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John Doe

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Known For

71 Years Old

John Doe (born John Nommensen Duchac on February 25, 1954 in Decatur, Illinois) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, poet and bass player. Doe founded the much-praised L.A. punk band X, of which he is still an active member. His musical compositions and performances span the rock, country and folk music genres. As an actor, he has dozens of television appearances and several movies to his credit, including the role of Jeff Parker in the television series Roswell. In addition to X, Doe performs with the country-folk-punk band The Knitters and has released records as a solo artist. In the early 1980s, he performed on two albums by The Flesh Eaters. In the 1989 biopic Great Balls of Fire!, Doe played Jerry Lee Lewis's cousin-turned-father-in-law J. W. Brown. Doe starred in the 1992 film Roadside Prophets and in the 1998 short Lone Greasers. Other movie acting credits include Road House, Vanishing Point, Salvador, Boogie Nights, The Specials, The Good Girl, Gypsy 83 and Pure Country. As a musician with X, he has two feature-length concert films, several music videos, and an extended performance-and-interview sequence in The Decline of Western Civilization, Penelope Spheeris's seminal documentary about the early-1980s L.A. punk scene. Along with co-writer Exene Cervenka, Doe composed most of the songs recorded by X. Wild Gift, an album from that band's heyday, was named "Record of the Year" by Rolling Stone, The Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times. With Dave Alvin, he co-wrote two of the songs on the Blasters' 1984 album Hard Line, "Just Another Sunday" and "Little Honey". In the 1992 movie The Bodyguard (starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston), it was Doe's version of "I Will Always Love You" that plays on the jukebox when Costner and Houston's characters are dancing. It was released on audio cassette by Warner Bros. in September 1992, but is difficult to obtain (though bootleg copies can be downloaded from the Internet). No version is believed to have been released on CD. "The Meanest Man in the World" by Doe was featured in Season 4 of the television series Friday Night Lights and included on the second soundtrack album. John Doe released an album with Canadian indie rock band The Sadies called Country Club on April 14, 2009. The album features covers of country classics along with original songs. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Doe (musician), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Born

Decatur, Illinois, USA on 25th February 1954

All Credits

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Law & Order
Teddy Connor
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Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
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Childrens Hospital
X
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CSI: Miami
Brett Adams
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest
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One Tree Hill
Mick Wolf
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Veronica's Closet
Jimmy Walsh
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ER
Carter's Doctor
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Rebel Highway
Lucky
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Carnivàle
Phineas Boffo
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Punk
Self
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Roswell
Jeff Parker
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Fastlane
Papa John
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Boogie Nights
Amber's Husband
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Peacemakers
Marshall Dan Parks
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Torque
Sheriff Barnes
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Road House
Pat McGurn
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The Good Girl
Mr. Worther
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The Rage: Carrie 2
Boyd Wallace
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Brokedown Palace
Bill Marano
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Forces of Nature
Carl
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Ten Inch Hero
Trucker
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Salvador
Roberto, Restaurant Owner
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Great Balls of Fire!
J.W. Brown
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Black Cat Run
Martin James
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Pure Country
Earl Blackstock
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The Last Time I Committed Suicide
Lewis
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Black Circle Boys
Bonfiglio
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Electric Slide
Detective Bill Holiday
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All Creatures Here Below
Uncle Doug
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Touch
Elwin Worrel
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Smithereens
Door Guy (uncredited)
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Wuthering Heights
Earnshaw
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Slam Dance
Det. John Gilbert
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The Specials
Eight
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Shake, Rattle and Rock!
Lucky
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The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon
Self
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Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Self
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Quantum Cowboys
John the Gunslinger/John the Bartender/John the Businessman
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Roadside Prophets
Joe Mosley
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The Pass
Bus Station Clerk
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Wildflowers
Teacher
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Georgia
Bobby
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Lucky 13
Mr. Baker
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Gypsy 83
Ray Vale
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Without You I'm Nothing
John Doe
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Mayor of the Sunset Strip
Self
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The Decline of Western Civilization
Self
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The History of Rock 'n' Roll
Self
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Sugar Town
Carl
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Ring of Fire
A.P. Carter
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Celebrity Mix
Self (archive footage)
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Scorpion Spring
Deputy
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Drowning on Dry Land
Les
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Zombex
Seamus O'Connor
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Border Radio
Dean
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D.O.A.
Frank Bigelow
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Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story
Joe Maphis
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25 Years of Punk
Self
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Hated
Sam
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Return to Sin City: A Tribute to Gram Parsons
Self (vocals, acoustic guitar)
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You're Gonna Miss Me
Jake Fillmore
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Live Freaky! Die Freaky!
Tex (voice)
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Move Me Brightly - Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday
Self
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The Red Right Hand
Jake Stabler
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A Matter of Degrees
Peter Downs
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The Price of Kissing
Mouse
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My Little One
Matt
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Liquid Dreams
Cab Driver
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X: The Unheard Music
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You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys
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Media Whore
Himself
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X: Live in Los Angeles
Himself
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Ghost on the Highway: A Portrait of Jeffrey Lee Pierce and The Gun Club
Interviewee, X
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Song 1
Man
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Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind
Self
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Pleased to Meet Me
Pete Jones
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Absent Father
Tony