Sting
- Birthplace: Wallsend, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, United Kingdom
- Birthday: October 2, 1951
Described as intellectual, earthy, egotistical, introspective, enigmatic and environmentally-obsessed, the multi-talented performer known simply as Sting came to prominence as the singer, bass player and songwriter of The Police, one of the more influential New Wave bands of the late 1970s and mid-80s. His blond good looks made him a natural for the movies, and long before he left his reggae-tinged rock group for a solo career, he debuted in "Quadrophenia" (1979), based on The Who's rock album, playing a super-Mod whose image coll…more