Cast & creator
Ric Ocasek
Best known for Saturday Night Live, The Colbert Report, Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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.
Also known as: Richard Theodore Otcasek, The Cars
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film credits
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television credits
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1975–2018 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (19)
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Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
The Colbert Report
2005
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest
1993
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
1984
America's Next Top Model
Self - Guest
2003
Fridays
Self - Musical Guest
1980
Hairspray
Beatnik Cat
1988
Made in Heaven
Shark
1987
I Am Divine
Self (archive)
2014
Twenty Eighteen Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self [The Cars]
2018
The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
Self
1995
Bad Brains: A Band in DC
Self
2012
The Cars: Heartbeat City
Ric Ocasek
1984
Simply Mad About the Mouse
Self
1991
The Cars: Live - Musikladen 1979
2000
The Cars: Unlocked
Himself (lead and backing vocals, guitar)
2006The Cars: Unlocked
Producer
2006
The Cars: Live at The Summit In Houston, Texas
Self
1984
The Cars: Rock Goes To College
self