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John Mayer(VII)

  • Music Artist
  • Actor
  • Composer
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John Mayer
California Typewriter is a story about people whose lives are connected by typewriters. The film is a meditation on creativity and technology featuring Tom Hanks, John Mayer, Sam Shepard, David McCullough and others.
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California Typewriter (2016)
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John Mayer was born on 16 October 1977 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for F1: The Movie (2025), The Bucket List (2007) and Vengeance (2022).
BornOctober 16, 1977
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BornOctober 16, 1977
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    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 26 nominations total

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    Known for

    Brad Pitt in F1: The Movie (2025)
    F1: The Movie
    7.6
    • Soundtrack
    • 2025
    Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson in The Bucket List (2007)
    The Bucket List
    7.3
    • Soundtrack
    • 2007
    Ashton Kutcher, J. Smith-Cameron, Louanne Stephens, B.J. Novak, Boyd Holbrook, Isabella Amara, Issa Rae, Dove Cameron, and Eli Bickel in Vengeance (2022)
    Vengeance
    6.8
    • John
    • 2022
    Danila Kozlovskiy, Zoey Deutch, Dominic Sherwood, and Lucy Fry in Vampire Academy (2014)
    Vampire Academy
    5.4
    • Soundtrack
    • 2014

    Credits

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    Actor

    • The 68th Annual Grammy Awards (2026)
      The 68th Annual Grammy Awards
      4.9
      TV Special
      • Narrator - Bobby Weir Video
      • 2026
    • Doja Cat and Jack Harlow in Jack Harlow Feat. Doja Cat: Just Us (2025)
      Jack Harlow Feat. Doja Cat: Just Us
      4.4
      Music Video
      • John Mayer (uncredited)
      • 2025
    • Kagga Jayson and Kagga_30 in Redefined (2023)
      Redefined
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Mr. Gordon
      • 2023
    • Ashton Kutcher, J. Smith-Cameron, Louanne Stephens, B.J. Novak, Boyd Holbrook, Isabella Amara, Issa Rae, Dove Cameron, and Eli Bickel in Vengeance (2022)
      Vengeance
      6.8
      • John
      • 2022
    • John Mayer: Shot in the Dark
      Music Video
      • John Mayer
      • 2021
    • John Mayer: Last Train Home (2021)
      John Mayer: Last Train Home
      8.4
      Music Video
      • John CMayer
      • 2021
    • The Drone (2019)
      The Drone
      4.0
      • DJ Murtaugh (voice)
      • 2019
    • John Mayer: Still Feel Like Your Man (2017)
      John Mayer: Still Feel Like Your Man
      8.2
      Music Video
      • John Mayer
      • 2017
    • Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart in Get Hard (2015)
      Get Hard
      6.0
      • John Mayer
      • 2015
    • Rachel Melvin, Jake Weary, Cortney Palm, Hutch Dano, Peter Gilroy, and Lexi Atkins in Zombeavers (2014)
      Zombeavers
      4.8
      • Luke
      • 2014
    • John Mayer and Katy Perry in John Mayer Feat. Katy Perry: Who You Love (2013)
      John Mayer Feat. Katy Perry: Who You Love
      5.8
      Music Video
      • John Mayer
      • 2013
    • John Mayer in John Mayer feat. Taylor Swift: Half of My Heart (2010)
      John Mayer feat. Taylor Swift: Half of My Heart
      5.4
      Music Video
      • John Mayer
      • 2010
    • Judd Apatow's All-Star Video Part 2 (2010)
      Judd Apatow's All-Star Video Part 2
      6.1
      Short
      • John
      • 2010
    • John Mayer in John Mayer: Heartbreak Warfare - Live Version (2010)
      John Mayer: Heartbreak Warfare - Live Version
      7.6
      Music Video
      • John Mayer
      • 2010
    • John Mayer: Who Says
      7.3
      Music Video
      • John Mayer
      • 2009

    Composer

    • Ed Sheeran: Drive (2025)
      Ed Sheeran: Drive
      7.1
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2025
    • John Mayer in John Mayer SOLO live in Amsterdam - 21-22 March 2024 (2024)
      John Mayer SOLO live in Amsterdam - 21-22 March 2024
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2024
    • Questlove and John Mayer in John Mayer live at Madison Square Garden - 21 Feb 2022 (2022)
      John Mayer live at Madison Square Garden - 21 Feb 2022
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2022
    • John Mayer: Shot in the Dark
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • John Mayer: Last Train Home (2021)
      John Mayer: Last Train Home
      8.4
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • John Mayer: Still Feel Like Your Man (2017)
      John Mayer: Still Feel Like Your Man
      8.2
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2017
    • Slow Dancing in a Burning Room
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2015
    • John Mayer and Katy Perry in John Mayer Feat. Katy Perry: Who You Love (2013)
      John Mayer Feat. Katy Perry: Who You Love
      5.8
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2013
    • American Heroes Saltwater Challenge (2013)
      American Heroes Saltwater Challenge
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 2013
    • John Mayer in John Mayer: Heartbreak Warfare - Live Version (2010)
      John Mayer: Heartbreak Warfare - Live Version
      7.6
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2010
    • John Mayer: Who Says
      7.3
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2009
    • John Mayer: Heartbreak Warfare - Augmented Reality Version
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2009
    • T & Masson: Smoke My Blues (2006)
      T & Masson: Smoke My Blues
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2006
    • Common: Go! (2005)
      Common: Go!
      6.2
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2005
    • Clarity (2004)
      Clarity
      6.4
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2004

    Videos2

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    Trailer 1:28
    Official Trailer
    Trailer
    Trailer 2:17
    Trailer
    Trailer
    Trailer 2:17
    Trailer

    Personal details

    • Official sites
      • Facebook
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    • Alternative names
      • Hank 'The Hawk' Knutley
    • Height
      • 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
    • Born
      • October 16, 1977
      • Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
    • Parents
        Richard Mayer
    • Other works
      Music video: "Your Body Is A Wonderland".
    • Publicity listings
      • 3 Interviews
      • 14 Articles
      • 2 Pictorials
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The movie Back to the Future (1985) inspired him to play guitar.
    • Quotes
      It's almost charity work, what people have done, turning other people on to my music.
    • Trademarks
        Fender Stratocaster

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