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==Film, television and radio career== [[File:Iggy Pop -.jpg|thumb|Iggy Pop in 2006]]As an actor Pop has appeared in a number of movies, including ''[[Sid and Nancy]]'' (a non-speaking cameo role), ''[[The Color of Money]]'', ''[[Hardware (film)|Hardware]]'' (voice only), ''[[The Crow: City of Angels]]'', ''[[The Rugrats Movie]]'', ''[[Snow Day (2000 film)|Snow Day]]'', ''[[Coffee and Cigarettes]]'' (opposite [[Tom Waits]], in the third segment of the film, "[[Coffee and Cigarettes: Somewhere in California|Somewhere in California]]"), ''[[Cry-Baby]]'', ''[[Dead Man]]'', ''[[Tank Girl (film)|Tank Girl]]'' and ''Atolladero'', a Spanish science fiction [[Western (genre)|Western]]. He was wanted to play Funboy in the original ''[[The Crow (1994 film)|The Crow]]'' movie, but his recording schedule would not permit him. In February 2009, he played the character Victor in the movie ''[[Suck (film)|Suck]]''. Pop was featured alongside [[Independent film|indie]] starlet [[Greta Gerwig]] in the film ''Art House'', which premiered at the [[Nashville Film Festival]] in April 2010. Pop has also appeared in many television series, including ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]]'', ''[[The Adventures of Pete & Pete]]'', where he played Nona's dad in the second and third season, and ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', in which he played [[Yelgrun]] in the episode "[[The Magnificent Ferengi]]". With the Stooges, he was featured in an episode of [[MTV]]'s ''[[Bam's Unholy Union]]'' as the main band performing at [[Bam Margera]]'s wedding. Additionally, a portion of the music video for Pop's "Butt Town" was featured on an episode of ''[[Beavis and Butt-Head]]''. Pop voiced Lil' Rummy on the [[Comedy Central]] show ''[[Lil' Bush]]'', and also provided the voice for a character in the English-language version of the 2007 animated film ''[[Persepolis (film)|Persepolis]]''. Pop has been profiled in several [[rockumentary|rockumentaries]] and has had songs on many soundtracks, including ''[[Crocodile Dundee II]]''; ''[[Trainspotting (soundtrack)|Trainspotting]]''; ''[[Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels]]''; ''[[Haggard: The Movie|Haggard]]''; ''[[Arizona Dream]]''; ''[[Repo Man (1984 film)|Repo Man]]''; ''[[Black Rain (American film)|Black Rain]]''; ''[[Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare]]''; ''[[Shocker (film)|Shocker]]''; and ''[[Kurt Cobain: About a Son]]''. Pop worked with [[Johnny Depp]] on several films: they appeared together in ''[[Cry-Baby]]'' and ''[[Dead Man]]''. Pop provided the soundtrack for ''[[The Brave (film)|The Brave]]'', which was directed by and starred Depp, and music for Depp's 1993 film ''[[Arizona Dream]]''. Pop also voiced a cameo in the ''[[American Dad!]]'' episode "[[American Dream Factory]]" as Jerry, the drummer, in [[Steve Smith (American Dad!)|Steve Smith]]'s band.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cartoons You Didn't Know Were Voiced By Musicians |url=https://www.vh1.com/news/5eh1la/cartoon-characters-voiced-by-musicians |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520181600/https://www.vh1.com/news/5eh1la/cartoon-characters-voiced-by-musicians |url-status=live |archive-date=May 20, 2022 |website=VH1 |access-date=January 9, 2020}}</ref> He makes an appearance in ''FLicKeR'', a 2008 feature documentary by Nik Sheehan about [[Brion Gysin]] and the [[Dreamachine]]. Pop played himself as the DJ of the fictional rock station Liberty Rock Radio 97. 8 in the video game ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]''. The Stooges song "[[I Wanna Be Your Dog]]" was featured on the same station. Pop also featured as a voice talent in the 2004 [[Atari, Inc. (1993–present)|Atari]] video game ''[[DRIV3R]]'' (as Baccus and other characters),<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Iggy Pop (visual voices guide) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Iggy-Pop/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |access-date=September 28, 2021|type= A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information}}</ref> which was produced by Reflections Interactive. Pop appears as a character in the [[Adult Swim]] animated comedy-adventure series ''[[The Venture Bros.]]''. He is one of the bodyguards, along with [[Klaus Nomi]], of [[David Bowie]], who is "The Sovereign" of the Guild of Calamitous Intent. Pop has some unclear super-powers, which he uses when he and Nomi turn against Bowie. In 2012, Pop played the conscience of a clown named Elliot ([[Denis Lavant]]) in the French film ''{{ill|L'Étoile du jour|fr}}'' (''Morning Star'') directed by {{ill|Sophie Blondy|fr}}. In 2013, Pop appeared briefly in the French film ''[[Les gamins]]'' then he voiced [[Caterpillar (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)|The Caterpillar]] in the television series ''[[Once Upon a Time in Wonderland]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |title='Once Upon a Time in Wonderland' casts Iggy Pop |url=https://ew.com/article/2013/09/16/once-upon-a-time-in-wonderland-iggy-pop/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=January 9, 2020}}</ref> In 2014, Pop presented (narrated) the BBC documentary ''Burroughs at 100''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03v9p0x |title=BBC Radio 4:Burroughs at 100 |publisher=BBC |access-date=April 29, 2015}}</ref> [[William Burroughs]] profoundly affected Pop's writing, inspiring lyrics in the famous "Lust for Life". It was aired in the US on ''[[This American Life]]'' on January 30, 2015, in the episode "Burroughs 101", commemorating his 101st birthday. On August 8, 2017, [[In Praise of Nothing (2017 film)|In Praise of Nothing]] premiered at the Locarno Film Festival which he solely [[Voice-over|voiced over]] its full length.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dribblingpictures.com/films/in-praise-of-nothing/ |title=In Praise of Nothing |access-date=July 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720023737/http://dribblingpictures.com/films/in-praise-of-nothing/ |archive-date=July 20, 2017}}</ref> Pop voiced the character Texas Red on the [[Adult Swim]] animated comedy ''[[Mr. Pickles]]'', which ran from 2014 to 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 2, 2014 |title=Creators and Stars of 'Mr. Pickles' on the Humor and Horror of Adult Swim Series |url=https://www.cbr.com/creators-and-stars-of-mr-pickles-on-the-humor-and-horror-of-adult-swim-series/ |access-date=March 13, 2022 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref> Pop hosts a weekly radio show and podcast titled "Iggy Confidential" on [[BBC Radio 6 Music]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03yblbx |title=BBC Radio 6 Music: Iggy Pop |publisher=BBC |access-date=April 29, 2015}}</ref> In it he covers an eclectic range of music from punk to jazz, and champions new artists such as [[Shame (band)|Shame]], [[Fat White Family]], [[False Heads]], and [[Sleaford Mods]]. He also championed Mik Artistik, whose song "Sweet Leaf of the North" was named by Iggy as one of his favorite songs of the 2010s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Artistik |first=Mik |date=November 13, 2019 |title=NPR: Iggy Pop On Mik Artistik's Ego Trip |url=https://www.mikartistik.com/news/iggy-pop-on-mik-artistik}}</ref> Based on {{Interlanguage link|Kai Grehn|de}}'s German translation of [[Walt Whitman]]'s poetry cycle in 2005, a radio drama and bilingual double-CD audio book "Kinder Adams/Children of Adam" was released by Hörbuch Hamburg in 2014, including a complete reading by Pop.<ref>{{cite web |author-last1=Pop |author-first1=Iggy |author-link1=Iggy Pop |author-link2=Paula Beer |author-link3=Jule Böwe |author-link4=Volker Bruch |author-link5=Alexander Fehling |author-link6=Robert Gwisdek |author-link7=Birgit Minichmayr |author-link8=:de:Josef Ostendorf |author-link9=Lars Rudolph |author-link10=Marianne Sägebrecht |author-link11=Martin Wuttke |date=August 25, 2019 |orig-date=2014 |editor-last=Grehn |editor-first=Kai |editor-link=:de:Kai Grehn |title=Iggy Pop spricht Walt Whitman - Kinder Adams – Children of Adam: Von Kai Grehn nach einem Text von Walt Whitman |trans-title= |url=https://www.hoerspielundfeature.de/iggy-pop-spricht-walt-whitman-kinder-adams-children-of-adam-100.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111015528/https://www.hoerspielundfeature.de/iggy-pop-spricht-walt-whitman-kinder-adams-children-of-adam-100.html |archive-date=January 11, 2023 |access-date=January 11, 2022 |publisher=[[Radio Bremen|RB]]/[[Deutschlandradio Kultur]]/[[Südwestrundfunk|SWR]] |language=de |author-first2=Paula |author-last2=Beer |author-first3=Jule |author-last3=Böwe |author-first4=Volker |author-last4=Bruch |author-first5=Alexander |author-last5=Fehling |author-first6=Robert |author-last6=Gwisdek |author-first7=Birgit |author-last7=Minichmayr |author-first8=Josef |author-last8=Ostendorf |author-first9=Lars |author-last9=Rudolph |author-first10=Marianne |author-last10=Sägebrecht |author-first11=Martin |author-last11=Wuttke}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20230111021209/https://download.deutschlandfunk.de/file/dradio/2019/08/24/kinder_adams_children_of_adam_drk_20190824_1830_d075d4fe.mp3] [52:29]</ref> In 2015, Pop had a starring role as Vicious in the [[Björn Tagemose]]-directed silent film ''[[Gutterdämmerung (film)|Gutterdämmerung]]'' opposite [[Grace Jones]], [[Henry Rollins]] and [[Lemmy]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Iggy Pop, Grace Jones, Henry Rollins to Star in Silent Movie Gutterdämmerung |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/60406-iggy-pop-grace-jones-henry-rollins-to-star-in-silent-movie-gutterdammerung |work=Pitchfork|date=July 15, 2015 }}</ref> Pop also featured in the [[Rammstein]] documentary ''[[Rammstein in Amerika]]'' that same year. In 2016, Pop was featured as a main subject in the documentary ''[[Danny Says (film)|Danny Says]]'' starring alongside [[Danny Fields]], [[Alice Cooper]], [[Judy Collins]], [[Wayne Kramer]], [[Jac Holzman]] and more.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/magnolia-pictures-nabs-danny-fields-854984 |title=Magnolia Pictures Nabs Danny Fields Documentary |newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=January 12, 2016 |access-date=April 6, 2016}}</ref> In the same year, Pop starred in Toby Tobias' thriller ''[[Blood Orange (2016 film)|Blood Orange]]'' in which he plays an aging rock star.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/iggy-pop-blood-orange-film-899510 |newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |title='Blood Orange': Film Review |date=June 3, 2016 |access-date=August 20, 2017}}</ref> Also during 2016, [[Jim Jarmusch]] directed ''[[Gimme Danger]]'', a documentary movie about the band.<ref name="VarCannes">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/cannes-film-festival-official-selection-lineup-2016-1201753269/ |title=Cannes 2016: Film Festival Unveils Official Selection Lineup |access-date=April 15, 2016 |work=Variety|date=April 14, 2016 }}</ref> Also in 2016, he participated, with [[Michel Houellebecq]] and others, in Erik Lieshout's documentary ''[[To Stay Alive: A Method]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Earp|first=Joseph|title=Iggy Pop meets his match with Michel Houellebecq in To Stay Alive – A Method|url=https://thebrag.com/iggy-pop-meets-his-match-with-michel-houellebecq-in-to-stay-alive-a-method/|publisher=Thebrag.com|date=May 28, 2017|access-date=March 22, 2019}}</ref> In 2017, Pop appeared in ''[[Song to Song]]'' directed by [[Terrence Malick]], opposite [[Michael Fassbender]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/71725-lykke-patti-iggy-and-more-every-musician-in-terrence-malicks-song-to-song/|title=Lykke, Patti, Iggy, and More: Every Musician in Terrence Malick's Song to Song|website=[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]|first=Amy|last=Phillips|date=March 7, 2017|access-date=March 8, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://theplaylist.net/michael-fassbender-plays-lucifer-like-character-terrence-malicks-weightless-shares-scenes-iggy-pop-john-lydon-20161229/|title=Michael Fassbender Plays A "Lucifer"-Like Character in Terrence Malick's 'Weightless,' Shares Scenes With Iggy Pop & John Lydon|website=[[The Playlist]]|first=Kevin|last=Jagernauth|date=December 29, 2016|access-date=March 8, 2017}}</ref> In early 2019, Pop executive produced a four-part documentary series entitled ''PUNK'' for [[Epix]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Carrier|first=Shannon|title='Kids Did Everything. It Was Beautiful': Inside Iggy Pop's New Punk Documentary|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/kids-did-everything-it-was-beautiful-inside-iggy-pops-new-punk-documentary|website=[[The Daily Beast]]|date=March 22, 2019|access-date=March 22, 2019}}</ref> Pop also appears as a zombie in the 2019 [[Jim Jarmusch]] film ''[[The Dead Don't Die (2019 film)|The Dead Don't Die]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Lane|first1=Anthony|author-link=Anthony Lane|title=''The Dead Don't Die'' Does the Zombie Genre to Death|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/06/24/the-dead-dont-die-does-the-zombie-genre-to-death|magazine=The New Yorker|date=June 12, 2019|access-date=January 9, 2020}}</ref> In 2021 Pop appeared with Nico Rosberg – 2016 Formula One champion – in a video advert for the German State Railways' (Deutsche Bahn) high-speed train services. The backing music was Pop's song "The Passenger". Pop also participated in the [[Detroit City FC]] public investment fund, contributing $1,000 to the club.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://wefunder.com/dcfc | title=Detroit City Football Club: Be an owner of Detroit's professional soccer team! }}</ref> Pop's music has also appeared in the soundtracks to the films ''[[Dogs in Space]]'' and ''[[He Died with a Felafel in His Hand (film)|He Died with a Felafel in his Hand]]''. ===Filmography===
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