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Elon Musk is an American businessman and investor who has made numerous cameo appearances in films and television shows as himself. These appearances include Iron Man 2, The Simpsons, South Park, The Big Bang Theory, and Rick and Morty. He has also made appearances in many documentary films.

Films

List of films
Year Title Role(s) Notes Ref(s)
2005 Thank You for Smoking Valet Uncredited cameo; also executive producer [1][2]
2010 Iron Man 2 Himself Cameo [3]
2010 Dumbstruck — Executive producer [4]
2013 Machete Kills Himself Cameo [5][6]
2014 Transcendence Himself Cameo [7][8]
2016 Why Him? Himself Cameo [9]
2019 Men in Black: International Himself Uncredited cameo [10]

Television

List of television series
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2015 The Simpsons Himself Episode: "The Musk Who Fell to Earth" [11]
2015 The Big Bang Theory Himself Episode: "The Platonic Permutation" [12][13]
2016 South Park Himself Three episodes: "Members Only", "Not Funny", "The End of Serialization as We Know It" [14]
2016–2018 Mars Himself Six episodes [15][16]
2017 Young Sheldon Himself Episode: "A Patch, a Modem, and a Zantac"; cameo [17]
2019 Rick and Morty Elon Tusk Episode: "One Crew over the Crewcoo's Morty"; cameo [18][19]
2021 Saturday Night Live Himself and various characters Season 46, Episode 18 [20]

Documentaries

List of documentary films
Year Title Role Ref(s)
2011 Revenge of the Electric Car Himself [21]
2015 Racing Extinction Himself [22]
2016 Lo and Behold Himself [23]
2022 Return to Space Himself [24]

References

  1. ^ "Thank You for Smoking (2006)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Reitman, Jason (director) (2005). Thank You for Smoking (Motion picture). Fox Searchlight Pictures.
  3. ^ Tate, Ryan (September 20, 2012). "10 Awkward Hollywood Cameos by Tech Founders". Wired. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  4. ^ Grove, Martin A. (January 17, 2010). "'Dumbstruck' stars put words in dummies' mouths". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 10, 2022. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
  5. ^ Siegel, Tatiana (August 24, 2016). "Elon Musk Requested to Meet Amber Heard Via Email Years Ago". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  6. ^ Wiese, Jason (May 1, 2021). "Elon Musk: 9 TV And Movie Appearances Before Hosting Saturday Night Live". CinemaBlend. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  7. ^ "Transcendence (2014) - Elon Musk as Self". IMDb. Archived from the original on July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  8. ^ Zaman, Sumalia (November 7, 2022). "6 Elon Musk Cameos In Movies & TV Series That Went Unnoticed". India.com. ZMCL. Archived from the original on January 16, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  9. ^ Bova, Dan (December 21, 2016). "'Why Him?' Director on Elon Musk's Amazing 'I Can't Come to Work Today' Excuse". Entrepreneur. Archived from the original on August 26, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  10. ^ Alexander, Bryan (June 17, 2019). "Which celebrities are revealed as space aliens in 'Men in Black: International'? (spoilers)". USA Today. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  11. ^ Dickerson, Kelly (January 28, 2015) [January 27, 2015]. "Elon Musk's Appearance On 'The Simpsons' Reminds Us How Insane — And Ingenious — Musk's Ideas Are" [Elon Musk SpaceX Tesla on the Simpsons]. Business Insider. Archived from the original on May 27, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  12. ^ "Tesla CEO Elon Musk To Appear on Upcoming Episode of the Big Bang Theory". CBS. Archived from the original on February 23, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  13. ^ Matyszczyk, Chris (November 20, 2015). "Elon Musk demoted from turkey line on 'Big Bang Theory'". CNET. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  14. ^ Kurp, Josh (November 18, 2016). "Elon Musk Joins The Short List Of 'South Park' Guest Stars To Voice Themselves". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on November 19, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  15. ^ "National Geographic Channel to Air New Event Series". Broadcaster Magazine. November 3, 2021. Archived from the original on October 16, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  16. ^ "Mars (TV Series 2016–2018) - Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  17. ^ McCarthy, Tyler (November 30, 2017). "Young Sheldon Episode 6 recap: Sheldon discovers physics". Fox News. Fox Corporation. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  18. ^ Schedeen, Jesse (November 25, 2019). "Elon Musk's Rick and Morty Cameo Finally Explains His 'Elon Tusk' Twitter Joke". IGN Southeast Asia. IGN. Archived from the original on January 31, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  19. ^ Cooper, Gael Fashingbauer (November 25, 2019). "Elon Musk shows up on Rick and Morty as Elon Tusk, head of Tuskla". CNET. Archived from the original on August 21, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  20. ^ Itzkoff, Dave (May 9, 2021). "Elon Musk Hosts a Mother's Day Episode of 'Saturday Night Live'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  21. ^ Gold, Daniel M. (October 20, 2011). "Revenge of the Electric Car (2011)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 22, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  22. ^ Field, Kyle (December 2, 2015). "Tesla Stars In "Racing Extinction" Documentary". CleanTechnica. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  23. ^ Ladan, Tanja M. (August 24, 2016). "Werner Herzog Hacks the Horrors of Connectivity in 'Lo and Behold'". Vice.com. Vice. Archived from the original on February 4, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  24. ^ Byrnes, Paul (April 6, 2022). "The job is to boldly go, and these are the nerds making it happen". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on July 31, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
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