Loudon Snowden Wainwright III (born September 5, 1946) is an American
songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor. His sister is Sloan
Wainwright. He is the father of musicians Rufus Wainwright, Martha
Wainwright, and Lucy Wainwright Roche, and is the former husband of
the late folk singer Kate McGarrigle.Loudon Snowden Wainwright III
(born September 5, 1946) is an American songwriter, folk singer,
humorist, and actor. His sister is Sloan Wainwright. He is the father
of musicians Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, and Lucy Wainwright
Roche, and is the former husband of the late folk singer Kate
McGarrigle.To date, Wainwright has released 24 studio albums, 4 live
albums and 6 compilations, as well as appearing in at least 18
television programmes and feature films. Reflecting upon his career in
1999, he stated, "You could characterize the catalog as somewhat
checkered, although I prefer to think of it as a tapestry." In October
2017, Wainwright released his autobiography, Liner Notes: On Parents &
Children, Exes & Excess, Death & Decay, and a Few of My Other Favorite
Things.Wainwright was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the son of
Martha Taylor, a yoga teacher, and Loudon Wainwright Jr., a columnist
and editor for Life magazine. His great-great-grandfather was the
politician and diplomat A. Loudon Snowden. His father was not a
professional musician, but he played the piano and wrote some songs,
exposing his children to musicians such as Tom Lehrer and Stan
Freberg, whom Wainwright later cited as influences. Wainwright grew up
in Bedford, New York, in Westchester County. Among his sisters is
Sloan Wainwright, also a singer. He graduated from St. Andrew's School
in Delaware, where the movie Dead Poets Society was filmed. Loudon Wainwright III Top Movies & Young Movies