Rodney Bingenheimer

Biography

Rodney Bingenheimer is an American radio disc jockey who built a career championing punk, new wave and glam rock in Los Angeles. Born in Mountain View, California, he got his start as an intern at Mercury Records and then as a stand-in for Davy Jones on The Monkees, which was a break for him. In the early 1970s he ran Rodney Bingenheimer's English Disco, a nightclub that introduced glam rock to the city. From 1976 until 2017 he hosted Rodney on the ROQ on KROQ-FM, where he was among the first American DJs to play acts such as Blondie, the Ramones and the Sex Pistols. He was the focus of the 2003 documentary Mayor of the Sunset Strip and appeared in Rockula (1990) and Bad Reputation (2018). In 2007 he received the 2,330th star on Hollywood Boulevard, and in 2017 he joined SiriusXM's Little Steven's Underground Garage.

78years old

Turns 79 on December 15in 63 days

Born December 15, 1947Mountain View
Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21

Movie Career

Films: 4
Career span: 28 years1990 to 2018

Every film, newest first

2018Bad ReputationIMDb rating 7.3
2017Absolute VowIMDb rating 4.7
2003Mayor of the Sunset StripIMDb rating 7.0
1990RockulaIMDb rating 5.2

Genres

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A role that slipped away
Bingenheimer tried out for the Davy Jones role in the Monkees but was not picked. He dressed like Jones and wore a similar haircut, then served as Jones's double or stand-in on the Monkees episode "Prince and the Pauper", which he called a break.
A first
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce gave Bingenheimer a Walk of Fame star for his work in music and radio, presented on March 9, 2007. It was the 2,330th star awarded, located at 7021 Hollywood Blvd in front of the Knitting Factory nightclub.
A first
In Los Angeles, Bingenheimer was among the rare commercial radio DJs reported to have control over which music got played.