Since the start of his music career, Dwight Yoakam has proven he's more than just another guy with a guitar and a hat. He has risen from hot country star to being one of country music's biggest influences. While doing that, he has also become a critically acclaimed actor. Dwight Yoakam was born in the coal mining community of Pikeville...See full bio »
2000Big Eden
(writer: "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere" / performer: "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere", "Send a Message to My Heart")
2000South of Heaven, West of Hell
(music: "WORDS LOVE THEME", "WHAT'S LEFT OF ME", "COME ON/I CAUGHT IT...NOGALES' THEME", "THE FIRST THING SMOKIN'", "THROUGH HIS PAST DARKLY THE HENRYS' THEME / lyrics: "WORDS LOVE THEME", "WHAT'S LEFT OF ME", "COME ON/I CAUGHT IT...NOGALES' THEME", "THE FIRST THING SMOKIN'", "THROUGH HIS PAST DARKLY THE HENRYS' THEME / "A VACANT SEA BRIGADIER SMALLS' THEME", "IN A SENSE LOST AND FOUND LITTLE MARGARET'S THEME", "MOURNING'S LOSSES ADALYNE'S THEME", "A STRANGE DISTANCE LELAND'S THEME")
1999Me and Will
(writer: "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere" / as Yoakam / performer: "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere")
1998The Negotiator
(writer: "Doin' What I Did" 1994 / performer: "Doin' What I Did" 1994)
1995Showgirls
(writer: "DOIN' WHAT I DID" / performer: "DOIN' WHAT I DID")
1994Chasers
(writer: "DOIN' WHAT I DID", "1000 MILES FROM NOWHERE", "GUITARS, CADILLACS" / performer: "DOIN' WHAT I DID", "1000 MILES FROM NOWHERE", "GUITARS, CADILLACS")
I got a little bashed up, but thanks to David [Fincher] it was well worth it. I burst a bursa sac on my elbow and cracked ribs and (suffered) hyper-extended thumbs. [on his injuries while filming Panic Room]
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Received the Premiere Performance Award at the 57th Annual Motion Picture Club Awards for his role as Doyle Hargraves in "Sling Blade".
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