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Thomas Alan Waits is an American singer, songwriter, musician, composer, and actor. His music is characterized by lyrics focusing on the underside of society, delivered in his distinctively deep, gravelly voice. During the 1970s, he worked primarily in jazz, but since the 1980s his music has reflected greater influence from blues, vaudeville, and experimental genres.
Birth Name
Thomas Alan Waits
Born
Wednesday, 07 December 1949
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Absence of Eden | Hunley | 2024 |
My Life as a Rolling Stone | Self | 2022 |
Licorice Pizza | Rex Blau | 2021 |
Ultra City Smiths | The Narrator | 2021 |
The Dead Don't Die | Hermit Bob | 2019 |
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Prospector (segment "All Gold Canyon") | 2018 |
The Old Man & the Gun | Waller | 2018 |
Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
Roy Orbison: Black and White Night 30 | Self | 2017 |
Author: The JT LeRoy Story | Self | 2016 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1994 | Golden Globe | Won | |
1983 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score | Nominated |