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5/21/1961
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Southern Comfort
- (
/
/ Announced /
)
The Devil's Own
- ( Song
/ 1997
/ Released /
)
The Devil's Own
- ( Song Performer
/ 1997
/ Released /
)
Boys on the Side
- ( Song Performer
/ 1995
/ Released /
)
Teresa's Tattoo
- (
/ 1994
/ Released /
)
Teresa's Tattoo
- ( Song(- original songs)
/ 1994
/ Released /
)
Camp Christmas
- ( Herself
/ 1993
/ Released /
)
Camp Christmas
- ( - Host
/ 1993
/ Released /
)
It Was a Wonderful Life
- ( Music
/ 1993
/ Released /
)
Where the Day Takes You
- ( Song(- songs)
/ 1992
/ Released /
)
Where the Day Takes You
- ( Song(- song producer)
/ 1992
/ Released /
)
Where the Day Takes You
- ( Song Performer
/ 1992
/ Released /
)
Weeds
- ( Song(- songs)
/ 1987
/ Released /
Elan Films
)
TV Credits
My Night at the Grammys
(
2007 / Released
):
Host
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies
(
2006 / Released
):
Actor
ReAct Now: Music & Relief
(
2005 / Released
):
Actor
The 28th Annual Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
(
2005 / Released
):
Actor
WomenRock! Our Journey with Melissa Etheridge
(
2005 / Released
):
Executive Producer / Host / Actor
World Music Awards 2005
(
2005 / Released
):
Actor
InStyle Celebrity Weddings
(
2004 / Released
):
Actor
InStyle Greatest Celebrity Weddings
(
2004 / Released
):
Actor
You Rock with...
(
2004 / Released
):
Actor
A Home For the Holidays
(
2002 / Released
):
Actor
I Love the '80s
(
2002 / Released
):
Actor
The 29th Annual American Music Awards
(
2002 / Released
):
Actor
2001: The Year in Music
(
2001 / Released
):
Actor
From The Waist Down: Men, Women & Music
(
2001 / Released
):
Actor
The 28th Annual American Music Awards
(
2001 / Released
):
Actor
The 43rd Annual Grammy Awards
(
2001 / Released
):
Actor
The Concert For New York City
(
2001 / Released
):
Actor
VH1 News Special: Listening to America
(
2001 / Released
):
Actor
When Hate Goes Pop
(
2001 / Released
):
Actor
100 Greatest Songs of Rock & Roll
(
2000 / Released
):
Actor
25 Years of No. 1 Hits: Arista Records' Anniversary Celebration
(
2000 / Released
):
Actor
David Crosby: Finding Harmony
(
2000 / Released
):
Actor
Equality Rocks
(
2000 / Released
):
Actor
Greatest TV Moments: Sesame Street Music A-Z
(
2000 / Released
):
Actor
Intimate Portrait: Kathy Najimy
(
2000 / Released
):
Actor
Stand and Be Counted
(
2000 / Released
):
Actor
The 42nd Annual Grammy Awards
(
2000 / Released
):
Actor
Women Rock! Girls & Guitars
(
2000 / Released
):
Actor
After Stonewall: From the Riots to the Millennium
(
1999 / Released
):
Narrator
Beyond Chance
(
1999 / Released
):
Actor
Jackie's Back!
(
1999 / Released
):
Actor
The 1999 ALMA Awards
(
1999 / Released
):
Actor
The List
(
1999 / Released
):
Actor
The Sissy Duckling
(
1999 / Released
):
Voice
The Real Ellen Story
(
1998 / Released
):
Actor
The X-Files Movie Special
(
1998 / Released
):
Actor
Behind the Music
(
1997 / Released
):
Actor
Hard Rock Live
(
1997 / Released
):
Actor
King of the Hill
(
1997 / Released
):
Voice
Storytellers
(
1996 / Released
):
Actor
In a New Light: Sex Unplugged
(
1995 / Released
):
Actor
The 37th Annual Grammy Awards
(
1995 / Released
):
Actor
The Concert For the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
(
1995 / Released
):
Actor
1994 Billboard Music Awards
(
1994 / Released
):
Actor
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve '95
(
1994 / Released
):
Actor
Elvis: The Tribute
(
1994 / Released
):
Actor
The 1994 MTV Video Music Awards
(
1994 / Released
):
Actor
The 36th Annual Grammy Awards
(
1994 / Released
):
Actor
The American Music Awards
(
1994 / Released
):
Actor
VH1 Honors
(
1994 / Released
):
Actor
An American Reunion: New Beginnings, Renewed Hope
(
1993 / Released
):
Actor
For Our Children: The Concert
(
1993 / Released
):
Actor
Frasier
(
1993 / Released
):
Actor
In a New Light '93
(
1993 / Released
):
Actor
Out There
(
1993 / Released
):
Actor
The 35th Annual Grammy Awards
(
1993 / Released
):
Actor
Grammy Legends Show
(
1990 / Released
):
Actor
The 2nd International Rock Awards
(
1990 / Released
):
Actor
The 32nd Annual Grammy Awards
(
1990 / Released
):
Actor
Late Night With David Letterman Seventh Anniversary Show
(
1989 / Released
):
Actor
The 31st Annual Grammy Awards
(
1989 / Released
):
Actor
I Had Three Wives
(
1985 / Released
):
Actor
Big Sound
(
Released
):
Actor
Ellen
(
Released
):
Actor
MTV Unplugged
(
Released
):
Actor
Full Biography
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Profession(s):
n/a
Sometimes Credited As:
Family
daughter:Bailey Jean Cypher (born February 10, 1997; mother is Julie Cypher; born through artificial insemination using a sperm donation from rock legend David Crosby; legally adopted by Etheridge)
daughter:Johnnie Rose (twin of Miller Steven; born October 17, 2006; mother is Tammy Lynn Michaels; conceived using an anonymous donor from a sperm bank)
life partner:Julie Cypher (previously married to actor Lou Diamond Phillips; had two children with Etheridge through artificial insemination using sperm donation from rock legend David Crosby; split in 2000)
son:Beckett Cypher (born November 18, 1998; mother is Julie Cypher; born through artificial insemination using a sperm donation from rock legend David Crosby; legally adopted by Etheridge)
son:Miller Steven (twin of Johnnie Rose; born October 17, 2006; mother is Tammy Lynn Michaels; conceived using an anonymous donor from a sperm bank)
wife:Tammy Lynn Michaels (Married September 2003; the two are described as married, although homosexual couples cannot legally marry in California)
Awards
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Oscar Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original song) “I Need to Wake Up” 2007
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