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John Mellencamp

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  • Actor
  • Composer
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John Mellencamp
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It's About You (2010)
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John Mellencamp was born on 7 October 1951 in Seymour, Indiana, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for The Perfect Storm (2000), Colors (1988) and Footloose (1984). He was previously married to Elaine Irwin, Victoria Granucci and Priscilla Esterline.
BornOctober 7, 1951
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John Mellencamp and Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave in Teddi Mellencamp & John Mellencamp (2022)
John Mellencamp at an event for Rock the Kasbah (2015)
John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp
Elvis Costello and John Mellencamp
Elvis Costello and John Mellencamp
Elvis Costello and John Mellencamp
Jeff Bridges, T Bone Burnett, and John Mellencamp
Jeff Bridges, Elvis Costello, T Bone Burnett, and John Mellencamp
Sheryl Crow, Jack Black, and John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp
Don Was and John Mellencamp

Known for

The Perfect Storm (2000)
The Perfect Storm
6.5
  • Soundtrack("Yours Forever")
  • 2000
Robert Duvall and Sean Penn in Colors (1988)
Colors
6.7
  • Soundtrack(as John Cougar Mellencamp, "Crumblin' Down")
  • 1988
Kevin Bacon in Footloose (1984)
Footloose
6.6
  • Soundtrack(as John Cougar Mellencamp, "Hurts So Good")
  • 1984
Tom Cruise in Cocktail (1988)
Cocktail
5.9
  • Soundtrack(as John Cougar Mellencamp, "Rave On")
  • 1988

Credits

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Actor

  • John Mellencamp in John Mellencamp: Dark as a Dungeon (2017)
    John Mellencamp: Dark as a Dungeon
  • Carla Gugino, Luke Wilson, Colson Baker, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Peter Cambor, Finesse Mitchell, and Imogen Poots in Roadies (2016)
    Roadies
  • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
    Family Guy
    • (voice)
  • John Mellencamp & Karen Fairchild: A Ride Back Home
  • Lone Star State of Mind (2002)
    Lone Star State of Mind
  • Madison (2001)
    Madison
    • (voice)
  • After Image (2001)
    After Image
  • John Mellencamp: Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)
  • John Mellencamp Feat. Me'Shell Ndegeocello: Wild Night
  • John Mellencamp: Now More Than Ever
  • Mariel Hemingway, Kay Lenz, and John Mellencamp in Falling from Grace (1992)
    Falling from Grace
  • John Mellencamp: Again Tonight
  • John Mellencamp: Love and Happiness
  • John Mellencamp: Get a Leg Up
  • John Cougar Mellencamp: Let It All Hang Out
    • (voice)

Composer

  • Jake Owen: I Was Jack (You Were Diane) (2018)
    Jake Owen: I Was Jack (You Were Diane)
  • Meg Ryan, Sam Shepard, Hamish Linklater, Alex Neustaedter, and Jack Quaid in Ithaca (2015)
    Ithaca
  • John Mellencamp & Karen Fairchild: A Ride Back Home
  • John Mellencamp: Now More Than Ever
  • Mariel Hemingway, Kay Lenz, and John Mellencamp in Falling from Grace (1992)
    Falling from Grace
  • John Mellencamp: Again Tonight
  • John Mellencamp: Love and Happiness
  • John Mellencamp: Get a Leg Up
  • John Cougar Mellencamp: Jackie Brown
  • John Cougar Mellencamp: Pop Singer
  • John Cougar Mellencamp: Hard Times for an Honest Man
  • John Cougar Mellencamp: Rooty Toot Toot
  • John Cougar Mellencamp: Check It Out
  • John Cougar Mellencamp: Cherry Bomb
  • John Cougar Mellencamp: Paper in Fire

Videos7

T. Bone Burnett
Clip 3:03
T. Bone Burnett
"Day 37"
Clip 0:49
"Day 37"
"I Don't Like to Play Loud"
Clip 3:46
"I Don't Like to Play Loud"
Recording Session with Marc Ribot
Clip 3:13
Recording Session with Marc Ribot
It's About You
Trailer 1:46
It's About You
Falling From Grace
Trailer 2:06
Falling From Grace
Homeward Bound: John Mellencamp
Trailer 2:48
Homeward Bound: John Mellencamp

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Apple Music
    • Facebook
    • October 7, 1951
    • Seymour, Indiana, USA
    • Elaine IrwinSeptember 5, 1992 - August 12, 2011 (divorced, 2 children)
    • Richard Mellencamp
    • (Grandchild)
  • Other works
    Album - Human Wheels (1993) - Mercury Records, 314 518 088-2.
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    • 3 Interviews
    • 10 Articles
    • 3 Pictorials
    • 6 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Co-founded Farm Aid (benefitting family farmers) with Neil Young and Willie Nelson.
  • Quotes
    I used to think that eating healthy was ordering a fish sandwich at McDonalds.
    • Patriotic or working-class songs

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