Jeff Wayne date of birth:
July 1, 1943
How old is Jeff Wayne?
83
Where was Jeff Wayne born?
Forest Hills, Queens, New York, USA
Jeff Wayne body shape:
Average
What color is Jeff Wayne's hair?
Brown - Dark
What is Jeff Wayne's ethnicity?
White
What is Jeff Wayne nationality?
American
What is Jeff Wayne's occupation?
Composer
Jeff Wayne claim to fame:
The War of the Worlds
What genre is Jeff Wayne's work?
Progressive rock, rock, pop
What instruments does Jeff Wayne play?
piano, keyboards, Piano, percussion, electronic instruments
Short Biography
Jeffry "Jeff" Wayne (July 1, 1943) is an American musician. In 1978 he released Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, his musical adaptation of H. G. Wells' science-fiction novel The War of the Worlds. Wayne wrote approximately 3, 000 advertising jingles in the 1970s which appeared on television in the United Kingdom, notably a Gordon's Gin commercial which was covered by The Human League. Wayne also composed numerous well-known television themes, including Good Morning Britain (TV-am), ITV's The Big Match and The World of Sport, BBC's 60 Minutes, and for 24 years, the UK's first news radio station, LBC. Wayne wrote feature film and documentary film scores and was musical director for various artists. Wayne published a book called The Book of Tennis and created, produced and scored eight thirty-minute episodes of The Book of Tennis Chronicles that was distributed by Fox Sports in approximately twenty countries, and was broadcast in the US on The Tennis Channel between 2005 and 2008.