John Oates

Acting

John Oates

Born 1948-04-07 · New York City, New York, USA

John William Oates (born April 7, 1948) is an American musician, best known as half of the rock and soul duo Hall & Oates along with Daryl Hall. He has played rock, R&B, and soul music, serving as a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Although Oates's main role in the duo is being the guitarist, he also co-wrote many of the top 10 songs that they recorded, including: "Sara Smile" (referring to Hall's then-girlfriend, Sara Allen), "She's Gone", and "Out of Touch", as well as "You Make My Dreams", "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)", "Maneater", and "Adult Education". He also sang lead vocals on several more singles in the Hot 100, such as "How Does It Feel to Be Back", "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (a remake of the 1965 song performed by the Righteous Brothers), and "Possession Obsession". In 1986, Oates contributed the song "(She's the) Shape of Things to Come" on the soundtrack to the 1986 film About Last Night. He also co-wrote and sang backup on the song "Electric Blue", recorded by the Australian band Icehouse, which was a Billboard top 10 hit. Oates was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004, and in 2014 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a member of Hall & Oates. His memoir, Change of Seasons, was published in 2017. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Oates, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

Pixels poster
5.8

Video game experts are recruited by the military to fight 1980s-era video game characters who've attacked New York.

Pixels

2015

John Candy: I Like Me poster
7.8

Those who knew iconic funnyman John Candy best share his story, in their own words, through never-before-seen archival footage, imagery, and interviews.

John Candy: I Like Me

2025

You Again poster
6.3

History -- make that high school -- may repeat itself when Marni learns that Joanna, the mean girl from her past, is set to be her sister-in-law. Before the wedding bells toll, Marni must show her brother that a tiger doesn't change its stripes. On Marni's side is her mother, while Joanna's backed by her wealthy aunt.

You Again

2010

The Greatest Night in Pop poster
7.9

On a January night in 1985, music's biggest stars gathered to record "We Are the World." This documentary goes behind the scenes of the historic event.

The Greatest Night in Pop

2024

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song poster
8.3

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song is a documentary which examines how the song was written, how producer Quincy Jones and songwriters Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie persuaded some of the most popular performers in America to donate their services to the project, and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the marathon recording session that produced the single.

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

1985

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony poster
8.2

The 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony take place on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. This year’s Performer Inductees are Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, and Carly Simon. Judas Priest and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis will receive the Musical Excellence Award, Harry Belafonte and Elizabeth Cotten the Early Influence Award, and Allen Grubman, Jimmy Iovine, and Sylvia Robinson the Ahmet Ertegun Award.

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2022

Live Aid poster
7.9

Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United States. It was one of the largest scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: watched live by an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations. "It's twelve noon in London, seven AM in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid...!"

Live Aid

1985

Totally Baked poster
5.1

Meet Dave Bertman, a tightly wound 37 year-old father of one. Bertman's "higher" education begins when medical marijuana activists wielding "loaded" weapons interrupt a planned reunion barbecue with college debate chums. When his teenage daughter Gina Marie unexpectedly arrives with a joint found in her pocket, Bertman assumes the worst. Only after he faces his own hypocrisies, can he have the open and honest discussion needed for father and daughter to understand each other and reconnect.

Totally Baked

2007

Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin poster
6.6

This film celebrates the long and successful collaboration of Elton John and Bernie Taupin, including a compilation of Elton John performances and in-depth interviews with both men.

Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin

1991

The Making of Sun City poster
9.5

Documentary Chronicling the making of Artists United Against Apartheid “Sun City”

The Making of Sun City

1985

Heavy Petting poster
5.7

Celebrities and creatives -- including musician David Byrne, performance artist Spalding Gray, comedian Sandra Bernhard, radical activist Abbie Hoffman, and poet Allen Ginsberg-- recall their earliest sexual experiences.

Heavy Petting

1989

Enormous: The Gorge Story poster
3.5

Enormous: The Gorge Story carves out the never-before-told story of the world’s most iconic music venue, The Gorge Amphitheatre. This music film investigates the venue’s unlikely evolution from a small winery created by a neurosurgeon to becoming one of the greatest outdoor music destinations in the world. Sign up to our mailing list for updates and original music content.

Enormous: The Gorge Story

2021

Norman's Rare Guitars Documentary poster
4.0

A well renowned institution where legends jam, and find inspiration. A chronicles of the shop's spirit as Norman, its beloved founder, faces retirement, marking a turning point for this cultural haven.

Norman's Rare Guitars Documentary

2024

Daryl Hall and John Oates - Live at the Troubadour poster
8.0

Thirty-five years since they last performed there as an opening act, Daryl Hall and John Oates returned to the Troubadour in May of 2008 to find the legendary Los Angeles club nearly unchanged.

Daryl Hall and John Oates - Live at the Troubadour

2008

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NR

In the 1960s, while America was in the throes of race riots, five people from diverse backgrounds came together in Philadelphia to create a new sound: Philly Soul. Its home, Sigma Sound Studio, was a place that drew Chubby Checker, The O'Jays, Stevie Wonder and many more. This film tells its amazing story.

The Philly Sound... Heard 'Round the World

2023

Evolution's End? poster
9.0

A galvanizing indictment of how we are sabotaging our children's development and our society's future that will transform the way we think about our families, schools, and lives.

Evolution's End?

1991

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Live in Dublin poster
7.9

Daryl Hall and John Oates are one of the most successful recording duos of all time with a string of hit singles and gold and platinum albums to their name including six US No.1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, all of which are included in this superb live show. Filmed at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin on 15th July 2014, this was the first time Daryl Hall and John Oates had played a live show in the city. They delivered a fantastic performance, packed with hits, to an audience who were clearly in the mood to party as only Dublin can!

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Live in Dublin

2015

John Denver Rocky Mountain High An Earth Day Concert poster
NR

A tribute to John Denver -- A Rocky Mountain High Earth Day Celebration -- in celebration of his life and music on April 21, 2011. Hosted by Olivia Newton-John and playing John Denver's hits include performances by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Lee Ann Womack, John Oates, Olivia Newton-John and Richie Furay, and featuring members of John Denver's Band and the Boulder Philharmonic conducted by Lee Holdridge.

John Denver Rocky Mountain High An Earth Day Concert

2011

I Can Go For That: The Smooth World of Yacht Rock poster
9.0

Katie Puckrik explores the 1970s American music phenomenon of Yacht Rock, a halcyon period of Los Angeles studio craft that married R&B with themes of longing, aspiration and melancholy, before going on to explore how the genre adapted to the musical times of the 1980s.

I Can Go For That: The Smooth World of Yacht Rock

2019

Revival: The Sam Bush Story poster
NR

Heralded as one of the most influential musicians in the modern era, Sam Bush pioneered a new genre of music, inspired some of today's most successful commercial acts, yet he remains the music world's best-kept secret.

Revival: The Sam Bush Story

2015

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Rock'n Soul Live poster
9.0

Live at the Montreal Forum 1983

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Rock'n Soul Live

1983

Daryl Hall & John Oates: The Liberty Concert poster
9.0

On July 4th, 1985 in front of 60,000 fans, Hall & Oates performed at an outdoor benefit concert for the restoration of the Statue Of Liberty. The duo performed most of their soul-funk classics such as: "Family Man," "Rich Girl," "Say It Isn't So," "Method of Modern Love," and more.

Daryl Hall & John Oates: The Liberty Concert

1985

Hall & Oates - Live in Sydney poster
NR

When Daryl Hall and John Oates took to the stage at Sydney’s Entertainment Centre as the iconic bass line of ‘Maneater’ began to play, the fans knew they were in for a treat. This duo may have been opening concerts with that irresistibly smooth number for years, but it never seems to lose its magic, and the crowd – an eclectic mix of teens and baby boomers alike – lapped it up. These Philly crooners still have it in bucket-loads, so this show should have everyone from diehard Daryl Hall and John Oates fans to kids of the 80's groovin’ along in no time." 1. Maneater 2. Family Man 3. Out of Touch 4. Adult Education 5. How Does It Feel to Be Back 6. Say It Isn't So 7. Las Vegas Turnaround 8. She's Gone 9. Sara Smile 10. I Can't Go for That 11. Rich Girl 12. You Make My Dreams 13. Kiss on My List 14. Private Eyes

Hall & Oates - Live in Sydney

2013

Hall & Oates: Live poster
NR

This well shot, and perfectly recorded set of outstanding Musikladen-televised performances from 1977 and 1978 (released by Eagle Rock on DVD in 2005), shows the band in perfect form, and illustrates the tightness of the band and the joy of their music. Tracklist: 1. Rich Girl 2. Do What You Want, Be What You Are 3. Is It a Star 4. Abandoned Luncheonette 5. Ennui on the Mountain 6. Gino the Manager 7. Sara Smile 8. Room to Breathe 9. Johnny Gore and the C Eaters

Hall & Oates: Live

2005