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Vicki Blue
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| Birth name | Victory Tischler-Blue |
| Also known as | Vicki Blue |
| Born | September 16, 1959 Newport Beach, California, U.S. |
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| Instruments | Bass guitar |
| Years active | Music: 1977–1979 Directing: 2003–present |
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Victory Tischler-Blue, born on September 16, 1959, is an American artist who does many things! She is a film producer, director, writer, musician, and photographer. She grew up in Newport Beach, California. When she was 17, she started working in entertainment. She used the name Vicki Blue as the bassist in the all-girl rock band The Runaways. After the band broke up, she acted in the movie This Is Spinal Tap. Later, she made a film called Edgeplay about her time with The Runaways.
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Vicki Blue's Music Career
Vicki Blue joined The Runaways in 1977. She became their new bass player after Jackie Fox left the band. Vicki was listed as playing bass on their album Waitin' for the Night. However, someone else actually played the bass on that record. Even so, she toured with the band from 1977 to 1978.
Vicki left The Runaways when they started recording their next album, And Now... The Runaways. She was still given credit for playing bass on that album, even though she didn't. Later, in 1983, Vicki sang backup on the band Girlschool's album Play Dirty.
Acting and Filmmaking
Vicki Blue played Cindy in the movie This Is Spinal Tap. She also appeared as herself in The Return of Bruno. Vicki really loved making films. After her music career, she spent most of her time producing, directing, and writing movies.
Her most famous film is Edgeplay: A Film About the Runaways. Vicki also produced a music video for her former bandmate Lita Ford in 2012. The video was for Lita's song "Mother."
About Edgeplay
In 2004, Victory Tischler-Blue released her film Edgeplay: A Film About the Runaways. This movie was shown on Showtime Networks. Rob Reiner, a famous director, said the film was "incredibly honest."
A movie about The Runaways was made in 2010. It starred Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning. The makers of this 2010 film said that Vicki Blue's Edgeplay helped inspire parts of their movie.
Recent Projects
In 2010, Victory Tischler-Blue was a top producer for two TV shows. These shows were called El Guitarrista and The Rarebirds.
She also produced a music video for the singer Suzi Quatro. The video was for Suzi's song "Strict Machine" from her 2011 album In the Spotlight. This song is a cover of a song by Goldfrapp. Suzi's version added two lines from her own hit song "Can The Can." This showed how similar the tunes of the two songs were.
The music video for "Strict Machine" came out on November 16, 2011. It showed live video from Suzi Quatro's tour in Australia.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1978 | Rock 'N Roll Sports Classic | Herself | |
| 1984 | This is Spinal Tap | Cindy | |
| 1987 | The Return of Bruno | Herself | |
| 2005 | Edgeplay: A Film About the Runaways | Herself |
See also
In Spanish: Victory Tischler-Blue para niños
