• Richard Hell

Long before every musician felt entitled to be a film actor too, it was a good way to make some extra scratch. Punk legend Richard Hell (Television, Dim Stars, Richard Hell & the Voidoids, Neon Boys, Heartbreakers) figured that out and started popping up in a number of 80’s films Smithereens, Blank Generation, Geek Maggot Bingo, What About Me? Final Rewind and most notably appearing in Madonna’s Desperately Seeking Susan. Don’t count on seeing him smiling come credit role or hearing him speak but it is most definitely the lanky Hell getting the business from that Madonna lady.

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• Tom Waits

It is extremely difficult to have such a revered catalog of music and to be able to act in films of your choosing (as in no guest roles in movies like Wanted). Tom Waits is continuing on with not only a celebrated music career but also has accumulated impressive list of film credits. Waits has had roles in a handful of Jarmusch films (Mystery Train, Down By Law, Coffee and Cigarettes) as well as appearing in Short Cuts, Wristcutters: A Love Story, The Outsiders, The Fisher King, the upcoming The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and had a small role in Francis Ford Coppola’s One From the Heart (Waits also got nominated for an Oscar…that’s right…for his music from that film).

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• Dean Wareham

Some musicians have quietly appeared in a number of “art” films causing viewers to ask “was that …?” then the inevitable pause, rewind, imdb check. Luna’s Dean Wareham is one of those actors. He’s has his written music show up in films like the Squid & Whale, Margot at the Wedding, the Myth of Fingerprints and Sideways as well as appearing as an actor in indies Mr. Jealously, Piggie, Pumpkin Hell and even an episode of Law & Order that you’ve probably seen a few hundred times (if you can manage to find the show on cable).

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• Eugene Hutz

He’s still building his acting reel but Gogol Bordello’s Eugene Hutz has already appeared in a handful of films, most notably a brief speaking role in actor Liev Schreiber’s Everything Is Illuminated.

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• The Cast of Half Cocked

Yes it’s in black and white, yes it does run a little slow and yes it is full of in-jokes but the Half-Cocked cast is made up of members of Rodan, Retsin, The Grifters, Nation of Ulysses, Lungfish, Sonora Pine and the Make-Up. While not a perfect film, it is entertaining to watch these normally reserved musicians trying to play somewhat extroverted characters. Besides that, there are some great performances and a great soundtrack leading to many of the actors performing double / triple duty.

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