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Pete DeFreitas(1961-1989)

  • Actor
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Pete DeFreitas
Pete DeFreitas was born on 2 August 1961 in Port of Spain, Trinidad, British West Indies [now Trinidad and Tobago]. He was an actor and composer, known for Donnie Darko (2001), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) and I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017). He died on 14 June 1989 in London, England, UK.
BornAugust 2, 1961
DiedJune 14, 1989(27)
BornAugust 2, 1961
DiedJune 14, 1989(27)
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Known for

Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swayze, Mary McDonnell, Noah Wyle, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, and Stuart Stone in Donnie Darko (2001)
Donnie Darko
8.0
  • Soundtrack("The Killing Moon")
  • 2001
John Cusack and Minnie Driver in Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Grosse Pointe Blank
7.3
  • Soundtrack("The Killing Moon")
  • 1997
Elijah Wood and Melanie Lynskey in I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017)
I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
6.9
  • Soundtrack("Bring On The Dancing Horses")
  • 2017
Elisha Cuthbert and Emile Hirsch in The Girl Next Door (2004)
The Girl Next Door
6.7
  • Soundtrack("The Killing Moon")
  • 2004

Credits

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Actor

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Musical Guest
    • 2006
  • Echo & the Bunnymen: Bedbugs and Ballyhoo (1987)
    Echo & the Bunnymen: Bedbugs and Ballyhoo
    7.2
    Music Video
    • Pete DeFreitas
    • 1987
  • Echo & the Bunnymen: Lips Like Sugar (1987)
    Echo & the Bunnymen: Lips Like Sugar
    7.8
    Music Video
    • Pete DeFreitas
    • 1987
  • Echo & the Bunnymen: The Game (1987)
    Echo & the Bunnymen: The Game
    7.7
    Music Video
    • Pete DeFreitas
    • 1987
  • Echo & the Bunnymen: Bring on the Dancing Horses (1985)
    Echo & the Bunnymen: Bring on the Dancing Horses
    7.8
    Music Video
    • Pete DeFreitas
    • 1985
  • Echo & the Bunnymen: Seven Seas (1984)
    Echo & the Bunnymen: Seven Seas
    7.9
    Music Video
    • Pete DeFreitas
    • 1984
  • Echo & the Bunnymen: The Killing Moon (1984)
    Echo & the Bunnymen: The Killing Moon
    7.8
    Music Video
    • Pete DeFreitas
    • 1984
  • Echo & the Bunnymen: Never Stop (1983)
    Echo & the Bunnymen: Never Stop
    Music Video
    • Pete de Freitas (as Pete de Freitas)
    • 1983
  • Echo & the Bunnymen: Do It Clean
    Music Video
    • Pete de Freitas (as Pete de Freitas)
    • 1983
  • Echo & the Bunnymen: Higher Hell
    7.5
    Music Video
    • Pete Defreitas
    • 1983
  • Porcupine: An Atlas Adventure (1983)
    Porcupine: An Atlas Adventure
    Video
    • Pete DeFreitas
    • 1983
  • Echo & the Bunnymen: In Bluer Skies
    7.8
    Music Video
    • Pete DeFreitas
    • 1983
  • Echo & the Bunnymen: Heads Will Roll
    8.7
    Music Video
    • Pete DeFreitas
    • 1983
  • Echo & the Bunnymen: Porcupine
    8.2
    Music Video
    • Pete DeFreitas
    • 1983
  • Echo & the Bunnymen: My White Devil
    7.8
    Music Video
    • Pete DeFreitas
    • 1983

Composer

  • Echo & the Bunnymen: The Killing Moon (1984)
    Echo & the Bunnymen: The Killing Moon
    7.8
    Music Video
    • Composer (as Pete de Freitas)
    • 1984
  • Echo & the Bunnymen: Higher Hell
    7.5
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1983
  • Echo & the Bunnymen: In Bluer Skies
    7.8
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1983
  • Echo & the Bunnymen: Heads Will Roll
    8.7
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1983
  • Echo & the Bunnymen: Porcupine
    8.2
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1983
  • Echo & the Bunnymen: My White Devil
    7.8
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1983
  • Echo & the Bunnymen: The Back of Love
    6.9
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1983
  • Echo & the Bunnymen: The Cutter (1983)
    Echo & the Bunnymen: The Cutter
    8.2
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1983

Soundtrack

  • 3 Body Problem (2024)
    3 Body Problem
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Killing Moon"
    • 2024
  • Kiernan Shipka in Totally Killer (2023)
    Totally Killer
    6.5
    • writer: "The Killing Moon" (uncredited)
    • 2023
  • Sonita Henry and Adrian Scarborough in The Chelsea Detective (2022)
    The Chelsea Detective
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Killing Moon" (uncredited)
    • 2023
  • Yellowjackets (2021)
    Yellowjackets
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Killing Moon"
    • 2023
  • Paper Girls (2022)
    Paper Girls
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Cutter"
    • 2022
  • EastEnders (1985)
    EastEnders
    4.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Killing Moon"
    • writer: "Rescue" (uncredited)
    • 2007–2022
  • Tony Hawk in Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off (2022)
    Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off
    8.0
    • writer: "Never Stop (Discotheque)"
    • 2022
  • Benita von Sass and Manan Joshi in The Yesterday (2022)
    The Yesterday
    9.1
    Short
    • writer: "Lips Like Sugar"
    • 2022
  • Christina Hendricks, Retta, and Mae Whitman in Good Girls (2018)
    Good Girls
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "Ocean Rain"
    • 2021
  • Wyatt Oleff and Sophia Lillis in I Am Not Okay with This (2020)
    I Am Not Okay with This
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Killing Moon" (uncredited)
    • 2020
  • Rob Lowe and Gina Torres in 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020)
    9-1-1: Lone Star
    7.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "Rescue"
    • 2020
  • Franka Potente, Jay Lycurgo, Anna Diop, Ryan Potter, Brenton Thwaites, Joshua Orpin, and Teagan Croft in Titans (2018)
    Titans
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Killing Moon" (uncredited)
    • 2019
  • James Franco, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., and Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Deuce (2017)
    The Deuce
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Killing Moon"
    • 2019
  • Liam James, Benedict Wong, María Gabriela de Faría, Benjamin Wadsworth, Lana Condor, and Luke Tennie in Deadly Class (2018)
    Deadly Class
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer: "Lips Like Sugar"
    • writer: "The Killing Moon"
    • 2018–2019
  • Dylan Minnette and Katherine Langford in 13 Reasons Why (2017)
    13 Reasons Why
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Killing Moon"
    • writer: "Rescue"
    • 2017–2018

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Echo & The Bunnymen
  • Born
    • August 2, 1961
    • Port of Spain, Trinidad, British West Indies [now Trinidad and Tobago]
  • Died
    • June 14, 1989
    • London, England, UK(road accident)
  • Other works
    5 albums recorded with band Echo & the Bunnymen (Crocodiles, Heaven Up Here, Porcupine, Ocean Rain, Echo & the Bunnymen).

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Original drummer of the rock band Echo and the Bunnymen. Killed in a motorcycle crash in 1989.

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