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Joe Jackson(II)

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Joe Jackson
Joe Jackson was born on 11 August 1954 in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for The Big Hit (1998), There's Something About Mary (1998) and This Means War (2012).
BornAugust 11, 1954
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BornAugust 11, 1954
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

    Known for

    The Big Hit (1998)
    The Big Hit
    6.1
    • Soundtrack("I'm the Man")
    • 1998
    Cameron Diaz in There's Something About Mary (1998)
    There's Something About Mary
    7.1
    • Soundtrack("Is She Really Going Out with Him")
    • 1998
    Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hardy, and Chris Pine in This Means War (2012)
    This Means War
    6.3
    • Soundtrack("Look Sharp!")
    • 2012
    Amanda Seyfried, James Norton, and Ana Sophia Heger in Things Heard & Seen (2021)
    Things Heard & Seen
    5.3
    • Soundtrack("Fools in Love")
    • 2021

    Credits

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    Music Department

    • Beauty and the Geek Australia (2009)
      Beauty and the Geek Australia
      6.3
      TV Series
      • composer: additional music
      • 2010
    • I'm Your Man (1992)
      I'm Your Man
      5.7
      • music performer
      • music producer
      • 1992
    • Jeff Bridges in Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
      Tucker: The Man and His Dream
      6.9
      • music arranger
      • 1988
    • Private Eye (1987)
      Private Eye
      7.2
      TV Series
      • composer: theme music
      • 1987–1988
    • Alyssa Milano, Tony Danza, Katherine Helmond, Danny Pintauro, and Judith Light in Who's the Boss? (1984)
      Who's the Boss?
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Song: Steppin' Out
      • 1987
    • Debra Winger in Mike's Murder (1984)
      Mike's Murder
      5.8
      • composer: additional music
      • 1984

    Composer

    • Rabbit Ears: The White Cat
      Video
      • Composer (music by)
      • 1994
    • Ironbound (1994)
      Ironbound
      7.6
      Short
      • Composer
      • 1994
    • Sherilyn Fenn, William Baldwin, and Kelly Lynch in Three of Hearts (1993)
      Three of Hearts
      5.5
      • Composer
      • 1993
    • I'm Your Man (1992)
      I'm Your Man
      5.7
      • Composer
      • 1992
    • Kevin Bacon, Jamie Lee Curtis, Linda Fiorentino, John Malkovich, Joe Mantegna, Ken Olin, Tony Spiridakis, and Chloe Webb in Queens Logic (1991)
      Queens Logic
      5.7
      • Composer
      • 1991
    • Anthrax: Got the Time (1990)
      Anthrax: Got the Time
      6.7
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1990
    • Joe Jackson: Down to London
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1989
    • Jeff Bridges in Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
      Tucker: The Man and His Dream
      6.9
      • Composer
      • 1988
    • Private Eye (1987)
      Private Eye
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 1987
    • Joe Jackson: Real Men
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1982
    • Joe Jackson: Breaking Us in Two (1982)
      Joe Jackson: Breaking Us in Two
      7.3
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1982
    • Joe Jackson: Steppin' Out (1982)
      Joe Jackson: Steppin' Out
      7.4
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1982
    • The Joe Jackson Band: Mad at You
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1980
    • Joe Jackson: It's Different for Girls
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1979
    • Joe Jackson: I'm the Man
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1979

    Actor

    • Joe Jackson: Rain Album - Live DVD (2008)
      Joe Jackson: Rain Album - Live DVD
      Video
      • 2008
    • Shia LaBeouf in The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
      The Greatest Game Ever Played
      7.4
      • Piano Player
      • 2005
    • Joe Jackson: Stranger Than Fiction
      Music Video
      • Joe Jackson
      • 1991
    • Joe Jackson: Obvious Song
      Music Video
      • Joe Jackson
      • 1991
    • Joe Jackson in Joe Jackson: Nineteen Forever (1989)
      Joe Jackson: Nineteen Forever
      Music Video
      • Joe Jackson
      • 1989
    • Joe Jackson: Down to London
      Music Video
      • Joe Jackson
      • 1989
    • Joe Jackson: You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)
      Music Video
      • Joe Jackson
      • 1984
    • Joe Jackson: Real Men
      Music Video
      • Joe Jackson
      • 1982
    • Joe Jackson: Breaking Us in Two (1982)
      Joe Jackson: Breaking Us in Two
      7.3
      Music Video
      • Joe Jackson
      • 1982
    • Joe Jackson: Steppin' Out (1982)
      Joe Jackson: Steppin' Out
      7.4
      Music Video
      • Joe Jackson
      • 1982
    • The Joe Jackson Band: Mad at You
      Music Video
      • Joe Jackson
      • 1980
    • Joe Jackson: It's Different for Girls
      Music Video
      • Joe Jackson
      • 1979
    • Joe Jackson: I'm the Man
      Music Video
      • Joe Jackson
      • 1979
    • Joe Jackson: Is She Really Going Out with Him?
      6.2
      Music Video
      • Joe Jackson
      • 1978

    Personal details

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    • Official sites
      • Apple Music
      • Facebook
    • Alternative name
      • The New Joe Jackson Band
    • Born
      • August 11, 1954
      • Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Ruth Rogers-Wright(divorced)
    • Other works
      Album: "Look Sharp!"
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Print Biography
      • 2 Interviews
      • 2 Articles
      • 2 Pictorials
      • 3 Magazine Cover Photos

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      He is now a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music in London, England.
    • Quotes
      And so it goes, go round again,/ but now and then we wonder who the Real Men are.

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