person

John Doe

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1954-02-25

Place of Birth

Decatur, Illinois, USA

John Doe

Biography

John Doe (born John Nommensen Duchac on February 25, 1954 in Decatur, Illinois) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, poet and bass player. Doe founded the much-praised L.A. punk band X, of which he is still an active member. His musical compositions and performances span the rock, country and folk music genres. As an actor, he has dozens of television appearances and several movies to his credit, including the role of Jeff Parker in the television series Roswell. In addition to X, Doe performs with the country-folk-punk band The Knitters and has released records as a solo artist. In the early 1980s, he performed on two albums by The Flesh Eaters. In the 1989 biopic Great Balls of Fire!, Doe played Jerry Lee Lewis's cousin-turned-father-in-law J. W. Brown. Doe starred in the 1992 film Roadside Prophets and in the 1998 short Lone Greasers. Other movie acting credits include Road House, Vanishing Point, Salvador, Boogie Nights, The Specials, The Good Girl, Gypsy 83 and Pure Country. As a musician with X, he has two feature-length concert films, several music videos, and an extended performance-and-interview sequence in The Decline of Western Civilization, Penelope Spheeris's seminal documentary about the early-1980s L.A. punk scene. Along with co-writer Exene Cervenka, Doe composed most of the songs recorded by X. Wild Gift, an album from that band's heyday, was named "Record of the Year" by Rolling Stone, The Los Angeles Times, and The New York Times. With Dave Alvin, he co-wrote two of the songs on the Blasters' 1984 album Hard Line, "Just Another Sunday" and "Little Honey". In the 1992 movie The Bodyguard (starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston), it was Doe's version of "I Will Always Love You" that plays on the jukebox when Costner and Houston's characters are dancing. It was released on audio cassette by Warner Bros. in September 1992, but is difficult to obtain (though bootleg copies can be downloaded from the Internet). No version is believed to have been released on CD. "The Meanest Man in the World" by Doe was featured in Season 4 of the television series Friday Night Lights and included on the second soundtrack album. John Doe released an album with Canadian indie rock band The Sadies called Country Club on April 14, 2009. The album features covers of country classics along with original songs. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Doe (musician), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Road House

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Great Balls of Fire!

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D.O.A.

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Gypsy 83

Oct 18, 2001

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The Good Girl

Jan 12, 2002

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The Last Time I Committed Suicide

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Roadside Prophets

Mar 27, 1992

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Ten Inch Hero

Apr 25, 2007

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Border Radio

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Touch

Feb 14, 1997

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Lucky 13

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Black Cat Run

Sep 18, 1998

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The Red Right Hand

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Celebrity Mix

Jan 17, 2005

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The History of Rock 'n' Roll

Mar 06, 1995

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Slam Dance

Oct 02, 1987

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Georgia

May 19, 1995

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Media Whore

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Shake, Rattle and Rock!

Aug 26, 1994

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Sugar Town

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The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon

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Ghost on the Highway: A Portrait of Jeffrey Lee Pierce and The Gun Club

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Pleased to Meet Me

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Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness

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Return to Sin City: A Tribute to Gram Parsons

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Move Me Brightly - Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday

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Pure Country

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A Matter of Degrees

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Brokedown Palace

Aug 13, 1999

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The Decline of Western Civilization

Jul 01, 1981

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Smithereens

Sep 11, 1982

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X: The Unheard Music

Mar 01, 1986

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The Pass

May 07, 1998

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Ring of Fire

May 27, 2013

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Torque

Jan 16, 2004

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X: Live in Los Angeles

May 10, 2005

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Hated

Sep 09, 2012

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Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind

May 09, 2011

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Forces of Nature

Mar 12, 1999

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All Creatures Here Below

May 17, 2019

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Oct 01, 1991

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Boogie Nights

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Live Freaky! Die Freaky!

Jan 31, 2006

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Drowning on Dry Land

Oct 01, 1999

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Mayor of the Sunset Strip

Jun 17, 2003

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Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story

Sep 28, 1997

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Song 1

Mar 22, 2012

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Apr 13, 2018

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My Little One

Feb 27, 2019

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25 Years of Punk

Apr 19, 2001

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You're Gonna Miss Me

Jun 06, 2017

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Jan 16, 1997

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Electric Slide

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Quantum Cowboys

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Sep 22, 2000

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Absent Father

Jan 12, 2008

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Salvador

Apr 23, 1986

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Wildflowers

Sep 01, 2000

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Carnivàle

Sep 14, 2003

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Law & Order

Sep 13, 1990

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CSI: Miami

Sep 23, 2002

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Fastlane

Sep 18, 2002

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Roswell

Oct 06, 1999

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Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Sep 13, 1993

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One Tree Hill

Sep 23, 2003

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ER

Sep 19, 1994

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Rebel Highway

Jul 07, 1994

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Childrens Hospital

Dec 08, 2008

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Punk

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Peacemakers

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Sep 25, 1997