Adam Ant Biography (1954-)

Original name, Stuart Leslie Goddard; born November 3, 1954, in London, England; father, a chauffeur; mother, a house cleaner; married Carol Mills (also known as Eve), 1975 (divorced); married Lorraine, May, 1997; children: (secondmarriage) Lily.

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, singer
Birth Details: November 3, 1954; London, United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Caulfield, Funeral Games, Theatre at Drill Hall, London, 1996
Appeared as Mr. Sloane, Entertaining Mr. Sloane, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, England; performed in West, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles; also appeared in Be Bop a Lula, Los Angeles production.
Stage Work
Producer (with others) of Be Bop a Lula, Los Angeles production.
Film Appearances
Kid, Jubilee, Cinegate, 1978
"Number One," Nomads, PSO, 1985
Song performer (with Stewart Copeland), Out of Bounds, 1986
Jim Campbell, Slamdance (also known as Slam Dance), Island/Zenith, 1987
Mick, Cold Steel, Cinetel, 1987
Derek Abernathy, World Gone Wild, Lorimar, 1988
James Callendar, Trust Me, Cinecom, 1989
Diablo/Cyril St. Michael, Spellcaster, Columbia, 1991
Zachary Simms, Love Bites, 1993
Hall of Mirrors (also known as A.F.I.), 1993
Last Action Hero, Columbia, 1993
Crazy Venezuelan, Desert Winds, Dream Entertainment, 1995
Dave Donovan, Drop Dead Rock, 1995
Manny, Cyber Bandits (also known as A Sailor's Tattoo), IRSMedia, 1995
Marvell, Lover's Knot, Astra Cinema/Cabin Fever Entertainment, 1996
Song performer, "Beat My Guest," SLC Punk!, 1998
Film Work
Provider of film footage, The Filth and the Fury (documentary), Fine Line, 1999
Television Appearances
Movies
Richard Marcus, Out of Time, NBC, 1988
Danny Rollins, Sunset Heat (also known as Midnight Heat), HBO, 1992
Eric Boggs, Acting on Impulse (also known as Eyes of a Stranger, Roses Are Dead, Secret Lies, and Secret Lives), Showtime, 1993
Derek Fry, Face Down, HBO, 1997
Todd Badham, Sweetwater (also known as Sweetwater: A True RockStory), VH1, 1999
Specials

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (also known as Motown 25), NBC, 1983
Live Aid, 1985
Disneyland's Summer Vacation Party, NBC, 1986
The Second International Rock Awards, ABC, 1990
Episodic
Francis DeGraumont, "The Lock Box," The Equalizer, CBS, 1985
Title role, "Icebreaker," Sledge Hammer!, ABC, 1987
Ted Hellenback, "Such Interesting Neighbours," Amazing Stories, NBC, 1987
Brad Bonner, "Heroes," Northern Exposure, CBS, 1992
Pipkin, "Maniac at Large," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1992
Voice of Bert, "The Lion and the Unicorn," Batman: The Animated Series, Fox, 1995
Never Mind the Buzzcocks, [Great Britain], 1997
Shooting Stars, 1997
Crachek, "Threshold of Pain," La Femme Nikita, USA Network, 1999
Himself, "I Love 1981," I Love 1980's, BBC, 2001
Guest video jockey (VJ) on MTV; also appeared in episodes of Cannon & Ball, London Weekend Television; The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS; The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC; and The Howard Stern Show.
Radio Appearances
Episodic
(With Adam and the Ants) The John Peel Session (multiple episodes), BBC-1, 1978
Also appeared in The Howard Stern Show (simulcast of television show).
RECORDINGS
Albums
(With Adam and the Ants) Jubilee (soundtrack recording), Polydor,1978
(With Adam and the Ants) Dirk Wears White Sox, Do It, 1979, reissued by Epic, 1983
(With Adam and the Ants) Kings of the Wild Frontier, Epic, 1980
(With Adam and the Ants) Prince Charming, Epic, 1981
Friend or Foe, Epic, 1982
Strip, CBS, 1983
Vive le Rock, CBS, 1985
Hits (compilation album), CBS, 1986
Manners and Physique, MCA, 1989
Antics in the Forbidden Zone, Epic, 1990
Room at the Top, 1990
Peel Sessions, Strange Fruit/Dutch East India, 1991
Limited Edition Live Album, 1994
B-Side Babies, 1994
Wonderful, 1995
Recorded the unreleased album Persuasion, MCA Records; Ant's recordings can also be found on the German compilation Antbox.
Singles include(with Adam and the Ants) "Dog Eat Dog," 1980; (with Adam and the Ants) "Ant Music" (EP; also known as "Antmusic"), 1981; (with Adam andthe Ants) "Kings of the Wild Frontier," 1981; (with Adam and the Ants) "Deutscher Girls," 1982; "Goody Two Shoes," 1982; "Puss in Boots," 1983; "Apollo 9," 1984; "Room at the Top," 1987. Other singles include "Beautiful Dream," "Car Trouble," "Desperate but Not Serious," "Friend or Foe," "Hello, I Love You," "Place in the Country," "Stand and Deliver," "Strip," "Vive le Rock," and"Wonderful." Other singles with Adam and the Ants include "Prince Charming,""Young Parisians," and "Zerox"; singles with the B-Sides include "These BootsAre Made for Walkin'."
Music Videos
Ants in Japan, 1981
The Prince Charming Revue, 1982
Adam Ant Hits, 1986
Live in Tokyo: Antics in the Forbidden Zone, 1994
WRITINGS
Music for Films
Jubilee, Cinegate, 1978
Song composer, SLC Punk!, 1998

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

People Weekly, June 17, 1996, p. 129
Rolling Stone, March 9, 1999

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