Name
Chris Isaak
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1956-06-26 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Stockton, California, USA
Biography
Christopher Joseph Isaak (born June 26, 1956) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional actor. He is widely known for his breakthrough hit and signature song "Wicked Game", as well as songs such as "Blue Hotel", "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing" and "Somebody's Crying". He is known for his reverb-laden rockabilly revivalist style and wide vocal range. His songs generally focus on the themes of love, loss and heartbreak. With a career spanning four decades, Isaak has released a total of 13 studio albums, toured, and received numerous award nominations. He is often compared to Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson, and Duane Eddy.
Isaak is closely associated with film director David Lynch, who has used his music in numerous films. As an actor, he's had supporting roles and bit parts in films such as Married to the Mob, The Silence of the Lambs, Little Buddha, That Thing You Do! and Lynch's Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, and starred in two television series: the sitcom The Chris Isaak Show and the talk show The Chris Isaak Hour.
Known For
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In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disapp...
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Angela de Marco is fed up with her gangster husband's line of work and wants no part of th...
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A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it...
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Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clar...
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After the death of Lama Dorje, Tibetan Buddhist monks find three children — one American...
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A collection of intersecting short stories set in early 1980s Los Angeles, depicts a week ...
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Sylvia Stickles runs a convenience store with her husband and mother-in-law. One day, Sylv...
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Philadelphia teenager Edna Buxton wins a talent contest during the early rock 'n' roll era...
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Documentary about jazz great Chet Baker that intercuts footage from the 1950s, when he was...
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In the small-town world of Jefferson Creek, North Carolina, star high school quarterback D...
- 1991 The Silence of the Lambs as SWAT Commander
- 1993 Little Buddha as Dean Conrad
- 2004 A Dirty Shame as Vaughn Stickles
- 2008 The Informers as Les Price
- 1996 Grace of My Heart as Matthew Lewis
- 1988 Let's Get Lost as Self
- 1999 In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story as Self
- 1999 Blue Ridge Fall as Emerson Cotswold
- 2005 Chris Isaak: Greatest Hits Live Concert as Self
- 1999 A Tribute to Johnny Cash as Self - Performer
- 2012 Chris Isaak: Live in Concert and Greatest Hits Live Concert as Self – Vocals
- 2012 Chris Isaak: Beyond The Sun Live as Self - Vocalist, rhythm guitar
- 2006 Best of Chris Isaak as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces as Special Agent Chester Desmond
- 1988 Married to the Mob as 'The Clown'
- 1995 Chris Isaak: MTV Unplugged 1995 as Self
- 2010 Chris Isaak - San Javier 2010 as Self
- 2016 RockNRollers as Self
- 1996 That Thing You Do! as Uncle Bob
- 1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me as Special Agent Chester Desmond
- 2007 Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing, Live as Self
- 2008 Elvis | Viva Las Vegas as Self
- 2004 Soundstage - Chris Isaak Christmas as Self
- 2000 MTV Unplugged: Classic Moments as Self
- 2003 SoundStage - Chris Isaak & Raul Malo as Self
- 2009 O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar as Self (archive footage)
- 2008 The Best Of Sound Stage
- Soon Target Video: Underground Forces Vol. 3 as Self
- 1989 Tant pis pour l’Idaho !
- 1988 This Morning ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2005 American Dad! ( 1 episode ) as (voice)
- 1964 Top of the Pops ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1994 Friends ( 1 episode ) as Rob Donnen
- 2000 Ed ( 1 episode ) as Jamie Decker
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2001 The Chris Isaak Show ( 47 episodes ) as Chris Isaak
- 1992 Melrose Place ( 1 episode ) as Chris Isaak
- 1989 MTV Unplugged ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1995 MADtv ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 1999 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2009 The Chris Isaak Hour ( 8 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 1998 From the Earth to the Moon ( 2 episodes ) as Ed White
- 2005 The X Factor ( 20 episodes ) as Self - Judge
- 1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2010 Hot in Cleveland ( 1 episode ) as Chase Jackson
- 1987 Le monde est à vous ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2001 Star Academy ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2014 Over the Garden Wall ( 1 episode ) as Enoch / Additional Voices (voice)
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 1 episode ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 2002 American Dreams ( 1 episode ) as Roy Orbison
- 1992 The Larry Sanders Show ( 1 episode ) as Chris Isaak
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 1990 The Word ( 1 episode )
- 1996 TFI Friday ( 1 episode )
- 1992 Later... with Jools Holland ( 1 episode )
