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Michael Franti

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Michael Franti is a gifted and much-heralded spoken word artist and political activist. As leader of the politically and socially-charged group Spearhead, Franti is at the forefront of hip-hop's renaissance, expanding the music's boundaries as he draws on funk and soul-driven beats. Through his music and poetry... See full bio »

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2012 Won't Back Down (writer: "Hey Hey Hey" / performer: "Hey Hey Hey")
 
2011 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (writer: "SAY HEY")
 
2011 Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (writer: "Say Hey I Love You")
 
2011 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
– Episode #19.102 (2011) (writer: "I'll Be Waiting" / performer: "I'll Be Waiting")
 
2011 Hall Pass (writer: "Shake It")
 
2010 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
– Episode #7.62 (2010) (writer: "Hey Hey Hey" / performer: "Hey Hey Hey")
 
2010 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
– Episode #18.30 (2010) (writer: "The Sound of Sunshine" - uncredited / performer: "The Sound of Sunshine" - uncredited)
 
2010 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
– 2010 Semi-FInal (2010) (writer: "Say Hey I Love You" - uncredited)
 
2010 Ramona and Beezus (writer: "Say Hey I Love You")
 
2010 The Back-up Plan (writer: "Say Hey I Love You" / performer: "Say Hey I Love You")
 
2010/I Valentine's Day (writer: "Say Hey I Love You")
 
2009 Into the Blue 2: The Reef (video) (writer: "Say Hey I Love You" / performer: "Say Hey I Love You")
 
2008 Wetlands Preserved: The Story of an Activist Nightclub (documentary) (writer: "Runfayalife")
 
2007 Daddy Day Camp (writer: "Sometimes")
 
2007 License to Wed (writer: "Everybody On a Move")
 
2006 Snakes on a Plane (writer: "Hey Now Now")
 
2006 Lady in the Water (writer: "Passion" / performer: "Passion")
 
2006 Park (writer: "Do Ya Love")
 
2006 Coachella (video documentary) (writer: "We Don't Stop")
 
2006 Last Holiday ("Sometimes")
 
2005 Weeds (TV series)
– Good Shit Lollipop (2005) (performer: "Ganja Babe")
 
2002 The Wire (TV series)
– The Pager (2002) (writer: "Oh My God" - uncredited)
 
2001 Joe Somebody (writer: "Sometimes")
 
2001 Summer Catch (writer: "Sometimes")
 
1999 Mystery Men (writer: "Sometimes")
 
1997 Good Burger (producer: "Roxanne")
 
1997 A Brother's Kiss (writer: "Hole in the Bucket" 1994)
 
1995 Blue in the Face (writer: "To My Ba-Bay")
 
1995 Houseguest (writer: "People in tha Middle" / as Mike Franti)
 
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2011 Guerrilla Midwife (documentary)
 
2008 Where Have All the Flowers Gone? (documentary) (music written and performed by)
 
2005 I Know I'm Not Alone (documentary)
 
1998 Always Outnumbered (TV movie)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
2005 I Know I'm Not Alone (documentary)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2005 I Know I'm Not Alone (documentary) (producer)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2010 Beneath the Beauty (documentary) (thanks)
 
2010/II Awake (short) (very special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (34 titles)
2012 Steel Pulse: The Definitive Documentary (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2012 Yoga Is: A Transformational Journey (video documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Bad Brains: A Band in DC (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself - Musical Guest
– Episode #19.102 (2011) … Himself - Musical Guest
 
2006-2010 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Himself - Musical Guest / Himself
– Episode #7.62 (2010) … Himself
– Episode #5.24 (2008) … Himself - Musical Guest
– Episode #4.174 (2007) … Himself - Musical Guest
– Episode #2.189 (2006) … Himself - Musical Guest
 
2010 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself - Musical Guest
– Episode #18.30 (2010) … Himself - Musical Guest
 
2010 Sounds Like a Revolution (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Himself - Musical Guest
– Episode #1.102 (2009) … Himself - Musical Guest
 
2008 One Giant Leap 2: What About Me? (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 A Call to Action (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Diamonds in the Rough (documentary)
Narrator
 
2004-2006 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 July 2006 (2006) … Himself
– Episode dated 25 August 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2006 Breaking the Rules (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Roadie Trip (TV series)
Himself
– San Francisco (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Coachella (video documentary)
Himself - Spearhead
 
2005 The Reality of Bob Burnquist (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 I Know I'm Not Alone (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #4.6 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Blind Boys of Alabama: Go Tell It on the Mountain (TV special)
Performer
 
2003 Get Up, Stand Up (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
– We Are the World (2003) … Himself - Interviewee
– What's Going On (2003) … Himself - Interviewee
– Say It Loud (2003) … Himself - Interviewee
– Next Stop Vietnam (2003) … Himself - Interviewee
– We Shall Overcome (2003) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2003 5 Sides of a Coin (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Enough Rope with Andrew Denton (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.5 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Barend en Van Dorp (TV series)
Himself - Singer
– Episode dated 11 April 2003 (2003) … Himself - Singer
 
2003 Go Further (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The Fourth World War (documentary)
Narrator
 
2003 Soundz of Spirit (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 1 Giant Leap (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Last Poets (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 This Is What Democracy Looks Like (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2000 Trade Off (documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Courage: Profiles in Creativity (documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Paskvil (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.6 (1997) … Himself
 
1994 Later with Jools Holland (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.6 (1994) … Himself
 

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1 Giant Leap -- Open-ended Trailer from Palm Where Have All the Flowers Gone? -- Three friends, armed with little more than a video camera, set out to find the spirit of the sixties.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Album (with Spearhead): "Yell Fire!", 2006 (Anti-) See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | 2 Articles  | See more »

Official Sites:

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Height:

6' 6" (1.98 m)
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