Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
4/21/1947
Place of Birth
Muskegon, Michigan, USA
Also Known As
The StoogesIggy and the StoogesJames Newell Osterberg Jr.
Iggy Pop
Biography
Iggy Pop (born James Newell "Jim" Osterberg, Jr.; April 21, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and occasional actor. He is considered an influential innovator of punk rock, hard rock, and other styles of rock music. Pop began calling himself "Iggy" after his first band in high school (for which he was drummer), The Iguanas. He was lead singer/songwriter of influential protopunk band The Stooges and became known for his outrageous and unpredictable stage antics.
Pop's popularity has ebbed and flowed throughout the course of his subsequent solo career. His best-known songs inclu...
Known For
Bowie, Iggy & Lou 1971-1973: The Sacred Triangle
as Self (archive footage)
Snow Day
as Mr. Zellweger
Rammstein in Amerika
as Self
The Rugrats Movie
as Newborn Baby (singing voice)
The Brave
as Man Eating Bird Leg
Sid and Nancy
as Prospective Guest #1
Rock & Rule
as Monster from Another Dimension (voice)
Hardware
as Angry Bob
The Crow: City of Angels
as Curve
The Dead Don't Die
as Male Coffee Zombie
Antoine de Caunes : la vie rêvée d'un enfant du rock
as Self
Asthma
as Local Drunk
Coachella
as Self (with The Stooges)
Exorcismo: The Transgressive Legacy of Clasificada “S”
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Gutterdämmerung
as Vicious
Private Parts
as Iggy Pop (uncredited)
Super Duper Alice Cooper
as Self (voice)
John Cale: An Exploration of His Life & Music
as Self (archive footage)
Countdown - The Wonder Years 2
as Self (archive footage)
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Career Timeline
2025
2024
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
Stooge
as Self
Lessons of Pop
as Self
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
as Self
American Valhalla
as Self
Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Bunch of Kunst - A Film About Sleaford Mods
as Self
Song to Song
as Iggy Pop
Iggy and The Stooges: Live in Sydney
as Self - Performer
You are Teddybears
as Self
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2010
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
as Self
Bowie, Iggy & Lou 1971-1973: The Sacred Triangle
as Self (archive footage)
Music
as Self
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
as Darkos (voice)
Forever Young: How Rock 'n' Roll Grew Up
as Self
Search and Destroy: Iggy & The Stooges' Raw Power
as Self
Art House
as Gordon Ohr
2009
2008
2007
2006
The Pretenders - With Friends
as Self - Vocal
Wayne County Ramblin'
as Simon
Coachella
as Self (with The Stooges)
The Henry Rollins Show
as Self - Guest
God Save the Queen: A Punk Rock Anthology
as Self - Performer
The Tomorrow Show with Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave
as Self
Blondie: One Way or Another
as Self