Henry Wolfe

Wolfe is the son of actress Meryl Streep and sculptor Don Gummer.{{cite web |last=Osterhout |first=Jacob |title=Almost famous: His mom may be an icon, but musician Henry Wolfe is making a name of his own |url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-05-15/entertainment/29557995_1_band-music-henry-wolfe |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712021919/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-05-15/entertainment/29557995_1_band-music-henry-wolfe |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 12, 2011 |publisher=NY Daily News}} He grew up in Los Angeles and Connecticut, with his younger sisters, actresses Grace Gummer, Mamie Gummer, and Louisa Jacobson.

Wolfe attended the Hotchkiss School and graduated from Dartmouth College in 2002.{{cite web |date=June 9, 2002 |title=Graduation List 2002 |url=http://thedartmouth.com/2002/06/09/news/graduation |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127011904/http://thedartmouth.com/2002/06/09/news/graduation |archive-date=January 27, 2013 |accessdate=September 12, 2012 |publisher=TheDartmouth.com}}

Wolfe first made his mark as a musician as co-founder of the New York indie pop band Bravo Silva.{{cite web |last=Osterhout |first=Jacob E. |date=May 15, 2011 |title=Almost famous: His mom may be an icon, but musician Henry Wolfe is making a name of his own |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2011/05/15/almost-famous-his-mom-may-be-an-icon-but-musician-henry-wolfe-is-making-a-name-of-his-own/ |accessdate=2025-04-17 |work=New York Daily News |page=2}} Bravo Silva released an EP entitled 'July' in 2004 and an eponymous full length album in 2005.

Following Bravo Silva's dissolution, Wolfe moved to Los Angeles and began to perform as a solo act under his current moniker. In 2009, Wolfe released two EPs: The Blue House, composed of original material, and Wolfe Sings Field, made up of songs penned by Portland-based writer Peter Field.{{cite web |title=Bio |url=http://www.henrywolfe.com/about/bio/ |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018215836/http://www.henrywolfe.com/about/bio/ |archivedate=October 18, 2012 |accessdate=September 12, 2012 |publisher=Henry Wolfe}} Wolfe's full-length debut, entitled 'Linda Vista' was released in 2011 on Wolfe's own Undermountain Music label.{{cite web |date=April 5, 2011 |title=Henry Wolfe: Linda Vista |url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2011/04/henry-wolfe-linda-vista/ |accessdate=September 12, 2012 |publisher=American Songwriter}} Produced by Aaron Older and Nico Aglietti of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes and featuring members of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Dawes and Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Linda Vista was received positively by music critics such as Rolling Stone Magazine{{cite web |author=J. Edward Keyes |date=June 29, 2011 |title=Linda Vista | Album Reviews |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/linda-vista-20110629 |accessdate=September 12, 2012 |publisher=Rolling Stone}} and led to Wolfe being named as an "artist to watch" by the Los Angeles Times.{{cite web |author='Rebel' Rod |date=January 13, 2011 |title='Rebel' Rod's - From Under The Basement: 'Rebel' Rod's Ramblings, Reviews, & Revelations - McCartney, Nilsson help guide Henry Wolfe's journey to 'Linda Vista' |url=http://fromunderthebasement.blogspot.com/2011/01/rebel-rods-ramblings-reviews_13.html |accessdate=September 12, 2012 |publisher=Fromunderthebasement.blogspot.com}}

On March 2, 2011, Wolfe made his network television debut as a musical guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, performing "Someone Else" and "Stop the Train" from his Linda Vista album.{{cite web |date=March 2, 2011 |title=DVR Alert: Henry Wolfe On Jimmy Kimmel Live Tonight |url=http://www.musicsnobbery.com/2011/03/dvr-alert-henry-wolfe-on-jimmy-kimmel-live-tonight.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308084007/http://www.musicsnobbery.com/2011/03/dvr-alert-henry-wolfe-on-jimmy-kimmel-live-tonight.html |archivedate=March 8, 2011 |accessdate=September 12, 2012 |publisher=Music Snobbery}} He also gave an in-studio performance for WNYC Soundcheck with John Schaefer in May 2011.{{cite web |title=In Studio: Henry Wolfe - Soundcheck |url=http://www.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/2011/may/16/studio-henry-wolfe/ |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812002925/http://www.wnyc.org/shows/soundcheck/2011/may/16/studio-henry-wolfe/ |archivedate=August 12, 2011 |accessdate=September 12, 2012 |publisher=Wnyc.org}}

Wolfe's songs have been licensed in major motion pictures with "Someone Else" being featured in the film Terri directed by Azazel Jacobs and starring John C. Reilly,{{cite web |title=The 2011 Movie Soundtrack: The Best Songs From This Year's Films « |url=http://recordinglivefromsomewhere.com/2012/02/26/the-2011-movie-soundtrack-the-best-songs-from-this-years-films/ |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831045257/http://recordinglivefromsomewhere.com/2012/02/26/the-2011-movie-soundtrack-the-best-songs-from-this-years-films/ |archivedate=August 31, 2012 |accessdate=September 12, 2012 |publisher=Recordinglivefromsomewhere.com}} and an early version of "Stop the Train" appearing in Julie and Julia. Azazel Jacobs directed the music video for "Someone Else" which starred Brit Marling.

Wolfe has appeared in numerous films, including the 2006 film Lying and the 2011 film The Wait, both directed by M Blash. Wolfe had a small role in The Good Shepherd and appeared in a film titled Wolfe with an E, directed by David Louis Zuckerman.

Wolfe has been married to Tamryn Storm Hawker since June 2019. They had their first child, a daughter, in July 2020.[https://www.instagram.com/p/CG3KD3JAEA3/ Instagram], instagram.com; access January 7, 2021 Their son was born in May 2022.{{Cite instagram |postid=CeE3Qp-PdPZ |user=henrywolfe |title=This is the mighty Quinn William Gummer. He was born at home three weeks ago today, May 6th 2022. A little light in a time of so much darkness... I love you @tamrynstormacupuncture Your strength is mythic. I am so profoundly grateful and proud to be yours! |date=May 28, 2022}}

• July EP (2004) – as a member of Bravo Silva
• Bravo Silva (2005) – as a member of Bravo Silva
• The Blue House (2009)
• Wolf Sings Field (2009)
• Linda Vista (2011)
• Encino (2014)
• Asilomar (2015)

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Henry Wolfe

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