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Gary Cherone

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  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Gary Cherone
Gary Cherone was born on 26 July 1961 in Malden, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) and Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008).
BornJuly 26, 1961
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    • Known for

    Keanu Reeves, Robert V. Barron, Terry Camilleri, George Carlin, Al Leong, Tony Steedman, and Alex Winter in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
    Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
    6.9
    • Soundtrack
    • 1989
    Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, and Chris Rock in Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
    Lethal Weapon 4
    6.6
    • Soundtrack
    • 1998
    Jason Segel in Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
    Forgetting Sarah Marshall
    7.1
    • Soundtrack
    • 2008
    Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Mary J. Blige, Malin Akerman, Paul Giamatti, Russell Brand, Diego Boneta, and Julianne Hough in Rock of Ages (2012)
    Rock of Ages
    5.9
    • Soundtrack
    • 2012

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Extreme: Beautiful Girls (2024)
      Extreme: Beautiful Girls
      Music Video
      • 2024
    • Extreme: #Rebel
      Music Video
      • Gary Cherone
      • 2023
    • Extreme: Banshee
      Music Video
      • Gary Cherone
      • 2023
    • Extreme: Rise
      8.8
      Music Video
      • Gary Cherone
      • 2023
    • Chris Jericho in Talk Is Jericho (2013)
      Talk Is Jericho
      6.4
      Podcast Series
      • 2015
    • Hurtsmile: Just War Theory
      Music Video
      • Gary Cherone
      • 2011
    • Hurtsmile: Just War Theory, Version 2
      Music Video
      • Gary Cherone
      • 2011
    • Extreme: Ghost
      Music Video
      • Gary Cherone
      • 2010
    • Extreme: Interface
      Music Video
      • Gary Cherone
      • 2010
    • Extreme: King of the Ladies
      Music Video
      • Gary Cherone
      • 2010
    • Extreme: Run
      Music Video
      • Gary Cherone
      • 2010
    • Hurtsmile: The Murder of Daniel Faulkner
      Music Video
      • Gary Cherone
      • 2010
    • Tribe of Judah: Thanks for Nothing
      Music Video
      • Gary Cherone
      • 2002
    • Van Halen: Once
      5.8
      Music Video
      • Gary Cherone
      • 1998
    • Rocky Schenck and Van Halen in Van Halen: Fire in the Hole (1998)
      Van Halen: Fire in the Hole
      6.7
      Music Video
      • Gary Cherone
      • 1998

    Composer

    • Hurtsmile: The Murder of Daniel Faulkner
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2010
    • Van Halen: Once
      5.8
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1998
    • Rocky Schenck and Van Halen in Van Halen: Fire in the Hole (1998)
      Van Halen: Fire in the Hole
      6.7
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1998
    • Van Halen: Without You (1998)
      Van Halen: Without You
      5.3
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1998
    • Extreme: Cynical (1995)
      Extreme: Cynical
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1995
    • Extreme: Hip Today (1995)
      Extreme: Hip Today
      6.6
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1995
    • Extreme: Tragic Comic (1993)
      Extreme: Tragic Comic
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1993
    • Extreme: Rest in Peace, Version 1 (1992)
      Extreme: Rest in Peace, Version 1
      6.4
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1992
    • Extreme: Rest in Peace, Version 2 (1992)
      Extreme: Rest in Peace, Version 2
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1992
    • Extreme: Stop the World (1992)
      Extreme: Stop the World
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1992
    • Extreme: Hole Hearted (1991)
      Extreme: Hole Hearted
      6.7
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1991
    • Extreme in Extreme: More Than Words (1991)
      Extreme: More Than Words
      6.9
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1991
    • Extreme: Song for Love (1991)
      Extreme: Song for Love
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1991
    • Extreme: Decadence Dance (1990)
      Extreme: Decadence Dance
      7.2
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1990
    • Extreme: Get the Funk Out (1990)
      Extreme: Get the Funk Out
      6.8
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1990

    Soundtrack

    • Julianne Nicholson, Shailene Woodley, Sterling K. Brown, and Thomas Doherty in Paradise (2025)
      Paradise
      7.9
      TV Series
      • writer: "More Than Words"
      • 2025
    • Juliette Motamed, Anjana Vasan, Faith Omole, Sarah Kameela Impey, and Lucie Shorthouse in We Are Lady Parts (2021)
      We Are Lady Parts
      8.3
      TV Series
      • writer: "More Than Words" (uncredited)
      • 2024
    • Bill Hader in Barry (2018)
      Barry
      8.3
      TV Series
      • writer: "More Than Words"
      • 2023
    • Jensen Ackles, Antony Starr, Nathan Mitchell, Chace Crawford, Valorie Curry, Colby Minifie, Susan Heyward, and Daveed Diggs in The Boys (2019)
      The Boys
      8.5
      TV Series
      • writer: "More Than Words" (uncredited)
      • 2022
    • Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Natalia Dyer, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Noah Schnapp, and Gaten Matarazzo in Stranger Things (2016)
      Stranger Things
      8.6
      TV Series
      • writer: "Play with Me" (uncredited)
      • 2022
    • Michael Paré and Penelope Alex in Raunch and Roll (2021)
      Raunch and Roll
      6.8
      • Soundtrack ("Difference")
      • 2021
    • Joel McHale and Kerry Bishé in Happily (2021)
      Happily
      5.3
      • writer: "Play with Me"
      • 2021
    • Sammy Hagar in Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar (2016)
      Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar
      8.4
      TV Series
      • performer: "Won't Get Fooled Again"
      • 2020
    • Encore! (2019)
      Encore!
      7.6
      TV Series
      • writer: "More Than Words" (uncredited)
      • 2019
    • Elisabeth Moss in The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
      The Handmaid's Tale
      8.3
      TV Series
      • writer: "More Than Words"
      • 2019
    • Hello from the Other Side (2019)
      Hello from the Other Side
      TV Series
      • lyrics: "More Than Words"
      • music: "More Than Words"
      • 2019
    • Tu cara me suena (2011)
      Tu cara me suena
      6.9
      TV Series
      • writer: "More Than Words"
      • 2017
    • Rock Legends (2013)
      Rock Legends
      7.7
      TV Series
      • writer: "Without You"
      • 2016
    • Josefine Frida Pettersen, Ulrikke Falch, Lisa Teige, Iman Meskini, and Ada Eide in Skam (2015)
      Skam
      8.5
      TV Series
      • writer: "More Than Words"
      • 2016
    • Peter Kay and Sian Gibson in Car Share (2015)
      Car Share
      8.3
      TV Series
      • writer: "More Than Words"
      • 2015

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Gary F. Cherone
    • Height
      • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
    • Born
      • July 26, 1961
      • Malden, Massachusetts, USA
    • Relatives
      • Mark Cherone(Sibling)

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      Former lead singer of the rock bands Extreme and Van Halen.

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