Loudon Wainwright III worked with Judd Apatow to create the soundtrack for the director’s 2007 hit comedy,
Knocked Up, composed music for the British theatrical adaptation of Carl Hiaasen’s novel,
Lucky You, and topical tunes for NPR’s All Things Considered and
Morning Edition, and acted in a range of films and TV shows (including but not limited to
M.A.S.H.,
The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and
Parks and Recreation). In addition to all this, Wainwright is a prolific folk rock singer-songwriter who has released 22 studio albums, the most recent his 2012 mortality-themed
Older Than My Old Man Now.
— Leilani Polk