Bill Moseley Biography
Many may associate the lean, frequently menacing actor Bill Moseley with his repeat work for goremeister Rob_Zombie, in whose efforts House of 1,000 Corpses (2002), The_Devil's_Rejects (2005), and Halloween (2007) he starred, nearly always as a deranged, homicidal lunatic. In truth, seasoned horror aficionados will realize that Moseley had already attained iconic status long prior to his affiliation with Zombie -- particularly given his prominent billing as the maniacal cannibal Chop-Top, opposite Dennis_Hopper, in 1986's horror comedy The_Texas_Chainsaw_Massacre_2. This role (the actor's third) effectively put Moseley, then in his late twenties, on top; in successive years, he did occasional work in features from other genres, such as the 1992 family comedy Honey, I Blew Up the Kid and the Richard_Gere-headlined romantic psychodrama Mr._Jones (1993), but remained most commonly tied to horror. Memorable efforts in this vein included The_Blob (1988), Silent_Night,_Deadly_Night_3 (1989), Night of the Living Dead (1990), and The_Convent (2000). Moseley's affiliation with Zombie began when the two met at a Haunted City Walk in Los Angeles in 1999 and immediately struck up a rapport. They remained friends, and not only worked on the said three features (with Rejects, in particular, benefiting enormously from Moseley's long-haired presence -- his gaunt, weapon-wielding appearance was used as a major selling point for the film), but collaborated on the Zombie-directed featurette to Quentin_Tarantino and Robert_Rodriguez's Grindhouse, Werewolf Women of the S.S. (2007). Also in 2007, Moseley starred in the horror outing House, the tale of a bunch of Satanists who keep two couples captive. In addition to his film work, Moseley's professional activities include performing as a musician in the band Cornbugs. He is not to be confused with the actor William_Moseley, active in Britain at about the same time. Nathan Southern, Rovi
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