Ric Ocasek
Actor
- Born
- March 23, 1944 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Died
- September 15, 2019 (age 75)
Richard Theodore Otcasek (stage name Ric Ocasek) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and painter. He was best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and songwriter for the rock band the Cars. In 2018 Ocasek was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Cars. That same year he revealed a number of his paintings in a national tour.
Known for
Hairspray
February 26, 1988
I Am Divine
March 26, 2014
Made in Heaven
November 6, 1987
Bad Brains: A Band in DC
June 6, 2012
The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
October 27, 1995
The Cars: Live - Musikladen 1979
January 1, 2000
Simply Mad About the Mouse
July 15, 1991
The Cars: Live at The Summit In Houston, Texas
September 12, 1984
The Cars: Heartbeat City
September 1, 1984
The Cars: Unlocked
October 14, 2006
Twenty Eighteen Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
April 14, 2018
The Cars: Rock Goes To College
Acting12
- 2018Twenty Eighteen Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self [The Cars]
- 2014I Am Divine as Self (archive)
- 2012Bad Brains: A Band in DC as Self
- 2006The Cars: Unlocked as Himself (lead and backing vocals, guitar)
- 2000The Cars: Live - Musikladen 1979
- 1995The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special as Self
- 1991Simply Mad About the Mouse as Self
- 1988Hairspray as Beatnik Cat
- 1987Made in Heaven as Shark
- 1984The Cars: Live at The Summit In Houston, Texas