Person
Ben Folds
Acting · Born 1966-09-12 · Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Biography
Benjamin Scott "Ben" Folds (born September 12, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and the former frontman and pianist of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five. He now performs as a solo artist and collaborates with many other musicians.
Known for
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Musical Guest
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
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Austin City Limits
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Musical Guest
Billions
Ben Folds
Community
Professor Bublitz
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest
GMTV
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Filmography
- 2025Snoopy Presents: A Summer MusicalOriginal Music Composer
- 2024The Day the Music StoppedSelf
- 2023The Musical Mind: A Portrait in ProcessSelf
- 2023My Name's Ben Folds: I Play PianoHimself
- 2022Snoopy Presents: It's the Small Things, Charlie BrownSongs
- 2020The WildsBen Folds
- 2020Tim Minchin: Apart Together Live At Trackdown StudiosSpecial Guest
- 2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf - Musical Guest
- 2019It All Begins with a Song: The Story of the Nashville SongwriterSelf
- 2018Temple of ArtSelf
- 2017Handsome: A Netflix Mystery MovieOriginal Music Composer
- 2016BillionsBen Folds
- 2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf
- 2015Misery Loves ComedyOriginal Music Composer
- 2014You're the WorstBen Folds
- 2014Ringo Starr: A Lifetime of Peace and LoveSelf
- 2014We Cause ScenesSelf
- 2013Cold TurkeyAdditional Music
- 2013Drunk HistoryNathan Cherry
- 2013Ben Folds Five: Live from the Warfield
- 2012Comedy Bang! Bang!Self
- 2011A Love Letter to Tom Waits: The Life of Chris Roberts-AntieauSelf
- 2009The Sing-OffSelf - Judge
- 2009CommunityProfessor Bublitz
- 2009William Shatner's Gonzo BalletHimself
- 2008MySpace Music Presents: Front to Back with Ben Folds FiveBen Folds
- 2008NPR Tiny Desk ConcertsSelf
- 2008Ben Folds: Normal People Do It TooSelf (Piano / Vocals)
- 2007Live from Daryl's HouseSelf
- 2007Ben Folds: Live at MySpaceBen Folds
- 2006I Love the '70s: Volume 2Self
- 2006Over the HedgeSongs
- 2006Follow My Voice: With the Music of HedwigSelf
- 2005Hoodwinked!Songs
- 2005Ben Folds and WASO: Live in PerthBen Folds
- 2005Ben Folds: The Making of Songs for Silverman
- 2004Best Week Ever
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Musical Guest
- 2002Live at the Chapel
- 2002Ben Folds LiveSelf
- 2001Ben Folds Five: The Complete Sessions at West 54thHimself
- 2000100 GirlsAdditional Music
- 1999Ben Folds Five: Freaking Out
- 1998Ben Folds Five: Spare ReelsHimself
- 1998Burt Bacharach: One Amazing NightSelf
- 1994Space Ghost Coast to Coast
- 1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Musical Guest
- 1993GMTVSelf
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Musical Guest
- 1975Austin City LimitsSelf
- —Hong Kong FooeyMusic
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