Steve Vai
Born: 1960-06-06 in Long Island, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Steve Vai is an American guitarist, composer, and producer widely recognized as one of the most technically accomplished virtuosos in rock music history. Over a career spanning more than four decades, he has won three Grammy Awards, sold over 15 million records, and established himself as a definitive "guitar god" through his jaw-dropping speed, unique phrasing, and eccentric instrument designs.
Filmography
2025
- Beat - Neon Heat Disease - Live In Los Angeles
- BEAT: Neon Heat Disease - Live in Los Angeles as Himself (Lead Guitar)
2024
- Chicago & Friends in Concert as Self
2023
- Tribute to Jimi Hendrix as Self
2022
- Studio 666 as Dave's Shredding Guitar Hands (uncredited)
- Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary as Self / Johnny Vai (voice) (as Reckless Fable)
2021
2020
- Zappa as Self - Played with Zappa 1980-1982
- Devin Townsend's Crappy Halloween Party as Himself
2019
- #NoJoke as Self
2018
- In Your Face: The Neil Zlozower Story as Himself
2017
- Hired Gun as Self
2016
- STEVE VAI Front And Center 2016 as self
2015
- The Ritchie Blackmore Story as Self
- Sepultura: Rock in Rio USA 2015 as Guitars
- Steve Vai: Stillness in Motion - Vai Live in L.A. as Himself
- Steve Vai: Rock In Rio 2015 as Guitars
2014
2012
2011
- Ozzy Osbourne: Thirty Years After The Blizzard as Self
- Whitesnake: Live At Donington 1990 as Himself
2010
- Lemmy as Self
2009
- Live Music as Riff
- Rock Prophecies as Self
- Steve Vai: Where The Wild Things Are as Himself
2008
- Crazy as Hank Williams
- Frank Zappa: The Torture Never Stops as Self
2007
- Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation as Self
- Zappa Plays Zappa as Himself
- Steve Vai: Visual Sound Theories as Himself
2005
- Hell's Kitchen as Self
- RUMBLE ROSES Original Soundtrack DVD ... (Original Music Composer)
- G3 - Live in Tokyo as Guitar
2004
- Rockthology 2 as Self (archive footage)
- G3: Live in Denver as Himself
- Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival as Self
2003
2001
- Scoring 'Ghosts of Mars' as Self
1999
- The Genius of Lenny Breau as Self
1997
- Classic Albums as Self
- G3: Live In Concert
1995
- Steve Vai - Alien Love Secrets as Himself
1994
- PCU ... (Original Music Composer)
1993
- A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa as Self
- Joe Satriani: The Satch Tapes as Himself
1991
- Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey ... (Music)
- Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Hard Rock Night as Self - Guitar
- Guitar as Self
- Zappa's Universe as Self
1990
- Hard 'N Heavy Volume 11 as Self
1989
- Hard 'N Heavy Volume 2 as Self
1987
- Video from Hell as Self
1986
- Crossroads as Jack Butler