Billy Vera


Biography

Actor-musician Billy Vera made a splash in Hollywood both on and off-screen for more than two decades. Vera's early acting career mostly consisted of roles in various films, such as the Peter Weller comedic fantasy "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the 8th Dimension" (1984) and "Blind Date" (1987) with Kim Basinger. He had a part on the television special "A Soul Session: Jame...

Biography

Actor-musician Billy Vera made a splash in Hollywood both on and off-screen for more than two decades. Vera's early acting career mostly consisted of roles in various films, such as the Peter Weller comedic fantasy "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the 8th Dimension" (1984) and "Blind Date" (1987) with Kim Basinger. He had a part on the television special "A Soul Session: James Brown & Friends" (Cinemax, 1986-87). He also appeared in the TV movie "Tonight's the Night" (ABC, 1986-87). Vera also contributed music to the Louis Gossett Jr. action flick "Iron Eagle II" (1988). In the eighties and the nineties, Vera devoted his time to various credits, such as "The Accused" with Jodie Foster (1988), "Ragin' Cajun" with Samantha Eggar (1990) and "Late For Dinner" with Brian Wimmer (1991). Vera had a number of different projects under his belt in the nineties and the early 2000s, including "Ride With the Wind" (ABC, 1993-94), "Disney's Greatest Hits on Ice" (CBS, 1994-95) and "Duets" (2000). His credits also expanded to "Jack the Dog" (2002) starring Nestor Carbonell. Vera most recently appeared on the documentary "'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris" (2007) with Peter Bogdanovich.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris (2006)
Dancing at the Harvest Moon (2002)
Himself
Ride With The Wind (1994)
Performer
Keeper of the City (1992)
Late for Dinner (1991)
Ragin' Cajun (1990)
Summer Dreams: The Story of the Beach Boys (1990)
Sal
Desperate For Love (1989)
Finish Line (1989)
Baja Oklahoma (1988)
Blind Date (1987)
Tonight's the Night (1987)
Lead Singer
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
Pinky Carruthers

Music (Feature Film)

Duets (2000)
Song
Flesh and Bone (1993)
Song
Desperate For Love (1989)
Song
Baja Oklahoma (1988)
Song Performer
Iron Eagle II (1988)
Song Performer
Baja Oklahoma (1988)
Song
The Accused (1988)
Song
Dead Solid Perfect (1988)
Song Performer
Blind Date (1987)
Song

Special Thanks (Feature Film)

Jack the Dog (2001)
Special Thanks

Cast (Special)

Little Richard: The E! True Hollywood Story (2000)
Interviewee
Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits (1999)
Star-athon '92: A Weekend with the Stars (1992)
The American Music Awards (1988)
Performer
The American Music Awards (1987)
Performer
A Soul Session: James Brown & Friends (1987)

Music (Special)

Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits (1999)
Song Performer ("Everybody Wants To Be A Cat" "I Wanna Be Like You")
Disney's Greatest Hits on Ice (1994)
Song Performer

Misc. Crew (Special)

Disney's Champions on Ice (1996)
Other
Willie Nelson The Big Six-O: An All-Star Birthday Celebration (1993)
Other

Cast (TV Mini-Series)

Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build A Bridge (1995)

Life Events

Bibliography