Tom Petty
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1950-10-20
Day of Death
2017-10-02 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
Gainesville, Florida, USA
Tom Petty
Biography
Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950 – October 2, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was the leader and frontman of the rock bands Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch and a member of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys. He was also a successful solo artist.
Over the course of his career, Petty sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. His hit singles with the Heartbreakers include "American Girl" (1976), "Don't Do Me Like That" (1979), "Refugee" (1980), "The Waiting" (1981), "Don't Come Around Here No More" (1985) and "Learning to Fly" (1991). Petty's solo hits include "I Won't Back Down" (1989), "Free Fallin'" (1989), and "You Don't Know How It Feels" (1994).
Petty and the Heartbreakers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. Petty was honored as MusiCares Person of the Year in February 2017 for his contributions to music and for his philanthropy. He also acted; he had a recurring role as the voice of Lucky Kleinschmidt in the animated comedy series King of the Hill from 2004 to the show's conclusion in 2009. Petty died of an accidental drug overdose in 2017 at the age of 66, one week after the end of the Heartbreakers' 40th Anniversary Tour. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Petty, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Acting
(2024)
Heartbreakers Beach Party
as Self
(2021)
Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free
as Himself (archive footage)
(2021)
(2019)
Echo in the Canyon
as Self
(2018)
(2016)
Night Flight: Born Again
as Self
(2015)
(2015)
$aving Dat Money
as Tom Petty
(2014)
(2013)
Sound City
as Self
(2012)
(2012)
Mike Campbell: The Guitars
as Self
(2010)
(2008)
(2007)
(2007)
(2007)
(2006)
(2005)
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
as Self
(2005)
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers - Free Fallin'
as Lead Vocals / Guitar
(2004)
Live Aid
as Self
(2003)
Concert for George
as Self
(2003)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live in Concert
as vocals, guitar
(2003)
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers: Live at the Olympic (The Last DJ)
as Singer, Guitar
(2001)
America | A Tribute to Heroes
as Self - Performer
(1999)
(1999)
(1999)
(1997)
The Postman
as Bridge City Mayor
(1997)
(1995)
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
as Self
(1995)
(1995)
(1995)
(1994)
Tom Petty: Going Home
as Self
(1993)
(1992)
(1991)
Into The Great Wide Open
as Tom Petty
(1989)
(1987)
Made in Heaven
as Stanky
(1986)
(1986)
(1986)
(1985)
Live Aid
as Self
(1984)
(1980)
No Nukes
as Self
(1980)
(1978)
FM
as Self
(1977)
Crew
(2007)
(1996)
She's the One
Original Music Composer