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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 20, 1950
Died
October 2, 2017
Place of Birth
Gainesville, Florida, USA
Also Known As
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
- Traveling Wilburys
- Charlie T. Jnr.
- Muddy Wilbury
- Thomas Earl Petty
Tom Petty
0.6 Popularity
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
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Self (archive footage)
Fame and Fentanyl
2025
6.0
Self
Heartbreakers Beach Party
2024
6.0
Self
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts
2021
6.6
Himself (archive footage)
Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free
2021
6.7
Self
Echo in the Canyon
2019
7.4
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
2018
7.5
Self
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
2018
7.8
Self
The Defiant Ones
2017
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Self
Night Flight: Born Again
2016
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Tom Petty
$aving Dat Money
2015
Credits
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Fame and Fentanyl
as Self (archive footage)
2025
0.0
Heartbreakers Beach Party
as Self
2024
6.0
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts
as Self
2021
6.0
Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free
as Himself (archive footage)
2021
6.6
Echo in the Canyon
as Self
2019
6.7
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
2018
7.4
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
as Self
2018
7.5
The Defiant Ones
as Self
2017
7.8
Night Flight: Born Again
as Self
2016
0.0
$aving Dat Money
as Tom Petty
2015
0.0
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
2015
8.0
Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl - Unraveled
as Self
2014
6.5
Sound City
as Self
2013
7.3
Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
as Self
2012
7.4
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Mike Campbell: The Guitars
as Self
2012
0.0
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
as Self
2011
7.5
Classic Albums: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes
as Self
2010
6.3
The Best Of Sound Stage
2008
0.0
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Live from Gatorville
2008
0.0
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream
as Self
2007
7.6
The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys
as Self
2007
7.0
Crystal Visions: The Very Best of Stevie Nicks
2007
0.0
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: 30th Anniversary Concert
as himself
2006
0.0
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
as Self
2005
0.0
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Tom Petty & Heartbreakers - Free Fallin'
as Lead Vocals / Guitar
2005
0.0
Live Aid
as Self
2004
9.2
Concert for George
as Self
2003
8.1
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Live at the Olympic (The Last DJ)
as Singer, Guitar
2003
8.0
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Live in Concert
as vocals, guitar
2003
6.4
Soundstage
as Self - vocals, guitar
2003
0.0
America | A Tribute to Heroes
as Self - Performer
2001
6.2
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - High Grass Dogs - Live from the Fillmore
as Himself
1999
8.0
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: VH1 Storytellers
as Self
1999
0.0
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live at the Docks, Hamburg
as himself
1999
7.0
The Postman
as Bridge City Mayor
1997
6.3
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey
as Self
1997
0.0
Behind the Music
as Self
1997
7.2
Classic Albums
as Self
1997
7.7
King of the Hill
as Lucky (voice)
1997
7.4
King of the Hill
as Lucky / Mud Dobber (voice)
1997
7.4
King of the Hill
as Lucky (voice) (uncredited)
1997
7.4
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: Playback
as Self
1995
9.0
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: 400 Days
as Self
1995
0.0
Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
as Self
1995
6.7
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
as Self
1995
10.0
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Tom Petty: Going Home
as Self
1994
0.0
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Take the Highway Live
as Self
1992
0.0
The Simpsons
as Tom Petty (voice)
1989
8.0
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - A Bunch Of Videos And Some Other Stuff
as Self
1989
0.0
Made in Heaven
as Stanky
1987
6.5
It's Garry Shandling's Show
as Tom Petty
1986
7.2
Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert
as Self
1986
10.0
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Pack Up the Plantation - Live!
1986
10.0
Bridge School Benefit Concert 1986
as Self
1986
0.0
Live Aid
as Self
1985
7.9
The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience
as Self
1984
6.0
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
1984
7.7
No Nukes
as Self
1980
0.0
Fridays
as Self - Musical Guest
1980
5.4
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Rock Goes to College
as Performer
1980
8.0
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - The Old Grey Whistle Test
1978
0.0
FM
as Self
1978
6.7
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live at Rockpalast
1977
0.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1975
7.0
Rockpalast
1974
10.0
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
as Self
1972
7.5
The Old Grey Whistle Test
1971
7.5
Life, Death and Money
as self - archival footage
N/A
8.0
Tom Petty - Mojo Tour 2010
N/A
0.0