
Wayne Kramer
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1948-04-30
Day of Death
2024-02-02 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Wayne Kramer
Biography
Wayne Kramer (born April 30, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and film and television composer. Kramer came to prominence as a teenager in 1967 as a co-founder of the Detroit rock group MC5 (Motor City 5), a group known for their powerful live performances and radical left-wing political stance. The MC5 broke up amid personality conflicts, drug abuse, and personal problems, which, for Kramer, led to several fallow years, as he battled drug addiction before returning to an active recording and performing schedule in the 1990s. Rolling Stone ranked him number ninety-two on their list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of all Time".
Known For
Acting
(2023)
(2021)
Algren
as Self
(2020)
(2019)
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
as Self - MC5
(2017)
(2015)
Danny Says
as Self
(2014)
Super Duper Alice Cooper
as Self (voice)
(2013)
A Band Called Death
as Self
(2013)
(2012)
(2010)
Detroit Lives
as Himself
(2009)
It Came From Detroit
as Self
(2008)
The Boneyard Collection
as Wayne Kramer (segment "The Devil's Due at Midnight")
(2005)
Punk: Attitude
as Himself
(2004)
(2003)
(2003)
(2003)
Plaster Caster
as himself
(2002)
MC5: A True Testimonial
as Himself
(2001)
25 Years of Punk
as Self
(2001)
(1999)
Crew
(2015)
Hell and Back
Songs
(2005)