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==Filmography== In addition to recording and performing concerts, ZZ Top has also been involved with films and television. In the eighth episode "Sweet Dreams" in the [[List of St. Elsewhere episodes#Season 3 (1984β85)|third season]] of the American television [[medical drama]] ''[[St. Elsewhere]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title= St. Elsewhere (1984) β Trivia|publisher= Internet Movie Database |access-date= May 27, 2023 |url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0707977/trivia/?ref_=tt_trv_trv}}</ref> Luther Hawkins's ([[Eric Laneuville]]) dream sequence was a parody of the music video "[[Legs (song)#Music video|Legs]]" with the group while taking a brief nap in a janitor's closet;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byy00V8GGvc|title= St Elsewhere Luther's ZZ Top Dream|website= [[YouTube]]|date= August 26, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first= Glenn |last= O'Brien |title= Life at the Top |magazine= [[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date= February 1986 |volume= 1 |issue= 10 |page= 40 |issn= 0886-3032 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=8dHstWRgcM4C&pg=PA40}}</ref> In 1990, the group appeared as the "Band At the Party" in the film ''[[Back to the Future Part III]]''<ref>{{cite web|title= Back to the Future Part III (1990) β Full Cast & Crew |publisher= Internet Movie Database |access-date= July 28, 2014 |url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099088/fullcredits#cast}}</ref> and played the "Three Men in a Tub" in the movie ''[[Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title= Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990) β Full Cast & Crew |publisher= Internet Movie Database |access-date= July 28, 2014 |url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100192/fullcredits#cast}}</ref> ZZ Top made further appearances, including the "Gumby with a Pokey" episode of ''[[Two and a Half Men]]'' in 2010<ref>{{cite web|title= "Two and a Half Men" Gumby with a Pokey (2010) β Full Cast & Crew |publisher= Internet Movie Database |access-date= July 28, 2014 |url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1646007/fullcredits#cast}}</ref> and the "[[Hank Gets Dusted]]" episode of ''[[King of the Hill]]'' in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|title= "King of the Hill" Hank Gets Dusted (TV episode 2007) |year= 2007 |publisher= Internet Movie Database |access-date= July 28, 2014 |url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0995437/}}</ref> The band also [[List of WWE Raw guest stars|guest hosted]] an episode of ''[[WWE Raw]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title= WWF Raw Is War β Episode dated 20 July 2009 |publisher= Internet Movie Database |year= 2009 |access-date= July 28, 2014 |url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0995437/}}</ref> Billy Gibbons had a recurring role as the father of [[Angela Montenegro]] in the television show ''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]''; though the character is never named, it is strongly implied that Gibbons is playing himself.<ref>{{cite web|first= Sean |last= Axmaster |title= The Love Story of Bones' Booth and Brennan in 12 Episodes |website= [[Vulture.com]] |date= March 28, 2017 |access-date= April 22, 2017 |url= http://www.vulture.com/2017/03/bones-booth-brennan-love-story-primer.html}}</ref> Their song "Sharp Dressed Man" was one of the theme songs used for the television show ''[[Duck Dynasty]]'', and on the series finale of the show they appeared with [[Si Robertson]] as a vocalist to perform the song on stage during Robertson's retirement party.<ref>{{cite web|title= Legendary Rock Band Makes Surprise Appearance on Final Episode of 'Duck Dynasty' |website= Country Rebel |date= March 30, 2017 |access-date= April 22, 2017 |url= https://countryrebel.com/blogs/videos/legendary-rock-group-makes-surprise-appearance-on-final-episode-of-duck-dynasty}}</ref> Black Dahlia Films, led by Jamie Burton Chamberlin, of [[Seattle]] and [[Los Angeles]], has contributed documentaries and [[Live event support|back line screen]] work (the footage on back screens during live shows) and has become an integral part of the band's film-making.<ref>{{cite web|title= Black Dahlia Films + Seattle, WA |website= Blackdahliafilms.com |access-date= February 22, 2015 |url= http://www.blackdahliafilms.com/releases.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150204061921/http://www.blackdahliafilms.com/releases.html |archive-date= February 4, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= New ZZ Top tour features West Seattle talent |newspaper= [[West Seattle Herald]] |date= September 7, 2012 |access-date= February 22, 2015 |url= http://www.westseattleherald.com/2012/07/09/features/new-zz-top-tour-features-west-seattle-talent}}</ref> In November 2020, it was announced that the 2019 [[Netflix]] documentary ''That Little Ol' Band from Texas'' was nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Best Music Film]] with the award ceremony scheduled for March 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title= Category 84: Best Music Film |publisher= [[The Recording Academy]] |page= 53 |date= November 20, 2020 |access-date= November 30, 2020 |url= https://www.grammy.com/sites/com/files/63rdpresslist_nov_20_2020.pdf}}</ref>
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