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David Pirner

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David Pirner
David Pirner was born on 16 April 1964 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Reality Bites (1994), Twister (1996) and Chasing Amy (1997).
BornApril 16, 1964
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BornApril 16, 1964
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Ethan Hawke, Winona Ryder, and Ben Stiller in Reality Bites (1994)
    Reality Bites
    6.6
    • Phineas
    • 1994
    Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton in Twister (1996)
    Twister
    6.6
    • Soundtrack
    • 1996
    Joey Lauren Adams in Chasing Amy (1997)
    Chasing Amy
    7.2
    • Composer
    • 1997
    Mike Myers and Nancy Travis in So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
    So I Married an Axe Murderer
    6.5
    • Soundtrack(as Dave Pirner)
    • 1993

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Within Temptation feat. Dave Pirner: Whole World Is Watching
      Music Video
      • Dave Pirner (as Dave Pirner)
      • 2014
    • Jay Leno in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
      The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Musical Guest
      • 2006
    • Soul Asylum: Promises Broken (1995)
      Soul Asylum: Promises Broken
      Music Video
      • David Pirner
      • 1995
    • Victoria Williams: Nature's Way (1995)
      Victoria Williams: Nature's Way
      5.6
      Music Video
      • David Pirner
      • 1995
    • Soul Asylum: Just Like Anyone (1995)
      Soul Asylum: Just Like Anyone
      6.9
      Music Video
      • Pirner, David
      • 1995
    • Soul Asylum: Misery (1995)
      Soul Asylum: Misery
      7.0
      Music Video
      • David Pirner
      • 1995
    • Backbeat Band: Money, Version 1
      Music Video
      • Dave Pirner
      • 1994
    • Ethan Hawke, Winona Ryder, and Ben Stiller in Reality Bites (1994)
      Reality Bites
      6.6
      • Phineas
      • 1994
    • Soul Asylum: Runaway Train (1993)
      Soul Asylum: Runaway Train
      7.3
      Music Video
      • David Pirner
      • 1993
    • David Pirner in Soul Asylum: Without a Trace (1993)
      Soul Asylum: Without a Trace
      5.6
      Music Video
      • David Pirner (as Soul Asylum)
      • 1993
    • Saturday Night Live (1975)
      Saturday Night Live
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Musical Guest (uncredited)
      • 1993
    • Soul Asylum: Black Gold (1993)
      Soul Asylum: Black Gold
      6.1
      Music Video
      • David Pirner
      • 1993
    • Soul Asylum: Somebody to Shove (1992)
      Soul Asylum: Somebody to Shove
      5.5
      Music Video
      • David Pirner
      • 1992

    Composer

    • Jamie N Commons & Skylar Grey Feat. Gallant: Runaway Train
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2019
    • Monica Calhoun and Roger Guenveur Smith in Justice (2004)
      Justice
      6.7
      • Composer
      • 2004
    • Joey Lauren Adams in Chasing Amy (1997)
      Chasing Amy
      7.2
      • music by
      • 1997
    • Soul Asylum: Just Like Anyone (1995)
      Soul Asylum: Just Like Anyone
      6.9
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1995
    • Soul Asylum: Misery (1995)
      Soul Asylum: Misery
      7.0
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1995
    • Soul Asylum: Runaway Train (1993)
      Soul Asylum: Runaway Train
      7.3
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1993
    • David Pirner in Soul Asylum: Without a Trace (1993)
      Soul Asylum: Without a Trace
      5.6
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1993
    • Soul Asylum: Black Gold (1993)
      Soul Asylum: Black Gold
      6.1
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1993
    • Soul Asylum: Somebody to Shove (1992)
      Soul Asylum: Somebody to Shove
      5.5
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1992

    Music Department

    • First Avenue: Closer to the Stars
      TV Special
      • "Closer to the Stars" and "Black & Blue" writer
      • 2020
    • Stephen Dorff, Ian Hart, Gary Bakewell, Sheryl Lee, Chris O'Neill, and Scot Williams in Backbeat (1994)
      Backbeat
      6.7
      • singing voice: "Paul McCartney"
      • 1994

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Soul Asylum
    • Born
      • April 16, 1964
      • Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA

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    • Trivia
      Lead singer for Soul Asylum.

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