Darius Rucker

Personal Info

Birthday

May 13, 1966

(59 years old)

Place of Birth

Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Also Known As

Hootie & the Blowfish

Darius Rucker

Biography

Darius Carlos Rucker (born May 13, 1966) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter. He first gained fame as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of rock band Hootie & the Blowfish, which he founded in 1986 at the University of South Carolina along with Mark Bryan, Jim "Soni" Sonefeld, and Dean Felber. The band released five studio albums with Rucker as a member and charted six top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Rucker co-wrote most of the songs with the other members of the band.

Known For

Hawaii Five-0

The Masked Singer

Big Sky

WWE's Most Wanted Treasures

Shallow Hal

Playing House

Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery

The Tuskegee Airmen: Return to Ramitelli

Filmography

2024
Nate Bargatze's Nashville Christmas
as Self - House Band Singer
Toby Keith: American Icon
as Self
2023
Dolly Parton - From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll
as Self
Truelove: The Film
as Self
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
as Self
The Tuskegee Airmen: Return to Ramitelli
as Narrator
2022
Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn
as Self
2021
Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends
as Self
2019
Charley Pride: I'm Just Me
as Self
2017
The Year in Memoriam
as Self
2015
Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery
as The Destroyer (voice)
CMA Music Festival - Country's Night to Rock 2015
as Self
2014
Lennon or McCartney
as Self
The Stars Are Aligned
as Self
2012
ACM Presents: Lionel Richie and Friends in Concert
as Self
2009
Darius Rucker - CMT Invitation Only
as Self
2006
Hootie & the Blowfish - Live in Charleston
as Himself
2001
Shallow Hal
as Capital Grille Maitre D'
1999
One Love: The Bob Marley All-Star tribute
as Self - Perfomer
1995
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
as Self - Perfomer (Hootie and the Blowfish)
Hootie & the Blowfish: Summer Camp with Trucks
as Himself