Huey Lewis

American singer and actor (born 1950)
Person Human Q504458

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
July 5, 1950
Place of birth
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Official website
hueylewisandthenews.com
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Birth name
Hugh Anthony Cregg III
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Family name
Cregg, Lewis[20][21]
Given name
Hugh Anthony[22]
Instrument
harmonica, voice
Name in native language
Huey Lewis
Native language
English[9]
Pseudonym
Huey Lewis[23]
Start of work period
1967
Voice type
baritone[19]
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Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 76
VIAF cluster ID
64192459
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n86108049
GND ID
123624231
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Huey Lewis 07-05-2009.jpg ↗
Academy Awards Database nominee ID
1655
Academy Collection persons and institutions ID
38897
Acharts.co artist ID
huey_lewis
AllMovie person ID
p33761
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000829033
Allcinema person ID
54964
AlloCiné person ID
27666
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American Film Institute person ID
269502
BIBSYS ID
99061520
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
138966227
CINEFOX person ID
112858
CONOR.SI ID
154151523
CineMagia person ID
35482
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
85358
DR music artist ID
58659
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
123624231
Discogs artist ID
274371, 2856301
Douban movie celebrity ID
1009502
Douban personage ID
27215193
Elonet person ID
740029
Europeana entity
agent/base/64185
FAST ID
188274
Famous Birthdays ID
people/huey-lewis
Fandango person ID
396481
Fandom article ID
disney:Huey_Lewis
Film.ru person ID
hyui-lyuis
Freebase ID
/m/026r7w
GTAA ID
125955
Geni profile ID
6000000056221273970
Grammy Awards artist ID
huey-lewis, huey-lewis/15073
Grove Music Online ID
A2267071
IMDb ID
nm0507271
IPI name number
00126238980
ISzDb person ID
4035
Internet Broadway Database person ID
399787, 399788
Ivi person ID
hyui-lyuis
J9U entity ID
987011288679005171
KANTO ID
000199683
Kinobox person ID
20259
Kinopoisk person ID
12592
LdiF person ID
147272
MYmovies person ID
25851
Montreux Jazz Festival person ID
30482
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000212599
NL CR AUT ID
xx0134458
NNDB people ID
090/000025015
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072857579
OFDb person ID
37075
Obálky knih ID
xx0134458
Offizielle Deutsche Charts person ID
1468
PORT person ID
138838
Pitchfork artist ID
22159-huey-lewis
Rate Your Music artist ID
huey_lewis
Rotten Tomatoes ID
celebrity/huey_lewis
SecondHandSongs artist ID
13609
Sinemalar person ID
158006
Songkick artist ID
45
Swedish Film Database person ID
199038
TMDB person ID
168702
Trading Card Database name ID
88777
VGMdb artist ID
23946
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbxCcwgYdqbv4brJTppT3
Yandex Music artist ID
65782
ČSFD person ID
43033

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Copyright representative 1
Country of citizenship 1
Family name 1
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Summary

Born in New York City[1], he… he was born on July 5, 1950[2]. He worked as an actor[3], street artist[4], musician[5], singer[6], and singer-songwriter[7].

Body

Education

Educated at Cornell University[11], a private university[24], in United States[25], founded in 1865[26], headquartered in Ithaca[27] and Lawrenceville School[12], a boarding school[28], in United States[29], founded in 1810[30].

Why It Matters

He has been cited as an influence by Third Eye Blind[31], a musical group[32], founded in 1993[33].

FAQs

Where was Huey Lewis born?

Huey Lewis was born in New York City[1].

What did Huey Lewis do for work?

Huey Lewis worked as actor[3], street artist[4], musician[5], singer[6], and singer-songwriter[7].

Where did Huey Lewis go to school?

Huey Lewis was educated at Cornell University[11] and Lawrenceville School[12].

Who did Huey Lewis influence?

Huey Lewis has been cited as an influence by Third Eye Blind[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  4. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [2] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved . encyclopedia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 5w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person ID → 54964
    "Created claim: Allcinema person ID: 54964, Matched to ヒューイ・ルイス (#322009810) in Allcinema person #mix'n"
  2. 9w ago · TapuriaBot · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Academy Collection persons and institutions ID → 38897
    "Changed the item: Added mzn:هیویی لوئیس"
  3. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person ID → 158006
    "Created claim: Sinemalar person ID: 158006, batch #270606"
  4. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 08BD-BD20-0234-882C-4512
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46469: HAND ID (8)"
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