- This article is about Sting the voice actor and musician. For the character, please see Sting (character).
Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951), better known by his stage name Sting, is a three-time Academy Award-nominated and multiple Grammy-winning English musician from Wallsend in North Tyneside.
Prior to starting his solo career, Sting was the principal songwriter, lead singer and bassist of the rock band The Police. As a solo musician and member of The Police, Sting has sold over 100 million records, and received over sixteen Grammy Awards for his work, receiving his first Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 1981, and receiving an Oscar nomination for Best Song.
Sting is also an actor, one of his notable roles being the evil Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen in David Lynch's 1984 sci-fi film Dune, alongside Max von Sydow and Patrick Stewart.
External links[]
Sting at the Internet Movie Database
Sting at Wikipedia
Appearances[]
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