Gary Jules (born March 19, 1969 in Fresno, California as Gary Jules Aguirre) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his cover of Tears for Fears' third single "Mad World", which he recorded together with friend Michael Andrews for the movie Donnie Darko. It became the UK Christmas Number One single of 2003. Since then it has been used on popular American TV shows, and most recently in the commercial for the Xbox 360 game Gears of War. is the 78th day of the year (79th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Fresno redirects here. ... is the 78th day of the year (79th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Fresno redirects here. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... Mad World is a song written by Roland Orzabal of the British band Tears for Fears. ... Tears for Fears are a popular English pop band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, which emerged after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate. ... Mad World is a song written by Roland Orzabal of the British band Tears for Fears. ... Michael Andrews is a Los Angeles musician and film score composer. ... For the fictional character, see Donald Darko. ... Each year, record companies compete for the Christmas number one single spot on the British charts. ... See also: 2003 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2003 Record labels established in 2003 // January - following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It... It has been suggested that Xbox 360 Elite be merged into this article or section. ... Gears of War is a tactical third-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games (the creators of the Unreal series) using Unreal Engine 3. ...

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Some of his early projects / bands were The Ivory Knights, Our Town Pansies, Woodenfish, Kofi, The Origin, "Invisible", "No poetry," and "Heroes and Heroin."

Personal

Jules' parents are Gary J. Aguirre (former SEC investigating attorney who, after being fired in September, 2005, on June 28, 2006 testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee [1][2]) and Marie Aguirre.

He attended The Bishop's School in La Jolla, California, and graduated in the same class as infamous spree killer Andrew Cunanan. He later went on to obtain a B.A. in English at UCLA. The Bishops School is a private college preparatory Episcopalian day school located in La Jolla, California, USA. Originally a boarding school for girls with a short-lived downtown San Diego day school component, upon a merger with the San Miguel School of San Diego, California in 1971, it became... One of the beaches at La Jolla Cove. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Andrew Phillip Cunanan (August 31, 1969 – July 23, 1997) was an American spree killer who murdered five people, including Gianni Versace, in a cross-country journey during a three-month period in 1997, ending with Cunanans suicide, at the age of 27. ... Binomial name Ucla xenogrammus Holleman, 1993 The largemouth triplefin, Ucla xenogrammus, is a fish of the family Tripterygiidae and only member of the genus Ucla, found in the Pacific Ocean from Viet Nam, the Philippines, Palau and the Caroline Islands to Papua New Guinea, Australia (including Christmas Island), and the...

He has a sister currently lives in New York and works for the New York Times. The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ...

Discography

• 1998 - Greetings from the Side
• 2001 - Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets
• 2006 - Gary Jules

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Songs

Gary Jules was the first to record the song 'Mad World' for the movie Donnie Darko. Later, Tears for Fears recorded it.

His song "Gone Daddy" is based upon his family and himself relocating to North Carolina. When living in L.A. a neighbor was gunned down at night. While the cops were buzzing around investigating the shooting, Gary approached one of the officers and explained that his child was trying to take a nap. Gary asked if the officer knew when they would be finished. The officer told Gary he did not know, but he could always leave L.A. So, Gary did.

His song "Wichita" was inspired by a class Gary took at UCLA regarding Native American history. There was a story about how the Native Americans followed the buffalo around the nation to survive, and when the "white men" finished the intercontinental railroad, the buffalo started to head back south. When they came upon the rail road, the buffalo would not cross it, and millions of them died. Gary has only spent one night in the actual city of Wichita. Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ...

Gary has stated that 'No Poetry' is possibly his favorite song he has written.

External links

• Official Website
• Gary Jules collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
• Gears of War trailer featuring Gary Jules cover of "Mad World"
• Interview with WickedInfo.com