Billy Joel

Background information
Birth name	William Martin Joel
Born	May 9, 1949
Born place	The Bronx, New York, United States
Origin	Hicksville, New York, United States
Genre(s)	Rock Pop Jazz Classical
Years active	1964—present
Label(s)	Columbia Records Sony Music Family Productions U.S.
Associated acts	Elton John Bruce Springsteen Echoes The Hassles Attila
Website	Website

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Jeff Buckley Movie Biopic Still Going Ahead

April 11, 2011

A music biopic about late singer Jeff Buckley is still going ahead, it has been reported.

The as-yet-untitled film will tell the story of Buckley's life. The singer drowned in 1997 in Memphis aged 30.

'Welcome To The Rileys' director Jake Scott will direct the Ryan Jaffe script, best known for the 2008 comedy The Rocker, reports Deadline.

127 Hours star James Franco and James Marsden have been linked to play the lead role.

Also Twilight star Robert Pattinson a keen music fan is said to be "obsessed" with securing the role.

The as-yet-untitled biopic is set to begin production by the end of the year.

(by Holly Frith)

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