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Tom Waits‌

Gender

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Birthday

calendar1949-12-07

Popularity

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Tom Waits

Pomona, California, USA

Tom Waits

Pomona, California, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1949-12-07

Popularity

star4.1

Biography

Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American musician, composer, songwriter and actor. His lyrics often focus on the underbelly of society and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice. He worked primarily in jazz during the 1970s, but his music since the 1980s has reflected greater influence from blues, rock, vaudeville, and experimental genres. Waits was born and raised in a middle-class family in Whittier, California. Inspired by the work of Bob Dylan and the Beat Generation, he began singing on the San Diego folk music circuit as a young boy. He relocated to Los Angeles in 1972, where he worked as a songwriter before signing a recording contract with Asylum Records. His first albums were the jazz-oriented Closing Time (1973) and The Heart of Saturday Night (1974), which reflected his lyrical interest in nightlife, poverty, and criminality. He repeatedly toured the United States, Europe, and Japan, and attracted greater critical recognition and commercial success with Small Change (1976), Blue Valentine (1978), and Heartattack and Vine (1980). He produced the soundtrack for Francis Ford Coppola's film One from the Heart (1981), and subsequently made cameo appearances in several Coppola films. In 1980, Waits married Kathleen Brennan, split from his manager and record label, and moved to New York City. With Brennan's encouragement and frequent collaboration, he pursued a more experimental and eclectic musical aesthetic influenced by the work of Harry Partch and Captain Beefheart. This was reflected in a series of albums released by Island Records, including Swordfishtrombones (1983), Rain Dogs (1985), and Franks Wild Years (1987). He continued appearing in films, notably starring in Jim Jarmusch's Down by Law (1986), and also made theatrical appearances. With theatre director Robert Wilson, he produced the musicals The Black Rider (1990) and Alice (1992), first performed in Hamburg. Having returned to California in the 1990s, his albums Bone Machine (1992), The Black Rider (1993), and Mule Variations (1999) earned him increasing critical acclaim and multiple Grammy Awards. In the late 1990s, he switched to the record label ANTI-, which released Blood Money (2002), Alice (2002), Real Gone (2004), and Bad as Me (2011). Despite a lack of mainstream commercial success, Waits has influenced many musicians and gained an international cult following, and several biographies have been written about him. In 2015, he was ranked at No. 55 on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time". He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Waits, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

The Outsiders

The Outsiders‌
star7.2
calendar 1983

Rumble Fish

Rumble Fish‌
star7.0
calendar 1983

Coffee and Cigarettes

Coffee and Cigarettes‌
star6.9
calendar 2004

Licorice Pizza

Licorice Pizza‌
star7.0
calendar 2021

Down by Law

Down by Law‌
star7.4
calendar 1986

Short Cuts

Short Cuts‌
star7.2
calendar 1993

Until the End of the World

Until the End of the World‌
star6.8
calendar 1991

The Tiger and the Snow

The Tiger and the Snow‌
star6.8
calendar 2005

The Book of Eli

The Book of Eli‌
star6.8
calendar 2010

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus‌
star6.4
calendar 2009

Wristcutters: A Love Story

Wristcutters: A Love Story‌
star6.9
calendar 2007

Mystery Men

Mystery Men‌
star5.8
calendar 1999

Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30

Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30‌
star0.0
calendar 2017

Ironweed

Ironweed‌
star6.3
calendar 1987

Big Time

Big Time‌
star6.8
calendar 1988

Tom Waits at Theatre le Palace

Tom Waits at Theatre le Palace‌
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calendar 1980

Candy Mountain

Candy Mountain‌
star5.8
calendar 1988

Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night‌
star7.4
calendar 1988

Queens Logic

Queens Logic‌
star5.8
calendar 1991

At Play in the Fields of the Lord

At Play in the Fields of the Lord‌
star6.3
calendar 1991

Twixt

Twixt‌
star5.1
calendar 2011

Seven Psychopaths

Seven Psychopaths‌
star6.8
calendar 2012

Cold Feet

Cold Feet‌
star3.8
calendar 1989

A Brief History of John Baldessari

A Brief History of John Baldessari‌
star6.0
calendar 2012

Tom Waits - Bridge School Benefit

Tom Waits - Bridge School Benefit‌
star3.8
calendar 1999

Tom Waits - Burma Shave [Live Concert]

Tom Waits - Burma Shave [Live Concert]‌
star3.8
calendar 2006

Tom Waits: Romeo Bleeding - Live from Austin

Tom Waits: Romeo Bleeding - Live from Austin‌
star3.8
calendar 2009

Tom Waits - One Star Shining : The First Decade

Tom Waits - One Star Shining : The First Decade‌
star6.5
calendar

Tom Waits: Under Review

Tom Waits: Under Review‌
star4.0
calendar 2008

Tom Waits - No Visitors After Midnight

Tom Waits - No Visitors After Midnight‌
star3.8
calendar 1979

One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur

One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur‌
star6.8
calendar 2008

Tom Waits: A Day in Vienna

Tom Waits: A Day in Vienna‌
star7.0
calendar 1978

Paradise Alley

Paradise Alley‌
star5.8
calendar 1978

Domino

Domino‌
star5.9
calendar 2005

Wildwood

Wildwood‌
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calendar

John Lurie: A Lounge Lizard Alone

John Lurie: A Lounge Lizard Alone‌
star0.0
calendar 1990

Star.Wav

Star.Wav‌
star0.0
calendar

Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale

Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale‌
star7.0
calendar 1989

The Laughing Heart

The Laughing Heart‌
star4.0
calendar 2013

Tom Waits: Glitter and Doom Concert Experience

Tom Waits: Glitter and Doom Concert Experience‌
star0.0
calendar 2024

The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club‌
star6.5
calendar 1984

Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious

Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious‌
star0.0
calendar 2022

The Two Jakes

The Two Jakes‌
star6.0
calendar 1990

Keith Richards: Under the Influence

Keith Richards: Under the Influence‌
star6.6
calendar 2015

The Fisher King

The Fisher King‌
star7.3
calendar 1991

Father Mother Sister Brother

Father Mother Sister Brother‌
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calendar

Tom Waits: VH1 Storytellers

Tom Waits: VH1 Storytellers‌
star0.0
calendar 1999

This Is Sparklehorse

This Is Sparklehorse‌
star7.0
calendar 2016

One from the Heart

One from the Heart‌
star5.8
calendar 1982

Mystery Train

Mystery Train‌
star7.3
calendar 1989

Tom Waits for No One

Tom Waits for No One‌
star5.0
calendar 1979

The Old Man & the Gun

The Old Man & the Gun‌
star6.4
calendar 2018

Coffee and Cigarettes III

Coffee and Cigarettes III‌
star6.9
calendar 1997

Tom Waits: Tales from a Cracked Jukebox

Tom Waits: Tales from a Cracked Jukebox‌
star6.7
calendar 2017

Bukowski: Born Into This

Bukowski: Born Into This‌
star6.8
calendar 2003

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs‌
star7.1
calendar 2018

The Stone Boy

The Stone Boy‌
star6.8
calendar 1984

Poetry in Motion

Poetry in Motion‌
star7.0
calendar 1982

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country‌
star6.0
calendar 1993

The Dead Don't Die

The Dead Don't Die‌
star5.4
calendar 2019

The Moon’s Milk

The Moon’s Milk‌
star0.0
calendar 2018

The Absence of Eden

The Absence of Eden‌
star5.4
calendar 2024

Tom Waits: Rockpalast '77

Tom Waits: Rockpalast '77‌
star0.0
calendar 1977

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter‌
star0.0
calendar 1990

Wolfen

Wolfen‌
star5.9
calendar 1981

Motherless Brooklyn

Motherless Brooklyn‌
star6.7
calendar 2019

The Making of 'One from the Heart'

The Making of 'One from the Heart'‌
star8.0
calendar 1982

Bram Stoker's Dracula

Bram Stoker's Dracula‌
star7.5
calendar 1992

The Monster of Nix

The Monster of Nix‌
star7.0
calendar 2011

Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight

Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight‌
star7.2
calendar 1997

Tv Credits

The Daily Show

The Daily Show‌
star6.3
calendar 1996

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien‌
star7.1
calendar 1993

Ultra City Smiths

Ultra City Smiths‌
star6.4
calendar 2021

Austin City Limits

Austin City Limits‌
star6.2
calendar 1975

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live‌
star6.9
calendar 1975

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show‌
star4.8
calendar 1961

Fishing with John

Fishing with John‌
star7.4
calendar 1991

The Simpsons

The Simpsons‌
star8.0
calendar 1989