Ronnie Van Zant
Birthday
1948/01/15
Day of death
1977/10/20 (29 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Also know as
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Biography
He was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. Van Zant aspired to be many things before finding his love for music. Notably, Ronnie was interested in becoming a boxer(as Muhammad Ali was one of his idols) and in playing professional baseball. Ronnie also tossed around the idea of becoming a stock car racer. He would say that he was going to be the most famous person to come out of Jacksonville since stock car racer Lee Roy Yarbrough. Van Zant formed Skynyrd late in the summer of 1964 with fri...Read more
Acting
(1996) Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird, The Movie & Tribute Tour
as Himself
(1975) Lynyrd Skynyrd: The Old Grey Whistle Test
as Himself
(1975) Lynyrd Skynyrd : Live at Winterland 1975
as himself
(1976) Lynyrd Skynyrd: Live at Winterland 1976
as himself
(2015) Gone with the Wind: The Remarkable Rise and Tragic Fall of Lynyrd Skynyrd
as Himself
(2018) If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd
as Himself (archive footage)
(2021) Lynyrd Skynyrd: Live at Knebworth '76
as Self
(2015) Lynyrd Skynyrd: One More For The Fans
as Self (Archive)