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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Vic Morrow to Lennie Niehaus
Mark Mothersbaugh Biography (1950-)
Born May 18, 1950, in Akron, OH. Addresses: Agent: Greenspan Artist Management, 6777 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 514, Hollywood, CA 90028.; Office: 8955Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Composer, musician
- Birth Details
- May 18, 1950
- Akron, Ohio, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Work
- Musician, Breaking Up, Warner Bros., 1997
- Orchestrator, Rushmore, Buena Vista, 1998
- Music by Devo featured in several films, including Rock 'N' Roll HighSchool, 1979, Heavy Metal, 1981, Tempest, 1982, The LastAmerican Virgin, 1982, Fright Night, 1985, Tape Heads, 1989, and Tank Girl, 1995.
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Film Appearances
- "Dove" band member, Pray TV (also known as K-GOD), 1980
- Member of Devo, Urgh! A Music War, 1981
- Member of Devo, Human Highway, 1982
- Member of Devo, We're All Devo, 1983
- Chevron-17, The Spirit of '76, 1990
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Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space, 1991
- Band leader, Mystery Men, MCA/Universal, 1999
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Television Work
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Specials
- Musical director, 1st Annual TV Guide Awards, 1999
- Musical director, 2nd Annual TV Guide Awards, 2000
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Television Appearances
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Specials
- Himself, Rugrats: Still Babies after All These Years, 2001
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Episodic
- Member of Devo, "Muffy's Bat Mitzvah," Square Pegs, 1982
- Voice of Reptar Jingle Singer, "Incident in Aisle Seven," Rugrats(animated), Nickelodeon, 1992
- Voice of Ben, the brother-in-law, "Let Them Eat Cake," Rugrats (animated), Nickelodeon, 1993
- Member of Devo, "Not So Great Expectations," Ellen, ABC, 1996
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RECORDINGS
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Solo Albums
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Joyeux Mutato, WEA/Rhino, 2000
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Albums; with Devo
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Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo, Warner Bros., 1977
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Duty Now for the Future, Warner Bros., 1978
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New Traditionalists, Warner Bros., 1979
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Freedom of Choice, Warner Bros., 1980
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Devo Live, Warner Bros., 1981
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Oh No! It's Devo!, Warner Bros., 1982
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Shout, Warner Bros., 1984
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Total Devo, Ryko, 1988
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Live: Now It Can Be Told, Ryko, 1989
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SmoothNoodleMaps, Ryko, 1990
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Devo's Greatest Hits, Warner Bros., 1990
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Devo's Greatest Misses, Warner Bros., 1990
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Hardcore Devo (two volumes), Ryko, 1990
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Devo Live: The Mongoloid Years, Ryko, 1991
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Adventures of the Smart Patrol, Discovery Records, 1996
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The Pioneers Who Got Scalped (anthology), Rhino Records, 2000
- Singles include "Whip It," "Girl You Want," and a cover of the Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction."
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Albums; Soundtracks
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The Big Squeeze: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Citadel, 1996
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Bottle Rocket, London, 1997
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The Rugrats Movie: Music from the Motion Picture, Interscope Records, 1998
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A Live Adventure [Rugrats], Interscope Records, 1998
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The Rugrats Movie Score, Casual Tonalities, 1999
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Videos; with Devo
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The Men Who Make the Music, WarnerVision, 1992
- Recorded the videos We're All Devo,
The Complete Truth about De-Evolution, and (with Neil Young) Human Highway.
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WRITINGS
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Film Scores
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Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise, Twentieth Century-Fox,1987
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Slaughterhouse Rock (also known as Hell Island), Arista Films, 1988
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Down on the Waterfront (short film), Strand, 1993
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The New Age, Warner Bros., 1994
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It's Pat, Buena Vista, 1994
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The Last Supper, Columbia, 1995
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Flesh Suitcase, 1995
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Happy Gilmore, Universal, 1996
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Bottle Rocket, Columbia, 1996
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The Birdcage (also known as Birds of a Feather), United Artists, 1996
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The Big Squeeze (also known as Body of a Woman), First LookPictures, 1996
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Breaking Up, Warner Bros., 1997
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Best Men, Orion, 1997
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Men, Unapix Entertainment, 1997
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Bongwater, First Look Pictures, 1998
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Dead Man on Campus, Paramount, 1998
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Rushmore, Buena Vista, 1998
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The Rugrats Movie, Paramount, 1998
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Last Rites, 1998
- "Bill Meets Bryan," 20 Dates, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
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200 Cigarettes, Paramount, 1999
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Drop Dead Gorgeous (also known as Gnadenlos schoen), New Line Cinema, 1999
- (Uncredited; additional music) Mystery Men, MCA/Universal, 1999
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All the Rage (also known as It's the Rage), New City Releasing, 1999
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The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (also known as Die Abenteuer von Rocky und Bullwinkle), MCA/Universal, 2000
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Rugrats in Paris; The Movie (also known as Rugrats in Paris--Der Film and Rugrats in Paris: The Movie--Rugrats II), Paramount, 2000
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Sugar and Spice, New Line Cinema, 2001
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The Royal Tenenbaums, Buena Vista, 2001
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Sorority Boys, Buena Vista/Touchstone, 2002
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Television Music
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Series
- (And theme) Pee-Wee's Playhouse, CBS, 1986
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Rugrats, Nickelodeon, 1991
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Davis Rules, ABC, 1991, CBS, 1991-1992
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Liquid Television, MTV, 1991-
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Great Scott!, Fox, 1992
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Beakman's World, syndicated, 1992
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Adventures in Wonderland, The Disney Channel, 1992
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Street Match, ABC, 1993
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South Beach, NBC, 1993
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Second Chances, CBS, 1993
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Hotel Malibu, CBS, 1994
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Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home, ABC, 1994
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A. J.'s Time Travelers, Fox, 1994
- Theme music, MTV's Oddities, MTV, 1994-
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Hollywood Lives, The Disney Channel, 1995
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Muscle, syndicated, 1995
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Medicine Ball, Fox, 1995
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Strange Luck, Fox, 1995
- Also wrote music for Mann and Machine,
Bakersfield P.D.,
Sliders, Fox, If Not for You, CBS, Too Something (also known as New York Daze), Fox, Dumb and Dumber,
Fired Up, NBC, (theme) Working, ABC, Stories from My Childhood (also knownas Mikhail Baryshnikov's Stories from My Childhood), PBS, (theme) Rocket Power, Nickelodeon, Clifford the Big Red Dog (also known asScholastic Clifford), PBS, Grosse Pointe, The WB, Power PuffGirls,
Dawson's Creek,
Mr. Potato Head Show, Fox, and Tucker, NBC.
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Movies
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The Courtyard, Showtime, 1995
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Quicksilver Highway, Fox, 1997
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Unwed Father, ABC, 1997
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Principal Takes a Holiday, The Disney Channel, 1998
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Halloweentown, The Disney Channel, 1998
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Specials
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Claws, CBS, 1991
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Will Vinton's Claymation Easter, CBS, 1992
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Frosty Returns, 1993
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Edith Ann--A Few Pieces of the Puzzle, ABC, 1994
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Down at the Waterfront, PBS, 1994
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A Rugrats Passover, Nickelodeon, 1995
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Class Reunion (documentary), NBC, 1996
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Rugrats: Still Babies after All These Years, 2001
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The Rugrats: All Growed Up, 2001
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Music
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Videos
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Arise! The SubGenius Video, 1992
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The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: Scared Silly, 1998
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The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald: The Visitors from Outer Space, 1999
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Stage Music
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Rock 'N Roll! The First 5,000 Years, produced at St. James Theatre, New York City, 1982
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CD-ROMs and Interactive Media
- Composed scores for Interstate '82, Activision, Crash BandicootII: Neo Cortex Strikes Back, Sony Playstation, Crash Bandicoot, Sony Playstation, Adventures of the Smart Patrol, Inscape, Franky Online, Future Pirates, Fox Hunt, 3Vision, Johnny Mnemonic, Propaganda Films, Sewer Rats, Digital Pictures, Duellin' Firemen, RunandGun, and Ski America, Max Air Media & Crossroad Films.
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Nonfiction
- Wrote What I Know, Vol. 1 (autobiography).
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Advertising Age, March 2, 1992, p. 8C
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