Editing Beck (section)

==Appearances in media==
The 1986 punk rock musical film ''[[Population: 1]]'', starred [[Tomata du Plenty]] of [[The Screamers]] and featured a young Beck in a small non-speaking role.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.population1movie.com/ |title=AgitPop and Cult Epics present Population: 1 |publisher=Population1movie.com |access-date=September 1, 2009 |archive-date=January 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114044451/https://population1movie.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Beck also appears in ''[[Southlander]]'' (2001), an American independent film by Steve Hanft and Ross Harris.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gordon|first1=Jeremy|title=Beck, Elliott Smith-Starring Cult Classic ''Southlander'' Gets Reissue|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/65382-beck-elliott-smith-starring-cult-classic-southlander-gets-reissue/|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=October 16, 2017|date=May 10, 2016|archive-date=October 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016225946/https://pitchfork.com/news/65382-beck-elliott-smith-starring-cult-classic-southlander-gets-reissue/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Beck has performed on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' seven times. During his 2006 performance in the [[Hugh Laurie]] episode, Beck was accompanied by the puppets that had been used onstage during his world tour. He has made two cameo appearances as himself on ''Saturday Night Live'': one in a sketch about medicinal marijuana, and one in a VH1 ''[[Behind the Music]]'' parody that featured "Fat Albert & the Junkyard Gang".<ref>{{cite news|access-date=April 26, 2008 |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-31512469_ITM |title=Bright spots scarce on 'SNL'. |work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=October 30, 2006|author=Ryan, Maureen |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080707122033/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-31512469_ITM |archive-date = July 7, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Beck performed a guest voice as himself on [[Matt Groening]]'s animated show ''[[Futurama]]'', in the episode "[[Bendin' in the Wind]]".<ref>{{cite web|access-date=April 26, 2008|url=http://www.scifi.com/sfw/screen/sfw10977.html|title=Futurama Volume Three DVD |publisher=[[Syfy|Sci Fi]]|date=May 3, 2004 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080701045811/http://www.scifi.com/sfw/screen/sfw10977.html |archive-date = July 1, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> He performed in episode 10 of the fourth season of ''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]'', in which the producer character [[List of characters on The Larry Sanders Show#Artie|Artie]] ([[Rip Torn]]) referred to him as a "[[hillbilly]] from outer space".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lastbroadcast.co.uk/music/v/5968-beck-gamma-ray.html |title=Beck: 'Gamma Ray' |publisher=LastBroadcast.co.uk |date=August 11, 2008 |access-date=September 1, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504015618/http://www.lastbroadcast.co.uk/music/v/5968-beck-gamma-ray.html |archive-date=May 4, 2009 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> He also made a very brief voice appearance in the 1998 cartoon feature film ''[[The Rugrats Movie]]'',<ref>[[Internet Movie Database|IMDB]] entry for [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134067/fullcredits#cast ''The Rugrats Movie'' full cast & crew] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927021807/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134067/fullcredits#cast |date=September 27, 2016 }}.</ref> and guest-starred as himself in a 1997 episode of ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]'' titled "Edelweiss".<ref>[[Internet Movie Database|IMDB]] entry for [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0706050/ "Edelweiss"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208001503/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0706050/ |date=February 8, 2017 }}.</ref>

On January 22, 2010, Beck appeared on the last episode of ''[[The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien]]'' as a backup guitarist for a [[Will Ferrell]]-led rendition of [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]]'s "[[Free Bird]]" alongside [[ZZ Top]] guitarist [[Billy Gibbons]], [[Ben Harper]], and O'Brien himself on guitar.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2010/01/22/2010-01-22_will_ferrell_and_wife_viveca_paulin_perform_freebird_with_conan_obrien_on_last_t.html |title=Will Ferrell and wife Viveca Paulin perform 'Free Bird' with Conan O'Brien on last 'Tonight Show' |newspaper=[[New York Daily News]] |date=January 23, 2010 |access-date=November 21, 2010 |location=New York |first=Soraya |last=Roberts |archive-date=January 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126072711/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2010/01/22/2010-01-22_will_ferrell_and_wife_viveca_paulin_perform_freebird_with_conan_obrien_on_last_t.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/23/will-ferrell-free-bird-vi_n_433975.html |title=Will Ferrell Sings Free Bird on Conan's Last Show (VIDEO) |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |date=January 23, 2010 |access-date=May 6, 2013 |location=New York |first=Alex |last=Leo |archive-date=June 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622050641/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/23/will-ferrell-free-bird-vi_n_433975.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On March 1, 2014, Beck was the musical guest on a ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' episode hosted by [[Jim Parsons]]. Beck also appeared as himself in the 2017 film ''[[The Circle (2017 film)|The Circle]]'', giving a musical performance of the song "Dreams".