Billy Vera

Billy Vera

Nascimento : 1944-05-28, Riverside, California, USA

História

Billy Vera (born William Patrick McCord; May 28, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, author and music historian. He has been a singer and songwriter since the 1960s, his most successful record being "At This Moment", a US number 1 hit in 1987.

Perfil

Billy Vera

Filmes

The Amazing Nina Simone
Himself
The life, legacy and musical accomplishments of singer, musician, pianist, songwriter and Civil Rights activist, Nina Simone through interviews with over 50 of the subject’s friends, family, band members, lovers and fellow activists. The film has been called the best of the three Nina Simone films by The New Yorker Magazine.
Rugrats: Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks & A Beanstalk
Goldy the Accordion (voice)
Aunt Moo, a kindly old cow, and her Children (The Rugrats) are given a bag of magical beans by a mysterious stranger. This stranger (Susie) turns out to be a magic fairy, and the beans they threw out the window grow into a gigantic beanstalk.
Keeper of the City
Cop #2
A vigilante killer becomes a celebrity by gunning down Chicago mobsters, but nobody except a police detective and a local journalist seems eager to catch him.
Baja Oklahoma
Lonnie Slocum
Juanita Hutchins works at Texas bar, but she aspires to be a country songwriter. When she's not looking after her impulsive daughter, Candy, or vouching for her promiscuous friend, Doris Steadman, she's trying to maintain some semblance of a romantic life. As Juanita prepares to make the leap to Nashville, her former boyfriend, Slick Henderson, returns to town, further complicating her situation.
James Brown & Friends: A Night of Super Soul
Himself
Godfather of soul James Brown performs with Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, Billy Vera, Joe Cocker and Robert Palmer in this live concert. Lively interviews with all the stars kick off the evening, and then it's time for the artists to hit the stage with classics such as "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," "In the Midnight Hour," "I Feel Good" and "Out of Sight." All the guests join Brown for the rousing encore, "Living in America."
As Aventuras de Buckaroo Banzai
Pinky Carruthers
Buckaroo Banzai é um aventureiro completo que também atua como neurocirurgião, cientista, piloto de provas e até músico de rock, acompanhado pela banda The Hong Kong Cavaliers. Durante uma experiência, Buckaroo acaba abrindo um portal para a oitava dimensão, atraindo a atenção de alienígenas belicosos com planos de destruição mundial. Agora, ele e sua banda terão que enfrentar um ditador extraterrestre exilado na Terra, Lord John Whorfin, antes que exploda a Terceira Guerra Mundial.