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Tom Petty

Acting
Known For

66 Years Old

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.

Born

Gainesville, Florida, USA on 20th October 1950

Died

2nd October 2017

All Credits

The Simpsons Image
The Simpsons
Tom Petty (voice)
King of the Hill Image
King of the Hill
Lucky (voice) (uncredited)
King of the Hill Image
King of the Hill
Lucky / Mud Dobber (voice)
King of the Hill Image
King of the Hill
Lucky (voice)
Behind the Music Image
Behind the Music
Self
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
The Old Grey Whistle Test Image
The Old Grey Whistle Test
MTV Video Music Awards Image
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
Rockpalast Image
Rockpalast
It's Garry Shandling's Show Image
It's Garry Shandling's Show
Tom Petty
The History of Rock 'n' Roll Image
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
self
Life, Death and Money Image
Life, Death and Money
self - archival footage
Classic Albums Image
Classic Albums
Self
The Defiant Ones Image
The Defiant Ones
Self
The Postman Image
The Postman
Bridge City Mayor
Elvis Presley: The Searcher Image
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
Self
George Harrison: Living in the Material World Image
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Self
Live Aid Image
Live Aid
Self
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream Image
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
Self
Made in Heaven Image
Made in Heaven
Stanky
Concert for George Image
Concert for George
Self
America | A Tribute to Heroes Image
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Self - Performer
Echo in the Canyon Image
Echo in the Canyon
Self
FM Image
FM
Self
Live Aid Image
Live Aid
Self
Night Flight: Born Again Image
Night Flight: Born Again
Self
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today Image
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
Self
Sound City Image
Sound City
Self
Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO Image
Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
Self
Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free Image
Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free
Himself (archive footage)
Heartbreakers Beach Party Image
Heartbreakers Beach Party
Self
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration Image
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
The History of Rock 'n' Roll Image
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
Self
Elvis Presley: The Searcher Image
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience Image
The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience
Self
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Live from Gatorville Image
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Live from Gatorville
Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl - Unraveled Image
Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl - Unraveled
Self
Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times Image
Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
Self
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts Image
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts
Self
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live at Rockpalast Image
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live at Rockpalast
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Pack Up the Plantation - Live! Image
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Pack Up the Plantation - Live!
$aving Dat Money Image
$aving Dat Money
Tom Petty
Into The Great Wide Open Image
Into The Great Wide Open
Tom Petty
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC Image
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC
No Nukes Image
No Nukes
Self
Classic Albums: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes Image
Classic Albums: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes
Self
Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert Image
Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert
Self
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - High Grass Dogs - Live from the Fillmore Image
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - High Grass Dogs - Live from the Fillmore
Himself
Bridge School Benefit Concert 1986 Image
Bridge School Benefit Concert 1986
Self
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey Image
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
Self
No Image
Tom Petty: Going Home
Self
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers: Live at the Olympic (The Last DJ) Image
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers: Live at the Olympic (The Last DJ)
Singer, Guitar
The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys Image
The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys
Self
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live in Concert Image
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live in Concert
vocals, guitar
No Image
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers - Free Fallin'
Lead Vocals / Guitar
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: 30th Anniversary Concert Image
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: 30th Anniversary Concert
himself
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - A Bunch Of Videos And Some Other Stuff Image
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - A Bunch Of Videos And Some Other Stuff
Self
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: Playback Image
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: Playback
Self
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live at the Docks, Hamburg Image
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live at the Docks, Hamburg
himself
No Image
Mike Campbell: The Guitars
Self
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Rock Goes to College Image
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Rock Goes to College
Performer
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Take the Highway Live Image
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Take the Highway Live
Self
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: 400 Days Image
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: 400 Days
Self
Tom Petty - Mojo Tour 2010 Image
Tom Petty - Mojo Tour 2010
Crystal Visions: The Very Best of Stevie Nicks Image
Crystal Visions: The Very Best of Stevie Nicks
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: VH1 Storytellers Image
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: VH1 Storytellers
Self