Portal:Biography

This portal deals with Rufus Wainwright's biography and the biography of family members and other people related to him.

Rufus and his family
Rufus Wainwright is a singer-songwriter and composer and the main subject of this wiki. His parents are folk singer-songwriters Loudon Wainwright III (b. 1946) and Kate McGarrigle (1946–2010). His sister is singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright. His half-sister Lucy Wainwright Roche is also a singer-songwriter.

Rufus is married to arts administrator Jörn Weisbrodt. They have a daughter, Viva Katherine Wainwright Cohen, with Leonard Cohen's daughter Lorca Cohen.

Other members of this extented musical family are
 * aunts Anna McGarrigle (who performed with Kate as Kate and Anna McGarrigle), Jane McGarrigle and Sloan Wainwright,
 * Martha's husband Brad Albetta,
 * Leonard Cohen's son, and uncle of Viva, Adam Cohen.

Other people
Rufus has written songs about several people, including his parents and friend and fellow singer-songwriter Teddy Thompson and also collaborated with many artists.

People Rufus has written songs about

 * "Beauty Mark" and "Candles" are about his mother Kate
 * "Matinee Idol" is about River Phoenix
 * "Natasha" is about American actress Natasha Lyonne
 * "Dinner at Eight" is about his father Loudon
 * "Little Sister" and "Martha" are about his sister Martha
 * "Memphis Skyline" is about Jeff Buckley
 * "Nobody's Off the Hook" is about Teddy Thompson
 * "Slideshow" is about Michael Cavadias
 * "Rashida" is about Rashida Jones
 * "Barbara" is about Barbara Charone
 * "Montauk" is about his daughter Viva
 * "Song of You" is about his husband Jörn