Rodney Bingenheimer
Born December 15, 1947 (Age: 78)
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Mountain View, California, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rodney Bingenheimer, born December 15, 1947, is a radio disc jockey on the long-running Los Angeles rock station KROQ who is notable for helping numerous iconic bands become successful in the American market. His contribution to the music business has been described as important. He developed a reputation for being the first American deejay to identify new artists and play "edgy new bands" such as Blondie, the Ramones, the Sex Pistols, Duran Duran, The Cure, Joan Jett, No Doubt, Blur, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, The Bangles, X, Coldplay and many others. He managed a key but now-defunct L.A. nightclub called English Disco in the early seventies.He was the subject of a documentary by late filmmaker George Hickenlooper entitled Mayor of the Sunset Strip which told the story of a groupie-turned-kingmaker with a knack for making friends in the music industry. He was described as a "famous groupie, now respectable" by Mick Jagger and he has numerous high-profile friends. In 2007, he was honored with the 2,330th star on Hollywood Boulevard. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rodney Bingenheimer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Rodney Bingenheimer, born December 15, 1947, is a radio disc jockey on the long-running Los Angeles rock station KROQ who is notable for helping numerous iconic bands become successful in the American market. His contribution to the music business has been described as important. He developed a reputation for being the first American deejay to identify new artists and play "edgy new bands" such as Blondie, the Ramones, the Sex Pistols, Duran Duran, The Cure, Joan Jett, No Doubt, Blur, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, The Bangles, X, Coldplay and many others. He managed a key but now-defunct L.A. nightclub called English Disco in the early seventies.He was the subject of a documentary by late filmmaker George Hickenlooper entitled Mayor of the Sunset Strip which told the story of a groupie-turned-kingmaker with a knack for making friends in the music industry. He was described as a "famous groupie, now respectable" by Mick Jagger and he has numerous high-profile friends. In 2007, he was honored with the 2,330th star on Hollywood Boulevard.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Rodney Bingenheimer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
My View: Clem Burke
2019
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as Self
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Age: 71
We Were Feared
2010
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as Self
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Age: 62
The Man from Elysian Fields
2001
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as Self (uncredited)
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Age: 53
No Image
Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika
1997
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as Self - Hollywood Legend
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Age: 49
Inevitable Grace
1994
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as Simone's Club Companion
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Age: 46
Rockula
1990
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as Rodney Bingenheimer
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Age: 42
The Runnin' Kind
1989
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as Rodney
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Age: 41
Back to the Beach
1987
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as Self
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Age: 39
Uncle Meat
1987
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as Self
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Age: 39
Repo Man
1984
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as Club Owner
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Age: 36
Phil Spector: He's a Rebel
1982
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as
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Age: 34
Up in Smoke
1978
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as Rodney Bingenheimer
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Age: 30