Loudon Wainwright III

American singer-songwriter, humorist, and actor

Singer/songwriter whose blend of cynical humor, personal observations, and social commentary won him a lasting following.

Born	September 5, 1946
Hometown	Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
Height	6'2" (1.88m)

Spouse	Ritamarie Kelly , Kate McGarrigle , Suzzy Roche
Children	Rufus Wainwright
Parents	Loudon Wainwright Jr. , Martha Harriet Taylor

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‘I’ve always had a very intense relationship with the Royal Albert Hall,” says Rufus Wainwright. “I was violated… raped in Hyde Park [across from the venue] when I was 14 years old.” On the morning before he played his first solo show there (supporting Sting, around 17 years later, in 2004) he fell and cut his arm on the broken window of a Victorian bathroom in Notting Hill. “Because I was newly sober, I was adamant about refusing painkillers. But still made it on to the stage, playing the piano