Zander Schloss (born August 7, 1961) is an American musician, actor and composer. He is perhaps best known as bass player for The Circle Jerks and The Weirdos, Stan Ridgway, Mike Watt, Thelonious Monster, and his many collaborations with Joe Strummer.

Zander is also known for his contributions to a number of independent feature films. His first screen appearance was as "Kevin the Nerd" in Repo Man. He went on to appear in a number of Alex Cox films as well as significant musical contributions in other Cox features such as Sid and Nancy (1986), Straight to Hell (1987), Walker (1987), El Patrullero (1991) and The Winner (1996). He has appeared in two Bill Fishman films: DBNS and Tapeheads (as "Heavy Metal Fan").

Zander with DBNS writer Abbe Wool in the 1990s.

Schloss joined the Circle Jerks in 1984 after a two year stint with funk band The Juicy Bananas who contributed to the Repo Man sound track. He left the Jerks after two albums to join up with former Clash front man Joe Strummer in London as musical director and lead guitarist/multi-instrumentalist on several tours (with Latino Rockabilly War), solo albums and soundtracks, including Walker (1987), Permanent Record (1988), Trash City (1988), Earthquake Weather (1989).

During the mid-'90s Schloss also worked with Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver in The Magnificent Bastards and again with The Circle Jerks for their major label debut and final studio album "Oddities, Abnormalities and Curiosities" (1995, LP, Mercury Records). Schloss re-joined the Circle Jerks for their 1990 U.S. tour and continued to tour and record with the Jerks until 2010.

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