Editing Jimmy Buffett (section)

==Film and television==
===Soundtracks===
Buffett wrote the soundtrack for, co-produced, and played a role in, the 2006 film ''[[Hoot (film)|Hoot]],'' directed by [[Wil Shriner]] and based on the book by [[Carl Hiaasen]], which focused on issues important to Buffett, such as conservation.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-09-02 |title=Jimmy Buffett SW FL connection: 'Cheeseburger in Paradise' to 'Hoot,' icon |url=https://news.yahoo.com/jimmy-buffett-sw-fl-connection-135657014.html |access-date=2023-09-04 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US}}</ref> The film was not a critical or commercial success.<ref name=":0" />

Among his other film music credits are the theme song to the short-lived 1993 [[CBS]] television series ''[[Johnny Bago]]'';<ref>{{cite book |last1=Terrace |first1=Vincent |title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 |edition=second |volume=2 |date=2011 |publisher=McFarland & Co. |isbn=978-0-7864-8641-0 |pages=540 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YX_daEhlnbsC&dq=%22bago%22+%22jimmy+buffett%22&pg=PA540 |language=en}}</ref> "Turning Around" for the 1985 film ''[[Summer Rental]]'' starring [[John Candy]];<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/jimmybuffettmanf0000engs_i1x7/page/338/mode/2up?q=%22summer+rental%22 | title=Jimmy Buffett: The Man from Margaritaville Revealed |first=Steve | last=Eng | publisher=St. Martin's Griffin |isbn=9780312168759 | via=[[Internet Archive]] | date=1997 |page=339}}</ref> "I Don't Know (Spicoli's Theme)" for the 1982 film ''[[Fast Times at Ridgemont High]]'';<ref name="miscvocalrecordings">{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/jimmybuffettmanf0000engs_i1x7/page/336/mode/2up?q=%22hello+texas%22+%22i+don%27t+know%22 | title=Jimmy Buffett: The Man from Margaritaville Revealed |first=Steve | last=Eng | publisher=St. Martin's Griffin |isbn=9780312168759 | via=[[Internet Archive]] | date=1997 |pages=336–337}}</ref> "Hello, Texas" for the 1980 [[John Travolta]] film ''[[Urban Cowboy]]'';<ref name="miscvocalrecordings" /> and "If I'm Gonna Eat Somebody (It Might As Well Be You)" for the animated film ''[[FernGully: The Last Rainforest]]'', which was sung in the film by rap artist [[Tone Loc]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Benitez-Eves |first1=Tina |title=3 Songs You Didn't Know Jimmy Buffett Wrote for Other Artists |url=https://americansongwriter.com/3-songs-you-didnt-know-jimmy-buffett-wrote-for-other-artists/ |website=American Songwriter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907020040/https://americansongwriter.com/3-songs-you-didnt-know-jimmy-buffett-wrote-for-other-artists/ |archive-date=2023-09-07 |date=6 September 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Cameo appearances===
Buffett made [[cameo appearance]]s in ''[[Repo Man (1984 film)|Repo Man]]'',<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/67675/15-atomic-truths-about-repo-man | title=15 Atomic Truths About Repo Man | first=Dante A. | last=Ciampaglia | work=[[Mental Floss]] | date=August 21, 2015}}</ref> ''[[Hook (film)|Hook]]'',<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.looper.com/1383930/jimmy-buffett-cameo-probably-missed-hook/ | title=The Jimmy Buffett Cameo You Probably Missed In Hook | first=JEFF | last=LITTON | publisher=[[Static Media]] | date=September 2, 2023}}</ref> ''[[Cobb (film)|Cobb]]'', ''[[Hoot (film)|Hoot]]'', ''[[Congo (film)|Congo]]'', and ''[[From the Earth to the Moon (miniseries)|From the Earth to the Moon]]''. He also made cameo appearances as himself in ''[[Rancho Deluxe]]'' (for which he also wrote the music) and in ''[[FM (film)|FM]]''.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.looper.com/1383877/jimmy-buffett-dead-76/ | title=Jimmy Buffett, Cameo King And Soundtrack Contributor, Dead At 76 | first=JEFF | last=LITTON | publisher=[[Static Media]] | date=September 2, 2023}}</ref>

Buffett appeared on the ''Sesame Street'' special, ''[[Elmopalooza]]'', singing "[[Caribbean Amphibian]]" with the popular Muppet, [[Kermit the Frog]].<ref>{{cite AV media | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-SNWcCpL0Y | title="Caribbean Amphibian" Elmopalooza Jimmy Buffett | via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

Buffett portrayed helicopter pilot Frank Bama in seven episodes of the 2010 reboot of ''[[Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)|Hawaii Five-0]]'', in 2011, April 2013, March 2015, January 2017, March 2018, May 2019, and March 2020.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://popculture.com/tv-shows/news/remembering-jimmy-buffetts-hawaii-five-0-role-as-frank-bama/ | title=Remembering Jimmy Buffett's 'Hawaii Five-0' Role as Frank Bama | first=MEGAN | last=BEHNKE | work=[[Popculture.com]] | date=September 2, 2023}}</ref>

Buffett made a cameo in the 2015 film ''[[Jurassic World]]'', where he is seen holding two margaritas while the dinosaurs are set loose in the park.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.looper.com/1383970/jimmy-buffett-legendary-jurassic-world-cameo/ | title=How Jimmy Buffett's Legendary Jurassic World Cameo Came To Be | first=AAHIL | last=DAYANI | publisher=[[Static Media]] | date=September 2, 2023}}</ref>

In 2017, Buffett was the musical guest on the ''[[NCIS: New Orleans]]'' episode "Rogue Nation", playing the song "I Will Play for Gumbo" in Dwayne Pride's ([[Scott Bakula]]) newly rebuilt bar.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/ncis-orleans-feature-jimmy-buffett-191454565.html | title=NCIS: New Orleans will feature Jimmy Buffett performance | first=Lynette | last=Rice | magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | date=September 25, 2017}}</ref> His final TV appearance saw him busking the same tune on a New Orleans sidewalk to Beth ([[Amy Schumer]]) and her fiancée in the 2024 ''[[Life & Beth]]'' episode "Who Dat?"<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.buffettnews.com/2024/02/16/31887/ | title=Jimmy Buffett has a cameo in Hulu's Life & Beth | magazine=[[BuffetNews.com]] | date=February 16, 2024}}</ref>

In 2019, Buffett had an extended cameo playing himself in the [[Harmony Korine]] film ''[[The Beach Bum]]''.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/jimmy-buffett-on-the-role-he-was-born-to-play-himself/ | title=Jimmy Buffett on the Role He Was Born to Play: Himself | first=Will | last=Schube | work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] | date=March 28, 2019}}</ref>

Buffett portrayed both himself and a con artist by the name of Dickie Delaney, who pretended to be the famous singer in order to pull off schemes and trick unsuspecting marks on Season 12, Episode 11 of ''[[Blue Bloods (TV series)|Blue Bloods]]''.{{Citation needed|date=March 2025}}