What is Tom Waits's full name?
Thomas Alan Waits
Tom Waits date of birth:
December 7, 1949
How old is Tom Waits?
76
Where was Tom Waits born?
Pomona, California, USA
How tall is Tom Waits?
6' (183 cm)
Tom Waits body shape:
Average
What color are Tom Waits's eyes?
Blue
What color is Tom Waits's hair?
Brown - Dark
Tom Waits distinctive features:
Bourbon soaked gravel voice
Is Tom Waits gay or straight?
Straight
What is Tom Waits's ethnicity?
White
What is Tom Waits nationality?
American
What is Tom Waits's occupation?
Singer, Composer, Poet, Actor, Musician
What genre is Tom Waits's work?
Rock, Experimental, Folk, Blues, Jazz, Avant-Garde
What instruments does Tom Waits play?
Vocals, Piano, Guitar, Percussion, Keyboards, Banjo
Short Biography
Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding like "it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car." With this trademark growl, his incorporation of pre-rock music styles such as blues, jazz, and vaudeville, and experimental tendencies verging on industrial music, Waits has built up a distinctive musical persona. He has worked as a composer for movies and musicals and has acted in supporting roles in films, including Paradise Alley and Bram Stoker's Dracula. He also starred in Jim Jarmusch's 1986 film Down by Law. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his soundtrack work on One from the Heart.