Mickey Hart

Mickey Hart is an American percussionist and musicologist, best known as one of the two drummers of the rock band Grateful Dead. He worked on a variety of projects during his early entertainment career, including "Apocalypse Now" (1979), "Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse" (1991) starring Francis Ford Coppola and "Powaqqatsi" with Francis Ford Coppola (1988). He also contributed to "The Twilight Zone" (CBS, 1985-89), "Timeless Voices: The Gyuto Monks" and "Vietnam: A Television History" (PBS, 1982-83).

In the nineties, Hart's music continued to appear on the silver screen, including in films like the comedy "Made in America" (1993) with Whoopi Goldberg and the sports comedy "The Air Up There" (1994) with Kevin Bacon. Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in the Bob Weir documentary "The End of the Road" (2000) and "Grateful Dead: Crimson, White & Indigo" (2010). He held additional roles in television including a part on "On Tour" (PBS, 1996-98). Hart also contributed music to the documentary "Zakir and His Friends" (1998) with Zakir Hussain. Most recently, Hart appeared on the Ginger Baker documentary "Beware of Mr. Baker" (2012).