Michael Des Barres Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Michael Philip Des Barres (born 24 January 1948) is a British actor and rock singer. He is known for playing the recurring role of Murdoc on the television show MacGyver and for replacing Robert Palmer in the band Power Station, fronting the band at the 1985 Live Aid concert. He is also the ex-husband of groupie, actress and author Pamela Des Barres and is written about extensively in two of her books, I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie and Take Another Little Piece of My Heart.
Full Name
Michael Des Barres
Net Worth
$600,000
Date Of Birth
January 24, 1948
Place Of Birth
London, England, UK
Height
1.73 m
Profession
Actor, Singer
Nationality
British
Spouse
Pamela Des Barres, Wendy Hamilton
Children
Nicholas Dean Des Barres
Parents
Marquis Philip Des Barres, Marchioness Irene Des Barres
Nicknames
Michael Des Barres, Des Barres, Michael
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram
IMDB
Music Groups
The Power Station, Detective, Chequered Past, The Knack
Movies
Ghoulies, To Sir, with Love, Pink Cadillac, Diary of a Sex Addict, Catch That Kid, Mulholland Drive, The Man from Elysian Fields, Under Siege, California Solo, Waxwork II: Lost in Time, Midnight Cabaret, Sugar Town, A Simple Twist of Fate, I, Monster, The High Crusade, Widow's Kiss, Silk Degrees, Oc...
TV Shows
My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star, The New WKRP in Cincinnati, MacGyver
Star Sign
Aquarius
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Quote
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[on turning down Queen's offer to have him as their new lead singer] Freddie Mercury's shoes are very hard to fill. What threw me off, more than anything else, were the high heels.
Des Barres formed his first band Silverhead in England in 1972. They recorded two albums and toured the U.S., Europe and Japan, before disbanding in 1974.
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Was invited by Brian May, John Deacon and Roger Taylor to succeed Freddie Mercury as the lead singer of Queen. Des Barres turned them down because he wasn't sure he'd be right for the task.
5
His last name is pronounced "Deb-Barr".
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As a member of Power Station, Michael Des Barres co-wrote and co-performed "We Fight For Love", the end-title-song for Commando (1985). He did not, however, appear in the movie.
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He appeared on MacGyver (1985) as "Murdoc", an insane and ruthless villain who always seems to come back from the dead. His was originally slated to be a one-time appearance. Yet because he did such a good job, producers Henry Winkler and John Rich gave Michael Des Barres a recurring role.
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He wrote the lyrics to the song "Cleo Rocks" for MacGyver (1985), episode #4.9 of the same name.
Appeared on the original WKRP in Cincinnati (1978) as "Sir Charles 'Dog' Weatherbee," member of the fictional British hard-rock band "Scum of the Earth." Fourteen years later, he became a regular cast member of The New WKRP in Cincinnati (1991) as disc jockey Jack Allen.
