Jerry got as bass for Christmas while in high school and his friend Manny introduced him to Glenn Danzig. After befriending one another, Glenn asked Jerry to join the band he was starting, The Misfits, as a bass player. Jerry was the bass player for the Misfits from 1977 until they broke up in 1983. Though Glenn Danzig wrote every song, Jerry sued...
Misfits, Kryst the Conqueror, Osaka Popstar, The Ramainz
Star Sign
Taurus
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Trademark
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His Devilock hairstyle: the sides and back are tripped to a "normal" cut, while the rest is pulled forward to a point between the eyes. Also referred to as a "Reverse Mullet".
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His "Devastator" bass guitar
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Fact
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Older brother of Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein
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Made his "Devastator" bass guitar from scratch, all by himself. It has a unique shape, and a Cyclopean skull on the headstock. He created it while working as "Mo The Great" in his short-lived Christian rock band "Kryst The Conqueror"
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To find a new vocalist for The Misfits, Jerry placed in ad in NYC's Village Voice
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Bassist for The Misfits
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Misfits: Tour Video Collection
2015
Short
Dracula
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Year Zero: The Politics of Punk
Documentary filming
Himself
Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
2015
Documentary
Himself
Welcome to the Rockpile
2015
TV Series
Himself
Mad Marc Rude: Blood, Ink & Needles
2014
Documentary
Himself
Biography
2010
TV Series documentary
Himself
Vampira: The Movie
2006
Video documentary
Himself
Kiss Loves You
2004
Documentary
Fans and Freaks: The Culture of Comics and Conventions
2002
Documentary
Himself
Campfire Stories
2001
Himself - The Misfits
Big Money Hustlas
2000
Video
Himself / Man at funeral (as The Misfits, Jerry Caiafa)
Bruiser
2000
Himself - The Misfits (uncredited)
The X Show
2000
TV Series
WCW Mayhem
1999
TV Movie
Himself
WCW Monday Nitro
1999
TV Series
Himself
Animal Room
1995
Himself - The Misfits
Known for movies
Big Money Hustlas (2000) as Himself / Man at funeral
$4 Million
