Brandon Cruz
Brandon Edwin Cruz (born
May 28,
1962 in
Bakersfield, California) was a
child actor and is a
musician. At five years old, he co-starred with
Bill Bixby in the
television show version of
The Courtship of Eddie's Father in the early
1970s.
In the
1980s, he fronted a
hardcore punk band from
Oxnard, California called
Dr. Know. He later joined the
Dead Kennedys as lead vocalist, replacing
Jello Biafra. He quit the Dead Kennedys in
2003, reportedly because guitarist
East Bay Ray did not want to make any changes to the set list or create new material.
Jeff Penalty took his place, and Cruz rejoined Dr. Know, which continues to peform to this day, and has a new CD in the works.
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