Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper
Biography
Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and LGBT rights activist whose career has spanned over four decades. Her debut solo album She's So Unusual (1983), was an instant commercial success. The album was the first debut female album to chart four top-five hits on the Billboard Hot 100—"Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Time After Time", "She Bop", and "All Through the Night," earning Lauper the Best New Artist award at the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985. Her success continued with her second record, True Colors (1986), which included the number one hit of the same name and "Change of Heart," which peaked at number 3 and earned Lauper two nominations at the 29th Grammy Awards in 1987. Since 1989, Lauper has released nine studio albums to varying critical acclaim; and has participated in several other projects. Her most recent album, the Grammy-nominated Memphis Blues, became Billboard's most successful blues album of the year, remaining at number one on the "Billboard" blues charts for 13 consecutive weeks. In 2011, Lauper released an autobiography detailing her battle with child abuse and depression; which became New York Times Best Seller. In 2013, Lauper completed writing both the music and lyrics for the Broadway musical Kinky Boots, which led it to the 2013 Tony Awards with 13 nominations, and won six awards including Best Musical. The musical also won Best Score making Lauper the first woman to win the composing category solo. In 2013, she became the first artist to top the dance charts with a Broadway single in over 25 years. Over the course of her career, Lauper has released over 40 singles and (as of 2011) has sold more than 80 million albums, 20 million singles, and 1 million DVDs. She has won Grammy, Emmy, Tony, MTV VMA awards, Billboard and AMA. In 1999 VH1 ranked Lauper No. 58 of the 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll. Lauper is also one of only twenty artists to achieve "GET" status by winning competitive Grammy, Emmy and Tony awards.
Known For
Actor
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Ruthie
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self - Performer
as Vanessa Nero
as Cyndi Lauper (voice)
as Nurse Cyndi (voice)
as Self - Honoree
as Self
as Self
as Self - Singer
as Little Johnny's Mom
as Ms. Goo Goo (voice)
as Performer ('Taffy Butt') (voice)
as Rose
as Self
as Self
as Self - Guest
as (voice)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Self
as Cyndi Lauper
as Self
as Cyndi Lauper
as Self (archive footage)
as Avalon Harmonia
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self - Guest Judge
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Self
as Self - Guest Judge
as Self
as Self
as Ms. Petuto
as Self
as Narrated and Sung By (voice)
as Self
as Self
as Sally Mahon
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self -Performer
as Self
as Self
as Self - Musical Guest
as Self
as Pidge (voice)
as Picnic Guest (uncredited)
as Geena Briganti
as Self
as Self - Musical Guest
as Marianne Lugasso
as Cyd Morse
as Self - Vocals
as Mary (Had a Little Lamb)
as self
as Self
as Cyndi Lauper (voice)
as Self
as Sylvia Pickel
as Self
as Self (vocals)
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Cyndi Lauper (Manager)
as Cyndi Lauper (archival footage)
as Cyndi Lauper (Manager)
as Self (Manager)
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
Sound
as Original Music Composer
as Original Music Composer
as Songs
as Theme Song Performance
as Theme Song Performance
as Theme Song Performance
as Music Consultant
Writer
as Musical
as Musical
Producer
as Associate Producer
as Executive Producer
Director
as Director
Crew
as Thanks