Mojo Nixon(1957-2024)

Actor
Composer
Music Department

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 was born on 2 August 1957 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Super Mario Bros. (1993), Astro Loco (2021) and Sale nuit (1997). He was married to Adaire McMillan. He died on 7 February 2024 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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Known for

Super Mario Bros.

4.2

Toad

1993

Astro Loco

4.2

Music Department

2021

Sale nuit

5.6

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

1997

Made in U.S.A.

5.4

Soundtrack("I Hate Banks")

1987

Credits

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Actor

Jello Biafra's Renegade Roundtable
Podcast Series
- Guest
- 2022
Papercut 2
7.0
- Toad
- 2013
A Four Course Meal
7.4
- Bartender
- 2005
Redneck Rampage Rides Again
7.8
Video Game
- Sheriff Lester T. Hobbes (voice)
- 1998
Buttcrack
3.7
- Preacher Man Bob
- 1998
Raney
6.6
- Sneeds Perry
- 1997
Redneck Rampage
6.9
Video Game
- Sheriff Lester T. Hobbes (voice)
- 1997
USA Up All Night
8.5
TV Series
- "Shut Up and Drive" segment
- 1994
Police... secours!
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! ou la Légende vivante du rock and roll
6.3
- James Van Eaton
- 1989
Mojo Nixon: Debbie Gibson is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child
5.3
Music Video
- Mojo
- 1989

Composer

Music Department

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Unauthorized and Proud of It

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Official site
- Mojo Nixon
Alternative name
- T'Boo Dalton
Born
- August 2, 1957
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Died
- February 7, 2024
- San Juan, Puerto Rico(cardiac arrest)
Spouse
- Adaire McMillan? - February 7, 2024 (his death, 2 children)
Other works
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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Trivia
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".