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Eric Erlandson(I)

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Eric Erlandson
A documentary that follows Hole drummer Patty Schemel as she struggles with fame and addiction.
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Hit So Hard (2011)
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Eric Erlandson was born on January 9, 1963 in Los Angeles, California, and raised in nearby San Pedro. Erlandson attended Loyola Marymount University, and was working as a royalties manager for Capitol Records when he responded to an advertisement placed by Courtney Love in a local paper about wanting to start a band.

Love and Erlandson established the band, named Hole, in 1989, and would go on to release three successful studio albums between 1991 and 1998. After their third release, the Grammy-nominated Celebrity Skin (1998), the band split up and Love and Erlandson parted ways. Erlandson continued working with other music projects, including Rodney & the Tube Tops with Thurston Moore, and later RRIICCEE and Vincent Gallo.

He has also released several books of free-form poetry and artwork. In April 2012, the mid-'90s era lineup of Hole reunited for a brief performance in New York City in celebration of drummer Patty Schemel's documentary Hit So Hard (2011), which charted the band's 1994-1995 world tours through archived home video footage.
BornJanuary 9, 1963
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Courtney Love, Melissa Auf der Maur, Eric Erlandson, Hole, and Patty Schemel in Hit So Hard (2011)
Courtney Love, Melissa Auf der Maur, Eric Erlandson, Hole, and Patty Schemel in Hit So Hard (2011)
Courtney Love, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Melissa Auf der Maur, Eric Erlandson, Nina Gordon, James Hetfield, Metallica, Jason Newsted, Steve Lack, Louise Post, Hole, Patty Schemel, Veruca Salt, and Jim Shapiro in Hit So Hard (2011)
Drew Barrymore, Courtney Love, and Eric Erlandson at an event for Primal Fear (1996)
Courtney Love, Melissa Auf der Maur, Eric Erlandson, Samantha Maloney, and Hole
Courtney Love, Melissa Auf der Maur, Eric Erlandson, Samantha Maloney, and Hole
Courtney Love, Melissa Auf der Maur, Eric Erlandson, Samantha Maloney, and Hole
Courtney Love, Melissa Auf der Maur, Eric Erlandson, Samantha Maloney, and Hole
Courtney Love, Melissa Auf der Maur, Eric Erlandson, Samantha Maloney, and Hole

Known for:

Brie Larson in Captain Marvel (2019)
Captain Marvel
6.8
  • Soundtrack("Celebrity Skin")
  • 2019
Cameron Diaz, Al Pacino, James Woods, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx, and LL Cool J in Any Given Sunday (1999)
Any Given Sunday
6.9
  • Soundtrack("Be a Man")
  • 1999
Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Kristen Wiig, and Ellie Kemper in Bridesmaids (2011)
Bridesmaids
6.8
  • Soundtrack("Violet")
  • 2011
Never Been Kissed (1999)
Never Been Kissed
6.0
  • Soundtrack("Heaven Tonight")
  • 1999

Credits

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Actor

  • E.D. Augustine and Kyle Colton in I'll Be Around (2020)
    I'll Be Around
    • Silver-Wearing Guitarist
    • 2020
  • Dame Darcy in Turn of the Century (2009)
    Turn of the Century
    • Guest Musician
    • 2009
  • Hole: Awful
    • Eric Erlandson
    • Music Video
    • 1999
  • Hole: Malibu (1998)
    Hole: Malibu
    • Eric Erlandson
    • Music Video
    • 1998
  • Hole: Celebrity Skin (1998)
    Hole: Celebrity Skin
    • Eric Erlandson
    • Music Video
    • 1998
  • Hole: Gold Dust Woman (1996)
    Hole: Gold Dust Woman
    • Eric Erlandson
    • Music Video
    • 1996
  • Hole: Softer, Softest (1995)
    Hole: Softer, Softest
    • Eric Erlandson
    • Music Video
    • 1995
  • Hole: Violet (1995)
    Hole: Violet
    • Eric Erlandson
    • Guitarist
    • Music Video
    • 1995
  • Hole: Doll Parts (1994)
    Hole: Doll Parts
    • Eric Erlandson
    • Guitarist
    • Music Video
    • 1994
  • Hole: Miss World (1994)
    Hole: Miss World
    • Eric Erlandson
    • Guitarist
    • Music Video
    • 1994
  • Courtney Love, Jill Emery, Eric Erlandson, Caroline Rue, and Hole in Hole: Garbadge Man (1992)
    Hole: Garbadge Man
    • Eric Erlandson
    • Guitarist
    • Music Video
    • 1992

Composer

  • Hole: Be a Man
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • Music Video
    • 2000
  • Hole: Awful
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1999
  • Hole: Malibu (1998)
    Hole: Malibu
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1998
  • Hole: Celebrity Skin (1998)
    Hole: Celebrity Skin
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1998
  • Hole: Gold Dust Woman (1996)
    Hole: Gold Dust Woman
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1996
  • Hole: Softer, Softest (1995)
    Hole: Softer, Softest
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1995
  • Hole: Violet (1995)
    Hole: Violet
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1995
  • Hole: Miss World (1994)
    Hole: Miss World
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1994
  • Courtney Love, Jill Emery, Eric Erlandson, Caroline Rue, and Hole in Hole: Garbadge Man (1992)
    Hole: Garbadge Man
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1992

Additional Crew

  • Kurt Cobain in Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015)
    Cobain: Montage of Heck
    • archival footage and audio courtesy of
    • 2015
  • Pearl Jam Twenty (2011)
    Pearl Jam Twenty
    • Filmmakers
    • 2011

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Hit So Hard
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Hit So Hard

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  • Alternative name
    • Hole
  • Height
    • 6′ 5″ (1.96 m)
  • Born
    • January 9, 1963
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Rebekah Davies2020 - present
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    His girlfriend, Hole bassist Kristen Pfaff, died of a heroin overdose in 1994.
  • Quotes
    We've always been more interested in the feeling of a song than in technical performance. - June 1994
  • Nickname
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