Jello Biafra

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jello Biafra (born Eric Reed Boucher; June 17, 1958) is an American musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States. Biafra first gained attention as the lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys. After his time with the band concluded, he took over the influential independent record label Alternative Tentacles, which he had co-founded in 1979 with Dead Kennedys bandmate East Bay Ray. Although now focused primarily on spoken word art, he has continued as a musician in numerous collaborations. Politically, Biafra is a member of the Green Party of the United States and actively supports various political causes. He ran for the party's Presidential nomination in 2000, finishing second to Ralph Nader. He is an anarchist who advocates direct action and pranksterism in the name of political causes. Biafra is known to use absurdist media tactics, in the leftist tradition of the Yippies, to highlight issues of civil rights and social justice. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jello Biafra, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Last Black Man in San Francisco

as Tour Guide

Portlandia

as Jello Biafra

Tapeheads

as FBI Man #1

Tapeheads

as FBI Man

Punk: Attitude

as Self

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

as Self

Bathtubs Over Broadway

as Himself

Punk's Not Dead

as Self

American Drug War: The Last White Hope

as Himself - Activist

Ride with Norman Reedus

as Self