Jimmy Pop
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Pop singing in 2009 in the home shirt of the Denmark national football team
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | James Moyer Franks |
| Also known as | Jimmy Pop Ali |
| Born | August 27, 1972 Trappe, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative hip hop, comedy rock, punk rock, rap rock, electronica, synthpop (early) |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, rapper, songwriter, lyricist, composer, singer, guitarist, pianist |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, keyboard |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Associated acts | Bloodhound Gang, The DiCamillo Sisters, Scooter |
James Moyer Franks (born August 27, 1972), better known by the stage name Jimmy Pop, is an American musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, primary songwriter, and one of two founding members of the band Bloodhound Gang.
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Early life
Pop was born in Trappe, Pennsylvania, the son of Alice Ann (née Moyer) and Richard Lee Franks, who operated a camping resort.[1][2][3] He was raised Lutheran, but ceased practicing as soon as his parents approved his request to do so. He graduated from Perkiomen Valley High School in 1990 and commenced studies in mass communication and history at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he met future Bloodhound Gang bassist Jared "Evil Jared Hasselhoff" Hennegan.[4]
Music career
Bloodhound Gang
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Side projects
Pop is a member of a Christmas band called The DiCamillo Sisters, along with Bam Margera, Brandon DiCamillo, and Jess Margera. Pop collaborated with dance artist Tomcraft for a song called "Broadsword Calling Danny Boy" in 2006. The song is featured on Tomcraft's official MySpace. In 2007, Pop collaborated with German group Scooter for a song called "The Shit That Killed Elvis", which was featured on their album The Ultimate Aural Orgasm. Bam Margera can be heard in the song's intro. The song reached number 2 in the German Hip Hop billboards and remained there for two weeks.In 2010, Pop collaborated with German group Die Atzen for an English version of the song "Disco Pogo" which was featured on the Jersey Shore soundtrack.
Acting career
Pop made an appearance in the CKY series of films, during a shopping cart race scene and slap fight in CKY 4. He also appeared in an episode of Viva La Bam titled "Limo vs Lambo", in which Pop borrowed Bam Margera's Lamborghini without telling him, causing Bam Margera to accuse his close friends (specifically Ryan Dunn) of doing the deed. Pop also appeared for a total of about five seconds in the "State of Bam" episode of Viva La Bam. He also appeared in the Viva La Bam episode in which a scavenger hunt took place (which ended in the arrests of himself, Margera, Evil Jared Hasselhoff, and others). He also appeared on the Viva La Bam episode "Rockstars", in which Don Vito and Phil Margera attempt to become rock stars, leading Jimmy Pop to French kiss Don Vito onstage.
Pop can be seen twice in the final episode of Bam's Unholy Union. Pop can first be seen greeting Margera, and is later seen speaking with Dave England. Pop has appeared on The Dudesons, being one of the people throwing darts during the human dart board stunt with Jarppi Leppälä. Pop appeared with fellow Bloodhound Gang member Evil Jared Hasselhoff in the film Minghags: The Movie,[5] directed by Bam Margera. They are credited in the film as "The Bloodhound Gang". The trailer for the movie was shown at most venues on one of the band's UK tour and featured Pop and Evil Jared as part of an ambulance crew. Pop also appears in Bam Margera's movie called Where The#$&% Is Santa?. He appears in the music video for the Oleander song "Boys Don't Cry".
References
- ↑ http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Jimmy-Pop-brings-R-rated-rock-67263.php
- ↑ http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tiogapublishing/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=153609584
- ↑ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/o/l/Richard-Holcombe-PA/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0192.html
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Minghags at IMDb
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- Jimmy Pop at the Internet Movie Database
