- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 10, 1959
- Place of Birth
- Massapequa, Long Island, New York, USA
Brian Setzer
Brian Robert Setzer (born April 10, 1959) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He found widespread success in the early 1980s with the 1950s-style rockabilly group Stray Cats, and returned to the music scene in the early 1990s with his swing revival band, the Brian Setzer Orchestra. In 1987, he made a cameo appearance as Eddie Cochran in the film La Bamba. Setzer was born April 1959 in Massapequa, New York. He started on the euphonium and played in jazz bands when he was in school. He found a way to hear jazz at the Village Vanguard, though as he got older he became more interested in rock, punk, and rockabilly. He was a member of the Bloodless Pharaohs and the Tomcats, which he began with his brother, Gary. The Tomcats became the Stray Cats when double bassist Lee Rocker and drummer Slim Jim Phantom joined and Gary left the band. In 1980, thinking they might have more succ…
Filmography
movieThe Brian Setzer Orchestra: Christmas Rocks! Live
2018 · Self - Vocals, Guitar
movieBrian Setzer's Rockabilly Riot: Osaka Rocka! - Live in Japan
2016 · Self
movieStray Cats: Live at Montreux 1981
2012 · Self
movieThe Brian Setzer Orchestra - It's Gonna Rock... 'Cause That's What I Do
2010 · Self - Vocals, Guitar
movieUS Festival 1983 Days 1-3
2009 · Self - Stray Cats
movieWalt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
2005 · Self
movieThe Brian Setzer Orchestra: Christmas Extravaganza
2005 · Self
movieVH1 Classic Holiday Classics
2004 · Self
movieStray Cats: Rumble in Brixton
2004 · Self - Vocals, Guitar
The Tony Danza Show
tvThe Tony Danza Show
2004 · Self
movieThe Country Bears
2002 · Self
movieThe Brian Setzer Orchestra: Live in Japan
2002 · Self - Vocal
tvDisney's House of Mouse
2001 · Theme Song Performance
movieStuart Little: Making It Big
1999 · Self
movieThe Great White Hype
1996 · Self
movieThe Brian Setzer Orchestra: One Rockin' Night - Live In Montreal
1995 · Self
tvThe Nanny
1993 · Brian Setzer
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Musical Guest
tvThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · Self
movieGuitar
1991 · Self
tvBeverly Hills, 90210
1990 · Brian Setzer
tvThe Simpsons
1989 · Brian Setzer (voice)
movieLa Bamba
1987 · Eddie Cochran
movieThe Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience
1984 · Self
tvMTV Video Music Awards
1984 · Self
Stray Cats - Ramble in Germany
movieStray Cats - Ramble in Germany
1981 · Self
tvFridays
1980 · Self - Musical Guest
tvNuméro un
1975 · Self - Stray Cats