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John Mellencamp is a Actor, Director and Sound American born on 7 october 1951 at Seymour (USA)

John Mellencamp

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Birth name John Mellencamp
Nationality USA
Birth 7 october 1951 (72 years) at Seymour (USA)

John Mellencamp est un guitariste, acteur, compositeur, réalisateur et artiste-peintre américain né le 7 octobre 1951 à Seymour, Indiana (États-Unis).
Born with spinabifeda, was the first to receive a breakthrough medical procedure that changed his life. Two other babies had the surgery, one who died on the operating table the other lived to age 14.

Biography

Carrière
L'artiste commence sa carrière discographique rock sous le nom de scène John Cougar au milieu des années 1970.

Puis, après les premiers succès (l'album American Fool) incluant progressivement des éléments country et folk (violons et accordéon), notamment à partir de l'album The Lonesome Jubilee, il devient John Cougar Mellencamp.

Enfin, à la fin des années 1980, il simplifie son nom en John Mellencamp.


Vie privée
Mellencamp a été marié trois fois. Il est resté avec Priscilla Esterline de 1970 à 1981, Victoria Granucci de 1981 à 1989 et Elaine Irwin de 1992 à 2011. Il a eu cinq enfants.

En janvier 2011, il démarre une relation avec l'actrice et productrice Meg Ryan. En août 2014, ils rompent en raison de la distance. Quelques mois plus tard, ils se remettent ensemble puis rompent à nouveau en 2015 avant de se réconcilier en 2017. En novembre 2018, il confirme ses fiançailles avec Ryan. Le 31 octobre 2019, à l'approche de son quatrième mariage, Ryan met fin à leurs fiançailles.

Usually with

Brent Huff
Brent Huff
(1 films)
Dub Taylor
Dub Taylor
(1 films)
Claude Akins
Claude Akins
(1 films)
Kay Lenz
Kay Lenz
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of John Mellencamp (6 films)

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Actor

Happiness Is, 1h21
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Medical-themed films, Documentary films about health care, Films about psychiatry
Actors John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson
Roles Himself
Rating67% 3.3727053.3727053.3727053.3727053.372705
Happiness Is is a road trip documentary that explores American's “pursuit of happiness”. It is the second film from Andrew Shapter, director of the popular music documentary, Before the Music Dies and his first with producer, Tracy Marino, who is also a producer on his next film, The Teller and The Truth. Happiness Is examines America's constant struggle to find more happiness as it breaks down the many interpretations of what Thomas Jefferson really meant when he wrote the words "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness".
Madison
Madison (2005)
, 1h39
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films
Actors Jim Caviezel, Jake Lloyd, Mary McCormack, Bruce Dern, Brent Briscoe, Paul Dooley
Roles Adult Mike McCormick (voice)
Rating62% 3.148013.148013.148013.148013.14801
Jim McCormick rêve de piloter l'hydroglisseur Miss Madison pour remporter la Gold Cup.
After Image, 1h32
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors John Mellencamp, Louise Fletcher, Billy Burke, Otis Young
Roles Joe MacCormack
Rating37% 1.894361.894361.894361.894361.89436
Joe MacCormack est un photographe employé par la police sur les scènes de crime. Alors qu'il travaille sur une série de meurtres, il fait la connaissance d'une jeune femme sourde et muette qui a des visions prémonitoires. Ensemble, ils vont essayer d'empêcher le psychopathe de tuer à nouveau...
Falling from Grace, 1h40
Directed by John Mellencamp
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Mariel Hemingway, John Mellencamp, Claude Akins, Dub Taylor, Kay Lenz, Brent Huff
Roles Bud Parks
Rating55% 2.7532052.7532052.7532052.7532052.753205
Music superstar Bud Parks, along with his statuesque wife, Alice, and their approximately eight-year-old daughter, Terri Jo, return to his small hometown, fictional Doak City, Indiana, for his paternal grandfather's 80th birthday. Initially, the visit is light-hearted and Bud receives a hero's welcome from many of his relatives and fans. But what is supposed to be a three-day visit of fun quickly turns into much more.

Director

Falling from Grace, 1h40
Directed by John Mellencamp
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Mariel Hemingway, John Mellencamp, Claude Akins, Dub Taylor, Kay Lenz, Brent Huff
Rating55% 2.7532052.7532052.7532052.7532052.753205
Music superstar Bud Parks, along with his statuesque wife, Alice, and their approximately eight-year-old daughter, Terri Jo, return to his small hometown, fictional Doak City, Indiana, for his paternal grandfather's 80th birthday. Initially, the visit is light-hearted and Bud receives a hero's welcome from many of his relatives and fans. But what is supposed to be a three-day visit of fun quickly turns into much more.

Sound

Ithaca
Ithaca (2016)
, 1h36
Directed by Meg Ryan
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Sam Shepard, Meg Ryan, Jack Quaid, Melanie Griffith, Hamish Linklater, Tom Hanks
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating54% 2.749412.749412.749412.749412.74941
En 1940, la famille Macauley est composée d'une veuve et de ses quatre enfants. L'ainé part au combat, et le cadet livre des télégrammes dans la ville d'Ithaca en Californie. Suite au départ de son grand frère, du décès de son père, il veille sur sa mère, sa sœur et son petit frère.
Falling from Grace, 1h40
Directed by John Mellencamp
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Mariel Hemingway, John Mellencamp, Claude Akins, Dub Taylor, Kay Lenz, Brent Huff
Roles Music
Rating55% 2.7532052.7532052.7532052.7532052.753205
Music superstar Bud Parks, along with his statuesque wife, Alice, and their approximately eight-year-old daughter, Terri Jo, return to his small hometown, fictional Doak City, Indiana, for his paternal grandfather's 80th birthday. Initially, the visit is light-hearted and Bud receives a hero's welcome from many of his relatives and fans. But what is supposed to be a three-day visit of fun quickly turns into much more.