Tom Waits
| First Name | Tom |
| Last Name | Waits |
| Full Name at Birth | Thomas Alan Waits |
| Age | 62 |
| Date of Birth | December 7, 1949 |
| Birthplace | Pomona, California, USA |
| Height | 6' (183 cm) |
| Build | Average |
| Hair Color | Brown - Light |
| Distinctive Features | Bourbon soaked gravel voice |
| Star Sign | Sagittarius |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Singer/Composer/Poet/Actor/ Musician |
| Occupation Category | Singer |
| Music Genre | Pop/Rock, Piano, Classical Music Entry |
| Music Style | Spoken Word, Singer/Songwriter, Beat Poetry, Experimental Rock, Alternative/ Indie Rock, College Rock, Comedy/Spoken, Album Rock |
| Music Mood | Eerie, Confident, Fractured, Bleak, Brooding, Bitter, Wry, Quirky, Autumnal, Somber, Atmospheric, Nostalgic, Cynical/Sarcastic, Nocturnal, Literate, Theatrical, Witty, Boisterous, Ominous, Gloomy, Sentimental |
| Instrument | Organ, Guitar, Piano, Songwriter, Harmonium, Vocals |
Thomas Alan "Tom" 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 musical plays and as a supporting actor in films, including Down By Law, Bram Stoker's Dracula and Wristcutters: A Love Story. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his soundtrack work on One from the Heart.
Discography
Filmography
Selected Tom Waits film and TV show credits:
