Chris Isaak
Christopher Joseph Isaak (born June 26, 1956) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional actor. He is widely known for his breakthrough hit and signature song "Wicked Game", as well as songs such as "Blue Hotel", "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing" and "Somebody's Crying". He is known for his reverb-laden rockabilly revivalist style and wide vocal range. His songs generally focus on the themes of love, loss and heartbreak. With a career spanning four decades, Isaak has released a total of 13 studio albums, toured, and received numerous award nominations. He is often compared to Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson, and Duane Eddy. Isaak is closely associated with film director David Lynch, who has used his music in numerous films. As an actor, he's had supporting roles and bit parts in films such as Married to the Mob, The Silence of the Lambs, Little Buddha, That Thing You Do! and Lynch's Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, and starred in two television series: the sitcom The Chris Isaak Show and the talk show The Chris Isaak Hour. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Isaak, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Credits
- 2016 · RockNRollers as Self
- 2014 · Over the Garden Wall as Enoch / Additional Voices (voice)
- 2014 · Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces as Special Agent Chester Desmond
- 2012 · Chris Isaak: Beyond The Sun Live as Self - Vocalist, rhythm guitar
- 2012 · Chris Isaak: Live in Concert and Greatest Hits Live Concert as Self – Vocals
- 2010 · Chris Isaak - San Javier 2010 as Self
- 2010 · Hot in Cleveland as Chase Jackson
- 2009 · The Chris Isaak Hour as Self - Host
- 2008 · The Informers as Les Price
- 2008 · Elvis | Viva Las Vegas as Self
- 2007 · Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing, Live as Self
- 2006 · Best of Chris Isaak as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 · American Dad! as (voice)
- 2005 · The X Factor as Self - Judge
- 2005 · Chris Isaak: Greatest Hits Live Concert as Self
- 2004 · Soundstage - Chris Isaak Christmas as Self
- 2004 · A Dirty Shame as Vaughn Stickles
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · SoundStage - Chris Isaak & Raul Malo as Self
- 2002 · American Dreams as Roy Orbison
- 2001 · Star Academy as Self
- 2001 · The Chris Isaak Show as Chris Isaak
- 2000 · MTV Unplugged: Classic Moments as Self
- 2000 · Ed as Jamie Decker
- 1999 · In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story as Self
- 1999 · Blue Ridge Fall as Emerson Cotswold
- 1999 · A Tribute To Johnny Cash as Self - Performer
- 1999 · The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self
- 1998 · From the Earth to the Moon as Ed White
- 1996 · That Thing You Do! as Uncle Bob
- 1996 · Grace of My Heart as Matthew Lewis
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self
- 1995 · Chris Isaak - MTV Unplugged 1995 as Self
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1994 · Friends as Rob Donnen
- 1993 · Little Buddha as Dean Conrad
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Musical Guest
- 1992 · Melrose Place as Chris Isaak
- 1992 · Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me as Special Agent Chester Desmond
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self - Musical Guest
- 1991 · The Silence of the Lambs as SWAT Commander
- 1990 · Twin Peaks as Chester Desmond
- 1989 · MTV Unplugged as Self
- 1988 · This Morning as Self
- 1988 · Let's Get Lost as Self
- 1988 · Married to the Mob as 'The Clown'
- 1987 · Le monde est à vous as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
- 1964 · Top of the Pops as Self
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self