
The Weeknd
Known for ActingBorn 1990-02-16 (age 36)Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990), known professionally as The Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is noted for his unconventional music production, artistic reinventions, and his signature use of the falsetto register. His accolades include 4 Grammy Awards, 20 Billboard Music Awards, 22 Juno Awards, 6 American Music Awards, 2 MTV Video Music Awards, a Latin Grammy Award, and nominations for an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. Tesfaye earned critical and commercial success with his pop-leaning second album Beauty Behind the Madness (2015), which reached number one in the US, contained the US Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping singles "Can't Feel My Face" and "The Hills", and won the Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album and was nominated for Album of the Year. His trap-infused third album Starboy (2016) saw similar commercial success and included the US number-one single of the same name and "Die for You", and won the Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album. Tesfaye explored new wave and dream pop with his critically-acclaimed fourth studio album After Hours (2020), which featured the chart record-setting single "Blinding Lights" and the US number-one singles "Heartless" and "Save Your Tears". Dance-pop inspired his fifth album Dawn FM (2022), which included the US top-ten single "Take My Breath". Tesfaye is a cinephile, and has made numerous movie references in his music videos and teasers. On August 30, 2019, during the Telluride Film Festival, he made his acting debut in the film Uncut Gems. On March 7, 2020, during his third appearance as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live, he starred in the skit "On The Couch" with actors Kenan Thompson and Chris Redd. On May 4, he co-wrote and starred in an episode of American Dad!. In July, he voiced three characters during the 200th episode of Robot Chicken. On June 29, 2021, Tesfaye announced that he would be co-creating, co-writing, executive producing and starring in the HBO television drama series The Idol, alongside his producing partner Reza Fahim and Euphoria creator Sam Levinson. On March 20, 2022, Tesfaye voiced two characters during an episode of The Simpsons. In 2023, it was announced that Tesfaye is co-writing a film with Trey Edward Shults, who is attached to direct; Tesfaye is also set to star in the film, alongside Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan. Description above from the Wikipedia article The Weeknd, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more
Movies & web series
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MTV Europe Music Awards
1994 · Series
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Billions Club Live with The Weeknd: A Concert Film
2025 · Movie
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Quincy Jones, Music Man
2025 · Movie
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The Weeknd - iHeartRadio Music Festival
2017 · Movie
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Echoes of Silence
2021 · Movie
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Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015 · Movie
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Lemonade
2016 · Movie
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The Weeknd: Live at São Paulo
2024 · Movie
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The Weeknd: 103.5 Dawn FM
2022 · Movie
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The Grammys
1959 · Series
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AWGE DVD: Volume 1
2017 · Movie
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The Weeknd - Apple Music Festival: London 2015
2015 · Movie
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American Music Awards
1974 · Series
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The Weeknd: Live at SoFi Stadium
2023 · Movie
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The Simpsons
1989 · Series
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Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
1995 · Series
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Avatar: The Way of Water
2022 · Movie
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The Weeknd - Double Fantasy
2023 · Movie
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Robot Chicken
2005 · Series
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MTV Video Music Awards
1984 · Series
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013 · Movie
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Black Panther
2018 · Movie
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The Weeknd x The Dawn FM Experience
2022 · Movie
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Uncut Gems
2019 · Movie
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The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Series
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Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
2016 · Movie
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The Weeknd: Lollapalooza Brazil
2017 · Movie
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American Dad!
2005 · Series
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Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
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The Oscars
1953 · Series
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Fifty Shades of Grey
2015 · Movie
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Series
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The Idol
2023 · Series
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Series
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TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
2024 · Movie
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Hurry Up Tomorrow
2025 · Movie
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Canadian Hits at the BBC
2021 · Movie

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The Weeknd - Red Terror
2025 · Movie

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Remember To Enjoy The Light Before It’s Gone
2025 · Movie

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Playboi Carti - Live at Rolling Loud California 2025
2025 · Movie

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The Weeknd Reads GQ Until The Lights Go Out
2021 · Movie

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The Show
2021 · Movie
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2020
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iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2020
2020 · Movie

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He Was Never There, Docupoem
2018 · Movie

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BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge
2010 · Series