Gerald V. Casale
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gerald Vincent Casale (born Gerald Vincent Pizzute, July 28, 1948), often known as Jerry Casale, is a vocalist, bass guitar/synthesizer player, and a founding member (with Mark Mothersbaugh and Bob Lewis) of the new wave band Devo. Along with Mothersbaugh, whom he met at Kent State University, Casale co-wrote most of Devo's material (including the hit "Whip It"), designed Devo's distinctive attire (including the Energy Dome, plastic pompadours, and yellow radiation suits) over the years with Mothersbaugh, and directed most of Devo's videos. He has also directed videos for other artists, including The Cars ("Panorama"), Rush ("Superconductor"), A Perfect Circle ("Imagine"), Foo Fighters ("I'll Stick Around"), Soundgarden ("Blow Up the Outside World"), and Silverchair ("Freak" and "Cemetery"), among others. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gerald Casale,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- 2024 · Devo as Self
- 2021 · Devolution: A Devo Theory as
- 2019 · Chi Chi & Devo as Self
- 2019 · J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius as Himself
- 2017 · Conny Plank: The Potential of Noise as Self
- 2015 · Devo: Hardcore Live! as Himself
- 2014 · Butch DEVO And The Sundance Gig as
- 2012 · Hitchcock as David Kirkpatrick
- 2011 · DEVO Live In Benicàssim as
- 2010 · DEVOtional: A Decade Of Devotion as Self
- 2009 · DEVO: Live in London as Performer
- 2007 · If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story as Self
- 2005 · Devo Live 1980 as Himself
- 2004 · Devo Live in the Land of the Rising Sun as Himself (as Devo)
- 2004 · Devo Live as Himself
- 1993 · Devo: The Complete Truth About De-Evolution as Himself
- 1990 · The Spirit of '76 as Yale-44
- 1983 · We're All Devo as
- 1982 · 3-DEVO as
- 1982 · Human Highway as Nuclear Garbageperson
- 1980 · Pray TV as Dove (Devo) (as Jerry Casale)
- 1979 · Devo: The Men Who Make the Music as
- 1977 · De-evolution: The Men Who Make The Music as
- 1976 · In the Beginning Was the End: The Truth About De-Evolution as
- Future · DEVO - Whistler Medals Plaza as
- Future · Are We Not Men? as Self