John Robert CockerTemplate:Post-nominals (born 20 May 1944) — known as Joe Cocker — is an English rock and blues singer, who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is known for his gritty voice, his spasmodic body movement in performance and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of The Beatles.His cover of The Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends" reached number one in the UK in 1968, and he performed the song live at Woodstock in 1969. His 1975 hit single, "You Are So Beautiful", reached number five in the US. Cocker is the recipient of several awards, including a 1983 Grammy Award for his US number one "Up Where We Belong", a duet with Jennifer Warnes. In 1993 he was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male, and in 2007 he received an OBE at Buckingham Palace for services to music. Cocker was ranked #97 on Rolling Stone's 100 greatest singers list.
Became grandfather to a girl, Celine in January 2014.
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His record 6 French Open titles was beaten by Rafael Nadal in 2012.
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Shares the record of four straight French Open titles with Rafael Nadal.
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Former wife Mariana Simionescu was a pro tennis player from Romania.
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Born same day as Sweden's national day, 6 June.
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Borg holds the record for the most consecutive wins, in total, five in Wimbledon: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 & 1980. He shares the record with Roger Federer.
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Voted Swedish Sportsman of the 1900s in Sweden.
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Has a son, Leo (born 2003) with Patricia Östfeldt.
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Never won the U.S. Open, despite reaching the final four times. Lost twice to Jimmy Connors (1976, 1978) and twice to John McEnroe (1980, 1981). Wasn't known as a hard-court player, but was as good on hard courts as any of the top players of his era.
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Has a son, Robin (born 1985) with then 18-year-old Jannike Björling.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Red Clay Heroes
2016
Documentary
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Today at Wimbledon
2015-2016
TV Series
Himself - Spectator
Wimbledon
2015-2016
TV Series
Himself - Spectator
Best of Five
2015
TV Series
Himself
The Mind of a Leader I Based on Niccolò Machiavelli's 'The Prince'
2011
TV Series documentary 2011
Breakfast
2011
TV Series
Himself - Five Times Wimbledon Champion
125 Years of Wimbledon: You Cannot Be Serious
2011
TV Movie documentary
Himself - 5-Times Wimbledon Champion
McEnroe/Borg: Fire & Ice
2011
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Signature Series: Vitas Gerulaitis
2011
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Na plovárne
2011
TV Series
Himself
The Mind of a Leader II Based on Sun Tzu's 'The Art of War'
2011
TV Series documentary
Champions of Wimbledon
2008
Documentary
Himself
Das aktuelle Sportstudio
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
ESPN 25: Who's #1?
2005-2006
TV Series documentary
Himself
Great Wimbledon Rivalries
2003
Himself
Gylne tider
2002
TV Series documentary
Himself
ESPN SportsCentury
2000-2001
TV Series documentary
Himself
Söndagsöppet
1996-1999
TV Series
Himself
Reasonably Scary Monsters
1998
TV Short
Himself
Eurotrash
1993
TV Series documentary
Himself
Melodifestivalen 1984
1984
TV Movie
Himself
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1982
TV Series
Himself
The French
1982
Documentary
Himself
Stars
1981
TV Series
Himself
Wimbledon '81
1981
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Barnens ö
1980
Himself
Wimbledon '80
1980
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Racquet
1979
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Breakfast
2017
TV Series
Himself
Wimbledon
2017
TV Series
Himself
56: orna - en historia om Sverige
2016
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
The Eighties
2016
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Spise med Price
2010
TV Series documentary
Himself
L'affaire Farewell
2009
Himself (uncredited)
British Style Genius
2008
TV Series documentary
Himself
Upp till kamp
2007
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Zvampen
1984
TV Series
Himself
3rd Place Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1982
Audience Camera
Golden Camera, Germany
Male
This year asking for the favorite athlete. Björn Borg was not present at the Awards ceremony. ... More
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