Elon Musk filmography

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* "The Platonic Permutation"
* "The Musk Who Fell to Earth"
* "One Crew over the Crewcoo's Morty"

* Elon Musk's Crash Course

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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[edit]

List of films Year  | Title  | Role(s)  | Notes  | Ref(s)

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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]
2016  | Why Him? | Himself  | Cameo  | [8]
2019  | Men in Black: International | Himself  | Cameo; uncredited  | [9]

## Television[edit]

List of television series Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes  | Ref(s)

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2015  | The Simpsons | Himself  | Episode: "The Musk Who Fell to Earth"  | [10]
2015  | The Big Bang Theory | Himself  | Episode: "The Platonic Permutation"  | [11][12]
2016  | South Park | Himself  | Three episodes: "Members Only", "Not Funny", "The End of Serialization as We Know It"  | [13]
2016-2018  | Mars | Himself  |  | [14]
2017  | Young Sheldon | Himself  | Episode: "A Patch, a Modem, and a Zantac"; cameo  | [15]
2019  | Rick and Morty | Elon Tusk  | Episode: "One Crew over the Crewcoo's Morty"; cameo  | [16][17]
2021  | Saturday Night Live | Himself and various characters  | Season 46, Episode 18  | [18]

## Documentaries[edit]

List of documentary films Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes  | Ref(s)

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2011  | Revenge of the Electric Car | Himself  |  | [19]
2015  | Racing Extinction | Himself  |  | [20]
2016  | Lo and Behold | Himself  |  | [21]
2022  | Return to Space | Himself  |  | [22]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Thank You for Smoking (2006)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
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. (2010-01-17). "'Dumbstruck' stars put words in dummies' mouths". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
5. ^ Siegel, Tatiana (August 24, 2016). "Elon Musk Requested to Meet Amber Heard Via Email Years Ago". The Hollywood reporter. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
6. ^ Wiese, Jason (May 1, 2021). "Elon Musk: 9 TV And Movie Appearances Before Hosting Saturday Night Live". CinemaBlend.
7. ^ Transcendence (2014) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-07-07
8. ^ Bova, Dan (21 December 2016). "'Why Him?' Director on Elon Musk's Amazing 'I Can't Come to Work Today' Excuse". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
9. ^ Alexander, Bryan (June 17, 2019). "Which celebrities are revealed as space aliens in 'Men in Black: International'? (spoilers)". USA Today. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
10. ^ "Elon Musk SpaceX Tesla on the Simpsons". Business Insider. January 27, 2015. Archived from the original on May 27, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
11. ^ "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.
12. ^ Matyszczyk, Chris (November 20, 2015). "Elon Musk demoted from turkey line on 'Big Bang Theory'". CNET. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
13. ^ 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.
14. ^ "National Geographic Channel to Air New Event Series". Broadcaster Magazine. November 3, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
15. ^ McCarthy, Tyler (November 30, 2017). "Young Sheldon Episode 6 recap: Sheldon discovers physics". Fox News. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
16. ^ Schedeen, Jesse (25 November 2019). "Elon Musk's Rick and Morty Cameo Finally Explains His 'Elon Tusk' Twitter Joke". IGN.com. IGN. Archived from the original on January 31, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
17. ^ 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.
18. ^ 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.
19. ^ Daniel M. Gold (2011-10-20). "Revenge of the Electric Car (2011)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
20. ^ Field, Kyle (December 2, 2015). "Tesla Stars In "Racing Extinction" Documentary". CleanTechnica. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
21. ^ Ladan, Tanja M. (August 24, 2016). "Werner Herzog Hacks the Horrors of Connectivity in 'Lo and Behold'". Vice. Archived from the original on February 4, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
22. ^ Byrnes, Paul (2022-04-06). "The job is to boldly go, and these are the nerds making it happen". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2022-07-31.

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