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John Mellencamp was born on October 7, 1951 in Seymour, Indiana, USA. He was previously married to Elaine Irwin, Victoria L. Granucci and Priscilla Esterline.
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Stranger Things
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2019) (writer - 1 episode, 2019)
- Chapter Seven: The Bite
(2019)
... (performer: "R.O.C.K. in the USA (A Salute to 60's Rock)" - uncredited) / (writer: "R.O.C.K. in the USA (A Salute to 60's Rock)" - uncredited)
Billions
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2019) (writer - 1 episode, 2019)
- Overton Window
(2019)
... (performer: "Troubled Man") / (writer: "Troubled Man")
Young Sheldon
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2018) (writer - 1 episode, 2018)
- Summer Sausage, a Pocket Poncho, and Tony Danza
(2018)
... (performer: "Small Town") / (writer: "Small Town")
One Day at a Time
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2018) (writer - 1 episode, 2018)
- Schooled
(2018)
... (performer: "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.") / (writer: "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.")
2017
Lucifer
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Sin Bin
(2017)
... (writer: "Cherry Bomb" - uncredited)
The Footy Show
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2017) (writer - 1 episode, 2017)
- Episode #24.21
(2017)
... (performer: "Hurts So Good" - uncredited) / (writer: "Hurts So Good" - uncredited)
2017
Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story
(Documentary) (performer: "Jack & Diane") / (writer: "Jack & Diane")
2017
Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Small Town
(2017)
... (performer: "Delia" - uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes, 2014 - 2017) (writer - 1 episode, 2014)
- Michael Shannon/Alicia Keys/John Mellencamp feat. Martina McBride
(2017)
... (performer: "Grandview")
- Chris Pratt/Rosamund Pike/John Mellencamp
(2014)
... (performer: "Pink Houses" (uncredited), "Small Town" (uncredited), "Crumblin' Down" (uncredited), "Authority Song" (uncredited), "Troubled Man") / (writer: "Pink Houses" (uncredited), "Small Town" (uncredited), "Crumblin' Down" (uncredited), "Authority Song" (uncredited), "Troubled Man")
2016
Roadies
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Longest Days
(2016)
... (performer: "Longest Days")
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Kevin Spacey/Carol Burnett/Abbi Jacobson & Ilana Glazer/Willie Nelson & John Mellencamp
(2015)
... (performer: "Night Life")
Mike & Mike
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2014) (writer - 1 episode, 2014)
- Episode dated 1 July 2014
(2014)
... (performer: "R.O.C.K. in the USA (A Salute to 60's Rock)" - uncredited) / (writer: "R.O.C.K. in the USA (A Salute to 60's Rock)" - uncredited)
Born to Be Wild: The Golden Age of American Rock
(TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode, 2014) (writer - 1 episode, 2014)
- Welcome to the Jungle
(2014)
... (performer: "Jack and Diane", "Rain on the Scarecrow" - uncredited) / (writer: "Jack and Diane", "Rain on the Scarecrow" - uncredited)
2012
True Blood
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Authority Always Wins
(2012)
... (writer: "The Authority Song" - uncredited)
2012
Atop the Fourth Wall
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Batman: A Word to the Wise
(2012)
... (writer: "R.O.C.K. in the USA")
2011-2012
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes)
- Episode #20.95
(2012)
... (writer: "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." - uncredited)
- Episode #19.143
(2011)
... (writer: "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." - uncredited)
- Episode #19.105
(2011)
... (writer: "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." - uncredited)
20 to 1
(TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode, 2011) (writer - 1 episode, 2011)
- Adults Only 20 to 1: Naughty Trends
(2011)
... (performer: "Hurts So Good" - uncredited) / (writer: "Hurts So Good" - uncredited)
Late Show with David Letterman
(TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes, 2008 - 2010) (writer - 1 episode, 2010)
- Episode #18.50
(2010)
... (performer: "Save Some Time to Dream" - uncredited) / (writer: "Save Some Time to Dream" - uncredited)
- Episode #15.147
(2008)
... (performer: "Troubled Land")
2010
Glee
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Laryngitis
(2010)
... (writer: "Pink Houses" - uncredited)
NCIS
(TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes, 2007 - 2010) (writer - 1 episode, 2007)
- Double Identity
(2010)
... (performer: "Someday the Rains Will Fall")
- Sharif Returns
(2007)
... (performer: "Troubled Land") / (writer: "Troubled Land")
2009
Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...
(TV Series) (1 episode)
- Rosanne Cash/Norah Jones/Kris Kristofferson/John Mellencamp
(2009)
... ("Small Town")
Brothers & Sisters
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2008) (writer - 1 episode, 2008)
- Book Burning
(2008)
... (performer: "Worn Out Nervous Condition" - uncredited) / (writer: "Worn Out Nervous Condition" - uncredited)
2008
Fields of Fuel
(Documentary) (performer: "Pink Houses" (1983)) / (writer: "Pink Houses" (1983))
2007
The Singing Bee
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.4
(2007)
... (writer: "Jack and Diane")
Criminal Minds
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2007) (writer - 1 episode, 2007)
- Distress
(2007)
... (performer: "Ghost Towns Along the Highway") / (writer: "Ghost Towns Along the Highway")
2007
Guiding Light
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Hands On
(2007)
... (performer: "Now More Than Ever")
2005
Cold Case
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Kensington
(2005)
... (performer: "Jack and Diane", "Small Town", "Walk Tall", "Hand to Hold On To", "Crumblin' Down", "Lonely Ol' Night", "Hurts So Good", "Authority Song", "The Face of the Nation")
Will & Grace
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2004) (writer - 1 episode, 2004)
- Speechless
(2004)
... (performer: "Hurts So Good" - uncredited) / (writer: "Hurts So Good" - uncredited)
The Simpsons
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode, 2003) (music - 1 episode, 1999)
- Three Gays of the Condo
(2003)
... (writer: "Homer and Marge")
- Eight Misbehavin'
(1999)
... (music: "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60's Rock)" - uncredited)
Ed
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2000) (writer - 1 episode, 2000)
- Pilot
(2000)
... (performer: "Your Life is Now") / (writer: "Your Life is Now")
2000
The Perfect Storm
(performer: "Yours Forever") / (producer: "Yours Forever") / (writer: "Yours Forever")
1993
Beavis and Butt-Head
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Good Credit
(1993)
... (performer: "Pop Singer" - as John Cougar Mellencamp)
1989
The Ryan White Story
(TV Movie) (performer: "Small Town", "Authority Song") / (writer: "Small Town", "Authority Song", "Authority Song" (uncredited))
1988
Cocktail
(performer: "Rave On" - as John Cougar Mellencamp) / (producer: "Rave On" - as John Cougar Mellencamp)
1988
Colors
(performer: "CRUMBLIN' DOWN" - as John Cougar Mellencamp) / (writer: "CRUMBLIN' DOWN" - as John Cougar Mellencamp)
Knight Rider
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 1984) (writer - 1 episode, 1983)
- White-Line Warriors
(1984)
... (performer: "Crumblin' Down" - as John Cougar)
- Give Me Liberty... or Give Me Death
(1983)
... (writer: "Hurts So Good")
Top of the Pops
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 1982) (writer - 1 episode, 1982)
- Episode dated 30 December 1982
(1982)
... (performer: "Hurts So Good" - as John Cougar) / (writer: "Hurts So Good")
1982
Saturday Night Live
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Daniel J. Travanti/John Cougar
(1982)
... (performer: "Hurts So Good", "Ain't Even Done With The Night" - as John Cougar, uncredited)
1981
Private Lessons
(performer: "I Need A Lover" - as John Cougar) / (writer: "I Need A Lover" - as John "Cougar" Mellencamp)
The Midnight Special
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 1980) (writer - 1 episode, 1980)
- Episode #9.9
(1980)
... (performer: "This Time", "Ain't Even Done With The Night" - uncredited) / (writer: "This Time", "Ain't Even Done With The Night" - uncredited)
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Composer (21 credits)
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Self (116 credits)
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Personal Details
Other Works:
Album - Human Wheels (1993) - Mercury Records, 314 518 088-2. See more »Publicity Listings:
3 Interviews | 10 Articles | 3 Pictorials | 4 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Alternate Names:
John Cougar | John Cougar MellencampHeight:
5' 7" (1.7 m)
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Personal Quote:
What is there to be afraid of? The worst thing that can happen is you fail. So what? I failed at a lot of things. My first record was horrible. See more »Trivia:
Honorary doctorate from Indiana University in May 2000. See more »Trademark:
Patriotic or working-class songsNickname:
John Cougar MellencampStar Sign:
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