Christopher Joseph Isaak born June 26 1956 is an American singer songwriter guitarist and occasional actor He is widely known for his breakthrough hit and signature song Wicked Game as well as songs such as Blue Hotel Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing and Somebodys Crying He is known for his reverbladen rockabilly revivalist style and wide vocal range His songs generally focus on the themes of love loss and heartbreak With a career spanning four decades Isaak has released a total of 13 studio albums toured and received numerous award nominations He is often compared to Roy Orbison Elvis Presley Ricky Nelson and Duane Eddy Isaak is closely associated with film director David Lynch who has used his music in numerous films As an actor hes had supporting roles and bit parts in films such as Married to the Mob The Silence of the Lambs Little Buddha That Thing You Do and Lynchs Twin Peaks Fire Walk with Me and starred in two television series the sitcom The Chris Isaak Show and the talk show The Chris Isaak Hour Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Isaak licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia