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Joseph David Keery, also known professionally as Djo, is an American actor, singer, and musician. He first gained international recognition for playing Steve Harrington in the science fiction series Stranger Things (2016–2025), and has since starred in the comedy horror film Spree (2020), the comedy film Free Guy (2021), and in the fifth season of the crime comedy-drama series Fargo (2023–2024). As a musician, Keery was a founding member of the psychedelic rock band Post Animal. He left the band in 2018 due to acting commitments. In 2019, he released his debut solo album, Twenty Twenty (2019), as Djo. His second album, Decide (2022), spawned the sleeper hit and his first Billboard Hot 100 entry, "End of Beginning", after it became viral on TikTok in 2024. Djo's third album, The Crux, was released in 2025. He rejoined Post Animal that same year and headlined the Back on You World Tour as Djo with Post Animal as openers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Keery, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Joe Keery
Eric Carmen
for Eric Carmen in Eric Carmen: The Maestro of Pop (2026 Biopic)
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The film, "Eric Carmen: The Maestro of Pop," traces the dramatic career arc of the gifted singer-songwriter who sought to bridge the gap between garage rock energy and orchestral composition. Beginning in the early 1970s in Cleveland, the story follows the formation and explosive rise of The Raspberries, the "Power Pop" band that, despite huge success with catchy, rebellious hits like "Go All the Way," struggled with an identity crisis. The clean-cut image and pop label clashed with Carmen’s serious musical ambitions, leading to intense internal friction, critical dismissal, and the band's bitter dissolution at the height of their fame. Forced to reinvent himself, the second act focuses on Carmen's risky and deeply personal pivot to a solo career marked by ambitious, dramatic, orchestral-pop ballads. Betting his entire future on songs like "All By Myself"—a piece critics initially found overblown—the film explores the profound vulnerability required to merge high art (Rachmaninoff) with pop songwriting, establishing himself as a serious composer rather than just a pop star. The story culminates in a meditation on his enduring legacy, highlighted by his 1980s resurgence with massive soundtrack hits like "Hungry Eyes," solidifying his status as a complex, emotive, and quietly influential master of the pop ballad, whose struggles ultimately led to his greatest artistic triumphs.
