Philip Bradley Buckman (born November 18, 1969) is an American musician and actor. He was the bassist for the rock band Filter from 2010 to 2013, and was the bassist for

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from 2015 to 2021.

Early life

Originally from

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, New York, Phil Buckman arrived in Los Angeles after living in

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and

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, and attending college in

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Career

Music

Buckman made a name for himself in the L.A. music scene as the bassist for the band Tribal Sex Cult. Upon the demise of T.S.C., Phil kept busy with a wide variety of projects including Texture (Vital Recordings), Helicopter Helicopter, (

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), FINE ( Flip Records), Kill the Complex, and The Snow (Northern Lights) as well as contributing to various film and television soundtracks. Other bands he has been associated with include Onesidezero (

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), vOLUMe, THE iMPOSTERS (

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), and

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(

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). He is the former bassist for the

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band Filter, the

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band

, the rock band

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, and is currently the bassist for Petty Cash (

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Acting

Buckman has an extensive career as a voiceover, television and film actor. He was the voice of all television and radio commercials for the

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/ Hardee's restaurant chains from 2000 to 2011. After a year away from the restaurant's commercials, Buckman was asked to come back, and is once again the voice of both chains. He has also done voiceover work for Yamaha motorcycles and ATVs, the ''

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'' video game, and countless promos for ABC, CBS, NBC,

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Selected filmography

*'' Broke'' (2020) as Nick Murray *'' Marvel Heroes'' (2013) as

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Boston Public ''Boston Public'' is an American drama television series created by David E. Kelley and broadcast on Fox. Set in Boston, the series centers on Winslow High School, a fictional public high school in the Boston Public Schools district. It feature ...

'' (2004) as Henry Preston *'' Bob Patterson'' (2001) as Vic *''

California Dreams ''California Dreams'' is an American teen sitcom that aired on NBC. It was part of the network's Saturday morning block, TNBC, premiering on September 12, 1992. Created by writers Brett Dewey and Ronald B. Solomon, and executive produced by P ...

(TV series)'' (1992) as Sheldon *'' City of Angels'' (2000) as Dr. Geoffrey Weiss *'' Clubland'' (1999) as Paul *''

King of the Hill ''King of the Hill'' is an American animated sitcom created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It aired its original non-syndicated run from January 12, 1997, to September 13, 2009, and centers on the Hills, an Am ...

'' (1999) as Chad *'' Zoe'' (1999) as Lonnie *''Matters of Consequence'' (1999) as Joe *''

An American Werewolf in Paris ''An American Werewolf in Paris'' (the "An" does not appear in the title scene) is a 1997 dark fantasy comedy horror film directed by Anthony Waller, screenplay by Tim Burns, Tom Stern, and Waller, and starring Tom Everett Scott and Julie De ...

'' (1997) as Chris *''

Beverly Hills, 90210 ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (often referred to by its short title, ''90210'') is an American teen drama television series created by Darren Star and produced by Aaron Spelling under his production company Spelling Television. The series ran fo ...

'' (1997) as Devin Taggert *''

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'' (1996) as Jason *''

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'' (1994) as Leo *'' Weird Science'' (1994–1996) as Roger Pizzone *''

The Great White Hype ''The Great White Hype'' is a 1996 American sports comedy film directed by Reginald Hudlin. It stars Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Berg, Damon Wayans, Jeff Goldblum, Jon Lovitz, Cheech Marin, John Rhys-Davies, Salli Richardson and Jamie Foxx. The f ...

'' (1996) as Lee *'' Daddy's Girls'' (1994) as Scar *'' Sister, Sister pilot (TV series)'' (1994) as Deadhead *'' Grace Under Fire pilot (TV series)'' (1993) as babysitter's boyfriend *''

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'' (1993) as Carter *''

Drexell's Class ''Drexell's Class'' is an American sitcom that aired Thursday at 8:30 on Fox as part of its 1991–92 lineup. The show was created by Andrew Nicholls and Darrell Vickers. Synopsis ''Drexell's Class'' starred Dabney Coleman as Otis Drexell, a fif ...

'' (1991–1992) as Slash *''

'' (1991) as Surfer Dude *''

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'' (1990) as Larry

References

External links

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Official site

Phil Buckman at Myspace

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