001U2: Elevation 2001 - Live from BostonSelf - Bass
- 2000U2 - Live from Irving Plaza 2000Self
- 1999EntropyAdam Clayton
- 1999Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua TreeSelf
- 1998U2 - The Best of 1980-1990Self (archive footage)
- 1998U2 PopMart: Live From JohannesburgSelf
- 1998U2: Live from Santiago 1998Self
- 1997U2: Popmart - Live from Mexico CitySelf
- 1997U2: A Year in PopSelf
- 1997Classic AlbumsSelf
- 1996VH1's LegendsSelf
- 1996Mission: ImpossibleTheme Song Performance
- 1996TFI Friday
- 1995Ghost in the ShellSongs
- 1995Beyond the CloudsOriginal Music Composer
- 1994MTV Europe Music AwardsSelf - Performer
- 1994U2: Zoo TV - Live from SydneySelf
- 1993U2 Zoo TV Live in Adelaide 1993Self
- 1992U2 - Live from Stockholm 1992Self
- 1992U2: Achtung Baby, the Videos, the Cameos and a Whole Lot of Interference from ZOO-TVSelf
- 1990Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole PorterSelf
- 1989U2: LovetownSelf
- 1989The SimpsonsAdam Clayton (voice)
- 1988U2: Rattle and HumSelf
- 1987U2: Outside It's AmericaSelf
- 1987U2 - Live from Los Angeles 1987Self
- 1987U2: Live from Syracuse 1987Self
- 1987U2 Live from ParisSelf
- 1986U2 & The Police: A Conspiracy of HopeSelf
- 1985U2: Unforgettable FireSelf
- 1985Live AidSelf
- 1984'Do They Know It's Christmas?' - The Story Of The Official Band Aid VideoSelf
- 1984U2: A Fire in DortmundSelf
- 1984U2 - The Unforgettable Fire CollectionSelf
- 1984MTV Video Music AwardsSelf
- 1983U2: Live at Red Rocks - Under a Blood Red SkySelf - Bass
- 1982No Nukes! muziekfestivalSelf - U2
- 1982U2 Live at the Rock Werchter Festival 1982Himself
- 1981U2: FolliesSelf
- 1978The Kennedy Center HonorsSelf - Honoree
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Musical Guest
- 1974Rockpalast
- 1963World in Action
- 1962The Late Late ShowSelf
- 1959The GrammysSelf
- —U2 - Island 50 Festival: LiveSelf
- —U2: Live from South BendSelf - Bass
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