Loomis Fall
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Loomis Fall is an American songwriter, multi-instrumentalist musician and actor who has performed with several rock and punk bands, most notably with Wax
, an early-1990s California pop-punk band, which was compared to the likes of the Ramones
and the Pixies. Fall has performed as a cast member in the Jackass
and Wildboyz
television shows and movies. He has also had gallery shows in Los Angeles for his paintings.
, Jackass Number Two, Jackass 2.5, Jackass 3D
, "Jackass 3.5", and is a recurring cast member on the Jackass and Wildboyz (season 4) TV series.
Fall has worked on a range of musical projects with a variety of rock music veterans. He played lap steel on Roger Alan Wade
's (songwriter for Waylon Jennings
and Johnny Cash
) All Likkered Up
(2005) record. Fall has also released two CDs of music with his self-titled dark rock/punk band, Loomis
. On his record Cigarette [ACE829] (1997)/(2006), he played all guitars, drums, vocals, and lap steel. Loomis' second record, Black Black [ACE829-V] (2009) also features Greg Hetson
on guitars (Circle Jerks
and Bad Religion
), Tommy Stinson
on bass (The Replacements and Guns N' Roses
), and Josh Freese
on drums (Vandals
, Devo
, and Nine Inch Nails
).
Fall has played drums with fellow Jackass and Wildboyz castmate Chris Pontius
, in Pontius' band, Scream For Me. The band did an extended tour in the Republic of Ireland
. Fall appeared on The Podge and Rodge Show
on RTE
(Ireland National Television) in 2007. Fall also played with the band at their appearance on the Jackass 24 Hour Takeover of MTV
in 2008.
Fall appeared as a cartoon character on MTV2
’s animated comedy, Where My Dogs At?
(featuring characters voiced by Jeffrey Ross
and Tracy Morgan
) in an episode titled "Woofie Loves Snoop" (2006).
Fall contributed background music to the Wildboyz TV series (2003–2005) on MTV, and wrote and played background music for the film Ultimate Predator (2006). He has also contributed music as a writer on a variety of TV and film projects, including the films, Bio-Dome
, and Mallrats
, for which he penned the title song.
Fall performed with Manny Puig
's live "Snakes In The Club" show - featuring a collection of live snakes - which toured Florida in 2008.
Fall made guest appearances, along fellow Jackass stars Bam Margera
and Ryan Dunn
], in the Gumball 3000
, which took them to Korea and China (2008). Fall returned again for the Gumball 3000 U.S. Rally Coast To Coast TV series (2009).
Fall appeared as a cartoon character in a special edition Marvel
comic book issue, "The Saturday Morning Comic" released in 1996. The issue featured the Ramones, the Violent Femmes
and Wax.
Fall appeared in five music videos while a member of Wax - four of which were directed by Spike Jonze
. In addition to the "man on fire" video for "California" (1995) - Jonze also directed Wax videos for "Hush" (1992) (one of Jonze's first music videos), "Who Is Next" (1995) and a video for Wax's rendition of the Ren & Stimpy Shows "Happy Happy Joy Joy" (1995) which appeared on the Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits compilation CD and video. Fall also appeared in an alternate video for the song "Who Is Next" (1994) which featured members of the band Rancid
. Additionally, Fall was in an episode of Beavis and Butt-Head
, when the two MTV animated characters watch Wax's video for "California" and it sends Beavis into a shaking and mumbling trance due to his obsession with fire. The video was banned from daytime airplay by MTV in 1995.
Fall played bandolin and guitar for legendary skateboarder Mark Gonzales
in what they called the Mark Gonzales 5 band on a song which was featured in a Real skateboard video (1997).
In February 2000, in a pre-Jackass stunt, Fall and Chris Pontius joined forces
for Big Brother
skateboard magazine and donned pink and blue pj's and used skateboard trucks as slides for dobros and lapsteel guitars. The goal was a humorous durability test to see if the trucks would hold up during the mayhem.
While filming Jackass 3D
, Fall suffered a compound fracture of his clavicle
when he landed on it during a stunt involving a jet engine and an umbrella.
Wax (rock band)
Wax is a Los Angeles, California based punk rock band that emerged during the pop punk resurgence of the early 1990s, and includes Joe Sib, Tom "Soda" Gardocki, Dave Georgeff, and Loomis Fall. The band is best known for their MTV buzz clip video "California," directed by Spike Jonze.-History:Wax...
, an early-1990s California pop-punk band, which was compared to the likes of the Ramones
Ramones
The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group...
and the Pixies. Fall has performed as a cast member in the Jackass
Jackass (TV series)
jackass is an American reality series, originally shown on MTV from 2000 to 2002, featuring people performing various dangerous, crude, ridiculous, self-injuring stunts and pranks...
and Wildboyz
Wildboyz
Wildboyz is a spin-off and follow-up to Jackass, which debuted in 2003 on MTV and moved to MTV2 in its third season. Steve-O and Chris Pontius are the stars of the show, who perform stunts and acts with animals, often putting themselves in situations for which they are not trained...
television shows and movies. He has also had gallery shows in Los Angeles for his paintings.
Life and career
Fall appeared in the films, Jackass: The MovieJackass: The Movie
Jackass: The Movie is a 2002 American reality film directed by Jeff Tremaine with the tagline "Do not attempt this at home." It is a riskier and uncensored continuation of the stunts and pranks by the various characters of the MTV television series Jackass, which had completed its unique series...
, Jackass Number Two, Jackass 2.5, Jackass 3D
Jackass 3D
Jackass 3D is a 2010 American 3D comedy film and the fourth film in the Jackass series. It was released on October 15, 2010 by Paramount Pictures and MTV Films to American theaters and marked the 10th anniversary of the franchise, which started in 2000...
, "Jackass 3.5", and is a recurring cast member on the Jackass and Wildboyz (season 4) TV series.
Fall has worked on a range of musical projects with a variety of rock music veterans. He played lap steel on Roger Alan Wade
Roger Alan Wade
Roger Alan Wade is an American singer-songwriter.According to his website, Roger Alan Wade penned songs for country legends such as Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, George Jones and Hank Williams Jr. He embarked on a solo career with the promotional assistance of his cousin, actor Johnny Knoxville,...
's (songwriter for Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings
Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL...
and Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
) All Likkered Up
All Likkered Up
-Track listing:-External links:**...
(2005) record. Fall has also released two CDs of music with his self-titled dark rock/punk band, Loomis
Loomis
-Places:Canada* Loomis, SaskatchewanUnited States* Loomis, California* Loomis, Nebraska* Loomis, South Dakota* Loomis, Wisconsin* Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Connecticut, originally known as The Loomis Institute-Structures:*Loomis Homestead*Capt...
. On his record Cigarette [ACE829] (1997)/(2006), he played all guitars, drums, vocals, and lap steel. Loomis' second record, Black Black [ACE829-V] (2009) also features Greg Hetson
Greg Hetson
Greg Hetson is an American guitarist. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and has lived in Los Angeles, California since he was 2 years old...
on guitars (Circle Jerks
Circle Jerks
The Circle Jerks are an American hardcore punk band, formed in 1980 in Los Angeles, California. It was formed by Black Flag's original singer, Keith Morris, and future Bad Religion guitarist Greg Hetson. They were among the preeminent hardcore punk bands of the L.A. scene in the late 1970s.The band...
and Bad Religion
Bad Religion
Bad Religion is a punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1979. Their current line-up consists of Greg Graffin , Brett Gurewitz , Jay Bentley , Greg Hetson , Brian Baker and Brooks Wackerman . Gurewitz is also the founder of the label Epitaph Records, which has released almost all of the...
), Tommy Stinson
Tommy Stinson
Thomas "Tommy" Eugene Stinson is an American musician best known for his work as the bassist for The Replacements and Guns N' Roses as well as the post-Replacements groups Bash & Pop, where he performed guitar duties, and Perfect...
on bass (The Replacements and Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...
), and Josh Freese
Josh Freese
Josh Freese is an American session drummer and songwriter. He is a permanent member of A Perfect Circle, The Vandals, and Devo, having formerly played drums for Nine Inch Nails from late 2005 until late 2008, and for Guns N' Roses from mid-1998 to 2001. Freese has appeared on close to 300 records....
on drums (Vandals
Vandals
The Vandals were an East Germanic tribe that entered the late Roman Empire during the 5th century. The Vandals under king Genseric entered Africa in 429 and by 439 established a kingdom which included the Roman Africa province, besides the islands of Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia and the Balearics....
, Devo
Devo
Devo is an American band formed in 1973 consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band includes two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs and the Casales . The band had a #14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It", and has maintained a cult...
, and Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction...
).
Fall has played drums with fellow Jackass and Wildboyz castmate Chris Pontius
Chris Pontius
Christopher Andrew "Chris" Pontius is an American entertainer and daredevil. Pontius is a member of Jackass, and along with Steve-O, was the co-host of Wildboyz.-Life and career:...
, in Pontius' band, Scream For Me. The band did an extended tour in the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. Fall appeared on The Podge and Rodge Show
The Podge and Rodge Show
The Podge and Rodge Show is an Irish chat show, broadcast and produced by RTÉ, featuring the popular Podge and Rodge as hosts...
on RTE
RTE
RTÉ is the abbreviation for Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the public broadcasting service of the Republic of Ireland.RTE may also refer to:* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 25th Prime Minister of Turkey...
(Ireland National Television) in 2007. Fall also played with the band at their appearance on the Jackass 24 Hour Takeover of MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
in 2008.
Fall appeared as a cartoon character on MTV2
MTV2
MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to analogue cable lineups across the nation...
’s animated comedy, Where My Dogs At?
Where My Dogs At?
Where My Dogs At? was an animated program created by Aaron Matthew Lee and Jeffrey Ross that aired on MTV2 as part of its Sic'emation lineup.-Plot:...
(featuring characters voiced by Jeffrey Ross
Jeffrey Ross
Jeff Ross is an American stand-up comedian, insult comic, actor, director and author.-Early life:...
and Tracy Morgan
Tracy Morgan
Tracy Morgan is an American comedian who is best known for his eight seasons as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and currently known for playing the role of Tracy Jordan on the NBC series 30 Rock.-Early life:...
) in an episode titled "Woofie Loves Snoop" (2006).
Fall contributed background music to the Wildboyz TV series (2003–2005) on MTV, and wrote and played background music for the film Ultimate Predator (2006). He has also contributed music as a writer on a variety of TV and film projects, including the films, Bio-Dome
Bio-Dome
Bio-Dome is a 1996 American comedy film directed by Jason Bloom. Bio-Dome was produced by Motion Picture Corporation of America on a budget of $15 million and was distributed theatrically by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer....
, and Mallrats
Mallrats
Mallrats is a 1995 film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It is the second to be set in Smith's View Askewniverse series of interlocking films set mostly in New Jersey, although the movie was filmed in Eden Prairie Center and Osowski's Flea Market which are located in Minnesota...
, for which he penned the title song.
Fall performed with Manny Puig
Manny Puig
Manny "Sharkman" Puig is an American wildlife educator and entertainer. Puig is known for his direct approach when dealing with dangerous animals such as sharks, black bears and American alligators...
's live "Snakes In The Club" show - featuring a collection of live snakes - which toured Florida in 2008.
Fall made guest appearances, along fellow Jackass stars Bam Margera
Bam Margera
Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera is an American professional skateboarder, television and radio personality, actor and daredevil. He released a series of videos under the CKY banner and came to prominence after being drafted into MTV's Jackass crew...
and Ryan Dunn
Ryan Dunn
Ryan Matthew Dunn was an American reality television personality and daredevil best known for being a member of the Jackass and Viva La Bam crew. He hosted Homewrecker and Proving Ground...
], in the Gumball 3000
Gumball 3000
The Gumball 3000 is an annual international road rally which takes place on public roads, with a different route around the world each year. Founded in 1999 by Maximillion Cooper, it sees an annual entry of 120 cars, which are mostly exotic and powerful sports cars. However, more unusual entries ...
, which took them to Korea and China (2008). Fall returned again for the Gumball 3000 U.S. Rally Coast To Coast TV series (2009).
Fall appeared as a cartoon character in a special edition Marvel
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
comic book issue, "The Saturday Morning Comic" released in 1996. The issue featured the Ramones, the Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes were an American alternative rock band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, initially active between 1980 and 1987 and again from 1988 to 2009...
and Wax.
Fall appeared in five music videos while a member of Wax - four of which were directed by Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze is an American director, producer and actor, whose work includes music videos, commercials, film and television...
. In addition to the "man on fire" video for "California" (1995) - Jonze also directed Wax videos for "Hush" (1992) (one of Jonze's first music videos), "Who Is Next" (1995) and a video for Wax's rendition of the Ren & Stimpy Shows "Happy Happy Joy Joy" (1995) which appeared on the Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits compilation CD and video. Fall also appeared in an alternate video for the song "Who Is Next" (1994) which featured members of the band Rancid
Rancid (band)
Rancid is an American punk rock band formed in Berkeley, California in 1991. Founded by Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, both of whom previously played in the ska punk band Operation Ivy, Rancid is credited—along with Green Day and The Offspring—for reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the...
. Additionally, Fall was in an episode of Beavis and Butt-Head
Beavis and Butt-Head
Beavis and Butt-head is an American animated television series created by Mike Judge. The series originated from Frog Baseball, a 1992 short film by Judge. After seeing the short, MTV signed Judge to develop the concept. Beavis and Butt-head originally aired from March 8, 1993 to November 28, 1997...
, when the two MTV animated characters watch Wax's video for "California" and it sends Beavis into a shaking and mumbling trance due to his obsession with fire. The video was banned from daytime airplay by MTV in 1995.
Fall played bandolin and guitar for legendary skateboarder Mark Gonzales
Mark Gonzales
Mark Gonzales , also known as "Gonz" and "The Gonz," is an American professional skateboarder and artist. He is known in the skateboarding world as a pioneer of modern street skateboarding, currently skateboarding's most popular form....
in what they called the Mark Gonzales 5 band on a song which was featured in a Real skateboard video (1997).
In February 2000, in a pre-Jackass stunt, Fall and Chris Pontius joined forces
for Big Brother
Big Brother (magazine)
Big Brother was a skateboarding magazine founded by Steve Rocco, which was notable for ushering in street skating and the sub-culture of skateboarding....
skateboard magazine and donned pink and blue pj's and used skateboard trucks as slides for dobros and lapsteel guitars. The goal was a humorous durability test to see if the trucks would hold up during the mayhem.
While filming Jackass 3D
Jackass 3D
Jackass 3D is a 2010 American 3D comedy film and the fourth film in the Jackass series. It was released on October 15, 2010 by Paramount Pictures and MTV Films to American theaters and marked the 10th anniversary of the franchise, which started in 2000...
, Fall suffered a compound fracture of his clavicle
Clavicle
In human anatomy, the clavicle or collar bone is a long bone of short length that serves as a strut between the scapula and the sternum. It is the only long bone in body that lies horizontally...
when he landed on it during a stunt involving a jet engine and an umbrella.
Other video appearances
- Mark Gonzales 5 Band Real skateboard video (1997)
- Pete Yorn - "Life On A Chain" (2001)
- Pete Yorn - "Strange Condition" (2002)
- Flogging Molly cameo (2000)
- Turbonegro - "Sell Your Body To The Night" cameo (2003)
- Andrew WK Backyard BBQ Party MTV cameo (2002)
- Andrew WK "We Want Fun" cameo (2002)
- Roger Alan Wade - "If You're Gonna Be Dumb, You Got To Be Tough" (2002)
- Roger Alan Wade - "D.R.U.N.K" (2008)