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Willy Vlautin

Born January 1, 1967 · Reno, Nevada, USA (age 59)

Willy C. Vlautin (born 1967) is an American author, musician, and songwriter. He was the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of Portland, Oregon, rock band Richmond Fontaine (1994–2016) and is currently a member of The Delines. Born and raised in Reno, Nevada, he has released 14 studio albums since the mid-nineties with Richmond Fontaine, while he has written six novels: The Motel Life, Northli…

Known For

Night Always ComesNight Always Comes · 2025
Night Always Comes
★ 6.12025
MovieDramaCrime
Facing eviction in a city her family can no longer afford, a woman plunges into a desperate and increasingly dangerous all-night search to raise $25,000.
Lean on PeteLean on Pete · 2018
Lean on Pete
★ 6.92018
MovieDramaAdventure
Charley Thompson, a teenager living with his single father, gets a summer job working for horse trainer Del Montgomery. Bonding with an aging racehorse named Lean on Pete, Charley is horrified to learn he is bound for slaughter, and so he steals the horse, and the duo embark on an odyssey across the new American frontier.
The Motel LifeThe Motel Life · 2013
The Motel Life
★ 5.62013
MovieDramaMystery
A pair of working-class brothers flee their Reno Motel after getting involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident.
Western ExitWestern Exit · 2021
Western Exit
2021
MovieComedy
Three estranged sisters reluctantly reunite over a hopeful inheritance.

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