Steve Vai

Steve Vai

Known for
Acting
Born
June 6, 1960 (age 66)
Birthplace
Long Island, New York, USA

Biography

Steve Vai is an American guitarist, composer, and producer widely recognized as one of the most technically accomplished virtuosos in rock music history. Over a career spanning more than four decades, he has won three Grammy Awards, sold over 15 million records, and established himself as a definitive "guitar god" through his jaw-dropping speed, unique phrasing, and eccentric instrument designs.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

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Whitesnake: Slip Of The Tongue (30th Anniversary Remaster MMXIX) poster

Whitesnake: Slip Of The Tongue (30th Anniversary Remaster MMXIX)

Movie

2025
BEAT: Neon Heat Disease - Live in Los Angeles poster

BEAT: Neon Heat Disease - Live in Los Angeles

Movie · as Himself (Lead Guitar)

2025
Beat - Neon Heat Disease - Live In Los Angeles poster

Beat - Neon Heat Disease - Live In Los Angeles

Movie

2024
Chicago & Friends in Concert poster

Chicago & Friends in Concert

Movie · as Self

2023
Tribute to Jimi Hendrix poster

Tribute to Jimi Hendrix

Movie · as Self

2022
Studio 666 poster

Studio 666

Movie · as Dave's Shredding Guitar Hands (uncredited)

2022
Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary poster

Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary

Movie · as Self / Johnny Vai (voice) (as Reckless Fable)

2021
The Pedal Movie poster

The Pedal Movie

Movie

2020
Zappa poster

Zappa

Movie · as Self - Played with Zappa 1980-1982

2020
Devin Townsend's Crappy Halloween Party poster

Devin Townsend's Crappy Halloween Party

Movie · as Himself

2019
#NoJoke poster

#NoJoke

Movie · as Self

2018
In Your Face: The Neil Zlozower Story poster

In Your Face: The Neil Zlozower Story

Movie · as Self

2017
Hired Gun poster

Hired Gun

Movie · as Self

2016
STEVE VAI Front And Center 2016 poster

STEVE VAI Front And Center 2016

Movie · as self

2015
Steve Vai: Stillness in Motion - Vai Live in L.A. poster

Steve Vai: Stillness in Motion - Vai Live in L.A.

Movie · as Himself

2015
Steve Vai: Rock In Rio 2015 poster

Steve Vai: Rock In Rio 2015

Movie · as Guitars

2015
Sepultura: Rock in Rio USA 2015

Sepultura: Rock in Rio USA 2015

Movie · as Guitars

2015
The Ritchie Blackmore Story poster

The Ritchie Blackmore Story

Movie · as Self

2014
Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary poster

Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary

Movie

2014
Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily poster

Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily

Movie · as Himself

2014
Sharon Isbin: Troubadour poster

Sharon Isbin: Troubadour

Movie · as Self - interviewee

2012
Steve Vai: The Making of The Story of Light poster

Steve Vai: The Making of The Story of Light

Movie · as Himself

2012
G3: Live in Moscow poster

G3: Live in Moscow

Movie

2012
Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet poster

Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet

Movie · as Self

2011
Ozzy Osbourne: Thirty Years After The Blizzard poster

Ozzy Osbourne: Thirty Years After The Blizzard

Movie · as Self

2011
Whitesnake: Live At Donington 1990 poster

Whitesnake: Live At Donington 1990

Movie · as Himself

2010
Lemmy poster

Lemmy

Movie · as Self

2009
Steve Vai: Where The Wild Things Are poster

Steve Vai: Where The Wild Things Are

Movie · as Himself

2009
Live Music poster

Live Music

Movie · as Riff

2009
Rock Prophecies

Rock Prophecies

Movie · as Self

2008
An Evening with Frank Zappa During Which... The Torture Never Stops poster

An Evening with Frank Zappa During Which... The Torture Never Stops

Movie · as Self

2008
Crazy poster

Crazy

Movie · as Hank Williams

2007
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation poster

Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation

Movie · as Self

2007
Steve Vai: Visual Sound Theories poster

Steve Vai: Visual Sound Theories

Movie · as Himself

2007
Zappa Plays Zappa poster

Zappa Plays Zappa

Movie · as Himself

2005
G3 - Live in Tokyo poster

G3 - Live in Tokyo

Movie · as Guitar

2005
Hell's Kitchen poster

Hell's Kitchen

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2004
Rockthology 2 poster

Rockthology 2

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2004
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival poster

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival

Movie · as Self

2004
G3: Live in Denver poster

G3: Live in Denver

Movie · as Himself

2003
Steve Vai: Live at the Astoria London poster

Steve Vai: Live at the Astoria London

Movie · as Self

2001
Scoring 'Ghosts of Mars' poster

Scoring 'Ghosts of Mars'

Movie · as Self

1999
The Genius of Lenny Breau poster

The Genius of Lenny Breau

Movie · as Self

1997
G3: Live In Concert poster

G3: Live In Concert

Movie · as Self

1997
Classic Albums poster

Classic Albums

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1995
Steve Vai - Alien Love Secrets poster

Steve Vai - Alien Love Secrets

Movie · as Himself

1993
A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa

A Life of Extravaganza - The Genius Frank Zappa

Movie · as Self

1993
Joe Satriani: The Satch Tapes poster

Joe Satriani: The Satch Tapes

Movie · as Himself

1991
Zappa's Universe poster

Zappa's Universe

Movie · as Self

1991
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Hard Rock Night poster

Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Hard Rock Night

Movie · as Self - Guitar

1991
Guitar poster

Guitar

Movie · as Self

1990
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 11 poster

Hard 'N Heavy Volume 11

Movie · as Self

1989
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 2 poster

Hard 'N Heavy Volume 2

Movie · as Self

1987
Video from Hell poster

Video from Hell

Movie · as Self

1986
Crossroads poster

Crossroads

Movie · as Jack Butler

1982
Frank Zappa: The Dub Room Special! poster

Frank Zappa: The Dub Room Special!

Movie · as Self