Chris Isaak

Christopher Joseph Isaak , known as Chris Isaak , born the June 26th 1956 with Stockton (California) is a song writer and performer and American actor .

The music of Chris Isaak can be described like a mixture of Country music, Blues, Rock “roll, pop music and Surf rock'n'roll.

Chris Isaak signed a contract with the Warner Bros. Records in 1984 for its first album Silvertone . This contract was renewed in 1988 when Warner transferred it on their label Reprise again Records.

Its most known title is Wicked Game on the album Heart Shaped World published in 1989. An instrumental version of this title was also taken again for the film Sailor and Lula of David Lynch (then a few years later in the film Family Man left in 2000). The organizer of a radio station of Atlanta was the first to diffuse the full version which very quickly took a place among the ten best American sales. The Clip of this song was carried out by Herb Ritts and was a great success on MTV and VH1. Realized entirely in black and white, it utilizes Chris Isaak and the signal models Helena Christensen intertwining on a beach and being mutually murmured with the ear.

In 1999, the title Baby Did has Bad, Bad Thing is used by Stanley Kubrick in her last film Eyes Wide Shut , with Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.

Chris Isaak also composed the topic of an American variety programme: The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn .

In 2001, Chris Isaak took part in its own television program, The Chris Isaak Show , diffused in the United States of March 2001 at March 2004 on the cable. This adult comedy utilizes Chris Isaak and its group in their own role and is based on the back of the decoration of its life of rock'n'roll-star.

In 2004, its title Life Will Go One appears on band-original film Free spirit (Chasing Liberty) with Mandy Moore and Matthew Goode.

Chris Isaak also played in many films, most of the time in small appearances but it in particular took part in 1993 in the film Little Buddha of Bernardo Bertolucci with Keanu Reeves and Bridget Fonda and played an important role in the film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me of David Lynch. Its other roles include in particular Veuve but not too (1988), the silence of the lambs (1991), That Thing You Do! (1996), and have Dirty Shame (2004). It also appeared in the series Friends and in the mini-series Of the Earth to the Moon diffused on HBO.

Chris Isaak is also known to be an amateur of boxing and an informed surfer.

Discography

Albums

1985 : Silvertone
1987 : Chris Isaak
1989 : Heart Shaped World
1991 : Wicked Range (compilation)
1993: San Francisco Days
1995: Forever Blue
1996 : Baja Sessions
1998: Speak off the Devil
2002: Always Got Tonight
2004 : Christmas
2006 : Best off Chris Isaak (compilation)

Catalog of films (partial)

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992): Chester Desmond, special agent of the FBI
Little Buddha (1993): Dean Conrad
That Thing You C! (1996): Uncle Bob
has Dirty Shame (2004): Vaughn
the silence of the lambs (1991): officer of SWAT

Source

External bonds

Official site of Chris Isaak
Chris Isaak on IMDB

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