Chris Isaak

Hosted "The Chris Isaak Hour" on the Biography Channel

Joined the ensemble cast of "The Informers"; based on a collection of short stories by Bret Easton Ellis

Appeared as Roy Orbison in the NBC drama "American Dreams"

Co-starred with Tracey Ullman and Johnny Knoxville in John Waters' "A Dirty Shame"

Featured as a correspondent for "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (NBC)

Starred in "The Chris Isaak Show" (Showtime) as himself and featured actual members of his band

"Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing" was featured in Stanley Kubrick's final film, "Eyes Wide Shut"

Appeared in the HBO miniseries, "From the Earth to the Moon"

First TV appearance was on an episode of "Friends" (NBC)

Co-starred in the Bernardo Bertolucci-directed, "Little Buddha"

Played a major role in David Lynch's "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me"

Had a small role in Jonathan Demme's "The Silence of the Lambs"

An instrumental version of "Wicked Game" was featured in David Lynch's "Wild at Heart"

Released third album, Heart Shaped World ; featured the hit song "Wicked Game"

Feature acting debut in "Married to the Mob"

First film to feature his music, David Lynch's "Blue Velvet"

Released second self-titled album, Chris Isaak

Released debut album, Silvertone ; also the name of Isaak's backing band

Moved to San Francisco in the early 1980s

Signed a contract with Warner Bros. Records

Studied in Japan in the 1970s