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Dwight Yoakam is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Sound American born on 23 october 1956 at Pikeville (USA)

Dwight Yoakam

Dwight Yoakam
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Birth name Dwight David Yoakam
Nationality USA
Birth 23 october 1956 (67 years) at Pikeville (USA)

Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music. Popular since the early 1980s, he has recorded more than twenty one albums and compilations, charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, and sold more than 25 million records. He has recorded five Billboard #1 albums, twelve gold albums, and nine platinum albums, including the triple platinum This Time.
In addition to his many achievements in the performing arts, he is also the most frequent musical guest in the history of The Tonight Show.

Biography

Dwight Yoakam est né le 23 octobre 1956 de Ruth Ann (née Tibbs), opératrice de perforatrice de carte et de David Yoakam, propriétaire d'une station-service. Il est né à Pikeville, dans le Kentucky, mais a grandi à Columbus, dans l'Ohio, où il a obtenu son diplôme de la Northland High School en 1974. Pendant ses années au lycée, il participe aux programmes de musique et d'art dramatique. Il est sélectionné pour des rôles principaux dans la pièces de théâtre, notamment celui de "Charlie" dans Des fleurs pour Algernon. En dehors de l'école, Yoakam chante et joue de la guitare avec des groupes de garages locaux.

Il fréquente brièvement l'Université d'État de l'Ohio, mais abandonne et déménage à Los Angeles en 1977 dans le but d'enregistrer sa musique. Le 7 mai 2005, l'Université de la Vallée de l'Ohio de Parkersburg, en Virginie-Occidentale, décerne à Yoakam un doctorat honorifique.

Best films

Panic Room (2002)
(Actor)
Sling Blade (1996)
(Actor)

Usually with

James Glennon
James Glennon
(2 films)
Vince Vaughn
Vince Vaughn
(5 films)
Otto Felix
Otto Felix
(2 films)
Luke Askew
Luke Askew
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Dwight Yoakam (28 films)

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Actor

Logan Lucky, 1h59
Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, La NASCAR, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Channing Tatum, Daniel Craig, Hilary Swank, Adam Driver, Sebastian Stan, Riley Keough
Roles Warden Burns
Rating69% 3.4972453.4972453.4972453.4972453.497245
Jimmy Logan, ancienne gloire locale de football américain de Virginie-Occidentale, vit désormais de petits boulots en petits boulots. Divorcé de Bobbie Jo, il s'occupe dès qu'il peut de sa fille Sadie, qui participe à des concours de beauté pour enfants. Jimmy est engagé sur un chantier en Caroline du Nord, sur le circuit Charlotte Motor Speedway. Mais il est licencié en raison d'une blessure non déclarée au genou. Très remonté et sans un sou, il convainc son frère Clyde, ancien soldat en Irak et amputé d'un bras, de commettre le braquage de la chambre forte du circuit, équipée de tubes pneumatiques. Pour mener à bien leur plan, ils s'associent au spécialiste des chambres fortes Joe Bang, pourtant incarcéré à Monroe. Ce dernier exige que ses deux frères, Fish et Sam, soient aussi de la partie. Les frères Logan peuvent aussi compter sur leur sœur, Mellie, qui tient un salon de coiffure. Cette petite équipe va donc commettre ce braquage sur la légendaire course de NASCAR Coca-Cola 600, durant le Memorial Day.
90 Minutes in Heaven, 2h1
Directed by Polish brothers
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion
Actors Kate Bosworth, Hayden Christensen, Dwight Yoakam, Michael W. Smith, Jody Thompson, Rhoda Griffis
Roles Lawyer Beaumont
Rating49% 2.468772.468772.468772.468772.46877
Don Piper (Hayden Christensen), was involved in a horrific car crash and was pronounced dead at the scene and covered by a tarp. 90 minutes later he had been brought to the emergency room and returns to life, and claims to have seen Heaven and visited with deceased relatives while there.
Dirty Girl
Dirty Girl (2010)
, 1h29
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Road movies, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Juno Temple, Milla Jovovich, William H. Macy, Mary Steenburgen, Dwight Yoakam, Maeve Quinlan
Roles Joseph
Rating63% 3.1975453.1975453.1975453.1975453.197545
1987 Oklahoma: Danielle Edmondston (Juno Temple) is a troubled and promiscuous high school student. She argues with her mother, Sue-Ann (Milla Jovovich), who is about to marry a Mormon, Ray (William H. Macy), and amidst the chaos she befriends Clarke Walters (Jeremy Dozier), a shy, gay classmate. Together, they flee in a car owned by Clarke's homophobic father, Joseph (Dwight Yoakam), and embark on a road trip to Fresno, where Danielle expects to find her birth father, Danny Briggs. Meanwhile, Sue-Ann and Clarke's mother, Peggy (Mary Steenburgen), chase after them.
The Last Rites of Ransom Pride
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western
Actors Lizzy Caplan, Dwight Yoakam, Jon Foster, Jason Priestley, Scott Speedman, Peter Dinklage
Roles Reverend Early Pride
Rating41% 2.061282.061282.061282.061282.06128
Juliette Flowers (Lizzy Caplan) is on a mission: to find the remains of her outlaw lover, Ransom Pride (Scott Speedman). In the mix is a dying dwarf (Peter Dinklage), an old man (Kris Kristofferson), and Ransom's brother (Jon Foster) and father (Dwight Yoakam).
Bloodworth
Bloodworth (2010)
, 1h45
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Val Kilmer, Kris Kristofferson, Hilary Duff, Dwight Yoakam, W. Earl Brown, Reece Thompson
Roles Boyd Bloodworth
Rating60% 3.0039853.0039853.0039853.0039853.003985
It's been 40 years since E. F. Bloodworth (Kris Kristofferson) abandoned his loving wife and sons for a life on the road as a full-time traveling musician. Now at the end of the line, Bloodworth reappears, forced to reckon with the stale aftermath of his departure. With his ex-wife Julia (Frances Conroy) mentally destroyed and his three sons, Warren (Val Kilmer), Boyd (Dwight Yoakam) and Brady (W. Earl Brown) soured by years of anger toward both him and each other, Bloodworth's only solace is a budding relationship with Fleming, the grandson he never knew. But when Fleming meets Raven (Hilary Duff), the woman of his dreams, will Bloodworth's presence force history to repeat itself?
Crank: High Voltage, 1h36
Directed by Marc Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Sports films, Martial arts films, Gangster films
Actors Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Clifton Collins, Jr., Efren Ramirez, Bai Ling, David Carradine
Roles Doc Miles
Rating60% 3.049713.049713.049713.049713.04971
Immediately after the events of the previous film, Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) lands in the middle of an intersection after falling out of a helicopter. He is scooped off the street via snow shovel by a group of Chinese medics and removed from the scene. Chev wakes up in a makeshift hospital and sees doctors removing his heart while Johnny Vang (Art Hsu) watches. The doctors place Chev's heart in a white cooler with a padlock, and place a clear plastic artificial heart in his chest. He wakes up sometime later and escapes. He notices a yellow battery pack is attached to him. After a gunfight and interrogation of a thug, he learns the location of Johnny Vang: the Cypress Social Club.
2:13
2:13 (2009)

Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Mark Pellegrino, Theresa Polo, Kevin Pollak, Dwight Yoakam, Rob Moran, Kenton Duty
Roles S&M Shop Owner
Rating48% 2.4133652.4133652.4133652.4133652.413365
Despite suffering a traumatic past and battling a drinking problem, Russell Spivey is a successful police profiler. When he rejoins his team after a stint on psychiatric leave and finds himself on the trail of a serial killer, he must set aside his personal issues and do what he does best - delve into the mind of a murderer. But as Spivey gets closer to solving the case, it appears that the killer is now targeting him. Each victim is found with a mask - an all-too-familiar object of his childhood - and word games that leave him puzzled. Spivey must catch up with the Masked Murderer before he loses everyone he loves and his future becomes just as dark as his past.
Four Christmases, 1h28
Directed by Seth Gordon
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about children, Films about families, Christmas films
Actors Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Jon Favreau, Mary Steenburgen
Roles Pastor Phil
Rating57% 2.8507452.8507452.8507452.8507452.850745
Brad (Vince Vaughn) and Kate (Reese Witherspoon) are an upscale San Francisco couple. Having both come from dysfunctional families, with divorced parents and siblings with out-of-control kids, the two disdain the idea of getting married or having kids. In an effort to avoid their families at Christmas, the two go on vacation abroad while pretending to be doing charity work there. The third Christmas of their relationship, Brad and Kate are trapped at San Francisco International Airport by a fog bank that cancels every outbound flight, and interviewed by a news crew, alerting their families to the fact they're stuck at home for the holidays.
Bandidas
Bandidas (2006)
, 1h33
Directed by Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg, Espen Sandberg
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime, Western
Themes Feminist films, Political films, Buddy films, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Salma Hayek, Penélope Cruz, Steve Zahn, Sam Shepard, Dwight Yoakam, Denis Arndt
Roles Tyler Jackson
Rating57% 2.8544452.8544452.8544452.8544452.854445
Set in Mexico during the 1850s, the film tells the story of Sara Sandoval (Salma Hayek) and María Álvarez (Penélope Cruz). María is an uneducated, poor farm-girl whose caring father is being forced off his land by a cruel U.S. land baron, named Tyler Jackson (Dwight Yoakam). Sara is the highly educated, wealthy daughter of the arrogant owner of the nearby properties, and has recently returned from Europe where she attended numerous grade schools and colleges in England, Spain, and France for several years. In one fell swoop, both María's and Sara's fathers fall under attack by the baron, (Sara's father is killed, María's is shot but survives) giving him free rein in the nearby territories. As an act of revenge, María and Sara team up to become bank robbers, stealing and giving back to the poor Mexicans who had lost their lands.
Crank
Crank (2006)
, 1h24
Directed by Marc Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes L'action se déroule en une journée, Films about computing, Mafia films, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Sports films, Martial arts films, Political films, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films, Gangster films
Actors Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Efren Ramirez, Dwight Yoakam, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Carlos Sanz
Roles Doc Miles
Rating68% 3.448283.448283.448283.448283.44828
Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) is a Chinese-based British hitman, working for a crime syndicate headed by Uglyman (Carlos Sanz). Chelios is contracted by Carlito to kill mafia boss Don Kim (Keone Young) as members of the Triads have been encroaching on Carlito's business. Carlito betrays Chelios by making it appear he assassinated Don Kim on his own, without his authorization. Ricky Verona (Jose Pablo Cantillo), an ambitious small-time criminal uses the opportunity to conspire with Carlito against Chelios; Verona will kill Chelios so the Triads do not retaliate, and then take Chelios's place as Carlito's new hired gun. While Chelios sleeps in his apartment, Verona, his brother Alex (Jay Xcala), and several henchmen break in and inject Chelios with a Chinese synthetic drug which inhibits the flow of adrenaline, slowing the heart and eventually killing the victim. Chelios wakes to find a recording left by Verona showing what he has done.
Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland, 1h40
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Documentary
Themes Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Jon Favreau, Peter Billingsley, Ahmed Ahmed, Justin Long, Keir O'Donnell, Vince Vaughn
Roles Self
Rating61% 3.0993553.0993553.0993553.0993553.099355
The documentary follows the month-long live comedy variety tour of Vince Vaughn and four stand-up comedians in the spirit of Wild West Shows. Vaughn picked four comedians from The Comedy Store in Los Angeles (Ahmed Ahmed, John Caparulo, Bret Ernst and Sebastian Maniscalco) for the tour. The tour began September 12, 2005 in Hollywood at the Music Box Theater and spanned 30 shows over 30 consecutive nights in 30 cities across the United States. Vince Vaughn acts as emcee and performs improv sketches with surprise guests. The comedians traveled over 6,000 miles on their tour and included stops in the Western, Southern, and Midwestern states. The film highlights their performances on-stage and contains interviews with the various comedians.
Wedding Crashers, 1h59
Directed by David Dobkin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Buddy films, Films about marriage
Actors Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Christopher Walken, Rachel McAdams, Isla Fisher, Bradley Cooper
Roles Mr. Kroeger
Rating69% 3.49713.49713.49713.49713.4971
John Beckwith (Owen Wilson) and Jeremy Grey (Vince Vaughn) are divorce mediators in Washington D.C. The two friends frequently "crash" wedding parties to meet and bed women, working from a set of rules taught to them by a retired crasher, Chazz Reinhold.
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, 2h1
Directed by Tommy Lee Jones
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime, Western
Actors Barry Pepper, Julio César Cedillo, Dwight Yoakam, January Jones, Tommy Lee Jones, Melissa Leo
Roles Sheriff Frank Belmont
Rating72% 3.6477953.6477953.6477953.6477953.647795
The film has many flashbacks and sometimes the same event is shown twice from different perspectives.
Three Way
Three Way (2004)
, 1h28
Directed by Scott Ziehl
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Dominic Purcell, Joy Bryant, Ali Larter, Desmond Harrington, Dwight Yoakam, Gina Gershon
Roles Herbert Claremont / Clarkson
Rating46% 2.306182.306182.306182.306182.30618
The film starts in San Diego. Lew (Dominic Purcell) finds out that his wife is having an affair with another man. He grabs his gun and goes to seek revenge but finds both of them dead in the bed. He fears that the police would suspect him because he has had a bad past, so he dumps the bodies and his gun in the sea along with his boat. He leaves for a new life.
Hollywood Homicide, 1h56
Directed by Ron Shelton
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Buddy films
Actors Harrison Ford, Josh Hartnett, Lena Olin, Bruce Greenwood, Isaiah Washington, Lolita Davidovich
Roles Leroy Wasley
Rating52% 2.649872.649872.649872.649872.64987
Sergeant Joe Gavilan (Harrison Ford) is a financially strapped Hollywood homicide detective who began moonlighting as a real estate broker seven years ago. His partner is K. C. Calden (Josh Hartnett), a much younger officer who teaches yoga on the side and wants to be an actor. The duo are assigned to investigate the murders of four men, members of a rap group called H2OClick who were gunned down in a nightclub by two unidentified assailants. While investigating the murders, the detectives discover there had been a witness in the nightclub who later escaped unnoticed, and work together to track him down. In the midst of it all, Gavilan has to deal with a looming real estate deal that may be the key to getting out of debt, while Calden further pursues his dreams of acting by trying to be scouted by talent agents.