Massachusetts native Jonathan Richman first gained fame as the frontman
for the legendary
The Velvet Underground-influenced
proto-punk band "The Modern Lovers", who recorded their first and only
album in 1973. The self-titled record included such classics as
"Roadrunner", "Pablo Picasso" and "She Cracked". Yet despite his punk
rock notoriety - "Roadrunner" was famously covered by
Sex Pistols - Richman had a musical
change of heart and resurfaced in 1977 with a new incarnation of his
band on the album "Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers", and a new
sound typified by simple, acoustic songs with sweet and often childlike
lyrics. He gained a loyal cult following and has continued to release
albums and tour. Richman made his first film appearance with a brief
cameo in the Farelly brothers' 1996 film,
Kingpin (1996), and later received some
of his most notable mainstream exposure when he sang tunes such as
"True Love is Not Nice" in 1998's Farelly smash-hit
There's Something About Mary (1998).
Viva Variety(1997)as Musical Guest
There's Something About Mary(1998)as Jonathan
Kingpin(1996)as Tavern Band
Revolution Summer(2007)
A Sign from God(2000)
The B-Side(2016)
Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance(1997)
I Am a Sex Addict(2005)
7:35 de la maƱana(2003)
Balls Up(2026)
American Dad!(2005)
Rogue Heroes(2022)
Pistol(2022)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel(2017)
The Velvet Underground(2021)as Self - Songwriter, Musician & Founder of the Modern Lovers
The Center of Nowhere (The Spirit & Sounds of Springfield, Missouri)(2020)as Self - Interviewee, Musician
Boys from Nowhere: The Story of Boston's Garage Punk Uprising(2016)as Self - Interviewee
Danny Says(2015)as Self
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon(2009)as Self - Musical Guest
New British Canon(2019)as Self
No me la puc treure del cap(2010)as Self
Dancing in the Street: A Rock and Roll History(1996)as Self
The Way They Were: Punk and the New Wave 1976-1978(1986)as Self