Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is a Golden Globe- and Grammy Award- winning English singer-songwriter, rock musician, and occasional actor, best known for his work as lead vocalist of The Rolling Stones.
According to britishhitsongwriters.com he is the nineteenth most successful songwriter in U.K. singles chart history based on weeks that his compositions have spent on the chart. Jagger was born into a middle class family at the Livingstone Hospital, Dartford, Kent, England. His father, Basil Fanshawe ("Joe") Jagger, and his paternal grandfather, David Ernest Jagger, were both teachers. His mother, Eva Ensley Mary Scutts (13 April 1913 - 18 May 2000), an Australian immigrant to England, was a hairdresser & an active member of the Conservative Party. Jagger was the elder of two sons and was raised to follow in his father's career path. Jagger has seven children by four women:
* By Marsha Hunt, he has daughter Karis Hunt Jagger (born 4 November 1970).
* By Bianca Jagger, he has daughter Jade Sheena Jezebel Jagger (born 21 October 1971).
* By Jerry Hall he has daughter Elizabeth Scarlett Jagger (born 2 March 1984), son James Leroy Augustin Jagger (born 28 August 1985), daughter Georgia May Ayeesha Jagger (born 12 January 1992) and son Gabriel Luke Beauregard Jagger (born 13 December 1997)
* By Luciana Gimenez, he has son Lucas Maurice Morad Jagger (born 18 May 1999).
He also has four grandchildren. His father died on 11 November 2006 at the age of 93.
Albums
* 1985 - She's The Boss
* 1987 - Primitive Cool
* 1993 - Wandering Spirit
* 2001 - Goddess in the Doorway
* 2007 - The Very Best Of Mick Jagger
Filmography
Jagger has appeared in the following movies
* Sympathy for the Devil (1968)
* Performance (1968)
* Invocation of My Demon Brother (1969)
* Gimme Shelter (1970)
* Ned Kelly (1970)
* Umano non umano (1972)
* Wings of Ash (1978) – pilot for a dramatisation of the life of Antonin Artaud
* Fitzcarraldo (1981)
* Running Out of Luck (1987)
* Freejack (1992)
* Bent (1997)
* Mein liebster Feind (aka My Best Fiend) (1999)
* Enigma (2001) – cameo only, plus co-producer
* The Man From Elysian Fields (2001)
* Being Mick (2001)
* Mayor of the Sunset Strip (2003)
* Shine a Light (2008)
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