Mike Watt

Biography

Michael David "Mike" Watt is an American bassist, singer and songwriter. He is best known for co-founding the rock bands Minutemen, Dos, and Firehose; as of 2003, he is also the bassist for the reunited Stooges and a member of the art rock/jazz/punk/improv group Banyan as well as many other post-Minutemen projects.

Known For

The Colbert Report

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.

Party Legends

Coachella

Squirt TV

Gimme Danger

All Movies (32)

• 40 Watts from Nowhere2025
• Hollywood Rex2024 · as Mike Watt
• The Life of Sean DeLear2024 · as Self
• Concrete Law2024 · as Self
• What Drives Us2021 · as Self
• Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond2019
• You Can Color Outside the Lines... The Big Boys2018
• Desolation Center2018
• Iggy and The Stooges: Live in Sydney2017 · as Self - Performer
• Gimme Danger2016 · as Self
• Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape2016 · as Himself
• Records Collecting Dust2015 · as Self
• The Dicks from Texas2014
• Filmage: The Story of Descendents/All2013 · as Self
• A Tribute To Ron Asheton2013 · as Self
• Mike Watt and the Jom and Terry Show: Eyegifts from Minnesota2012 · as Self
• Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone2011 · as Self
• Taking Punk to the Masses: From Nowhere to Nevermind2011 · as Self
• Cure for Pain: The Mark Sandman Story2011 · as Self
• Search and Destroy: Iggy & The Stooges' Raw Power2010 · as Self
• I Need That Record!2008 · as Self
• Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East2007 · as Himself
• Coachella2006 · as Self - The Stooges
• Iggy & the Stooges: Live at the Lokerse Festival2005 · as Self
• We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen2005 · as Self
• High School Record2005 · as Sabrina's Dad
• Rising Low2002 · as Self
• D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist2002 · as Himself
• Weatherman '691989 · as Gabe Nemisch
• Sir Drone1989 · as Duane
• The Tour1986 · as Self
• Flipside Video Fanzine Number Two1983

All TV Shows (6)

• John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.2024 · as Self
• Party Legends2016
• The Colbert Report2005 · as Self - Musical Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Musical Guest
• Space Ghost Coast to Coast1994
• Squirt TV1994 · as self