James Newell Osterberg was born in Muskegon, Michigan, on April 21, 1947, the son of Louella (née Christensen; 1917–1996) and James Newell Osterberg (1921–2007), an English … 展开

Early days: 1960–1967
Osterberg began his music career as a drummer in various high school bands in Ann Arbor, Michigan, … 展开

The Passenger was the putative name for a biographical film about Pop's early career with the Stooges. The film was to be directed by Nick Gomez and Elijah Wood was to … 展开

Admirers
• Music journalist Lester Bangs was one of the first writers to champion the Stooges in a national publication. His … 展开

As an actor Pop has appeared in a number of movies, including Sid and Nancy (a non-speaking cameo role), The Color of Money, 展开

In 1995, a newly founded journal of classical scholarship, Classics Ireland, published Pop's reflections on the applicability of 展开

Pop lives near Miami, Florida. He has been married three times: to Wendy Weissberg for several weeks in 1968 before divorcing her in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, on … 展开