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Chris Isaak

Christopher Joseph Isaak is an American musician and occasional actor. He is widely known for his hit "Wicked Game", as well as the songs "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing" and "Somebody's Crying". He is known for his signature 1950s rock & roll style and crooner sound, as well as his falsetto and reverb-laden music. He is closely associated with film director David Lynch, who has used his music in numerous films and gave him a role in the film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. His songs generally focus on the themes of love, loss, and heartbreak. With a career spanning four decades, he has released a total of 12 studio albums, toured, and received numerous award nominations. He has been called the Roy Orbison of the 1990s and is also often compared to Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson, and Duane Eddy.


Aliases
  • Christopher Joseph Isaak
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Over the Garden Wall

2014
as Additional Voices

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

1992
as Chester Desmond

That Thing You Do!

1996
as Uncle Bob

A Dirty Shame

2004
as Vaughn Stickles

The Informers

2008
as Les Price

Blue Ridge Fall

1999
as Emerson Cotswold

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

2014
as Special Agent Chester Desmond

Grace of My Heart

1996
as Matthew Lewis

From the Earth to the Moon

1998
as Edward White II

Married to the Mob

1988
as 'The Clown'

Director

Episode The Chris Isaak Show
Home Improvement
2004

Writer

Episode Soundstage
Chris Isaak
2005

Guest Star

Episode Saturday Night Live
Delta Burke/Chris Isaak
1991
Episode The Larry Sanders Show
The P.A.
1995
Episode Late Show with David Letterman
Show #0008
1993
Episode Soundstage
Chris Isaak
2005
Episode The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Lindsay Lohan/Chris Isaak/Ty Pennington
2006
Episode From the Earth to the Moon
Behind the Scenes: Making 'From the Earth to the Moon'
1998
Episode MTV Unplugged
Chris Isaak
1995
Episode Conan (2010)
Out with the Old, in with the Hastily-Repainted Old
2012
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Tony Danza, Willis Eden, Chris Isaak
1991
Episode Austin City Limits
ACL Hall of Fame Special 2015
2015
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Jay Leno (guest host), Scott Bakula, Elizabeth Ashley, Chris Isaak
1991
Episode Hey Hey! It's Saturday
Episode 26
1999
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Kadeem Hardison, John Dobson, Chris Isaak
1991
Episode The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Chris Isaak/Jenna Fischer/Bill Carter
2006
Episode Today
October 19, 2011
2011
Episode Chelsea Lately
Chris Isaak
2009
Episode The Project (2009)
Tuesday 23 Feb
2016
Episode Ed
Second Chances
2003
Episode The X Factor (AU)
Top 9 Results
2011
Episode The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Chris Isaak, Moon Bloodgood
2009
Episode Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Sandra Oh, Gordon Ramsay, Chris Isaak
2006
Episode Die Harald Schmidt Show
Barbara Schöneberger und Chris Isaak
2012
Episode Soundstage
Chris Isaak and Raul Malo
2003
Episode Melrose Place
Ryan's Choice
1999
Episode The Bill Engvall Show
Jealous Guy
2007
Episode Friends
The One After the Super Bowl (1)
1996

Musical Guest

Episode Later... with Jools Holland
Episode 3
1995