Adam Ant

Biography

The English singer and actor known as Adam Ant first played bass in Bazooka Joe before leading Adam and the Ants from 1977 to 1982. Born in Marylebone, London, he took the stage name and scored ten UK top ten hits between 1980 and 1983, among them three number one singles. Dirk Wears White Sox (1979) topped the UK Independent Albums Chart, while Kings of the Wild Frontier (1980) reached number one in the UK, became the country's best-selling album of 1981, and won the BRIT Award for Best British Album. Prince Charming (1981) yielded two UK number one singles. His solo debut Friend or Foe (1982) produced Goody Two Shoes, a UK and Australian number one and his first US top 20 hit. He also acted in Derek Jarman's Jubilee (1977) and Drop Dead Rock (1996), and released the album Adam Ant Is the Blueblack Hussar in Marrying the Gunner's Daughter (2013).

71years old

Turns 72 on November 3in 12 days

Born November 3, 1954Marylebone
Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Stuart Leslie Goddard (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 2 years1986 to 1988

Every film, newest first

1988SpellcasterIMDb rating 4.8
1987Cold SteelIMDb rating 4.7
1987Slam DanceIMDb rating 5.2
1987World Gone WildIMDb rating 5.1
1986NomadsIMDb rating 5.2

Genres

Did you know?!

A role that slipped away
Ant asked Malcolm McLaren to manage the band, but McLaren hired the other Ants for Bow Wow Wow, fronted by Annabella Lwin. Ant's second lineup of Adam and the Ants included guitarist Marco Pirroni.
First role
Ant acted in Derek Jarman's film Jubilee in 1977, while Adam and the Ants performed around London. His first recording as an artist was the song "Deutscher Girls", which appeared on the film's soundtrack.

Adam Ant movies on Netflix

Spellcaster1988IMDb rating 4.8as Diablo/Cyril St. Michael
Cold Steel1987IMDb rating 4.7as Mick
Slam Dance1987IMDb rating 5.2as Jim Campbell
World Gone Wild1987IMDb rating 5.1as Derek Abernathy
Nomads1986IMDb rating 5.2as Number One

Worked with

Adam Ant shares two films with Alan Autry, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Alan Autry

Bruce Dern

Lin Shaye

Michael Paré

Pierce Brosnan

Harry Dean StantonJohn McTiernanDirector, 1 film Wayne WangDirector, 1 film Rafal ZielinskiDirector, 1 film

Films together

Alan Autry2 films together, 1986 to 1987
Alan Autry's page
- World Gone Wild1987IMDb rating 5.1Ant as Derek AbernathyAutry as Hank
- Nomads1986IMDb rating 5.2Ant as Number OneAutry as Olds
Bruce Dern1 film together, 1987
Bruce Dern's page
- World Gone Wild1987IMDb rating 5.1Ant as Derek AbernathyDern as Ethan
Lin Shaye1 film together, 1987
Lin Shaye's page
- Slam Dance1987IMDb rating 5.2Ant as Jim CampbellShaye as Librarian
Michael Paré1 film together, 1987
Michael Paré's page
- World Gone Wild1987IMDb rating 5.1Ant as Derek AbernathyParé as George Landon
Pierce Brosnan1 film together, 1986
Pierce Brosnan's page
- Nomads1986IMDb rating 5.2Ant as Number OneBrosnan as Jean Charles Pommier
Harry Dean Stanton1 film together, 1987
Harry Dean Stanton's page
- Slam Dance1987IMDb rating 5.2Ant as Jim CampbellStanton as Det. Benjamin Smiley
John McTiernanDirector, 1 film, 1986
All films by John McTiernan
- Nomads1986IMDb rating 5.2Ant as Number One
Wayne WangDirector, 1 film, 1987
All films by Wayne Wang
- Slam Dance1987IMDb rating 5.2Ant as Jim Campbell
Rafal ZielinskiDirector, 1 film, 1988
All films by Rafal Zielinski
- Spellcaster1988IMDb rating 4.8Ant as Diablo/Cyril St. Michael

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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