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Chris Knudson(I)

  • Composer
  • Actor
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Chris Knudson got his break in music as a composer while attending The University of Texas at Austin with Robert Rodriguez' critically acclaimed, low-budget feature film debut El Mariachi. Since that time he has lived and worked previously in New York City, Los Angeles, Berlin, Germany, Texas, and Nashville, producing, recording and releasing records on Lightstone Records under the Kanude and Val Holler monikers. Kanude's track "Wheels" from the 2008 debut album was featured in HBO's "True Blood" series.
BornFebruary 12, 1969
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  • Known for

    El Mariachi (1992)
    El Mariachi
    6.8
    • Composer
    • 1992
    Bottle Rocket (1993)
    Bottle Rocket
    6.6
    Short
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Christopher Michael Knudson)
    • 1993
    New World Man
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2014
    Kelsey Shryer in The Ironic Death of My Uncle Gary (2011)
    The Ironic Death of My Uncle Gary
    Short
    • Composer
    • 2011

    Credits

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    Composer



    • New World Man
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2014
    • Kelsey Shryer in The Ironic Death of My Uncle Gary (2011)
      The Ironic Death of My Uncle Gary
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2011
    • El Mariachi (1992)
      El Mariachi
      6.8
      • Composer
      • 1992

    Actor



    • New World Man
      Short
      • Marty
      • 2014

    Second Unit or Assistant Director



    • Bottle Rocket (1993)
      Bottle Rocket
      6.6
      Short
      • assistant director (as Christopher Michael Knudson)
      • 1993

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Val Holler
    • Height
      • 6′ (1.83 m)
    • Born
      • February 12, 1969
      • Kingsville, Texas, USA
    • Spouses
        Elizabeth KnudsonJune 2007 - July 2023 (separated, 2 children)

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