Jarvis Cocker
Biography
Jarvis Cocker is an English musician who founded Pulp as a teenager in Sheffield and became its frontman, lyricist and only constant member. Under his direction the band found fame in the 1990s with the albums His 'n' Hers and Different Class, and he became a figurehead of Britpop. He later built a solo career, releasing Jarvis in 2006 and Further Complications in 2009, and made Room 29 (2017) with Chilly Gonzales, before forming the band Jarv Is. For seven years he presented Jarvis Cocker's Sunday Service on BBC Radio 6 Music, work that earned him the Sony DAB Rising Star Award in 2010. He has also acted and provided voices, appearing in Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), The French Dispatch, The House (2022) and The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023), and performed in the documentary Six By Sondheim.
63years old
Turns 64 on September 19in 311 days
- Born Sheffield
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as Jarvis Branson Cocker
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 17 years2006 to 2023
Genres
- Comedy50%, 3 films
- Documentary50%, 3 films
- Music50%, 3 films
- Adventure33%, 2 films
- Animation33%, 2 films
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First role
Cocker founded Pulp at age 15 while still a pupil at City School, originally naming the band Arabicus Pulp after a tradable commodity he had learned about in an economics class.
Own stunts
Cocker's trademark glasses stayed on his face through his wildest stage antics thanks to a huge rubber band worn around the back of his head.
Behind the camera
Cocker released Room 29 with Chilly Gonzales in 2017, a concept album about the Chateau Marmont inspired by his stay in room 29 there during a Pulp tour in 2012.
Behind the camera
Cocker has directed music videos for Warp Records and other labels, among them Aphex Twin's On, Erlend Øye's Sudden Rush and Nightmares on Wax's Aftermath. He worked on all three with Martin Wallace.
About the name
In 2003, Cocker came back into view to promote a new album for his new band Relaxed Muscle, using the pseudonym Darren Spooner.
Jarvis Cocker movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar2023 Adventure, Comedyas Canasta Player / Manor Guest / Friend of Henry Sugar / Casino Entrance Man
IMDb rating 7.490K votes
Worked with
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Films together
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