Phil Buckman

Originally from Queens, New York, former Filter/current FUEL and Petty Cash bassist, Phil Buckman arrived in Los Angeles (by way of Baltimore, MD. and Boston, MA) as a teenager, and quickly made a name for himself in the L.A. music scene as the bassist for the dynamic 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 (initial Records), Fine (flip Records) Onesidezero (maverick), the Imposters (interscope), Kill the Complex, the Snow (northern Lights), Volume, (concrete), and Go Betty Go (sideonedummy), as well as contributing to various film and TV soundtracks.Phil also enjoys a successful acting and voiceover career with series regular roles on such television shows as Drexell’s Class (FOX), Daddy’s Girls (CBS), City of Angels (CBS), Bob Patterson (ABC), and most recently in his role as art teacher, “Henry Preston””, on the FOX hit, Boston Public. He can also be seen as himself in the award winning music documentary, HIRED GUN. From 2000 – 2017, Phil’s voice was heard by millions of people everyday on TV and radio, as the voice of the CARL’S JR. and HARDEE’S restaurant chains. (*As of June 2019, Phil once again voiced some commercials for CARL’S JR.) He has been the voice of the FOX hit show, THE ORVILLE, THE TODAY SHOW’S SUMMER CONCERT SERIES, YAMAHA MOTORCYCLES and ATV’s, the WORLD OF WARCRAFT video game, NESTLE CRUNCH, CHEEZ-ITS, and hundreds of other commercials, video games, cartoons, as well as countless promos for CBS, ABC, NBC, FOX, PIVOT, Adult Swim, The Weather Channel, MSG, and more. ENDORSING ARTIST: Ashdown amps, ESP Basses, Line 6, Ernie Ball Strings, ENKI Cases, Mono Cases, Seymour Duncan, Dunlop Effects”

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Knock Out

When the champ’s promoter, Reverend Sultan, decides something new is needed to boost the marketability of the boxing matches, he searches and finds the only man to ever beat the champ. The problem is that he isn’t a boxer anymore and he’s white. However, once Reverend Sultan convinces him to…

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Owns the recording studio, Canshaker, in Malibu, California.

He was a Krav Maga (Israeli self defense) instructor at the Krav Maga National Training Center in Los Angeles.

Has been the announcer in all TV and radio commercials for the fast food chains, Carl's Jr. and Hardee's since 2000.

Was bass player for the band Go Betty Go.

Dropped out of college in San Diego to pursue acting.

Played bass for the band Filter, from May, 2010-Sept, 2013.

Plays bass in the Tom Petty/Johnny Cash cover band, Petty Cash, with members of The Offspring, H20, Aeges, Venrez, and Juliette & The Licks.

Bass player for the band FUEL since June, 2015.

Bass player for the band Steel Panther since Sept. 2021.

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