Rufus Wainwright (born July 23, 1973, Rhinebeck, New York) is a Canadian-American singer. He is the son of singers and performers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle. His sister Martha Wainwright is also a well known singer.
In 2009 he wrote his first opera, Prima Donna, which was first performed at the Manchester International Festival.
Wainwright made his first album in 1998. It was called Rufus Wainwright.