Brandon Cruz
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Brandon Edwin Cruz (born May 28, 1962 in Bakersfield, California) was a child actor and is a musician. In the early 1970s, he co-starred with Bill Bixby in the television show The Courtship of Eddie's Father Cruz also played the role of "Joey", the Yankees' pitcher, in the 1976 movie "Bad News Bears," which starred Walter Matthau and Tatum O'Neal.
[edit] Biography
In the 1980s, Cruz fronted a hardcore punk band from Oxnard, California called Dr. Know, which released several records. He later joined the Dead Kennedys as lead vocalist, replacing Jello Biafra. He quit the Dead Kennedys in 2003. Jeff Penalty took his place, and Cruz rejoined Dr. Know, which continues to perform, and has a new CD in the works.[citation needed] After quitting the newly formed Dead Kennedys, Cruz played a show at Tompkins Square Park with several bands including Leftover Crack and Millions of Dead Cops. During Dr. Know's performance, Cruz issued a public apology for playing with the newly formed Dead Kennedys, stating that he hadn't realized how much the band had changed over the years, and that all of the original ideals they once had long since left the remaining members.
Cruz was interviewed in the documentary film American Hardcore: The History of American Punk Rock, 1980-1986.
[edit] External links
- Brandon Cruz at the Internet Movie Database
- Brandon Cruz at the Notable Names Database
- Brandon Cruz at TV.com
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