Wild Man Fischer
Born: 1944-11-06 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 2011-06-16
Known For: Acting
Biography
Lawrence "Larry" Wayne "Wild Man" Fischer was an American street performer known for offering erratic, acapella performances of "new kinds of songs" for a nickel or a dime each on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. Most of his life was spent homeless or institutionalized, and he later became regarded as "the godfather of outsider music". In 1968, he recorded a double album, An Evening with Wild Man Fischer, that was produced by Frank Zappa for the Bizarre label.
Filmography
2012
- From Straight to Bizarre as Self
2005
- Derailroaded as Self
2002
- Larry 'Wild Man' Fischer as Self
1987
- Zabagabee as Self
1971
- Frank Zappa as Self (archive footage)