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Jello Biafra

Acting Born Jun 17, 1958 Boulder, Colorado, USA 24 credits

Biography

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Jello Biafra (born Eric Reed Boucher; June 17, 1958) is an American musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States. Biafra first gained attention as the lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys. After his time with the band concluded, he took over the influential independent record label Alternative Tentacles, which he had co-founded in 1979 with Dead Kennedys bandmate East Bay Ray. Although now focused primarily on spoken word art, he has continued as a musician in numerous collaborations.

Politically, Biafra is a member of the Green Party of the United States and actively supports various political causes. He ran for the party's Presidential nomination in 2000, finishing second to Ralph Nader. He is an anarchist who advocates direct action and pranksterism in the name of political causes. Biafra is known to use absurdist media tactics, in the leftist tradition of the Yippies, to highlight issues of civil rights and social justice.

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Known for

Portlandia

as Jello Biafra
Film

Tapeheads

as FBI Man #1
Film

The Last Black Man in San Francisco

as Tour Guide

Room 104

as Evil Porn Director

Hashiran ka!

as Self

Frequent co-stars

Girija Oak 4 shared titles
Smita Tambe 2 shared titles
Shah Rukh Khan 1 shared title
Nayanthara 1 shared title
Vijay Sethupathi 1 shared title
Deepika Padukone 1 shared title
Sanjay Dutt 1 shared title
Priyamani 1 shared title
Sanya Malhotra 1 shared title
Lehar Khan 1 shared title

Career timeline

All You Can Eat
PunkThe Last Black Man in San Francisco
Bathtubs Over Broadway
An American in Texas
Ride with Norman Reedus
Riot on the Dance Floor
The Art of Punk
PortlandiaFix: The Ministry Movie
We Were Feared
Punk's Not Dead
Doot Doola Doot Doo ... Doot Doo!
Death and TexasRamones: We're Outta Here!
Bikini BanditsOwned
25 Years of Punk
The Widower
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
Highway 61
Tapeheads
Urgh! A Music War
This Is America Part 2

Full filmography

  • Portlandia (2011) as Jello Biafra
  • Ride with Norman Reedus (2016) as Self
  • Tapeheads (1988) as FBI Man #1
  • Punk (2019) as Self
  • The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019) as Tour Guide
  • Death and Texas (2004) as Prison Spokesman
  • The Art of Punk (2013) as Self
  • Bikini Bandits (2002) as Evil Porn Director
  • Urgh! A Music War (1981) as Self
  • Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos (1994) as Self
  • Fix: The Ministry Movie (2011) as Self
  • Punk's Not Dead (2007) as Self
  • Riot on the Dance Floor (2014) as Self
  • This Is America Part 2 (1980) as Self
  • The Widower (1999) as Vance / Satan
  • An American in Texas (2017) as Mayor
  • All You Can Eat (2022) as Answering Machine Man (voice)
  • Ramones: We're Outta Here! (2004) as Self
  • Doot Doola Doot Doo ... Doot Doo! (2006) as Self
  • Highway 61 (1991) as Customs Agent #1
  • 25 Years of Punk (2001) as Self (archive footage)
  • Bathtubs Over Broadway (2018) as Self
  • We Were Feared (2010) as Self
  • Owned (2002) as Self