Rockets Redglare
Rockets Redglare
Born to a teenage heroin addict and a mobster, Michael Morra was addicted to heroin since birth. After his mother died, he became "Rockets Redglare." Growing up in Brooklyn and Long Island surrounded by severe drug addiction and illegal activity, Rockets turned to performing as an outlet and began a life as an actor, comedian, and general tough guy. Hanging out around the East Village during the late '70s, Rockets became a permanent fixture in the punk and porno film scenes. He worked as a bodyguard for the Sex Pistols and was the personal drug dealer for Sid Vicious. In the early '80s, he joined up with Steve Buscemi for standup comedy performances and short plays called "The Rockets Redglare Taxi Cabaret." With a small role in Jim Jarmusch's independent opus Stranger Than Paradise, he began a 15-year-long acting career. Playing characters not unlike his real-life persona, Rockets has also appeared in such independent classics as Desperately Seeking Susan, Mystery Train, and Trees Lounge. He played himself in the biographical drama Basquiat, as a bodyguard to the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Due to complications with liver failure and hepatitis C, Rockets died on May 28, 2001, at the age of 52. In 2002, Luis Fernandez de la Reguera released a documentary about his career and use of comedy performance to triumph over personal battles. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Rockets Redglare:
- In the Soup with Steve Buscemi , Seymour Cassel , Jennifer Beals , Pat Moya , Will Patton , Steven Randazzo , Jim Jarmusch , Carol Kane , Stanley Tucci , Elizabeth Bracco , Debi Mazar , Mike Anderson , Richard Boes , Sully Boyar , Paul Herman , Frank Messina , Sam Rockwell , Jaime Sanchez , Ruth Maleczech
- Basquiat with Jeffrey Wright , Michael Wincott , Benicio DelToro , Claire Forlani , David Bowie , Dennis Hopper , Julie Araskog , Michael Badalucco , Paul Bartel , Michael Chow , Hope Clarke , Willem Dafoe , Francis Dumaurier , Leonard Jackson , Jean Claude LaMarre , Vincent Laresca , Linda Larkin , Courtney Love , Elina Lowensohn , David McDermott , Peter McGough , Tatum O'Neal , Gary Oldman , Steven Randazzo , Rene Rivera , Sam Rockwell , Christopher Walken , Richard Butler , Alex Nemo , Chuck Preiffer , Parker Posey , Ron Brice , Paul Outlaw , Frederick Weller , Joseph R. Gannascoli , Chuck Pfeifer , Denise Burse , Robert Alexander , Jose Luis Ferrer , Joe Glasco , Irene Kiss , Steven Parenago , Vladamir Parenago , Richard the Ox , Esther G. Schnabel , Jack Schnabel , Lola Schnabel , Olatz Maria Schnabel , Stella Schnabel , William Seymour , Dave Shelley , Tarmo Urb , Brian Wright
- Trees Lounge with Steve Buscemi , Mark Jr. Boone , Chloe Sevigny , Michael Buscemi , Anthony LaPaglia , Elizabeth Bracco , Victor Arnold , Daniel Baldwin , Eszter Balint , Richard Boes , Seymour Cassel , Marilyn Chris , Kevin Corrigan , Michael Imperioli , Samuel L. Jackson , Carol Kane , Joe Lisi , Debi Mazar , Charles Newmark , Steven Randazzo , Mimi Rogers , Suzanne Shepherd , Brooke Smith , John Ventimiglia , Irma St. Paule , Annette Arnold , Bianca Bakiia , Io Tillett Wright , Roberta Hanley , Daniella Rich , Bronson Dudley , Carina Finn , Michael Storms , Christina Gildea , Marissa Lanzello , Larry Jr. Guillard , Lucian Buscemi
- Talk Radio with Eric Bogosian , Alec Baldwin , Ellen Greene , Leslie Hope , John C. McGinley , John Pankow , Zach Grenier , Linda Atkinson , Theresa Bell , Mimi Cochran , Alan Corduner , William DeAcutis , William DeAcutis , Tony Frank , Leigh French , Earl Hindman , Earl Hindman , Earl Hindman , Kevyn Major Howard , Anna Levine , Park Overall , David Poynter , Robert Trebor , Jan-Michael Vincent , Michael Wincott , Bill Johnson , Bruno Rubeo , John Seitz , Michele Mariana , Pirie MacDonald , Chip Moody , Al Clark
- Shakedown with Peter Weller , Sam Elliott , Patricia Charbonneau , Blanche Baker , Antonio Fargas , Richard Brooks , Henry Judd Baker , Paul Bartel , Dick Boccelli , Jude Ciccolella , Vondie Curtis-Hall , Augusta Dabney , Roy Milton Davis , Marya D. Dornya , James Eckhouse , Darryl Edwards , Richard Epper , John Finn , Walter Flanagan , Larry Joshua , George Loros , Ronald Maccone , Dominic Marcus , Tom Mardirosian , Holt McCallany , John C. McGinley , Michael Medeiros , Julia Mueller , William Prince , David Proval , Shirley Stoler , Karl Taylor , Thomas G. Waites , Bari K. Willerford , Buddy vanHorn , Anthony Crivello , Frances Helm , Kelly Rutherford , Lisa Ann Poggi , Walter Bobbie , Frank Colangelo , Bill Cwikowski , Leland J. Eller , Dolores Garcia , William Gleason , Stacey Heinz , Andrew Johns , Sheila Johnson , James Kruk , Jos Laniado , Mary Beth Lee , Marie Marshall , Everett III Mendes , Harold Jr. Perrineau , Kim Plumridge , Kathryn Rossetter , Kevin Ruskin , Glenn C. Sadler , Roy Thomas
- Mystery Train with Masatoshi Nagase , Youki Kudoh , Nicoletta Braschi , Screamin' Jay Hawkins , Cinque Lee , Elizabeth Bracco , Rufus Thomas , Joe Strummer , Rick Aviles , Sy Richardson , Tom Noonan , Stephen Jones , Steve Buscemi , Vondie Curtis-Hall , Tom Waits , Richard Boes , Joshua Elvis Hoch , Joshua Elvis Hoch , Karen Longwell , Jodie Markell , Sara Driver , Jim Stark , D'Army Bailey , Calvin Brown , Darryl Daniel , Reginald Freeman , Pat Hoch , William Hoch , Winston Hoffman , Royale Johnson , Charles Ponder , Beverly Prye , Lowell Roberts , Marvell Thomas , Elan Yaari
- Down by Law with Tom Waits , John Lurie , Roberto Benigni , Nicoletta Braschi , Ellen Barkin , Vernel Bagneris , Richard Boes , L.C. Drane , Ralph Joseph , Eliott Keener , Carrie Lindsoe , Billie Neal , David Petitjean , Timothea , Joy N. Jr. Houck , Alan Kleinberg , David Dahlgren , Jay Hilliar , Alex Miller , Archie Sampier , Adam Cohen
- Desperately Seeking Susan with Rosanna Arquette , Madonna , Aidan Quinn , Mark Blum , Robert Joy , Laurie Metcalf , Anna Levine , Will Patton , Peter Maloney , Steven Wright , John Turturro , Anne Carlisle , Shirley Stoler , Victor Argo , Paul Austin , Michael Badalucco , Adele Bertei , Timothy Carhart , Kim Chan , Curt Dempster , Richard Edson , Giancarlo Esposito , Annie Golden , Richard Hell , John Hoyt , Patrick John Hurley , Ilene Kristen , Carol Leifer , Arto Lindsay , Isabel Garcia Lorca , Ann Magnuson , Harsh Nayyar , Lazaro Perez , Richard Portnow , Gary Ray , Jose Santana , John Lurie , Henry Adler , Gary Binkow , Steve Bosh , Elie J. Boubli , Daisy Bradford , Stanley Burns , Peter Castellotti , Iris Chacon , Michael R. Chin , Wendy Dasteel , Steve Eidel , Marty Gold , Joyce Griffen , Rosemary Hochschild , Mary Joy , Shirley Kaplan , Michael Kaufman , Richard S. Lowy , Donna Ritchie , Gilda Tortorello , J.B. Waters , Alvy West , Keita Whitten , Billy Hopkins , Risa Bramon Garcia , Michael Bramon
- Big with Tom Hanks , Elizabeth Perkins , John Heard , Jared Rushton , Robert Loggia , David Moscow , Mercedes Ruehl , Jon Lovitz , Mark Ballou , Oliver Block , Vinnie Capone , Josh Clark , Kimberlee M. Davis , James Eckhouse , Nancy Giles , Paul Herman , Lela Ivey , Bruce Jarchow , Dana Kaminski , Erika Katz , Gary Howard Klar , Samantha Larkin , Paul L.Q. Lee , George J. Manos , Peter McRobbie , Kevin Meaney , Dolores Messina , Keith Reddin , Tracy Reiner , John Rothman , Debra Jo Rupp , Jaime Tirelli , Judd Trichter , Allan Wasserman , Max Raven , Jon Levita , Chris Dowden , Linda Gillen , Gordon Press , Pasquale Pugliese , Vaughn Sandman , Edward Schick , Jordan Thaler , Mildred R. Vandever , Alec vonSommer , Susan Wilder , Harvey Miller
- After Hours with Griffin Dunne , Rosanna Arquette , Verna Bloom , Tommy Chong , Linda Fiorentino , Teri Garr , John Heard , Cheech Marin , Catherine O'Hara , Will Patton , Robert Plunket , Bronson Pinchot , Frank Aquilino , Victor Argo , Larry Block , Clarence Felder , Robin Johnson , Dick Miller , Murray Moston , Charles Scorsese , Rocco Sisto , Margo Winkler , Victor Magnotta , Martin Scorsese , Henry Baker , Victor Bumbalo , Rand Carr , Maree Catalano , John Codiglia , Bill Elverman , Clarke Evans , Joel Jason , Stephen J. Lim , Paula Raflo , Mary Colquhoun
Rockets Redglare Trivia
When was Rockets Redglare born?
Rockets Redglare date of birth: May 8, 1949
Who did Rockets Redglare play in In the Soup?
Rockets Redglare was Guy in In the Soup
Who did Rockets Redglare play in Basquiat?
Rockets Redglare was Rockets in Basquiat
Who did Rockets Redglare play in Trees Lounge?
Rockets Redglare was Stan in Trees Lounge
Who did Rockets Redglare play in Talk Radio?
Rockets Redglare was Killer/Redneck Caller in Talk Radio
Who did Rockets Redglare play in Stranger Than Paradise?
Rockets Redglare was Poker Player in Stranger Than Paradise
Who did Rockets Redglare play in Shakedown?
Rockets Redglare was Ira in Shakedown
Who did Rockets Redglare portray in Mystery Train?
Rockets Redglare was Liquor Store Clerk in Mystery Train
Who did Rockets Redglare portray in Down by Law?
Rockets Redglare was Gig in Down by Law
Who did Rockets Redglare portray in Desperately Seeking Susan?
Rockets Redglare was Taxi Driver in Desperately Seeking Susan
What role did Rockets Redglare portray in Big?
Rockets Redglare played Motel Clerk in Big
Who did Rockets Redglare play in After Hours?
Rockets Redglare was Angry Mob Member in After Hours
