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Chris Isaak is a Actor and Music American born on 26 june 1956 at Stockton (USA)

Chris Isaak

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Birth name Christopher Joseph Isaak
Nationality USA
Birth 26 june 1956 (67 years) at Stockton (USA)

Christopher Joseph "Chris" Isaak (born June 26, 1956) is an American rock musician and occasional actor. He is best known for his hit song "Wicked Game".

Biography

Il fonde son groupe en 1981 avec James Calvin Wilsey (guitare), Kenney Dale Johnson (batterie), et Rowland Salley (basse). Chris Isaak a signé un contrat avec la Warner Bros. Records en 1984 pour son premier album Silvertone. Ce contrat a été renouvelé en 1988 quand Warner l'a transféré sur leur label Reprise Records.

Ses titres les plus connus sont : Blue Hotel, Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing et Wicked Game. Ce titre, classé au "Top Ten" en 1991, est issu de l'album Heart Shaped World en 1989. Une version instrumentale de ce titre a également été créée pour le film Sailor et Lula de David Lynch (puis quelques années plus tard dans le film Family Man sorti en 2000). L'animateur d'une station radio d'Atlanta fut le premier à diffuser la version complète qui prit très vite une place parmi les dix meilleures ventes américaines. Le clip de cette chanson a été réalisé par Herb Ritts et a connu un grand succès sur MTV et VH1. Réalisé entièrement en noir et blanc, il fait intervenir Chris Isaak et le top model Helena Christensen s'enlaçant sur une plage et se murmurant mutuellement à l'oreille.

En 1990, People Magazine le cite parmi les 50 personnalités les plus sexy du monde.

En 1999, le titre Baby Did A Bad, Bad Thing est utilisé par Stanley Kubrick dans son dernier film Eyes Wide Shut, avec Tom Cruise et Nicole Kidman. Un clip avec le top model Laetitia Casta a d'ailleurs été réalisé par Herb Ritts, collaborant avec Chris Isaak pour la seconde fois depuis Wicked Game.

Chris Isaak a également composé le thème d'une émission de variété américaine : The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn.

En 2001, Chris Isaak a participé à sa propre émission de télévision, The Chris Isaak Show, diffusée aux États-Unis de mars 2001 à mars 2004 sur le câble. Cette comédie adulte fait intervenir Chris Isaak et son groupe dans leur propre rôle et est basée sur l'envers du décor de sa vie de rock-star.

En 2004, son titre Life Will Go On apparaît sur la bande originale du film Esprit libre (Chasing Liberty) avec Mandy Moore et Matthew Goode.

En 2008, la chanteuse Anaïs Croze, sur The Love Album, fait une référence à ce chanteur sur le titre Si j'avais su que notre amour.

Il a également joué dans de nombreux films, la plupart du temps dans de petites apparitions mais il a notamment participé en 1993 au film Little Buddha de Bernardo Bertolucci avec Keanu Reeves et Bridget Fonda et a joué un rôle majeur dans le film Twin Peaks : Les Sept Derniers Jours de Laura Palmer de David Lynch. Ses autres rôles incluent en particulier Veuve mais pas trop (1988) avec Michelle Pfeiffer, Le Silence des agneaux (1991), That Thing You Do! (1996), et A Dirty Shame (2004). Il est également apparu dans la série Friends et dans la mini-série De la Terre à la Lune diffusée sur HBO.

En 2011, il sort un album de reprises de rock'n'roll Beyond The Sun de 25 titres contenant Pretty Woman et Can't Help Falling In Love.

Il est également connu pour être un boxeur amateur (entre 1976 et 1980) et un surfer averti. Il a réalisé la couverture de ses albums Mr. Lucky et Live At The Fillmore, et a illustré le livret de certains de ses disques comme son Best of.

Best films

Wild at Heart
Wild at Heart
(1990)
(Music) Little Buddha
Little Buddha
(1993)
(Actor)

Usually with

David Lynch
David Lynch
(2 films)
Jonathan Demme
Jonathan Demme
(3 films)
Gary Goetzman
Gary Goetzman
(3 films)
Patricia Norris
Patricia Norris
(2 films)
Kenneth Utt
Kenneth Utt
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Chris Isaak (12 films)

Display filmography as list

Actor

The Informers
The Informers (2008)
, 1h38
Directed by Gregor Jordan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Billy Bob Thornton, Winona Ryder, Kim Basinger, Mickey Rourke, Brad Renfro, Amber Heard
Roles Les Price
Rating48% 2.4495052.4495052.4495052.4495052.449505
The movie opens in 1983 at an elegant L.A. party at a mansion. Bruce (Fernando Consagra) wanders away from the party and is killed by a speeding car. After the funeral, his friends Graham, Martin and Tim sit drinking on a fancy hotel patio. Only Raymond is truly devastated and cries bitterly. The friends dismiss Raymond's tears. When Raymond leaves, Graham follows him.
A Dirty Shame
A Dirty Shame (2004)
, 1h26
Directed by John Waters
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Les fantasmes, Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Tracey Ullman, Johnny Knoxville, Selma Blair, Chris Isaak, Mink Stole, Patricia Hearst
Roles Vaughn Stickles
Rating51% 2.552772.552772.552772.552772.55277
The people of Harford Road are firmly divided into two camps; neuters, the puritanical residents who despise anything even remotely carnal, and the perverts, a group of sex addicts whose unique fetishes have all been brought to the fore by accidental concussions.
Grace of My Heart
Grace of My Heart (1996)
, 1h56
Directed by Allison Anders
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Illeana Douglas, Matt Dillon, Eric Stoltz, John Turturro, J Mascis, Patsy Kensit
Roles Matthew Lewis
Rating66% 3.345883.345883.345883.345883.34588
Edna Buxton (Illeana Douglas) is a steel heiress from Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, who wants to be a singer and enters a talent contest. The story begins with a conversation between herself and her mother (Christina Pickles) with regard to what she will sing and what she will wear. At her mother’s insistence, she reluctantly makes a plan to sing "You'll Never Walk Alone.” Edna is even less thrilled about her mother’s choice of wardrobe, calling it uncomfortable. Her mother responds with a cutting remark, “Perhaps it’s not the dress. Perhaps it’s you who doesn’t fit, dear.
That Thing You Do!
That Thing You Do! (1996)
, 1h48
Directed by Tom Hanks
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler, Johnathon Schaech, Steve Zahn, Ethan Embry, Tom Hanks
Roles Uncle Bob
Rating69% 3.49923.49923.49923.49923.4992
In 1964, Guy Patterson (Tom Everett Scott) is an aspiring jazz drummer who works at his family's Erie, Pennsylvania, appliance store. Jimmy Mattingly (Johnathon Schaech) and Lenny Haise (Steve Zahn) ask Guy to sit in with their band at the annual Mercyhurst College talent show, because their regular drummer Chad (Giovanni Ribisi) has broken his arm. The last member of the group is the bass player, who is never referred to by name (Ethan Embry). The group rehearses a ballad titled "That Thing You Do". Jimmy's girlfriend, Faye Dolan (Liv Tyler), is inspired by Guy's reaction to the song (he exclaims, "Wonderful!") and names the group "The Oneders" (pronounced "Wonders"); a running gag has various people mispronouncing it as "Oh-need-ers".
Little Buddha
Little Buddha (1993)
, 2h3
Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about religion, Films about Tibet, Films about Buddhism
Actors Keanu Reeves, Bridget Fonda, Chris Isaak, Jo Champa, Bhisham Sahni, Anupam Shyam Saikia
Roles Dean Conrad
Rating61% 3.0514753.0514753.0514753.0514753.051475
Tibetan Buddhist monks from a monastery in Bhutan, led by Lama Norbu (Ruocheng Ying), are searching for a child who is the rebirth of a great Buddhist teacher, Lama Dorje (Geshe Tsultim Gyeltsen). Lama Norbu and his fellow monks believe they have found a candidate for the child in whom Lama Dorje is reborn: an American boy named Jesse Conrad (Alex Wiesendanger), the young son of an architect and a teacher who live in Seattle. The monks come to Seattle in order to meet the boy.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
, 2h15
Directed by David Lynch
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about families, Films about sexuality
Actors Sheryl Lee, Moira Kelly, David Bowie, Dana Ashbrook, Chris Isaak, Harry Dean Stanton
Roles Chester Desmond
Rating73% 3.650363.650363.650363.650363.65036
FBI Regional Bureau Chief Gordon Cole (David Lynch) sends Agents Chester Desmond (Chris Isaak) and Sam Stanley (Kiefer Sutherland) to investigate the mysterious murder of Teresa Banks in the town of Deer Meadow. They receive mysterious clues from Lil the dancer, most of which Desmond later explain to Sam. However he declines to explain the blue rose pinned to Lil's red dress. After difficulty with the local sheriff's department, Desmond and Stanley view Teresa's body at the morgue. They realize that her ring is missing and the letter "T" has been placed under her fingernail. The Agents question the town residents about Teresa, but come up with few clues. Stanley leaves Deer Meadow, while Desmond remains behind. Desmond discovers Teresa's missing ring under a trailer. As he reaches out to it, the screen fades to black.
The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
, 1h58
Directed by Jonathan Demme
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Assassinat, Medical-themed films, Prison films, Psychologie, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry, Évasion, Tiré d'une œuvre de Thomas Harris, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine, Charles Napier, Anthony Heald
Roles SWAT Commander
Rating83% 4.1829754.1829754.1829754.1829754.182975
Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) is pulled from her training at the FBI Academy at Quantico, Virginia by Jack Crawford (Scott Glenn) of the Bureau's Behavioral Science Unit. He assigns her to interview Hannibal Lecter, a former psychiatrist and incarcerated cannibalistic serial killer, whose insight might prove useful in the pursuit of a serial killer nicknamed "Buffalo Bill", who skins his female victims' corpses.
Let's Get Lost
Let's Get Lost (1988)
, 2h
Directed by Bruce Weber
Origin USA
Genres Musical theatre, Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Jazz films, Musical films
Actors Michael Peter Balzary, Chris Isaak, Lisa Marie, Rodney Harvey, Robbi Chong, Scott Coffey
Roles Self
Rating77% 3.8880253.8880253.8880253.8880253.888025
A group of Baker fans, ranging from ex-associates to ex-wives and children, talk about the man. Weber’s film traces the man’s career from the 1950s, playing with jazz greats like Charlie Parker, Gerry Mulligan, and Russ Freeman, to the 1980s, when his heroin addiction and domestic indifference kept him in Europe. By juxtaposing these two decades, Weber presents a sharp contrast between the younger, handsome Baker — the statuesque idol who resembled a mix of James Dean and Jack Kerouac — to what he became, “a seamy looking drugstore cowboy-cum-derelict,” as J. Hoberman put it in his Village Voice review.
Married to the Mob
Married to the Mob (1988)
, 1h43
Directed by Jonathan Demme
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Mafia films, Films about sexuality, Gangster films
Actors Michelle Pfeiffer, Matthew Modine, Dean Stockwell, Mercedes Ruehl, Alec Baldwin, Charles Napier
Roles 'The Clown'
Rating61% 3.098093.098093.098093.098093.09809
Angela de Marco (Michelle Pfeiffer) is the wife of mafia up-and-comer Frank "The Cucumber" de Marco (Alec Baldwin), who gets violently dispatched by Mob boss Tony "The Tiger" Russo (Dean Stockwell) when he is discovered in a compromising situation with the latter's mistress Karen (Nancy Travis). Angela wants to escape the mafia scene with her son, but is harassed by Tony who puts the moves on her at Frank's funeral. This clinch earns her the suspicion of FBI agents Mike Downey (Matthew Modine) and Ed Benitez (Oliver Platt), and also of Tony's wife Connie (Mercedes Ruehl), who repeatedly confronts Angela with accusations of stealing her husband. To further complicate things, Mike Downey is assigned to monitor all of Angela's movements as part of an undercover surveillance operation, but cannot resist becoming romantically involved with Angela himself. Angela's attempts to break away from the Mob result in comic mayhem and a climactic showdown in a honeymoon suite in Miami.
Message from Space
Message from Space (1978)
, 1h45
Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Monde imaginaire, Dans l'espace, Sur une planète fictive, Films set in the future, Space opera
Actors Sonny Chiba, Akira Oda, Vic Morrow, Philip Casnoff, Tetsurō Tanba, Hiroyuki Sanada
Roles Bar Patron (uncredited)
Rating48% 2.4200252.4200252.4200252.4200252.420025
The peaceful planet of Jillucia in the Andromeda galaxy, has been conquered by the steel-skinned warriors of the Gavanas Empire, whom have turned the planet into a military fortress. Kido, leader of the tribes of Jillucia, sends out eight Liabe Seeds to find those who can liberate their planet. Kido's granddaughter, Princess Emeralida, and the warrior Urocco follow the seeds into space.

Sound

Wild at Heart
Wild at Heart (1990)
, 2h4
Directed by David Lynch
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime, Romance
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies
Actors Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe, Crispin Glover, Diane Ladd, Isabella Rossellini
Roles Music
Rating71% 3.59843.59843.59843.59843.5984
Lovers Lula and Sailor are separated after he is jailed for killing a man who attacked him with a knife; the assailant, Bobby Ray Lemon, was hired by Lula's mother, Marietta Fortune. Upon Sailor's release, Lula picks him up at the prison where she hands him his snakeskin jacket. They go to a hotel where she reserved a room, make love and go to see the speed metal band Powermad. At the club, Sailor gets into a fight with a man who flirts with Lula, and then leads the band in a rendition of Elvis Presley's "Love Me". Later, back in the room, after making love again, Sailor and Lula finally decide to run away to California, breaking Sailor's parole. Marietta arranges for private detective Johnnie Farragut – her on-off boyfriend – to find them and bring them back. Unbeknownst to Farragut, however, Marietta also hires gangster Marcellus Santos to track them, and kill Sailor. Santos's minions capture and kill Farragut, sending Marietta into a guilt-fueled psychosis.
The Preppie Murder
The Preppie Murder (1989)
, 1h40
Directed by John Herzfeld
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Politic
Actors Danny Aiello, William Baldwin, Lara Flynn Boyle, William Devane, Joanna Kerns, Sandra Bullock
Roles Music
Rating54% 2.7093252.7093252.7093252.7093252.709325
The film reenacts Robert Chambers' murder of Jennifer Levin. Robert Chambers, a man from a privileged background, kills Jennifer Levin after they leave a trendy bar together. When Detective Mike Sheehan arrests him, Chambers claims that he killed her in self-defense after rough sex got out of hand. In the ensuing trial, Chambers' attorney, Jack Litman, attacks Levin's personal history. Chambers eventually pleads guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter.