Tom Waits
Acting
Born December 7, 1949 · Pomona, California, USA
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 Ange…
Known For · 40 titles
The Simpsons
The Daily Show
The Mike Douglas Show
Saturday Night Live
Austin City Limits
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Rockpalast
Bram Stoker's Dracula
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Outsiders
Wildwood
The Book of Eli
Licorice Pizza
Wild Horse Nine
Father Mother Sister Brother
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Seven Psychopaths
Ultra City Smiths
Motherless Brooklyn
The Dead Don't Die
The Fisher King
Mystery Men
Rumble Fish
Until the End of the World
Short Cuts
The Cotton Club
Mystery Train
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Ray Gunn
The Two Jakes
Wristcutters: A Love Story
The Old Man & the Gun
Fishing with John
Coffee and Cigarettes
Wolfen
Domino
Paradise Alley
One from the Heart
Down by Law
Twixt