Michael Campbell (musician and actor)
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- For other people by that name, see Michael Campbell (disambiguation).
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Michael Campbell started his public career as a singer, songwriter and musician in Detroit. In 1967 with an ephemeral band called 'The Abstract Reality', a 45 rpm single
Gramophone record
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Love Burns Like A Fire Inside was released.
Bob Babbitt
Bob Babbitt is an American bassist, most famous for his work as a member of Motown Records' studio band, the Funk Brothers, from 1966–1972, as well as his tenure as part of MFSB for Philadelphia International Records afterwards. Also in 1968-1970, with Mike Campbell, Ray Monette and Andrew Smith...
, Ray Monette
Ray Monette
The American Ray Monette started his public career as a songwriter and musician in Detroit. In 1967 with an ephemeral band called 'The Abstract Reality', a 45 rpm single Love Burns Like A Fire Inside was released. With Mike Campbell, Bob 'Babbitt' Kreinar, and Andrew Smith he formed Scorpion...
and Andrew Smith he formed Scorpion (1968-1970 band). His name appears as Mike Campbell on Scorpion (1969 album) and Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf
Michael Lee Aday , better known by his stage name, Meat Loaf, is an American hard rock musician and actor...
's debut album Stoney & Meatloaf
Stoney & Meatloaf
Stoney and Meatloaf is the little known debut album of singer Meat Loaf, released in 1971 on the Motown subsidiary label Rare Earth, a collaboration with female vocalist Shaun Murphy...
(1971). For this recording, apart from having cowritten four songs, he played the harmonica on Lady Be Mine.
He became an actor by the name Michael Champion and since 1979 played in several TV series, in movies such as History of the World: Part I (1981), Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 American comedy-action film directed by Martin Brest and starring Eddie Murphy, Lisa Eilbacher, John Ashton, Judge Reinhold, and Ronny Cox...
(1984), Total Recall
Total Recall
Total Recall is a 1990 American science fiction action film. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside, Ronny Cox & Mel Johnson, Jr.. It is based on the Philip K. Dick story “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale”...
(1990) and Toy Soldiers
Toy Soldiers (1991 film)
Toy Soldiers is a 1991 American action-drama film directed by Daniel Petrie, Jr. and starring Sean Astin, Wil Wheaton, Louis Gossett, Jr., Andrew Divoff and Mason Adams. The plot revolves around an elite, independent all-male boarding school, the Regis High School, which is overtaken by terrorists...
(1991), and video game characters like the terrorist in Flash Traffic: City of Angels
Tsunami Games
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(1994) and 'Wolf' in Maximum Surge
Maximum Surge
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(1996). Michael Champion composed the music score for the documentary The Union: The Business Behind Getting High
The Union: The Business Behind Getting High
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(2007).
"Crazy" Mike
Musician and record coproducer Ralph Terrana has been quoted: 'He [Campbell] was a very talented writer. He also could be a little unusual. We called him Crazy Mike.A Scorpion band member with whom Campbell wrote also several songs for 'Stoney & Meatloaf', Ray Monette
Ray Monette
The American Ray Monette started his public career as a songwriter and musician in Detroit. In 1967 with an ephemeral band called 'The Abstract Reality', a 45 rpm single Love Burns Like A Fire Inside was released. With Mike Campbell, Bob 'Babbitt' Kreinar, and Andrew Smith he formed Scorpion...
, guitarist of the Rare Earth
Rare Earth (band)
Rare Earth is an American rock band affiliated with Motown's Rare Earth record label , who prospered in 1970-1972. Although not the first white band signed to Motown, Rare Earth was the first big hit-making act signed by Motown that consisted only of white members...
from 1971 until 2004, communicated about Campbell on a Rare Earth site forum: 'We always called him "Crazy" Mike. He had a reputation for some outlandish behavior. The first day on the set of Total Recall Mike told Arnold to f::k off!! They actually became good friends after that. I guess he [Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American former professional bodybuilder, actor, businessman, investor, and politician. Schwarzenegger served as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 until 2011....
] liked someone that would stand up to him for a change.' And: 'It would be hard to forget just about anything that Mike did. The word outrageous is too tame for Mike. Just when you thought you'd seen everything, he'd come out of left field with some stunt that would blow you away. What a mad genius!!