Michael 'Tunes' Antunes(1940-2025)

Actor
Music Department
Soundtrack

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Michael 'Tunes' Antunes was born on 10 August 1940 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for Eddie and the Cruisers (1983), Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989) and No Apologies. He was married to Jennifer. He died on 19 August 2025 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.

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Known for

Michael Paré in Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)

Eddie and the Cruisers

6.9

Wendell Newton

1983

1 sheet movie poster

Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!

6.2

Wendell Newton

1989

Father Johnny

John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band: On the Dark Side (1983)

John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band: On the Dark Side

7.8

Music Video

Michael 'Tunes' Antunes

1983

Credits

Actor

Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!
6.2
- Wendell Newton
- 1989
John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band: Song and Dance
Music Video
- Michael 'Tunes' Antunes
- 1988
John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band: Voice of America's Son
Music Video
- Michael 'Tunes' Antunes
- 1986
John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band: Small Town Girl, Version 2
Music Video
- Michael 'Tunes' Antunes
- 1985
John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band: Small Town Girl
Music Video
- Michael 'Tunes' Antunes
- 1985
John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band: C-I-T-Y
Music Video
- Michael 'Tunes' Antunes*
- 1985
John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band: Tough All Over
6.3
Music Video
- Michael 'Tunes' Antunes
- 1985
John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band: Tender Years
Music Video
- Michael 'Tunes' Antunes
- 1984
John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band: On the Dark Side
7.8
Music Video
- Michael 'Tunes' Antunes
- 1983
Eddie and the Cruisers
6.9
- Wendell Newton
- 1983

Music Department

Soundtrack

Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!
6.2
- performer: "Runnin' Through the Fire", "Just a Matter of Time", "Open Road", "Maryia", "Emotional Storm", "Pride and Passion", "Garden of Eden", "N.Y.C. Song", "Some Like It Hot", "Keep My Love Alive", "Fool and His Money", "When the World Was Young"
- 1989
Eddie and the Cruisers
6.9
- performer: "On the Dark Side", "Tender Years", "Down on My Knees", "Wild Summer Nights", "Boardwalk Angel", "Runaround Sue", "Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes", "Season in Hell (Fire Suite)"
- 1983

Personal details

Alternative name
- Michael Antunes
Born
- August 10, 1940
- Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA
Died
- August 19, 2025
- New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA(kidney failure)
Spouse
- Jennifer? - August 19, 2025 (his death, 11 children)
Parents

Did you know

Trivia
Sax player for John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band, the band which did the soundtrack for the Eddie and the Cruisers movies.

Nickname
- Tunes

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