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John Doe
Background information
Birth name	John Nommensen Duchac
Born	February 25, 1954 (1954-02-25) (age 55) Decatur, Illinois, U.S.A
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Genres	Folk rock, alternative country, punk rock
Occupations	musician, actor
Instruments	bass guitar, guitar, singing
Associated acts	X, The Flesh Eaters, The Knitters
Website	http://www.theejohndoe.com

John Doe (born John Nommensen Duchac on February 25, 1954 in Decatur, Illinois) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, poet^[1] and bass player who was the founder of the L.A. punk band X. His musical compositions and performances also include country and folk music. Doe performs with the country-folk-punk band The Knitters. In the early 1980s, Doe performed on two albums by The Flesh Eaters.

Doe is also a film and television actor. He has played Jeff Parker in the Roswell television series has appeared in such films as Road House, Roadside Prophets, Vanishing Point, Salvador, Great Balls of Fire!, Boogie Nights,The Specials, The Good Girl, Gypsy 83 and Pure Country. He was also in music videos for The Doors' "L.A. Woman" and The Ramones' "Something To Believe In" with the other members of X.^{[citation needed]}

In the 1992 movie The Bodyguard (starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston), it was Doe's version of "I Will Always Love You" that plays on the jukebox when Costner and Houston's characters are dancing. It was released on audiocassette by Warner Bros. in Sept. 1992, but is difficult to obtain (though bootleg copies can be downloaded on the Internet). No version is believed to have been released on CD.

John Doe released an album with Canadian indie rock band The Sadies called Country Club on April 14, 2009. The album features covers of country classics along with original songs.

Contents 1 Personal 2 Discography 3 Filmography 4 External links 5 References

[edit] Personal

Doe was married to fellow X member Exene Cervenka from 1980-1985. He remarried in 1987 and currently resides in Frazier Park, California^[2] with his wife Gigi Blair^[3] and three daughters.

[edit] Discography

Year	Album	Chart Positions					Label
		US	US Heat	US Indie	US Country	CAN Country
1990	Meet John Doe	193					Geffen
1995	Kissingsohard						Forward/Rhino
2000	Freedom Is...						spinART
2002	Dim Stars, Bright Sky						Artist Direct BMG
2005	Forever Hasn't Happened Yet						Yep Roc
2006	For the Best of Us
2007	A Year in the Wilderness		42
2009	Country Club		10	37	32	45

[edit] Filmography

[edit] External links

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• John Doe - official website
• John Doe - What Would John Doe Do? Blog
• John Doe at the Internet Movie Database
• John Doe at Allmusic
• John Doe discography at MusicBrainz

[edit] References

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