Biography
Thomas August Darnell Browder, aka August Darnell--who goes by the stage name Kid Creole--is an American singer, musician and songwriter. He co-founded Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band with his half-brother Stony Browder Jr., then went on to form and lead Kid Creole and the Coconuts. The latter band, with its trio of backing female singers (dubbed the Coconuts), draw upon musical influences as disparate as salsa, no wave, jazz, disco, pop music and big band. Darnell has written and produced for other artists and bands, such as Machine and Gichy Dan's Beachwood No. 9. He and the Coconuts have also contributed songs to numerous motion picture soundtracks, including "My Male Curiosity" for Against All Odds (1984).
Filmography
all 20
Movies 19
self 9
TV Shows 1
Composer
Buckle Up (2023)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day (2013)
Movie
Duke Ellington
Mood Indigo (2013)
Movie
Kid Creole and The Coconuts – Live At Rockpalast 1982 (2012)
Movie
Self
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 5 (2011)
Movie
self
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 4 (2010)
Movie
Self
Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 3 (2008)
Movie
West Coast Video Employee Passaic
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
Movie
6
August Darnell
Downtown '81 (2001)
Movie
Actor
Kid Creole & The Coconuts - Live In Paris 1985 (2000)
Movie
Bad Girls (1992)
Movie
Self
Only You (1992)
Movie
Kid Creole
The Forbidden Dance (1990)
Movie
Original Music Composer
New York Stories (1989)
Movie
6
Thrift Shop Man (as August Darnell)
Identity Crisis (1989)
Movie
Bookmaker
Obsession: A Taste for Fear (1988)
Movie
Self
Barry Manilow: Big Fun on Swing Street (1988)
Movie
Himself
Kid Creole and the Coconuts: Live in Montreal (1986)
Movie
Self
Wetten, dass..? (1981)
TV
Actor
Kid Creole and My Coconuts
Movie
Ratings
Average 4.13
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1950-08-12 (73 years old)
Birth PlaceThe Bronx, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsAugust Darnell, Thomas August Darnell Browder, Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band, Machine
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