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Frank Black

Frank Black

Actor, Music Department, Composer

Born April 6, 1965 in Boston, Massachusetts

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Black Francis (born Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV on April 6, 1965) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the frontman of the influential alternative rock band Pixies, with whom he performs under the stage name Black Francis. Following the band's breakup in 1993, he embarked on a solo career under the name Frank Black. After releasing two albums with 4AD, he left the label and formed a backing band, Frank Black and the Catholics. He reformed the Pixies in 2004 and continues to release solo records and tour as a solo artist, having re-adopted his current stage name in 2007.

His vocal style has varied from a screaming, yowling delivery as lead vocalist of the Pixies to a more measured and melodical style in his solo career. His cryptic lyrics mostly explore unconventional subjects, such as surrealism, incest and Biblical violence, along with science fiction and surf culture. His use of atypical meter signatures, loud-quiet dynamics and distinct preference for live-to-two-track recording in his career as a solo artist give him a distinct style within alternative rock.

As frontman of the Pixies, his songs (such as "Where Is My Mind?" and "Debaser") received praise and citations from contemporaries, including Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Nirvana's Kurt Cobain. Cobain once said that "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was his attempt at trying to "rip off the Pixies". However, in his solo work and records with the Catholics, he received fewer popular and critical accolades.

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Filmography

Actor

44

Type

Year

Pixies: Rock en Seine 2024 TV Special2024Self

Pixies - L'Olympia, Paris Poster

Pixies - L'Olympia, Paris TV Special2023Self

Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert Poster

Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert Documentary2020Self

The 2020 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Virtual Red Carpet Live Poster

The 2020 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Virtual Red Carpet Live TV Special2020Self

Unknown Brood Poster

Unknown Brood Documentary2016Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV Series2015Self - Pixies

¡Atención obras! Poster

¡Atención obras! TV Series2013Self

Sound City Poster

Sound City Documentary2013Self

Berlin Live Poster

Berlin Live TV Series2011Self

Conan TV Series2010Self - Pixies

Funny or Die Presents... Poster

Funny or Die Presents... TV Series2010Self

Morning Prayer with Skott and Behr Poster

Morning Prayer with Skott and Behr TV Series2010Self

Ànima TV Series2009Self

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Poster

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon TV Series2009Self - Pixies

The Magnificent Tati Poster

The Magnificent Tati Documentary2009Self

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien Poster

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien TV Series2009Self

Impact: Songs That Changed the World Poster

Impact: Songs That Changed the World Mini-Series2007Self

Seven Ages of Rock Poster

Seven Ages of Rock TV Series2007Self

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Poster

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! TV Series2007Self

Coachella Poster

Coachella Documentary2006Self

Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig Poster

Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig Documentary2006Self

loudQUIETloud: A Film About the Pixies Poster

loudQUIETloud: A Film About the Pixies Documentary2006Charles "Black Francis" Thompson

The Henry Rollins Show Poster

The Henry Rollins Show TV Series2006Self

Les invincibles Poster

Les invincibles TV Series2005Présentateur

The Pixies Sell Out: 2004 Reunion Tour Poster

The Pixies Sell Out: 2004 Reunion Tour Video2005

Placebo: Soulmates Never Die - Live in Paris 2003 Poster

Placebo: Soulmates Never Die - Live in Paris 2003 Video2004Self

The Pixies Poster

The Pixies Video2004Self

I Love the '80s Strikes Back Poster

I Love the '80s Strikes Back TV Series2003

Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) Poster

Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) Documentary2002Self

Pixies: Gouge Documentary2001Self

David Bowie: An Earthling at 50 Poster

David Bowie: An Earthling at 50 Documentary1997Self - Live on Stage with Bowie

The Adam and Joe Show Poster

The Adam and Joe Show TV Series1996Self

Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos Poster

Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos Documentary1994Self

Reading Festival TV Special1994

Late Night with Conan O'Brien Poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien TV Series1993Self - Musical Guest

Late Show with David Letterman Poster

Late Show with David Letterman TV Series1993Self - Pixies

Later... With Jools Holland Poster

Later... With Jools Holland TV Series1992Self

The Pixies: In Concert TV Special1991Self

Beyond the Groove TV Series1990Self

The Word Poster

The Word TV Series1990Self - Pixies

2 Meter Sessions TV Series1987Self

Late Night with David Letterman Poster

Late Night with David Letterman TV Series1982Self - Pixies

Austin City Limits Poster

Austin City Limits TV Series1976Self

Juke Box Jury Poster

Juke Box Jury TV Series1959Self - Panellist

Music Department

6

Type

Year

Pixies: Rock en Seine 2024 TV Special2024

Pixies - L'Olympia, Paris Poster

Pixies - L'Olympia, Paris TV Special2023

The Magnificent Tati Poster

The Magnificent Tati Documentary2009

Stuck Feature Film2003

Crime + Punishment in Suburbia Poster

Crime + Punishment in Suburbia Feature Film2000

Seize the Day Poster

Seize the Day Feature Film1996

Composer

4

Type

Year

Moon Seek Poster

Moon Seek Short Film2007

Pixies: Live at the Paradise in Boston Poster

Pixies: Live at the Paradise in Boston Video2006

The Low Budget Time Machine Poster

The Low Budget Time Machine Feature Film2003

Jab Pyar Kiya to Darna Kya Feature Film1991

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The Pixies Poster

The Pixies Video2004

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