Biography
Mark Mothersbaugh is an award winning composer and actor who has carved an eclectic and prolific career in both live action and animated feature films, television, interactive media, commercials and a rock group.
Nominated for a primetime Emmy Award for the score he composed for the Fox mini-series Quicksilver Highway, he was also nominated for a Grammy Award for the video We're All DEVO – the rock group he co-founded. He has won 13 BMI Film, TV Music and Cable Awards for the film and television compositions: Regular Show; Hotel Transylvania; 21 Jump Street; Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked; Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs; Herbie Fully Loaded; Big Love; All Grown Up; Mind of the Married Man; Rugrats; Rugrats In Paris: The Movie; The Rugrats Movie. And, he received the BMI Richard Kirk Award for Outstanding Career Achievement at the organization's 2004 Film/TV Awards.
His credits in film and television include: Wes Anderson's Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou; Paul Reubens' TV series Pee Wee's Playhouse; and the successful Rugrats' franchise in television, stage and film. Through his multimedia company Mutato Muzika, Mothersbaugh has scored hundreds of commercials.
As an actor, he played the art teacher on the hit television series Yo Gabba Gabba!
CBS Films
Composer
Documentaries | ||
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2024 |
A Real Bug's Life (series) |
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Episode 5 (S02E05) |
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Episode 4 (S02E04) |
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Episode 4 (S01E04) |
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more episodes (6) | ||
The World According to Allee Willis |
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2021 |
Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness (series) |
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Beg Your Pardon (S02E01) |
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2020 |
In & Of Itself |
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Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness (series) |
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Dethroned (S01E07) |
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The Noble Thing to Do (S01E06) |
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Make America Exotic Again (S01E05) |
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more episodes (4) | ||
2018 |
Pandas |
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2017 |
Abstract: The Art of Design (series) |
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Ilse Crawford: Interior Design (S01E08) |
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Platon: Photography (S01E07) |
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Paula Scher: Graphic Design (S01E06) |
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more episodes (5) | ||
2014 |
Island of Lemurs: Madagascar |
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2011 |
Born to Be Wild |
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2010 |
Catfish |
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2009 |
The Invention of Dr. Nakamats |
Actor
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1999 |
Mystery Men |
1993 |
The Complete Truth About De-Evolution |
1992 |
Arise! The SubGenius Video |
1991 |
Shakespeare's Plan 12 From Outer Space |
1990 |
The Spirit of '76 |
1983 |
We're All Devo |
1980 |
Pray TV |
Series | |
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2021 |
Disenchantment |
Steamland Confidential (S03E04) |
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2015 |
The Last Man on Earth |
2010 |
Futurama |
The Mutants Are Revolting (S06E12) |
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2007 |
Yo Gabba Gabba! |
1995 |
The Biz |
1994 |
Ellen |
1993 |
Rugrats |
The Last Babysitter / Sour Pickles (S03E08) |
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1992 |
Rugrats |
Weaning Tommy / Incident in Aisle Seven (S01E10) |
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1982 |
Square Pegs |
Muffy's Bat Mitzvah (E09) |
Documentaries | |
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2024 |
DEVO |
The World According to Allee Willis |
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2019 |
I Want My MTV |
2016 |
Along for the Ride |
SCORE: A Film Music Documentary |
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Soundbreaking - Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music (series) |
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2015 |
Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version (TV movie) |
2011 |
Casale and Mothersbaugh on 'Island of Lost Souls' |
The Other F Word |
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2010 |
Deconstructing Dad: The Music, Machines and Mystery of Raymond Scott |
2003 |
Essential Music Videos: Hits of the '80s - a.f. |
2001 |
Rugrats: Still Babies After All These Years (TV movie) |
1997 |
Behind the Music (series) |
1981 |
Urgh! A Music War |
Performer
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2017 |
Carpool Karaoke |
2005 |
The Colbert Report |
2000 |
Sonic Cinema |
1995 |
The Anti Gravity Room |
1984 |
Video Beat |
1975 |
Saturday Night Live |
1971 |
Film '72 |
Fans
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