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Rodney Bingenheimer

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rodney Bingenheimer, born December 15, 1947, is a radio disc jockey on the long-running Los Angeles rock station KROQ who is notable for helping numerous iconic bands become successful in the American market. His contribution to the music business has been described as important. He developed a reputation for being the first American deejay to identify new artists and play "edgy new bands" such as Blondie, the Ramones, the Sex Pistols, Duran Duran, The Cure, Joan Jett, No Doubt, Blur, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, The Bangles, X, Coldplay and many others. He managed a key but now-defunct L.A. nightclub called English Disco in the early seventies.He was the subject of a documentary by late filmmaker George Hickenlooper entitled Mayor of the Sunset Strip which told the story of a groupie-turned-kingmaker with a knack for making friends in the music industry. He was described as a "famous groupie, now respectable" by Mick Jagger and he has numerous high-profile friends. In 2007, he was honored with the 2,330th star on Hollywood Boulevard. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rodney Bingenheimer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Dec 15, 1947 In Mountain View, California, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
25
First Appeared:
In the movie Untitled KROQ Documentary
Latest Project:
Movie Look Away 2021-09-01
Known For
Poster of The Seeds: Pushin' Too Hard
Poster of X: The Unheard Music
Poster of Mondo Hollywood
Filmography
Movie Untitled KROQ Documentary 2025
Movie Look Away (Archival Footage) 2021-09-01
Movie Suzi Q Self 2019-09-25
Movie Ghostroads: A Japanese Rock N Roll Ghost Story 2018-08-31
Movie Bad Reputation Self 2018-09-28
Movie Absolute Vow Wanderer 2017-10-24
Movie B.C. Butcher Himself 2016-01-08
Movie The Seeds: Pushin' Too Hard Himself 2014-08-16
Movie Clockwork Orange County Self 2012-07-04
Movie Iconoclast Himself 2010-08-17
Movie We Were Feared Himself 2010-04-25
Movie Mayor of the Sunset Strip Self 2003-06-17
Movie The Man from Elysian Fields Self (uncredited) 2001-09-13
Movie Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika Self - Hollywood Legend 1997-04-14
Movie Inevitable Grace Simone's Club Companion 1994-09-30
Movie Rockula Rodney Bingenheimer 1990-02-23
Movie Uncle Meat Self 1987-01-01
Movie Back to the Beach Self 1987-08-07
Movie X: The Unheard Music 1986-03-01
Movie Repo Man Club Owner 1984-03-02
Movie Rock 'n' Roll High School Pink Cadillac Driver (uncredited) 1979-04-20
Movie Up in Smoke Rodney Bingenheimer 1978-05-16
Movie Warning Shot 1967-01-18
Movie Mondo Hollywood 1967-06-30
Movie The Trip Club goer (uncredited) 1967-08-23