Gerald V. Casale

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gerald Vincent Casale (born Gerald Vincent Pizzute, July 28, 1948), often known as Jerry Casale, is a vocalist, bass guitar/synthesizer player, and a founding member (with Mark Mothersbaugh and Bob Lewis) of the new wave band Devo. Along with Mothersbaugh, whom he met at Kent State University, Casale co-wrote most of Devo's material (including the hit "Whip It"), designed Devo's distinctive attire (including the Energy Dome, plastic pompadours, and yellow radiation suits) over the years with Mothersbaugh, and directed most of Devo's videos. He has also directed videos for other artists, including The Cars ("Panorama"), Rush ("Superconductor"), A Perfect Circle ("Imagine"), Foo Fighters ("I'll Stick Around"), Soundgarden ("Blow Up the Outside World"), and Silverchair ("Freak" and "Cemetery"), among others. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gerald Casale,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Hitchcock

as David Kirkpatrick

Human Highway

as Nuclear Garbageperson

The Spirit of '76

as Yale-44

J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius

as Self

Conny Plank: The Potential of Noise

as Self

Pray TV

as Dove [DEVO]

DEVO The Complete Truth About De-Evolution

as Self

In the Beginning Was the End: The Truth About De-Evolution

Devo Live in the Land of the Rising Sun

as Himself (as Devo)

If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story

as Self