Iggy Pop

James Newell Osterberg, Jr., known professionally as Iggy Pop (/ˈɪɡi pɒp/; born April 21, 1947), is an American singer-songwriter, musician, producer and actor. He was the vocalist of influential proto-punk band The Stooges, who reunited in 2003, and is well known for his outrageous and unpredictable stage antics. Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the course of his career, including garage rock, punk rock, hard rock, art rock, new wave, jazz and blues. Though his popularity has fluctuated through the years, many of Pop's songs have become well-known, including "Search and Destroy" and "I Wanna Be Your Dog" by The Stooges, and his solo hits "Lust for Life" and "Real Wild Child (Wild One)". In 2010, The Stooges were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 2Early life James Newell Osterberg, Jr. was born in Muskegon, Michigan, the son of Louella (née Christensen; 1917–1996) and James Newell Osterberg, Sr. (1921–2007), a former high school English teacher and baseball coach at Fordson High School in Dearborn, Michigan. Osterberg was raised in a trailer park in Ypsilanti, Michigan. He is of German, English and Irish descent on his father's side, and Norwegian and Danish ancestry on his mother's sid