Actor
Abel Tesfaye
February 16, 1990 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990), known professionally as The Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is noted for his unconventional music production, artistic reinventions, and his signature use of the falsetto register. His accolades include 4 Grammy Awards, 20 Billboard Music Awards, 22 Juno Awards, 6 American Music Awards, 2 MTV Video Music Awards, a Latin Grammy Award, and nominations for an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. Tesfaye earned critical and commercial success with his pop-leaning second album Beauty Behind the Madness (2015), which reached number one in the US, contained the US Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping singles "Can't Feel My Face" and "The Hills", and won the Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album and was nominated for Album of the Year.
Notable work
8The Simpsons (1989)
as Orion Hughes / Darius Hughes (voice)
7.2Uncut Gems (2019)
as The Weeknd
7American Dad! (2005)
as The Weeknd (voice) and Writer
7.6Robot Chicken (2005)
as Madea / Dinosaur Auctioneer / S.W.A.T. Member (voice)
6.9Saturday Night Live (1975)
as Self - Musical Guest
5.8The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
as Self
5.3The Idol (2023)
as Tedros
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