Adam Ant

Acting

Adam Ant

Born

1954-11-03 (71)

Place of birth

Marylebone, London, United Kingdom

Known for

Acting

Credits

53 titles

Adam Ant (born Stuart Leslie Goddard) is an English musician who gained popularity as the lead singer of New Wave/post-punk group Adam and the Ants and later as a solo artist, scoring ten UK top ten hits between 1980 and 1983, including three No.1s. Ant was also a star in America where he not only scored a string of hit singles and albums, but was once voted sexiest man in America by the viewers of MTV. He is also an actor, having appeared in over two dozen films or television episodes between 1985 and 2003. Since 2010, Ant has undertaken a major reactivation of his musical career, performing live regularly in his hometown London and beyond, recording a new album and with a UK national tour…

Known for

Saturday Night Live poster
6.9

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.

Saturday Night Live

1975

Batman: The Animated Series poster
8.6

Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in Gotham City as the masked vigilante "Batman".

Batman: The Animated Series

1992

The Equalizer poster
7.2

Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself as "The Equalizer." It is a service for victims of the system who have exhausted all possible means of seeking justice and have nowhere to go. McCall promises to even out the odds for them.

The Equalizer

1985

Northern Exposure poster
7.8

After receiving a scholarship from the state, a recent Columbia University medical school graduate is required to set up his practice in an eccentric Alaskan town.

Northern Exposure

1990

Never Mind the Buzzcocks poster
7.1

Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1996

La Femme Nikita poster
7.4

Nikita is a drug-addicted juvenile delinquent who was accused of killing a police officer in cold blood during an attempted robbery of a pharmacy. She is later arrested and sentenced to death by lethal injection, upon which she was secretly drugged by the government, faking her death. Nikita is then "recruited" by a secret government organization and transformed into a highly skilled assassin who cannot be traced.

La Femme Nikita

1997

Film credits

2000s · 7 titles

Live Eighties poster
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No synopsis available yet.

Live Eighties

2004

Stand & Deliver: The Documentary poster
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The making of a modern music icon - Adam's own story. Includes original interviews with Adam, Marco Pirroni, Mike Mansfield, Sally James, Caroline Munro and many others. Plus Adam's sketchbooks, storyboards and a tour of his own rock star folly: Luxe.

Stand & Deliver: The Documentary

2006

Larry presents: Best of The 80s poster
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01 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham 02 Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cindy Lauper 03 Wishing Well - Terence Trent D´Arby 04 Let´s Groove - Earth, Wind&Fire 05 Through The Barricades - Spandau Ballet 06 Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler 07 My Favourite Waste Of Time - Owen Paul 08 (Feel Like) Heaven - Fiction Factory 09 Oh Julie - Shakin´ Stevens 10 Eternal Flame - Bangles 11 Africa - Toto 12 It´s Raining Men - The Weather Girls 13 99 Luftballons - Nena 14 Precious Little Diamond - Fox The Fox 16 Tribute (Right On) - The Pasadenas 17 You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) - Dead Or Alive 18 The Promise You Made - Cook Robin 19 All Cried Out - Alison Moyet 20 Hold On - Santana 21 The Power Of Love - Jennifer Rush 22 Something´s Jumpin´ In Your Shirt - Malcolm McLaren&The Bootzilla Orchestra (feat. Bootsy Collins&Introducing Lisa Marie) 23 Take Me Home Tonight - Eddy Money 24 Love Of The Common People - Paul Young 25 etc...

Larry presents: Best of The 80s

2004

The New Romantics: A Fine Romance poster
6.0

Culture Club, Spandau Ballet, Visage, Marilyn, Adam and the Ants, Duran Duran, ABC... At the dawn of the 80s, a whole host of strangely dressed men in make-up burst forth onto the music scene brandishing synthesisers and kicking against the visual ugliness of punk.

The New Romantics: A Fine Romance

2001

Live Aid poster
9.2

4 × DVD, The broadcast of the biggest benefit concert in history, organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief. This entry is for the compilation box set released in 2004.

Live Aid

2004

The Madness of Prince Charming poster
3.0

A look at the rise and fall of Adam Ant. From his early 80's success, to his struggle with depression.

The Madness of Prince Charming

2004

Stand & Deliver: The Very Best of Adam & The Ants poster
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This DVD collection features 25 career-spanning videos, including 'Goody Two Shoes', 'Dog Eat Dog' and 'Stand and Deliver'.

Stand & Deliver: The Very Best of Adam & The Ants

2006

1990s · 11 titles

Sunset Heat poster
4.1

A former drug-dealer photojournalist returns to Los Angeles and helps friends terrorized by his ex-partner.

Sunset Heat

1992

Desert Winds poster
5.2

Jackie and Eugene are joined by a mystical wind tunnel which enables them to speak across a 500-mile desert. Believed by the Indians to be an omen of good luck, the wind inspires both characters to face their fears and follow their hearts.

Desert Winds

1994

Acting on Impulse poster
4.8

An erotic thriller actress becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a B-movie producer, leading her to hide out and engage in sexual thrills with a pair of innocents.

Acting on Impulse

1993

Lover's Knot poster
5.3

A pair of lovers have no idea that their affair is overseen and orchestrated by an angel sent by Cupid to see that they remain together in this romantic comedy.

Lover's Knot

1996

Sweetwater poster
5.5

In 1969, the band Sweetwater led by lead vocalist Nansi Nevins opened Woodstock and subsequently got considerable media attention. But just as they appeared to really break big, they disappeared. 30 years later, a cable TV reporter for a music station is removed from her show for being stoned on air and is given the choice of being dismissed or investigating what happened to Sweetwater.

Sweetwater

1999

Love Bites poster
5.3

Story about a vampire who falls in love with a woman and tries to "re-humanize" himself in order to be with her.

Love Bites

1993

Face Down poster
5.8

When blonde bombshell Meredith Lake breezes into his office, New York private eye Bob Signorelli can't resist giving her "personal" attention. But their one-night stand becomes a deadly liaison when they are linked to a homicide; and a night of steamy passion snowballs into a marathon of madness and murder...

Face Down

1997

Cyber Bandits poster
4.1

A navigator aboard a millionaire's yacht, Jack Morris discovers that the millionaire's mistress has stolen the data for his secret Virtual Reality. To escape, they encrypt, miniaturize, and tattoo the data onto Jack's back. The pair share a VR adventure on the run from the Millionaire's thugs, meeting up with a wild series of characters.

Cyber Bandits

1995

Glitterbug poster
6.0

A collage of Derek Jarman's super 8 footage spanning over 20 years.

Glitterbug

1994

Drop Dead Rock poster
3.3

A down and out rock 'n roll band, Hindenburg, kidnap their favorite British rock star Spazz-O (Maynard), and hold him hostage so he will listen to their music and make them famous. The problem is, Spazz-O's ex-porn star wife Holly Everest (Parks) and his back-stabbing manager, Dave Donovan (Ant), can't wait to get their hands on his fortune, and have hired a hitman to do him in. Thanks to the media feeding frenzy, Spazz-O's career is hotter than ever. Enter media mogul Thor Sturmundrang (Harry) with a big advance check. Now Spazz-O is worth more alive than dead. Dave must outwit the bumbling band, clumsy cops, ruthless record execs and terrifying terrorists to get his just reward.

Drop Dead Rock

1996

Junk poster
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A day in the life of a group of junk mail distributors

Junk

1997

1980s · 12 titles

Slam Dance poster
4.9

When framed for the murder of a sultry blonde, an underground cartoonist is drawn into a web of corruption, blackmail and deceit.

Slam Dance

1987

Nomads poster
4.8

One night, in a Los Angeles hospital, Dr. Flax attends to a seriously injured man who, apparently crazed, whispers mysterious and disconcerting words in French into her ear.

Nomads

1986

Live Aid poster
7.8

Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United States. It was one of the largest scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: watched live by an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations. "It's twelve noon in London, seven AM in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid...!"

Live Aid

1985

Trust Me poster
8.0

An art dealer murders one of his artists in the hopes of increasing the market value of his work.

Trust Me

1989

World Gone Wild poster
5.2

In the nuclear ravaged wasteland of Earth 2087 water is as precious as life itself. The isolated Lost Wells outpost survived the holocaust and the inhabitants guard the source of their existence. Now an evil cult of renegades want control of their valuable water supply. And the villagers are no match for such brute military force. Only one man can help the stricken community - a mercenary living in a distance cannibal city. But even he, and his strange henchmen, may not be able to survive in the world gone wild.

World Gone Wild

1987

Out of Time poster
6.3

A cop from the future goes back in time to Los Angeles and teams up with his grandfather to capture a master criminal.

Out of Time

1988

Spellcaster poster
5.3

A group of people are killed one by one while participating at a million dollar treasure hunt in a mysterious Italian castle.

Spellcaster

1988

Cold Steel poster
5.0

On Christmas Eve, Johnny Modine's father is murdered by a psycho cutthroat. The cop swears bloody revenge, though he's taken off the case. He doesn't suspect yet that he's also the target in a diabolic plan of revenge.

Cold Steel

1987

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever poster
8.7

Television special taped before a live studio audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on March 25, 1983, and broadcast on NBC on May 16. Highlights include Michael Jackson's performance of "Billie Jean", a Temptations/Four Tops "battle of the bands", Marvin Gaye's inspired speech about black music history and his memorable performance of "What's Going On", and a Jackson 5 reunion. This performance is noted for Michael Jackson debuting his signature moonwalk.

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

1983

Disneyland's Summer Vacation Party poster
8.5

Disneyland's Summer Vacation Party (1986)

Disneyland's Summer Vacation Party

1986

Adam and the Ants : Live in Tokyo poster
8.0

Live in Tokyo, 8th October 1981 1 Stand And Deliver 2 Magnificent Five 3 Antmusic 4 Don't Be Square (Be There) 5 Ant Invasion 6 Killer In The Home 7 Never Trust A Man (With Egg On His Face) 8 Kick 9 Press Darlings 10 Christian Dior 11 Los Rancheros 12 Cartrouble 13 Dog Eat Dog 14 Kings Of The Wild Frontier 15 Physical (You're So)

Adam and the Ants : Live in Tokyo

1981

Adam & The Ants:  The Prince Charming Revue poster
7.0

A 73-minute edit of the original three hours long Prince Charming Revue live spectacle.

Adam & The Ants: The Prince Charming Revue

1982

Series credits

Saturday Night Live poster
6.9

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.

Saturday Night Live

1975

Batman: The Animated Series poster
8.6

Vowing to avenge the murder of his parents, Bruce Wayne devotes his life to wiping out crime in Gotham City as the masked vigilante "Batman".

Batman: The Animated Series

1992

The Equalizer poster
7.2

Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself as "The Equalizer." It is a service for victims of the system who have exhausted all possible means of seeking justice and have nowhere to go. McCall promises to even out the odds for them.

The Equalizer

1985

Northern Exposure poster
7.8

After receiving a scholarship from the state, a recent Columbia University medical school graduate is required to set up his practice in an eccentric Alaskan town.

Northern Exposure

1990

Never Mind the Buzzcocks poster
7.1

Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1996

La Femme Nikita poster
7.4

Nikita is a drug-addicted juvenile delinquent who was accused of killing a police officer in cold blood during an attempted robbery of a pharmacy. She is later arrested and sentenced to death by lethal injection, upon which she was secretly drugged by the government, faking her death. Nikita is then "recruited" by a secret government organization and transformed into a highly skilled assassin who cannot be traced.

La Femme Nikita

1997

Later... with Jools Holland poster
5.9

Later... with Jools Holland is a contemporary British music television show hosted by Jools Holland.

Later... with Jools Holland

1992

Tales from the Crypt poster
8.0

Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?

Tales from the Crypt

1989

Amazing Stories poster
7.5

A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg with guest appearances by many famous actors, actresses, and directors.

Amazing Stories

1985

Sledge Hammer! poster
8.0

Sledge Hammer! is an American satirical police sitcom produced by New World Television that ran for two seasons on ABC from 1986 to 1988. The series was created by Alan Spencer and stars David Rasche as Inspector Sledge Hammer, a preposterous caricature of the standard "cop on the edge" character. Al Jean and Mike Reiss, best known for their work on The Simpsons, wrote for the show and worked as story editors.

Sledge Hammer!

1986

The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries poster
6.5

Sylvester and Tweety help out when Granny opens a detective agency.

The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries

1995

Going Live! poster
8.0

Going Live! was a Saturday morning magazine show, broadcast on BBC1 between 1987 and 1993. It was presented by Phillip Schofield and Sarah Greene. Other presenters included Trevor and Simon, Peter Simon, Emma Forbes, and puppet Gordon the Gopher. The show was broadcast during the autumn to spring seasons, with other shows such as the 8:15 from Manchester and Parallel 9 taking over during the summer months. It was preceded by Saturday Superstore, and succeeded by Live & Kicking. In 1988, when the second series started, Greene was hurt in a helicopter crash with her then boyfriend, Mike Smith. Guest presenters stood in for her including T'Pau's Carol Decker. Similarly, in 1992-93 during the final series, Schofield was starring in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and was unable to present the show. A third presenter took his place. Originally, Neighbours actor Kristian Schmid took the role but soon left after problems with his work permit. Various other celebrities to stand in included Shane Richie and Robbie Williams during his Take That days.

Going Live!

1987

Shooting Stars poster
7.7

Shooting Stars is a British television comedy panel game broadcast on BBC Two as a pilot in 1993, then as 3 full series from 1995 to 1997, then on BBC Choice from January to December 2002 with 2 series before returning to BBC Two for another 3 series from 2008 until its cancellation in 2011. Created and hosted by double-act Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, it uses the panel show format but with the comedians' often slapstick, surreal and anarchic humour does not rely on rules in order to function, with the pair apparently ignoring existing rules or inventing new ones as and when the mood takes them.

Shooting Stars

1993

No artwork available
6.7

Where Are They Now? was a television series on VH1 that featured past celebrities and updated on their current professional and personal status. Each episode was dedicated to another genre. Though not always in sequence, some episodes were a continuation of the motif of episodes from the past. Those episodes sometimes had Roman numerals in their title to signify their sequel status.

Where Are They Now?

1999

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Harty

1983

The Cannon & Ball Show poster
NR

A comedy variety show featuring the double act of Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball.

The Cannon & Ball Show

1979

No artwork available
8.0

Host Casey Kasem lists the top ten rock, soul, country and album charts.

America's Top 10

1980

Punk Britannia poster
7.5

A brand new take on the most transformative force in British popular music history.

Punk Britannia

2012

Behind the camera