Photo: Irisgerh at English Wikipedia / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Neil Diamond is proof that craftsmanship outlasts fashion. Critics spent decades treating him as uncool, yet ten number-one singles and more than fifty million records sold in America alone say the audience knew better. What I love about him is the Brooklyn songwriter's work ethic underneath the sequins: he built melodies sturdy enough that stadiums still sing them in unison half a century later. Even his Golden Raspberry for worst actor charms me, because it shows a man willing to risk embarrassment. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction and the Kennedy Center Honors arriving in the same year felt like the world finally admitting what fans always knew.
Overview
Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. He has sold more than 56.5 million records in the US alone, making him one of the best-selling musicians in history. Diamond has written and recorded ten singles that reached No. 1 on the U.S.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Neil Diamond
- Name (Japanese)
- ニール・ダイアモンド
- Reading
- にーる・だいあもんど
- Born
- January 24, 1941 (age 85)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Snake
- Origin
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / musician / singer / pianist / guitarist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Erasmus Hall High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2009 MusiCares Person of the Year
- 2011 Kennedy Center Honors
- 2018 Johnny Mercer Award
- 1981 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
- 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- 2012 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Singer-songwriter — see all → · Musician — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.