A friend is always good to have, but a lover’s kiss is better than angels raining down on me.
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| Birth: | 9th January, 1967 |
| Nationality: | American, South African |
| Profession: | Actor, Guitarist, Lyricist, Singer |
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David John "Dave" Matthews was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. He is a South-African-born American singer-songwriter, guitarist and actor. From 1991 to 2003, Matthews predominantly focused on songwriting and performing with the Dave Matthews Band, which he started in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1991. During the period from 2000 to 2010, his band sold more tickets and earned more money than any other act in North America. The band's most recent album, Away from the World, released in 2012, made them the only group to have six consecutive studio albums debut at number one on the Billboard charts. He has also won 2 Grammy Awards: one in 1997 for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group – "So Much to Say" and one in 2004 for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance – "Gravedigger". In 2007, Matthews guest starred in the Fox drama series House in the episode "Half-Wit". In 2008, he appeared in another Adam Sandler movie, You Don't Mess with the Zohan, as a racist redneck character named James.
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