Billy Bragg and Bill Nighy at event of Pride (2014)
Caption: Billy Bragg and Bill Nighy at event of Pride (2014)
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Born: December 20, 1957
Star sign: Sagittarius
Known for: Love & Other Drugs (2010), Pride (2014), Half Nelson (2006), The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2009)
Source: IMDB
Billy Bragg - the so-called 'Bard of Barking' - came to widespread attention as a sort of one-man Clash, busking around Britain, with a guitar and portable amp. Having briefly joined the Army, Bragg formed a punk band, Riff Raff, but it was not until he released his first mini-LP, "Life's a Riot" on the small Utility label, that he first troubled ...