Jello Biafra

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jello Biafra (born Eric Reed Boucher; June 17, 1958) is an American musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States. Biafra first gained attention as the lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys. After his time with the band concluded, he took over the influential independent record label Alternative Tentacles, which he had co-founded in 1979 with Dead Kennedys bandmate East Bay Ray. Although now focused primarily on spoken word art, he has continued as a musician in numerous collaborations. Politically, Biafra is a member of the Green Party of the United States and actively supports various political causes. He ran for the party's Presidential nomination in 2000, finishing second to Ralph Nader. He is an anarchist who advocates direct action and pranksterism in the name of political causes. Biafra is known to use absurdist media tactics, in the leftist tradition of the Yippies, to highlight issues of civil rights and social justice. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jello Biafra, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Portlandia

Ride with Norman Reedus

Punk

The Last Black Man in San Francisco

Tapeheads

The Art of Punk

Bathtubs Over Broadway

Urgh! A Music War

All Movies (85)

• Hell Nation - The Story of Dead Kennedys2026
• Something Better Change2024 · as Self
• Solvent2024 · as Nazi (voice)
• Born to Be Wild: The Story of Steppenwolf2024 · as Self
• Hacking at Leaves2024 · as Self
• Cover Your Ears2023 · as Self
• Sound of the Surf2022 · as Self
• The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon2022 · as Self
• All You Can Eat2022 · as Answering Machine Man (voice)
• 2020: The Dumpster Fire2021 · as Contributor
• Records2021 · as Self
• The Art of Protest2020 · as Self
• The Last Black Man in San Francisco2019 · as Tour Guide
• Jim Dandy to the Rescue: A Film by Joey Skidmore2018
• Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records2018 · as Self
• Bathtubs Over Broadway2018 · as Self
• Boiled Angels: The Trial of Mike Diana2018 · as Narrator
• Poison Idea: Legacy of Dysfunction2017 · as Self
• An American in Texas2017 · as Mayor
• The Music of Magma2017 · as Self
• Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk2017 · as Self
• The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale2016 · as Self
• Stranded2015 · as Self
• The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead2015 · as Self
• Records Collecting Dust2015 · as Self
• Never Turn Your Back On Sparks2014 · as Self
• Positive Force: More Than a Witness - 30 Years of Punk Politics in Action2014 · as self
• The Color of Noise2014 · as Self
• Riot on the Dance Floor2014 · as Self
• Heino – Made in Germany2013 · as Self
• I Love You...I am the Porn Queen2013 · as Francis Alexander / Syd
• Desagradável2013
• Questa non è una esercitazione2012 · as Himself
• Clockwork Orange County2012 · as Self
• Wild Thing2012 · as Self
• The Weird World of Blowfly2011 · as Self
• Fix: The Ministry Movie2011 · as Self
• Freaks In Love2011 · as Self
• Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune2011 · as Self
• William S. Burroughs: A Man Within2010 · as Self
• We Were Feared2010 · as Self
• Sounds Like a Revolution2010 · as Self
• American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art2009 · as Self
• Retardead2008 · as Mayor Anton Sinclaire
• Pansy Division: Life in a Gay Rock Band2008 · as Self (archive footage)
• Wesley Willis's Joyrides2008 · as Self
• Punk's Not Dead2007 · as Self
• American Drug War: The Last White Hope2007 · as Self - Activist
• 924 Gilman Street2007 · as Self
• Doot Doola Doot Doo ... Doot Doo!2006 · as Self
• Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Eyeballs2005 · as Self
• Punk: Attitude2005 · as Self
• We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen2005 · as Self
• Ramones: We're Outta Here!2004 · as Self
• Death and Texas2004 · as Prison Spokesman
• Plaster Caster2003 · as Self
• Dead Kennedys: In God We Trust, Inc. - The Lost Tapes2003 · as Jello Biafra
• Bikini Bandits2002 · as Evil Porn Director
• Owned2002 · as Self
• Rage: 20 Years of Punk Rock West Coast Style2001 · as Self
• The Wesley Willis Experience2001 · as Self
• 25 Years of Punk2001 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Widower1999 · as Vance / Satan
• California Ûber Alles1999 · as Self
• Ratso at the Expo of the Extreme1999 · as Self
• Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore1998 · as The Guy Who's Ranting Right Now
• Virtue1997
• Sepultura - Third World Chaos1995 · as Self
• Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos1994 · as Self
• Skulhedface1994 · as Boss Glom
• Highway 611991 · as Customs Agent #1
• Ministry: In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up1990
• Terminal City Ricochet1990 · as Bruce Coddle
• Tapeheads1988 · as FBI Man #1
• Dead Kennedys: The Early Years Live1987 · as Self
• X: The Unheard Music1986 · as Self
• Lovedolls Superstar1986 · as Mr. President
• Dead Kennedys: DMPO's on Broadway1985 · as Self
• Anarchism in America1983 · as Self
• Dead Kennedys: Live in Vienna1982 · as Self
• Urgh! A Music War1981 · as Self
• This Is America Part 21980 · as Self
• Dead Kennedys Live from the Earth Tavern, Portland, OR1979 · as Self
• Shot Edited— · as Self
• Target Video: Underground Forces Vol. 3— · as Self

All TV Shows (4)

• Punk2019 · as Self
• Ride with Norman Reedus2016 · as Self
• The Art of Punk2013 · as Self
• Portlandia2011 · as Jello Biafra