Mojo Nixon(1957-2024)

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A chronicle of Todd Loren, the controversial publisher of unauthorized comic book biographies of rock stars. This documentary mixes animation and eerie home video with numerous interviews, including rock stars Alice Cooper and Mojo Nixon, comic book publishers Denis Kitchen and Gary Groth, and graphic artists Mary Fleener, Dennis Worden, and Robert Williams.

A life-long music fan, Todd Loren founded his comic book company in 1989 with the intention of creating histories of rock and roll performers that were like graphic novels. An enigmatic figure, he was a brilliant businessman and a First Amendment crusader, but he was also known for creating legions of enemies through his insufferable behavior.

Rock Â‘nÂ’ Roll Comics was largely derided by others in the comic book industry and hated by the music business for its Â“Unauthorized and Proud of ItÂ” motto and attitude, yet it was Loren who fought the good fight and won a landmark court case that established First Amendment protections for comic books.

At the height of his success Loren was fatally stabbed. His murder remains unsolved, though clues point to serial killer Andrew Cunanan.

The film is much more than the story of Todd LorenÂ’s upstart company or a mere murder mystery. It is a look at the strange interplay of those twin totems of teen rebellion, rock music and comic books. With original Rock Â‘nÂ’ Roll Comics art and music by Elvis Costello and Mojo Nixon, the film stands as a celebration of youthful exuberance and imagination.

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Unauthorized and Proud of It: Todd Loren's Rock 'n' Roll Comics (2005)

Mojo Nixon wurde am 2 August 1957 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA geboren. Er war Schauspieler und Komponist, bekannt für Super Mario Bros. (1993), Astro Loco (2021) und Tod einer Stripperin (1997). Er war mit Adaire McMillan verheiratet. Er starb am 7 Februar 2024 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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Bekannt für

Super Mario Bros.

4,2

Toad

1993

Astro Loco

4,3

Abteilung Musik

2021

Andrew McCarthy, Kevin Dillon, Ben Gazzara, Taylor Dayne, Jenny McShane, Jerry Stiller, Mario Van Peebles, and John Stockwell in Tod einer Stripperin (1997)

Tod einer Stripperin

5,6

Soundtrack("Baby's Liquor'd Up")

1997

Made in USA

5,4

Soundtrack("I Hate Banks")

1987

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Podcast-Serie
- Guest
- 2022
Papercut 2
7,0
- Toad
- 2013
A Four Course Meal
7,4
- Bartender
- 2005
Redneck Rampage Rides Again
7,8
Videospiel
- Sheriff Lester T. Hobbes (Synchronisation)
- 1998
Buttcrack
3,7
- Preacher Man Bob
- 1998
Raney
6,6
- Sneeds Perry
- 1997
Redneck Rampage
6,9
Videospiel
- Sheriff Lester T. Hobbes (Synchronisation)
- 1997
USA Up All Night
8,5
Fernsehserie
- "Shut Up and Drive" segment
- 1994
Wagen 54 - Bitte Melden
2,6
- Sidewalk Preacher
- 1994
Super Mario Bros.
4,2
- Toad
- 1993
Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection
6,9
Video
- 1991
Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever
4,6
- Spirit of Rock 'n' Roll
- 1991
Great Balls of Fire
6,3
- James Van Eaton
- 1989
Mojo Nixon: Debbie Gibson is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child
5,3
Musik Video
- Mojo
- 1989

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Unauthorized and Proud of It

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- Mojo Nixon
Alternativer Name
- T'Boo Dalton
Geboren am
- 2. August 1957
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Verstorben
- 7. Februar 2024
- San Juan, Puerto Rico(Herzstillstand)
Ehepartner
- Adaire McMillan? - February 7, 2024 (er verstorben, 2 Kinder)
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Singer and songwriter, probably best known for the songs "Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with my Two-Headed Love Child" and "Don Henley Must Die." Has recorded with Jello Biafra, "Country Dick" Montana of the Beat Farmers, Skid Roper, The Toadliquors, and solo.
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- 1 Interview

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One of his compositions, "Don Henley Must Die", was an attack on 70s rock icon and former Eagles front man, Don Henley. During a performance in Austin, Texas at the "Hole in the Wall" in August of 1992, Henley himself climbed up on stage while Nixon was performing the song (unaware of Henley being in the audience), and sang along with him in harmony. Nixon has since called off his feud with Henley, stating "He has balls the size of church bells".