As per our current Database, Philip Glass is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Philip Glass is 87 years, 9 months and 21 days old. Philip Glass will celebrate 88rd birthday on a Friday 31st of January 2025. Below we countdown to Philip Glass upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Philip Glass |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Age | 87 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
| Born | January 31, 1937 (Baltimore, MD) |
| Birthday | January 31 |
| Town/City | Baltimore, MD |
| Nationality | MD |
Philip Glass’s zodiac sign is Aquarius. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Philip Glass was born in the Year of the Ox. Another of the powerful Chinese Zodiac signs, the Ox is steadfast, solid, a goal-oriented leader, detail-oriented, hard-working, stubborn, serious and introverted but can feel lonely and insecure. Takes comfort in friends and family and is a reliable, protective and strong companion. Compatible with Snake or Rooster.
Influential musician known for his minimal music and for his film scores, Portrait Trilogy, symphonies, concertos, and chamber music.
He worked as a composer-in-residence for the public school system in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, after finishing his studies at the Juilliard School of Music.
He won a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for "The Truman Show" from 1999.
He was married and divorced twice and he has four children: Cameron, Marlowe, Juliet and Zachary. His first cousin once removed, Ira Glass, became the popular host of "This American Life" on NPR.
He was close friends with poet Allen Ginsberg and even composed a piece to accompany "Wichita Vortex Sutra," Ginsberg's famous anti-war poem.
