Biography
Dark Francis may be the stage name contrived simply by as well as for Charles Thompson during his residency in university rock-band the Pixies, an interval that ran from your group’s formation in Boston during 1986 before dark day time in 1993 when Dark Francis announced throughout a BBC radio interview the group was disbanding. Another members from the Pixies such as for example Kim Deal weren’t yet smart to this, learning a tad little bit later on when their right now previous associate faxed them a transcription of relevant elements of the radio display. Thompson’s next display business identification was as Frank Dark, often within the bandleading framework of Frank Dark and the Catholics. Posting bean counters can observe for songwriting credits under both pseudonyms in addition to under Charles Thompson; within the last mentioned case he shouldn’t be baffled with the famed common jazz keyboardist whose functions were documented by Charlie Parker and many more. Thompson released many albums under his Frank Dark moniker, but came back to the Dark Francis name for 2007’s Bluefinger, that was a concept record about the life span and loss of life of Dutch painter/punk rocker Herman Brood and highlighted a few of Black’s most ferocious rock and roll in years. Still functioning under his Dark Francis moniker, Dark released the sexually billed NonStopErotik this year 2010. Abbabubba, a B-sides and demos collection, found its way to 2011 combined with the Golem, Francis’ rating for the 1920 silent film of the same name.
Quick Facts
Full Name Black Francis
Profession Songwriter, Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Film Score Composer
Education University of Massachusetts Amherst
Nationality American
Spouse Violet Clark, Jean Black
Children Lucy Berlin, Jack Errol Thompson
Music Groups Pixies, Frank Black and the Catholics, Grand Duchy, Pigface
Music Songs Hang On to Your Ego, I Heard Ramona Sing, Threshold Apprehension, Los Angeles, Headache, I Don’t Want to Hurt You, Men In Black, I Burn Today, Calistan, Abstract Plain, You Can’t Break a Heart and Have It, Speedy Marie, Places Named After Numbers, Your Mouth Into Mine, Whatever Happened to Pong?, Two Reelers, Thalassocracy, You Ain’t Me, Superabound, Pray for the Girls, In the Time of My Ruin, Olé Mulholland, Fiddle Riddle, The Vanishing Spies, Adda Lee, Freedom Rock, Fu Manchu, Space Is Gonna Do Me Good, Everything Is New, Don’t Ya Rile ’Em, White Noise Maker, If Your Poison Gets You
Albums Doolittle, Teenager of the Year, The Cult of Ray, Fast Man Raider Man, Bluefinger, The Golem, Honeycomb, Surfer Rosa, NonStopErotik, Frank Black, Head Carrier, Trompe le Monde, Indie Cindy, Frank Black Francis, Christmass, Svn Fngrs, Oddballs, Frank Black 93–03, Abbabubba, Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies, Death to the Pixies, Pixies, Come On Pilgrim, Live At Melkweg (March 24th, 2001), Live in Nijmegen, The Complete Recordings
Movies The Golem: How He Came into the World
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Was approached for the part of Victor Modino in Heavy (1995). He turned it down, saying he "didn't want to play that type of character". |
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Black is referenced in the song "Veruca Salt Et Frank Black" by Vincent Delerm in the album Kensington Square [2004]. |
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Frank and his wife Violet welcomed their second child, Lucy Berlin on April 21st. She was born at 5:30 am, weighing just under 8 lbs, 10 oz |
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First child, son Jack Errol Thompson, was born on 7 January 2005 in Springfield, Oregon. |
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Black is referenced in the song "Fire Water Burn" by Bloodhound gang, with the lyric "I'm not black like Barry White, no, I'm white like Frank Black is". The song then pays homage to Black's band Pixies by rewriting several lines of their song "Monkey Gone to Heaven" from Pixies' seminal 1989 album "Doolittle". |
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The Pixies reunited in 2004. |
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Former lead singer of the influential alternative group The Pixies. |
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Developed his trademark singing style after a friend told him to scream The Beatles' "Oh Darling" "like you hate that b****!" |
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Gold |
2016/I |
writer: "Hey" - as Charles Thompson |
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Black Mirror |
2016 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
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The Edge of Seventeen |
2016 |
writer: "Snakes" - as Charles Thompson |
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Daddy's Home |
2015 |
writer: "Here Comes Your Man" - as Charles Thompson |
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The Leftovers |
2015 |
TV Series writer - 2 episodes |
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Mr. Robot |
2015 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
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Knock Knock |
2015/I |
writer: "Where Is My Mind?" - as Charles Thompson |
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Forza Horizon 2 |
2014 |
Video Game writer: "Debaser" - as Charles Thompson |
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Ven a jugar |
2014/II |
Short performer: "I Want To Live On An Abstract Plane" / writer: "I Want To Live On An Abstract Plane" |
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Dom Hemingway |
2013 |
as Thompson, "Debaser" |
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Horns |
2013 |
writer: "Where is My Mind" - as Charles Thompson |
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Galore |
2013 |
writer: "Gigantic" - as Thompson |
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The Simpsons |
2013 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
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Sound City |
2013 |
Documentary performer: "All My Ghosts" / writer: "All My Ghosts" |
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This Is 40 |
2012 |
writer: "Debaser" - as Charles Thompson |
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The Good Wife |
2012 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World |
2012 |
performer: "In The Time Of My Ruin" |
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ACAB - All Cops Are Bastards |
2012 |
writer: "Where Is My Mind?" - as C. Thompson |
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Lena |
2011 |
writer: "Here comes your man" - as Charles Thompson |
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Warehouse 13 |
2011 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
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Sucker Punch |
2011 |
writer: "WHERE IS MY MIND?" - as Charles Thompson |
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Gianni e le donne |
2011 |
lyrics: "Here Comes Your Man" / music: "Here Comes Your Man" |
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I Melt with You |
2011 |
writer: "Debaser", "Caribou" - as Charles Thompson |
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It's Kind of a Funny Story |
2010 |
writer: "Where Is My Mind?" |
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World |
2010 |
performer: "I Heard Ramona Sing" / writer: "I Heard Ramona Sing" |
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Mr. Nobody |
2009 |
writer: "Where Is My Mind" - as Thompson |
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Ghost Bird |
2009 |
Documentary writer: "Where Is My Mind" - as Black Francis |
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Observe and Report |
2009 |
writer: "Where Is My Mind?" - as Charles Thompson |
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(500) Days of Summer |
2009 |
writer: "Here Comes Your Man" - as Charles Thompson |
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Zack and Miri Make a Porno |
2008 |
writer: "Hey" - as Black Francis |
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Mid-August Lunch |
2008 |
writer: "Here Comes Your Man" - as Black Francis |
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Waiting for Hockney |
2008 |
Documentary performer: " I Want To Live On An Abstract Plain" |
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall |
2008 |
performer: "You Can't Break a Heart and Have It" - as Black Francis |
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Rock Band |
2007 |
Video Game writer: "Wave of Mutilation" |
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Accepted |
2006 |
writer: "U-Mass" - as Black Francis |
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Southland Tales |
2006 |
writer: "Wave of Mutilation" UK Surf - as Black Francis |
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Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi |
2006 |
Documentary writer: "Tame" - as Thompson Charles Michael Kittr |
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Coachella |
2006 |
Video documentary writer: "Where Is My Mind" - as Black Francis |
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American Wasteland |
2005 |
Video Game performer: "Los Angeles" / writer: "Los Angeles" |
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Veronica Mars |
2005 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
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Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo |
2005 |
writer: "Here Comes Your Man" - as Black Francis |
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The Call |
2005 |
Short writer: "Ed Is Dead" |
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The O.C. |
2005 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
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Overtime |
2004/I |
Short performer: "85 Weeks" / writer: "85 Weeks" |
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Stuck on You |
2003 |
writer: "Here Comes Your Man", "La La Loves You" - as Black Francis |
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Janis et John |
2003 |
writer: "Where is my mind" |
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The United States of Leland |
2003 |
performer: "Manitoba" / writer: "Gigantic", "River Euphrates", "Hang Wire" - as Black Francis / writer: "Manitoba" |
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The Powerpuff Girls Movie |
2002 |
performer: "Pray For The Girls" / writer: "Pray For The Girls" |
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On the Edge |
2001 |
writer: "Is She Weird?" - as Charles Thompson |
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Say It Isn't So |
2001 |
writer: "Here Comes Your Man" - as Black Francis |
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Haiku Tunnel |
2001 |
writer: "Debaser" - as Black Francis |
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Unbreakable |
2000 |
writer: "I've Been Tired" 1987 - as Black Francis |
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Fight Club |
1999 |
writer: "Where Is My Mind" |
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The Powerpuff Girls |
1998 |
TV Series performer: "Pray for the Girls" |
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The Adventures of Sebastian Cole |
1998 |
writer: "Where is My Mind" |
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Knoflíkári |
1997 |
performer: "You Ain't Me" |
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Grosse Pointe Blank |
1997 |
writer: "Monkey Gone to Heaven" - as Black Francis |
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Great Railway Journeys |
1996 |
TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode |
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Beavis and Butt-Head |
1993-1994 |
TV Series performer - 2 episodes |
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Singles |
1992 |
writer: "Dig for Fire" - as Black Francis |
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Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me |
1992 |
writer: "Where is My Mind", "La La Love You" |
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Pump Up the Volume |
1990 |
writer: "Wave of Mutilation U.K. Surf" |
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A Matter of Degrees |
1990 |
writer: "Where Is My Mind" - as Black Francis |
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Composer
Composer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Moon Seek |
2007 |
Short music by |
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Pixies: Live at the Paradise in Boston |
2006 |
Video |
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The Low Budget Time Machine |
2003 |
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Jab Pyar Kiya to Darna Kya |
1991 |
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Music Department
Music Department
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Magnificent Tati |
2009 |
Documentary performer - 'The Jacques Tati' |
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Stuck |
2003/II |
composer: song "Dog in the Sand" |
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Crime + Punishment in Suburbia |
2000 |
composer: additional score |
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Seize the Day |
1996 |
musician - as Pixies |
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Actor
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Pixies Sell Out: 2004 Reunion Tour |
2005 |
Video |
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Writer
Writer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Pixies |
2004 |
Video |
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Self
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Unknown Brood |
2016 |
Documentary |
Himself |
Berlin Live |
2016 |
TV Series |
Himself |
¡Atención obras! |
2014 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Ànima |
2014 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Sound City |
2013 |
Documentary |
Himself |
Morning Prayer with Skott and Behr |
2010 |
TV Series |
Himself (2010) |
Funny or Die Presents... |
2010 |
TV Series |
Himself |
The Magnificent Tati |
2009 |
Documentary |
Himself |
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! |
2008 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Seven Ages of Rock |
2007 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien |
1994-2006 |
TV Series |
Himself - Musical Guest / Himself |
loudQUIETloud: A Film About the Pixies |
2006 |
Documentary |
Charles "Black Francis" Thompson |
Follow My Voice: With the Music of Hedwig |
2006 |
Documentary |
Himself |
The Henry Rollins Show |
2006 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Later... With Jools Holland |
2005 |
TV Series |
Himself |
The Pixies |
2004 |
Video |
Himself |
Placebo: Soulmates Never Die - Live in Paris 2003 |
2004 |
Video documentary |
Himself |
I Love the '80s Strikes Back |
2003 |
TV Series documentary |
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Impact: Songs That Changed the World |
2003 |
TV Mini-Series documentary |
Himself |
Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) |
2002 |
Documentary |
Himself |
Pixies: Gouge |
2001 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself (as Charles Thompson) |
The Adam and Joe Show |
1997-1999 |
TV Series |
Himself |
David Bowie: An Earthling at 50 |
1997 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself - Live on Stage with Bowie |
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos |
1994 |
TV Movie |
Himself |
Juke Box Jury |
1990 |
TV Series |
Himself - Panellist |
Beyond the Groove |
1990 |
TV Series |
Himself |
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It is just sort of insulting, though, that all I will probably be remembered for is that fact that a very famous dude casually dropped my name in an interview. That this is as good as it will get for me, that I will always be subservient to that remark. (On Kurt Cobain) |
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I think that morality is not God-given or even acquired through religion, it's natural, innate and, to be honest, pretty damn obvious. It's obvious you shouldn't steal, kill or be cruel. |
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