Iggy Pop
Biography
Iggy Pop is an American singer, songwriter and actor who fronted the proto-punk band the Stooges. Born James Newell Osterberg Jr. in Muskegon, Michigan, he played drums in high school bands in Ann Arbor before forming the Psychedelic Stooges. The group's albums, including The Stooges (1969) and Raw Power (1973), sold poorly at first but later proved highly influential. Pop's solo work with Bowie, The Idiot and Lust for Life (1977), yielded songs such as The Passenger and Lust for Life. In 1990 he scored his only Top 40 US hit, Candy, a duet with Kate Pierson. Named one of NPR's 50 Great Voices, he entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the Stooges in 2010 and was given a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020. He has also acted on television and appears in the 2016 Stooges documentary Gimme Danger.
79years old
Turns 80 on April 21in 190 days
- Born Muskegon
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- James Newell Osterberg (birth name)Also credited as James Osterberg and James Newell Osterberg Jr.
Movie Career
- Films
- 17
- Career span
- 30 years1990 to 2020
Genres
- Documentary47%, 8 films
- Music47%, 8 films
- Comedy29%, 5 films
- Action24%, 4 films
- Biography18%, 3 films
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A first
Iggy Pop was one of the first performers to stage-dive and popularized the activity, a move that became a signature of his confrontational live shows.
A change of course
Pop left the University of Michigan and went to Chicago to study blues further. There he played drums in blues clubs, with Sam Lay sharing connections that helped him.
Getting ready for a role
Pop's stage persona started to form when he watched the Doors perform at the University of Michigan in 1967. Singer Jim Morrison's stage antics and antagonism left him amazed.
A first
In 1990, Iggy Pop recorded "Candy", a duet with Kate Pierson, the singer from the B-52s. It became his only Top 40 U.S. hit.
Behind the camera
For the 1984 movie Repo Man, Pop wrote and performed the title track. Steve Jones, formerly of the Sex Pistols, played guitar, while Blondie's Nigel Harrison and Clem Burke handled bass and drums.
Beyond film
For a POINT Music/Philips Classics recording of John Moran's multimedia opera The Manson Family, Iggy Pop took the singing part of "The Prosecutor" in 1990.
Iggy Pop movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Coffee and Cigarettes2003 Comedy, Drama, Musicas Iggy (segment "Somewhere in California")
IMDb rating 7.071K votes
Most often with
Jim Jarmusch directed three of these films. Johnny Depp appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Jim Jarmusch
Also two films together5 more actors
- Jim JarmuschScab Vendor (2020) and Gimme Danger (2016)
- John LydonSuper Duper Alice Cooper (2014) and End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2003)
- Chris SteinBad Reputation (2018) and End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2003)
- Danny FieldsGimme Danger (2016) and End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones (2003)
- Wayne KramerRumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World (2017) and Super Duper Alice Cooper (2014)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Iggy Pop's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$116 million
8 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 17 films: 8 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 5US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$62M54.0% of the total
- 2$25M21.9% of the total
- 3$8.3M7.1% of the total
- 4$7.9M6.8% of the total
- 5$5.7M5.0% of the total
- 6$4.1M3.5% of the total
- 7$1.0M0.9% of the total
- 8$950K0.8% of the total
Awards
Four awards and honors from 2003 to 2022.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2022 | Polar Music Prize | Won | |
| 2017 | Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎ | Won | |
| 2003 | Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres | Won | |
| Officer of Arts and Letters | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.