Jello Biafra

Jello Biafra

Born 1958-06-17 (age 68) Boulder, Colorado, USA
View on IMDb ↗

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jello Biafra (born Eric Reed Boucher; June 17, 1958) is an American musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States. Biafra first gained attention as the lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys. After his time with the band concluded, he took over the influential independent record label Alternative Tentacles, which he had co-founded in 1979 with Dead Kennedys bandmate East Bay Ray. Although now focused primarily on spoken word art, he has continued as a musician in numerous collaborations.

Politically, Biafra is a member of the Green Party of the United States and actively supports various political causes. He ran for the party's Presidential nomination in 2000, finishing second to Ralph Nader. He is an anarchist who advocates direct action and pranksterism in the name of political causes. Biafra is known to use absurdist media tactics, in the leftist tradition of the Yippies, to highlight issues of civil rights and social justice.

Description above from the Wikipedia article Jello Biafra, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Photos

Known For

The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Tapeheads
Tapeheads

1988

as FBI Man #1

Bathtubs Over Broadway
Owned
Owned

2002

as Self

An American in Texas
Bikini Bandits
Bikini Bandits

2002

as Evil Porn Director

Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
Urgh! A Music War
Urgh! A Music War

1981

as Self

Ramones: We're Outta Here!
Riot on the Dance Floor
Fix: The Ministry Movie
The Art of Protest
Punk's Not Dead
Punk's Not Dead

2007

as Self

The Music of Magma
Desagradável
American Drug War: The Last White Hope
Pansy Division: Life in a Gay Rock Band
Pansy Division: Life in a Gay Rock Band

2008

as Self (archive footage)