Lonely Boy (2013 Film)
Lonely Boy may refer to: Music * "Lonely Boy" (Paul Anka song), 1959 * "Lonely Boy" (Andrew Gold song), 1977 * "Lonely Boy" (The Black Keys song), 2011 *"Lonely Boy", a 1963 song by Larry Norman on the album '' Home at Last'' *"Lonely Boy", a 1979 song by the Sex Pistols on the album ''The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle'' Other uses * ''Lonely Boy'' (film), a National Film Board of Canada documentary about Paul Anka * ''Lonely Boy'' (2013 film), an American comedy-drama with Mackenzie Astin *Lonely Boy, a name given to Dan Humphrey Daniel Randolph Humphrey is a fictional character in the bestselling Gossip Girl (novel series), ''Gossip Girl'' novel series. He is one of the central male characters in ''Gossip Girl'', where he is portrayed by Penn Badgley. Dan Humphrey is th ...

Lonely Boy (Paul Anka Song)
"Lonely Boy" is a song written and recorded by Paul Anka. Recorded in August 1958 with Don Costa's orchestra in New York, "Lonely Boy" was not released until May 11, 1959. Anka sang this song in the film '' Girls Town''. When released as a single, it topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for four weeks, becoming Anka's first song to do so, although he had earlier topped Billboard's Best Sellers in Stores chart with "Diana". ''Billboard'' ranked it as No. 5 for 1959. The song reached No. 2 in the Canadian CHUM Charts. In 2007, "Lonely Boy" appeared on the ''Classic Songs'' (greatest hits) disc of Anka's album '' Classic Songs, My Way''. Charts All-time charts Cover versions *In 1971, by Billy "Crash" Craddock, released on the album '' Knock Three Times''. *Donny Osmond Donald Clark "Donny" Osmond (born December 9, 1957) is an American singer, dancer, actor, television host, and former teen idol. He first gained fame performing with four of his elder brothers as the Osmond ...
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Lonely Boy (Andrew Gold Song)
"Lonely Boy" is an international hit song from 1977, written and recorded by Andrew Gold in 1976 for his album '' What's Wrong with This Picture?'' It spent five months on the American charts, peaking at number seven in both Canada and the United States,''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990'' - and number 11 in the United Kingdom. While "Lonely Boy" would be Gold's biggest U.S. hit, his track "Never Let Her Slip Away" achieved greater success in the U.K. Overview The song follows the life of a child who feels neglected by his parents after the birth of a younger sister. Many assume this song to be autobiographical, yet Gold denied the implication, despite great similarities between the lyrics and his life. Regarding the verses' first lines: "He was born on a summer day in 1951" matches Gold's August 2, 1951 birthday, "In the summer of '53 his mother/Brought him a sister" matches his sister Martha's July 22, 1953 birthday, and "He left home on a winter day, 1969" may matc ...
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Lonely Boy (The Black Keys Song)
"Lonely Boy" is a song by American rock band the Black Keys. It is the opening track from their 2011 studio album '' El Camino'' and was released as the record's lead single on October 26, 2011. The song is also the A-side of a promotional 12-inch single that was released in commemoration of Record Store Day's "Back to Black" Friday event. The single was accompanied by a popular one-shot music video of a man dancing and lip-synching the lyrics. "Lonely Boy" became one of the group's most successful singles. It topped several rock radio charts, including the Alternative Songs and Rock Songs charts in the US, and the Alternative Rock and Active Rock charts in Canada. On the singles charts, "Lonely Boy" was the group's highest-charting song in several countries, peaking at number 64 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number two on the Australian Singles Chart, and number 33 on the Canadian Hot 100. At the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, the song won awards for Best Rock Performance and Best ...
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Home At Last (Larry Norman Album)
''Home at Last'' is an album of mostly new material by Larry Norman first issued in 1989. It was originally released as a two-LP album and included some live tracks. It was reissued in 1998 as one album together with the 1994 compilation ''Footprints in the Sand''. The 2007 re-release of ''Home at Last'' contained only the studio recordings of the original issue. It was released to mixed reviews, some citing disorganization and uneven production, and controversy. A music video of live performances of the 14 studio songs on ''Home at Last'' garnered a favourable review. Track listing Original double-LP release Side 1 # "Lonely Boy" # "My Feet Are on the Rock" # "Country Church, Country People" # "Sitting In My Kitchen" Side 2 # "Camel Through a Needle's Eye" # "Nightmare #49 (Part 1)" # "Oh, How I Love You" # "Queen of the Rodeo" # "He Really Loves You" # "Here Comes the King" Side 3 # "Letters to the Church" # "We Three Twogether" # "Somewhere Out There" # "Selah" # " ...
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The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (album)
''The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle'' is the soundtrack album of the film of the same name by the Sex Pistols. Production By the time the soundtrack was being prepared, Johnny Rotten (Lydon) had left the band and refused to participate in the project. Manager Malcolm McLaren was left with a major problem - how to sell a double LP soundtrack with no songs featuring the Sex Pistol's dynamic, original vocalist. Desperate for a "workaround", McLaren discovered an October 1976 rehearsal session by the original lineup. In an effort to keep up their "chops", the band would rehearse during downtime at Wessex Studios while attempting to record the 'Anarchy In The UK' 7" single for EMI with producer Dave Goodman in October 1976. Goodman secretly caught the rehearsal on tape. The band ran through some cover songs, many of which were staples at early Sex Pistols shows, along with a few more obscure tracks. Unfortunately, the recording was raw and being a simple four-track recording, it ...
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Lonely Boy (film)
''Lonely Boy'' is a 1962 ''cinéma vérité'' documentary about the former teen sensation Paul Anka. The film takes its name from Anka's hit song, " Lonely Boy", which he performs to screaming fans in the film. This short documentary makes use of hand-held cameras to record intimate backstage moments. Co-directed by Roman Kroitor and Wolf Koenig, this National Film Board of Canada production won a Canadian Film Award as Film of the Year at the 15th Canadian Film Awards, and was nominated at the BAFTA Awards for its best short film prize. Influence ''Lonely Boy'' was a substantial influence on the Peter Watkins Peter Watkins (born 29 October 1935) is an English film and television director. He was born in Norbiton, Surrey, lived in Sweden, Canada and Lithuania for many years, and now lives in France. He is one of the pioneers of docudrama. His films ... film '' Privilege''. Watkins had studied it in preparation for filming and his film deals with the phenomenal popularity ...
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Lonely Boy (2013 Film)
Lonely Boy may refer to: Music * "Lonely Boy" (Paul Anka song), 1959 * "Lonely Boy" (Andrew Gold song), 1977 * "Lonely Boy" (The Black Keys song), 2011 *"Lonely Boy", a 1963 song by Larry Norman on the album '' Home at Last'' *"Lonely Boy", a 1979 song by the Sex Pistols on the album ''The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle'' Other uses * ''Lonely Boy'' (film), a National Film Board of Canada documentary about Paul Anka * ''Lonely Boy'' (2013 film), an American comedy-drama with Mackenzie Astin *Lonely Boy, a name given to Dan Humphrey Daniel Randolph Humphrey is a fictional character in the bestselling Gossip Girl (novel series), ''Gossip Girl'' novel series. He is one of the central male characters in ''Gossip Girl'', where he is portrayed by Penn Badgley. Dan Humphrey is th ...

Mackenzie Astin
Mackenzie Alexander Astin (born May 12, 1973) is an American actor. Early and personal life Astin was born on May 12, 1973, in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Patty Duke and actor John Astin. His brother is actor Sean Astin. He attended Ralph Waldo Emerson Middle School and University High School in Los Angeles. He is married to Jennifer Abbott Astin (née Bautz). Career Astin made his acting debut at age 9 in the TV movie ''Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal'', but is probably best remembered for his television role as Andy Moffett over four seasons from 1985 to 1988 on the sitcom '' The Facts of Life''. He has had recurring roles on ''Scandal'', '' The Magicians'', and ''Homeland'', and has made guest appearances on ''LOST'', ''House'', ''Psych'', ''Grey's Anatomy'', and '' NCIS''. Astin has appeared in motion pictures including ''Iron Will'' with Kevin Spacey, ''Wyatt Earp'' with Kevin Costner, ''The Evening Star'' with Shirley MacLaine, and Whit Stillman's ''The ...
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