Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me — Chris Isaak’s Black FBI Suit as Chet Desmond

Chris Isaak as FBI Agent Chester “Chet” Diamond in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992) Vitals Chris Isaak as Chester “Chet” Desmond, FBI agent Deer Meadow, Washington, February 1988 Film: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me Release Date: August 28, 1992 Director: David Lynch Costume Designer: Patricia Norris WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background GET ME SPECIAL AGENT CHESTER DESMOND OUT IN FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA! Kyle MacLachlan had been intended to more prominently reprise his role as FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, David Lynch’s 1992 cinematic prequel to the then-recently canceled series. But the actor’s reluctance to be typecast prompted Lynch to reimagine the first act’s federal investigator as the more laconic Chester “Chet” Desmond—which became the first major acting role for singer Chris Isaak, born 70 years ago today on June 26, 1956. Isaak’s music career had already received a boost after his breakthrough song “Wicked Game” was featured in Lynch’s…