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{{Infobox Musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
{{Infobox Film
| name = Teeth
| Name = John Doe
| image = Teeth poster.JPG
| Img = John Doe.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| Background = solo_singer
| director = [[Mitchell Lichtenstein]]
| Birth_name = John Nommensen Duchac
| Born = {{birth date and age|1954|02|25}}<br />[[Decatur, Illinois]], [[United States|U.S.A]]
| producer = Richard E. Chapla Jr.<br />Mitchell Lichtenstein<br />Joyce M. Pierpoline
| Origin = [[Los Angeles, California]], [[United States|U.S.A.]]
| writer = Mitchell Lichtenstein
| starring = [[Jess Weixler]]<br />[[Hale Appleman]]<br />[[John Hensley]]
| Instrument = [[bass guitar]], [[singing]]
| music = [[Robert Miller]]
| Voice_type =
| Genre = [[Folk music|Folk rock]], [[alternative country]], [[punk rock]]
| cinematography = Wolfgang Held
| editing = Joe Landauer
| Occupation = [[musician]], [[actor]]
| Years_active =
| distributor = [[Roadside Attractions]]
| Label =
| released = [[January 19]], [[2007 in film|2007]] ([[2007 Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]])<br>[[January 18]], [[2008 in film|2008]]
| Associated_acts = [[X (U.S. band)|X]], [[The Flesh Eaters (band)|The Flesh Eaters]], [[Dave Alvin]]
| runtime = 87 min.
| URL = http://www.theejohndoe.com
| country = [[United States|USA]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| budget = $2,000,000
| gross = $1,875,335
| website = http://www.teethmovie.com/
| amg_id = 1:382521
| imdb_id = 0780622
}}
}}


'''John Doe''' (born '''John Nommensen Duchac''' on [[February 25]], [[1954]] in [[Decatur, Illinois]]) is an [[United States|American]] singer, songwriter, actor, poet<ref>:{{cite web
'''''Teeth''''' is a [[black comedy film]] written and directed by [[Mitchell Lichtenstein]], about a girl who has [[Vagina dentata|teeth in her vagina]]. It premiered [[January 19]], [[2007]] at the [[2007 Sundance Film Festival]] in the independent drama category. It was released on DVD in the US on [[May 6]] [[2008]] by [[Dimension Extreme]].
| url = http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11304560
| title = John Doe: The 'X' Man Returns
| accessdate = 2008-06-02
| last = Wertheimer
| first = Linda
| date = 2007-06-23
| year =
| month =
| format = audio
| work = Weekend Edition Saturday
| publisher = National Public Radio
}}</ref> and bass player who was the founder of the [[Los Angeles, California|L.A.]] [[punk rock|punk]] band [[X (U.S. band)|X]]. His musical compositions and performances also include [[country music|country]] and [[folk music]]. Doe performs with the country-folk-punk band [[The Knitters]]. In the early 1980s, Doe performed on two albums by [[The Flesh Eaters (band)|The Flesh Eaters]].


Doe is also a film and television actor. He has played Jeff Parker in the ''[[Roswell (TV series)|Roswell]]'' television series has appeared in such films as ''[[Road House (1989 film)|Road House]]'', ''[[Roadside Prophets]]'', ''[[Vanishing Point (1997)|Vanishing Point]]'', ''[[Salvador (film)|Salvador]]'', ''[[Great Balls of Fire! (film)|Great Balls of Fire!]]'', ''[[Boogie Nights]]'',''[[The Specials (film)|The Specials]]'', ''[[The Good Girl]]'', ''[[Gypsy 83]]'' and ''[[Pure Country (film)|Pure Country]]''. He was also in music videos for [[The Doors]]' "[[L.A. Woman]]" and [[The Ramones]]' "Something To Believe In" with the other members of X.{{Fact|date=October 2008}}
== Cast ==
* [[Jess Weixler]] as Dawn O'Keefe
* [[John Hensley]] as Scott Swanson O'Keefe
* [[Josh Pais]] as Dr. Godfrey
* [[Hale Appleman]] as Tobey
* [[Lenny Von Dohlen]] as Bill O'Keefe
* [[Vivienne Benesch]] as Kim O'Keefe
* [[Ashley Springer]] as Ryan
* [[Julia Garro]] as Gwen
* [[Nicole Swahn]] as Melanie
* [[Adam Wagner]] as Phil
* [[Hunter Ulvog]] as Little Brad
* [[Ava Ryen Plumb]] as Little Dawn
* [[Trent Moore]] as Mr. Vincent
* [[Mike Yager]] as Elliot
* [[Nagai]] as Himself


The album ''Forever Hasn't Happened Yet'' was chosen as one of [[Amazon.com]]'s Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005.<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/guides/guide-display/-/11FHZG4EF29U2 John Doe's list of Music You Should Hear from Amazon.com site]</ref>
== Release ==
The film premiered [[January 19]], [[2007]] at the [[2007 Sundance Film Festival]].
;It was also shown at the
* [[Berlin International Film Festival]],
* [[Nantucket]] Film Festival,
* [[Sydney]] International Film Festival,
* [[Melbourne International Film Festival]],
* [[London FrightFest Film Festival]],
* [[Deauville]] Festival of American Cinema,
* [[Hamptons International Film Festival]],
* [[Auckland International Film Festival]].


It has been announced that he joined the cast of the 6th season of the CW's teen drama [[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]. He may be playing Peyton's biological father.
It opened in [[limited release]] in the [[United States]] on [[January 18]], [[2008]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780622/releaseinfo |title=Teeth (2007/I) - Release dates |accessdate=2008-01-19 |publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]}}</ref>


==Personal==
The film was released on DVD on [[May 6]], [[2008]], and is also available at [http://www.jaman.com/teeth Jaman.com]
Doe was married to fellow X member [[Exene Cervenka]] from 1980-1985. He remarried in 1987 and currently resides in [[Frazier Park, California]]<ref>[http://www.punknews.org/bands/johndoe Punknews.org | About John Doe<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> with his wife Gigi Blair<ref>{{imdb name|0230335}}</ref> and three daughters.


==Discography==
== Critical reception ==
*1990 ''Meet John Doe'' ([[Geffen Records|Geffen]])
The film received mostly positive reviews from critics. The review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reported that 81% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 59 reviews &mdash; with the consensus that the film is "smart, original, and horrifically funny."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/teeth/ |title=Teeth - Movie Reviews, Trailers, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=2008-05-15 |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> [[Metacritic]] reported the film had an average score of 57 out of 100, based on 22 reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/teeth |title=Teeth (2008): Reviews |accessdate=2008-05-15 |publisher=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref>
*1995 ''Kissingsohard'' (Forward/[[Rhino Entertainment|Rhino]])
*2000 ''Freedom Is...'' ([[spinART Records|spinART]])
*2002 ''Dim Stars, Bright Sky'' (Artist Direct [[BMG Music|BMG]])
*2005 ''Forever Hasn't Happened Yet'' ([[Yep Roc Records|Yep Roc]])
*2006 ''For the Best of Us'' (Yep Roc)
*2007 ''A Year in the Wilderness'' (Yep Roc)


=== Sundance ===
Reaction from the [[2007 Sundance Film Festival]] was positive, with Cinematical critic Scott Weinberg saying, "''Teeth'' is precisely the sort of genre movie that we need to see more of."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.cinematical.com/2007/01/21/sundance-review-teeth/ | title=Sundance Review: Teeth | publisher=Cinematical | date=[[2007-01-21]] | accessdate=2007-01-24 }}</ref> [[Adrienne Shelly]] Foundation artistic director Mystelle Brabbée declared it "one of the most talked-about films at the Sundance Film Festival this year".<ref>{{cite news| last = Burnham| first = Gabriella| title = 2007 Film Festival focus centers on female screenwriters| work = The Inquirer and Mirror| date = 2007-11-04| url = http://www.ack.net/femalescreen060707.html| accessdate = 2007-11-17}}</ref>


==Filmography==
Jess Weixler won the Special Jury Prize for Dramatic Performance (and tied with Tamara Podemski from the film ''Four Sheets to the Wind'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/ci_5105046 |title=2007 Sundance Film Festival award winners |accessdate=2007-01-28 |date=2007-01-28 |work=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]}}</ref>
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*''[[Salvador (film)|Salvador]]'' (1986)
*''[[Slam Dance (film)|Slam Dance]]'' (1987)
*''[[Border Radio]]'' (1987)
*''[[Road House (1989 film)|Road House]]'' (1989)
*''[[Great Balls of Fire! (film)|Great Balls of Fire!]]'' ([[1989 in film|1989]])
*''[[Liquid Dreams]]'' (1991)
*''[[A Matter of Degrees]]'' (1991)
*''[[Roadside Prophets]]'' (1992)
*''[[Pure Country (film)|Pure Country]]'' (1992)
*''[[Wyatt Earp (film)|Wyatt Earp]]'' (1994)
*''[[Shake, Rattle and Rock!]]'' (1994)
*''[[Georgia (1995 film)|Georgia]]'' (1995)
*''[[Scorpion Spring]]'' (1996)
*''[[Black Circle Boys]]'' (1997)
*''[[Vanishing Point (1997 film)|Vanishing Point]]'' (1997)
*''[[Touch (film)|Touch]]'' (1997)
*''[[Party of Five]]'' (1997) 1 Episode
*''[[The Price of Kissing]]'' (1997)
*''[[The Last Time I Committed Suicide]]'' (1997)
*''[[Boogie Nights]]'' (1997)
*''[[Get to the Heart: The Barbara Mandrell Story]]'' (1997)
*''[[Lone Greasers]]'' (1998)
*''[[The Pass]]'' (1998)
*''[[Black Cat Run]]'' (1998)
*''[[Odd Man]]'' (1998)
*''[[Drowning on Dry Land]]'' (1999)
*''[[Veronica's Closet]]'' (1999) 1 Episode
*''[[Sugar Town (film)|Sugar Town]]'' (1999)
*''[[Knocking on Deaths Door]]'' (1999)
*''[[The Rage: Carrie 2]]'' (1999)
*''[[Forces of Nature]]'' (1999)
*''[[Wildflowers (film)|Wildflowers]]'' (1999)
*''[[Broken Palace]]'' (1999)
*''[[Martial Law (TV series)|Martial Law]]'' (1999) 1 Episode
*''[[The Strip (TV series)|The Strip]]'' (1999) 1 Episode
*''[[The Specials (film)|The Specials]]'' (2000)
*''[[ER (TV Series)|ER]]'' (2000) 1 Episode
*''[[Gypsy 83]]'' (2001)
*''[[Jon Good's Wife]]'' (2001)
*''[[The Employee of the Month]]'' (2002)
*''[[The Good Girl]]'' (2002)
*''[[Bug (2002 film)|Bug]]'' (2002)
*''[[Roswell (TV Series|Roswell]]'' (1999-2002) 18 Episodes
*''[[Fastlane (TV series)|Fastlane]]'' (2002) 1 Episode
*''[[Red Zone]]'' (2002)
*''[[Wuthering Heights (2003 film)|Wuthering Heights]]'' (2003)
*''[[Peacemakers (TV series)|Peacemakers]]'' (2003) 1 Episode
*''[[Law & Order]] (2003) 1 Episode
*''[[Carnivàle]] (2003) 2 Episodes
*''[[Torque (film)|Torque]] (2004)
*''[[Tom 51]] (2004)
*''[[Lucky 13]]'' (2005)
*''[[CSI: Miami]]'' (2005) 1 Episode
*''[[The Darwin Awards (film)|The Darwin Awards]]'' (2006)
*''[[Jammin]] (2006) 1 Episode
*''[[Ten Inch Hero]]'' (2007)
*''[[The Sandpiper (2007 film)|The Sandpiper]] (2007)
*''[[Man Maid]] (2008)
*''[[Absent Father]] (2008)
*''[[One Tree Hill (TV Series)|One Tree Hill]]'' (2008)
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== References ==
==External links==
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*[http://www.theejohndoe.com/ John Doe - official website]
* Video/audio: [http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/03/15/john_doe_performs_live_from_sxsw/ John Doe at The Current/Free Yr Radio SXSW 2008 live broadcast]
*[http://www.knowthemusicbiz.com/index.php/BIZ-BLOG/johndoe/ John Doe - What Would John Doe Do? Blog ]
*{{imdb name|id=0230335|name=John Doe}}
*{{allmusicguide|id=11:aifpxqe5ldhe~T1|label=John Doe}}
*{{MusicBrainz artist|id=804adff4-9f7b-49d9-9585-6c73fb33e5aa|name=John Doe}}
*[http://kexp.org/aspnet_client/KEXPViewMediaGroup.aspx?rID=3221&pID=528&fID=1141&artist=JR Interview and Live Performance at [[KEXP]]]


==References==
== External links ==
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* [http://www.teethmovie.com/ Official site]
* {{imdb title|id=0780622|title=Teeth}}
* {{amg title|id=1:382521|title=Teeth}}
* {{mojo title|id=teeth|title=Teeth}}
* [http://festival.sundance.org/filmguide/popup.aspx?film=4704 ''Teeth''] at Sundance.org
* [http://www.jaman.com/teeth/ Jaman.com]
* [http://www.filmbuffonline.com/Features/MitchellLichtenstein.htm/ Talking TEETH With Director Mitchell Lichtenstein]


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John Doe

John Doe (born John Nommensen Duchac on February 25, 1954 in Decatur, Illinois) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, poet[1] and bass player who was the founder of the L.A. punk band X. His musical compositions and performances also include country and folk music. Doe performs with the country-folk-punk band The Knitters. In the early 1980s, Doe performed on two albums by The Flesh Eaters.

Doe is also a film and television actor. He has played Jeff Parker in the Roswell television series has appeared in such films as Road House, Roadside Prophets, Vanishing Point, Salvador, Great Balls of Fire!, Boogie Nights,The Specials, The Good Girl, Gypsy 83 and Pure Country. He was also in music videos for The Doors' "L.A. Woman" and The Ramones' "Something To Believe In" with the other members of X.[citation needed]

The album Forever Hasn't Happened Yet was chosen as one of Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005.[2]

It has been announced that he joined the cast of the 6th season of the CW's teen drama One Tree Hill. He may be playing Peyton's biological father.

Personal

Doe was married to fellow X member Exene Cervenka from 1980-1985. He remarried in 1987 and currently resides in Frazier Park, California[3] with his wife Gigi Blair[4] and three daughters.

Discography

  • 1990 Meet John Doe (Geffen)
  • 1995 Kissingsohard (Forward/Rhino)
  • 2000 Freedom Is... (spinART)
  • 2002 Dim Stars, Bright Sky (Artist Direct BMG)
  • 2005 Forever Hasn't Happened Yet (Yep Roc)
  • 2006 For the Best of Us (Yep Roc)
  • 2007 A Year in the Wilderness (Yep Roc)


Filmography

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to X (U.S. band).
Wikiquote has quotations related to John Doe (musician).

References

  1. ^ :Wertheimer, Linda (2007-06-23). "John Doe: The 'X' Man Returns" (audio). Weekend Edition Saturday. National Public Radio. Retrieved 2008-06-02. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help)
  2. ^ John Doe's list of Music You Should Hear from Amazon.com site
  3. ^ Punknews.org | About John Doe
  4. ^ John Doe at IMDb
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