Michael Nesmith

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

24

Gender

Male

Birthday

1942-12-30

Day of death

2021-12-10 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Houston, Texas, USA

Michael Nesmith

Biography

Robert Michael Nesmith (December 30, 1942 – December 10, 2021) was an American musician, songwriter, actor, producer, and novelist. He was best known as a member of the pop rock band the Monkees and co-star of the TV series The Monkees (1966–1968). His songwriting credits include "Different Drum", which became a hit for Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys. After the break-up of the Monkees, Nesmith continued his successful songwriting and performing career, first with the seminal country rock group the First National Band, with whom he had a top-40 hit, "Joanne", and then as a solo artist. He often played a custom-built Gretsch 12-string electric with the Monkees and afterwards. Nesmith founded Pacific Arts, a multimedia production and distribution company, in 1974, through which he helped pioneer the music video format. He created one of the first American television programs dedicated to music videos, PopClips, which aired on Nickelodeon in 1980. He was asked to help produce and create MTV, but had prior commitments with his production company. In 1981, he won the first Grammy Award for Video of the Year for his hour-long television show, Elephant Parts. He was also an executive producer of the film Repo Man (1984). Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Nesmith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Top of the Pops

    Top of the Pops

  • MTV Video Music Awards

    MTV Video Music Awards

  • Behind the Music

    Behind the Music

  • The Monkees

    The Monkees

  • Laurel Canyon

    Laurel Canyon

  • Head

    Head

  • Repo Man

    Repo Man

  • An Evening with Sir William Martin

    An Evening with Sir William Martin

  • Dr. Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce

    Dr. Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce

  • Burglar

    Burglar

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Barbecue Death Squad From Hell

    Barbecue Death Squad From Hell

  • Tapeheads

    Tapeheads

  • Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees

    Hey, Hey, We're The Monkees

  • Boyce & Hart: The Guys Who Wrote 'Em

    Boyce & Hart: The Guys Who Wrote 'Em

  • Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann

    Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann

  • Hey, Hey, It's the Monkees

    Hey, Hey, It's the Monkees

  • Michael Nesmith on Austin City Limits

    Michael Nesmith on Austin City Limits

  • Making The Monkees

    Making The Monkees

  • Television Parts Home Companion

    Television Parts Home Companion

  • Elephant Parts

    Elephant Parts

  • I Want My MTV

    I Want My MTV

  • Michael Nesmith Live at the Britt Festival

    Michael Nesmith Live at the Britt Festival

  • 33 ⅓ Revolutions per Monkee

    33 ⅓ Revolutions per Monkee