Yoakam dwight biography

Born October 23, 1956, in Pikeville, KY; son of David (a gas station owner) and Ruth (a keypunch operator) Yoakam. Education: Attended Ohio State University. Addresses: Record company--Reprise, 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10019.

Critically and popularly acclaimed country singer Dwight Yoakam has not only continued to prove himself as a recording artist, he has also made a name for himself as an actor, earning rave reviews for his roles in such films as the Academy Award-winning Sling Blade, released in 1996.

Upon receiving Premiere magazine's Premiere Performance Award (in recognition of his "breakthrough performance" in Sling Blade) in October 1996, Yoakam remarked: "Acting is a different form of creative expression for me than performing music.

In acting, I'm able to actually escape myself using the character as a vehicle for exploring emotions I might not otherwise confront, whereas with music, I feel as though I go deeper inside myself in articulating emotions that a