1. Donovan Letts was born on 10 January 1956 and is a British film director, disc jockey and musician.
10 Facts About Don Letts
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In 1984, Don Letts co-founded the band Big Audio Dynamite with former Clash lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist Mick Jones, acting as the band's sampler and videographer before departing the band in 1990.
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Don Letts has directed music videos for Musical Youth, the Psychedelic Furs, Fun Boy Three, the Pretenders and Elvis Costello as well as the feature documentaries The Punk Rock Movie and The Clash: Westway to the World.
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Don Letts was able to use the fame and money from DJ-ing and the Acme story to make his first film, The Punk Rock Movie.
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Don Letts quit the retail business to manage the band the Slits.
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Don Letts was able to get the Slits to open for the Clash during the White Riot tour.
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Don Letts is married to Grace and the couple have two children.
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Don Letts has a son and a daughter from a previous relationship.
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In 2022, Don Letts received an honorary doctorate from Nottingham University.
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In 1978, Don Letts recorded an EP, Steel Leg v the Electric Dread, with Keith Levene, Jah Wobble and Steel Leg.