{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Person",
  "@id": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/87274/les-claypool",
  "name": "Les Claypool",
  "url": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/87274/les-claypool",
  "knownForDepartment": "Acting",
  "description": "Leslie Edward \"Les\" Claypool (born September 29, 1963) is an American musician and writer, best known as the lead vocalist and bassist in the band Primus. Claypool's playing style on the electric bass mixes tapping, flamenco-like strumming,whammy bar bends (unusual on a bass guitar) and slapping.",
  "birthDate": "1963-09-29",
  "birthPlace": "Richmond, California, USA",
  "alternateName": [
    "Primus",
    "Leslie Edward Claypool"
  ],
  "image": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/iYgVxHHUHjuBrvywAi97zDzBdDl.jpg",
  "sameAs": [
    "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0165633"
  ],
  "lastVerified": "3 May 2026",
  "filmography": [
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 2190,
      "title": "South Park",
      "year": "1997",
      "role": "as Les Claypool (voice)",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 8.336,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/1CGwZCFX2qerXaXQJJUB3qUvxq7.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/2190/south-park-1997"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 709,
      "title": "Robot Chicken",
      "year": "2005",
      "role": "Main Title Theme Composer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.67,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/lMZv3mJC9QRolgzflM3ajtB3o2U.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/709/robot-chicken-2005"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 2798,
      "title": "Space Ghost Coast to Coast",
      "year": "1994",
      "role": "Cast",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.782,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/sjTe8T7FRhNcSlmT4XF38dd1BEF.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/2798/space-ghost-coast-to-coast-1994"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 16016,
      "title": "Where Are They Now?",
      "year": "1999",
      "role": "as Self",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.5,
      "posterUrl": null,
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/16016/where-are-they-now-1999"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 1649,
      "title": "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey",
      "year": "1991",
      "role": "as Primus",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.29,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/tldtDfLnPFOtTWp758EmIP2Hbz5.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/1649/bill-ted-s-bogus-journey-1991"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 25571,
      "title": "Drive",
      "year": "1997",
      "role": "Supervising Music Editor",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.132,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/bJiau5UDnDIjemil7z3d7kUbUHm.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/25571/drive-1997"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 10636,
      "title": "Squirt TV",
      "year": "1994",
      "role": "as self",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": null,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/3zHYceMtXdoyNrjxEWilxiHaOIy.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/10636/squirt-tv-1994"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 42979,
      "title": "Robot Chicken: Star Wars",
      "year": "2007",
      "role": "Original Music Composer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.244,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/h44WN4mVJ6wEpJgLaaNoFjv0NAo.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/42979/robot-chicken-star-wars-2007"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 22731,
      "title": "Pig Hunt",
      "year": "2008",
      "role": "as Preacher",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 4.7,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/vwezNwgYPuk4ONQs8ZGFCoHH7Xz.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/22731/pig-hunt-2008"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 82676,
      "title": "Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone",
      "year": "2011",
      "role": "as Self",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.333,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/oDgu4iVI48GVZtxU3WymvxQY6rw.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/82676/everyday-sunshine-the-story-of-fishbone-2011"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 16783,
      "title": "Electric Apricot",
      "year": "2007",
      "role": "as Lapland 'Lapdog' Miclovich",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.154,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/o0hb4NHyqno0GZI98H1gXtoRVQa.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/16783/electric-apricot-2007"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 1204302,
      "title": "Chef Aid: Behind The Menu",
      "year": "1998",
      "role": "as Self",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/58ELHgE0BGAcGX7YKdmiMN4r6z1.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/1204302/chef-aid-behind-the-menu-1998"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 41120,
      "title": "Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage",
      "year": "2010",
      "role": "as Self",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.471,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/5su3xR3k0doJmUYIVk8O5QnXnxn.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/41120/rush-beyond-the-lighted-stage-2010"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 1199051,
      "title": "Pink as the Day She Was Born",
      "year": "1997",
      "role": "Cast",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7,
      "posterUrl": null,
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/1199051/pink-as-the-day-she-was-born-1997"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 1012290,
      "title": "South Park: The 25th Anniversary Concert",
      "year": "2022",
      "role": "as Self (Primus)",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 8.2,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/awZ6LARNXh1hmZyn9XY6WMlkaR4.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/1012290/south-park-the-25th-anniversary-concert-2022"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 441427,
      "title": "Rising Low",
      "year": "2002",
      "role": "as Self",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.333,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/3OECEz7ZOgBwlws6tMzM83Sgs4J.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/441427/rising-low-2002"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 180363,
      "title": "We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll",
      "year": "2001",
      "role": "as Self (Primus)",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/iYyk4hZ09lOieIqUi2y0vLO9Mjr.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/180363/we-sold-our-souls-for-rock-n-roll-2001"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 238127,
      "title": "Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bass Players Human Too?",
      "year": "2023",
      "role": "Cast",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.2,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/nr1hbm2cWbXJ0X7e1fSzJBXj1r.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/238127/geddy-lee-asks-are-bass-players-human-too-2023"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 324320,
      "title": "Theory of Obscurity: A Film About the Residents",
      "year": "2015",
      "role": "as Himself",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.7,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/6yQ4bFtU7qXaNVgJkf5BLOYVL6P.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/324320/theory-of-obscurity-a-film-about-the-residents-2015"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 295307,
      "title": "The Murders of Brandywine Theater",
      "year": "2014",
      "role": "as Moxxy (voice)",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 4,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/fhU8v0cbRws51ab9MPx9FwiHUO0.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/295307/the-murders-of-brandywine-theater-2014"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 1237982,
      "title": "South Park: The Unaired Pilot",
      "year": "1996",
      "role": "Theme Song Performance",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 8,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/4oY9ekrmpe5i4Zg3aYJsMr95SEw.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/1237982/south-park-the-unaired-pilot-1996"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 128571,
      "title": "Cure for Pain: The Mark Sandman Story",
      "year": "2011",
      "role": "as Self",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.8,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/bOjR0Q2jvKlC8PI2tEBFThGkPqF.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/128571/cure-for-pain-the-mark-sandman-story-2011"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 578588,
      "title": "Primus: Woodstock 94",
      "year": "1994",
      "role": "as bass, vocals",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 8,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/aRA6YZbKznk7P4Y87XGg3AmdVIS.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/578588/primus-woodstock-94-1994"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 312808,
      "title": "Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth",
      "year": "2005",
      "role": "as Self (Archival Footage)",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/xKYUfvIiGfM3iVdt0J3tLOGmjs8.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/312808/stranger-bernie-worrell-on-earth-2005"
    }
  ]
}