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Also Known As the Boss • Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen
Born September 23, 1949 (age 77) • New Jersey
Awards And Honors Tony Awards (2018) • Presidential Medal of Freedom (2016) • Kennedy Center Honors (2009) • Grammy Award (2009) • Grammy Award (2008) • Grammy Award (2007) • Grammy Award (2006) • Grammy Award (2005) • Grammy Award (2004) • Grammy Award (2003) • Grammy Award (2002) • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (1999) • Grammy Award (1996) • Academy Award (1994) • Grammy Award (1994) • Grammy Award (1987) • Grammy Award (1984)
Notable Works “Springsteen on Broadway” • “Streets of Philadelphia”

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Bruce Springsteen plays an acoustic guitar and sings into a microphone on stage at the New York Film Festival Spotlight Gala.
Bruce Springsteen, wearing a purple jacket, plays guitar next to Clarence Clemons on saxophone during an outdoor E Street Band concert in Rome, Italy, 1988.
The enduring E Street Band and its bandleader
Bruce Springsteen smiles while performing on stage with the E Street Band, reaching out to a cheering crowd at the Super Bowl XLIII halftime show.
Bruce Springsteen, Steven Van Zandt, and the E Street Band perform on stage at Rockefeller Plaza, with Springsteen smiling at the microphone and Van Zandt playing guitar.
Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen performing on stage in 2015, playing an acoustic guitar and singing into a microphone.
The Boss in 1984
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