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Tom Petty (1950–2017)
Tom Petty was born on October 20, 1950 in Gainesville, Florida, USA as Thomas Earl Petty. He was married to Dana York and Jane Ann Benyo. He died on October 2, 2017 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
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Born:in Gainesville, Florida, USADied:(age 66) in Santa Monica, California, USA |
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2018
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Atlantic Rim
(2018)
... (writer: "Free Fallin'" - uncredited)
2018
Legion
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Chapter 13
(2018)
... (writer: "Don't Come Around Here No More")
2018
Sneaky Pete
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Switch
(2018)
... (writer: "You Wreck Me" - as Thomas Earl Petty, uncredited)
2018
Prince: Last Year of a Legend
(TV Movie documentary) (performer: "While My Guitar Gently Weeps")
2017
Golic and Wingo
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.20
(2017)
... (writer: "Christmas All Over Again")
2017
The 25 Songs of Christmas
(TV Movie) (lyrics: "Christmas All Over Again (1992)") / (music: "Christmas All Over Again (1992)")
2017
Cannonball
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.7
(2017)
... (writer: "Learning to Fly" - uncredited)
1979-2017
Saturday Night Live
(TV Series) (writer - 8 episodes)
- Gal Gadot/Sam Smith
(2017)
... (writer: "I Won't Back Down")
- Louis C.K./Sam Smith
(2014)
... (writer: "Stay with Me")
- Alec Baldwin/Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
(2010)
... (writer: "I Should Have Known It", "Jefferson Jericho Blues")
- John Goodman/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
(1999)
... (writer: "Swingin'", "Room At the Top")
- Tom Hanks/Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
(1996)
... (writer: "Walls (No. 3)", "Angel Dream (No. 2)")
2014-2017
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(TV Series) (writer - 8 episodes)
- Taraji P. Henson/Miley Cyrus/Billy Joel
(2017)
... (writer: "Mary Jane's Last Dance" - uncredited)
- Gal Gadot/Desus & Mero/Miley Cyrus and Billy Ray Cyrus
(2017)
... (writer: "Wildflowers")
- Hillary Rodham Clinton/Miley Cyrus
(2017)
... (writer: "Don't Do Me Like That" - uncredited)
- Sarah Silverman/The Cast of 'Riverdale'/Miley Cyrus
(2017)
... (writer: "Free Fallin'" - uncredited)
- Megyn Kelly/Chris Hardwick/Emeli Sandé
(2016)
... (writer: "I Won't Back Down" - uncredited)
Beat Shazam
(TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes, 2017) (performer - 1 episode, 2017)
- Episode #1.11
(2017)
... (writer: "American Girl")
- Episode #1.5
(2017)
... (writer: "Mary Jane's Last Dance")
- Episode #1.1
(2017)
... (performer: "Runnin' Down a Dream") / (writer: "Runnin' Down a Dream")
2017
The Defiant Ones
(TV Mini-Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Part 2
(2017)
... (writer: "Refugee", "Breakdown", "Don't Do Me Like That", "Stop Draggin My Heart Around" - uncredited)
2017
The Handmaid's Tale
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Night
(2017)
... (writer: "American Girl" - uncredited)
2017
The Voice
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Blind Auditions 9
(2017)
... (writer: "Free Fallin'")
2017
Billions
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Golden Frog Time
(2017)
... (writer: "Even the Losers")
2017
Crashing
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Julie
(2017)
... (writer: "Free Fallin'" - uncredited)
2017
Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Episode #7.4
(2017)
... (music: "Stay With Me")
2017
Tu cara me suena
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #5.16
(2017)
... (writer: "You Got It")
2016
Dolezal Backstage
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Austropop Special
(2016)
... (writer: "Handle with Care")
2016
Roadies
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- The Load Out
(2016)
... (writer: "Trailer" - uncredited)
- Friends and Family
(2016)
... (writer: "Sweet William" - uncredited)
2016
Coronation Street
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.8972
(2016)
... (writer: "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" - uncredited)
2016
Wayward Pines
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Bedtime Story
(2016)
... (writer: "I Won't Back Down" - uncredited)
2016
One Hit Wonderland
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- "Ridin" by Chamillionaire
(2016)
... (writer: "Good Morning", "Free Fallin'")
Acció política
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2016) (writer - 1 episode, 2016)
- Episode #1.14
(2016)
... (performer: "Won't Back Down") / (writer: "Won't Back Down")
2015
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC
(TV Movie) (writer: "Anything That's Rock and Roll")
2015
Lip Sync Battle
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Queen Latifah vs. Marlon Wayans
(2015)
... (writer: "Stay with Me")
2015
Todd's Pop Song Reviews
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran
(2015)
... (writer: "Stay With Me")
Cougar Town
(TV Series) (writer - 4 episodes, 2011 - 2015) (performer - 3 episodes, 2015)
- A Two Story Town
(2015)
... (performer: "Free Fallin") / (writer: "Free Fallin", "Free Fallin'" (uncredited))
- This One's for Me
(2015)
... (performer: "Don't Fade On Me" - uncredited) / (writer: "Don't Fade On Me" - uncredited)
- The Wild One, Forever
(2015)
... (performer: "Don't Fade On Me" - uncredited) / (writer: "Don't Fade On Me" - uncredited)
- Something Good Coming: Part 1
(2011)
... (writer: "Something Good Coming" - uncredited)
Parks and Recreation
(TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes, 2011 - 2015) (performer - 1 episode, 2014)
- One Last Ride: Part 1
(2015)
... (writer: "End of the Line" - uncredited)
- One Last Ride
(2015)
... (writer: "End of the Line" - uncredited)
- Ann and Chris
(2014)
... (performer: "Wildflowers" - uncredited)
- Harvest Festival
(2011)
... (writer: "American Girl" - uncredited)
2014
Matzav Ha'Uma
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Episode #8.4
(2014)
... (music: "Kol Ma SheTirtzu")
Mike & Mike
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2014) (writer - 1 episode, 2014)
- Episode dated 3 December 2014
(2014)
... (performer: "Running Down a Dream") / (writer: "Running Down a Dream")
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2014) (writer - 1 episode, 2014)
- Kai
(2014)
... (performer: "Free Fallin'" - uncredited) / (writer: "Free Fallin'" - uncredited)
2014
Family Guy
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Book of Joe
(2014)
... (writer: "Runnin' Down a Dream")
2014
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Kerry Washington/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
(2014)
... (writer: "American Dream Plan B", "Forgotten Man", "U Get Me High")
Today at Wimbledon
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2014) (writer - 1 episode, 2014)
- 2014: Day 13
(2014)
... (performer: "Free Fallin'" - uncredited) / (writer: "Free Fallin'" - uncredited)
Wimbledon
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2014) (writer - 1 episode, 2014)
- 2014: Day 13, Part 3 - Mixed Doubles Final
(2014)
... (performer: "Free Fallin'" - uncredited) / (writer: "Free Fallin'" - uncredited)
2014
Late Show with David Letterman
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Dana Carvey/Ellie Kemper/Sam Smith
(2014)
... (writer: "Stay with Me")
2014
The Voice Israel
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #3.1
(2014)
... (writer: "Free Fallin'")
My Mad Fat Diary
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2014) (writer - 1 episode, 2014)
- Friday
(2014)
... (performer: "Free Falling" - uncredited) / (writer: "Free Falling" - uncredited)
Born to Be Wild: The Golden Age of American Rock
(TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode, 2014) (writer - 1 episode, 2014)
- Welcome to the Jungle
(2014)
... (performer: "Change of Heart" - uncredited) / (writer: "Change of Heart", "Don't Come Around Here No More" - uncredited)
2013
The Goldbergs
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Shopping
(2013)
... (writer: "American Girl" - uncredited)
2013
The Byrd Who Flew Alone: The Triumphs and Tragedy of Gene Clark
(Documentary) (performer: "Feel A Whole Lot Better")
2013
The Newsroom
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Unintended Consequences
(2013)
... (writer: "You Got It" - uncredited)
2011-2013
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(TV Series) (writer - 14 episodes)
- Episode #21.153
(2013)
... (writer: "Runnin' Down a Dream" - uncredited)
- Episode #21.106
(2013)
... (writer: "Runnin' Down a Dream" - uncredited)
- Episode #21.98
(2013)
... (writer: "Runnin' Down a Dream" - uncredited)
- Episode #21.75
(2013)
... (writer: "Runnin' Down a Dream" - uncredited)
- Episode #21.63
(2012)
... (writer: "Runnin' Down a Dream" - uncredited)
2013
The Office
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Finale
(2013)
... (writer: "Here Comes My Girl" - uncredited)
Californication
(TV Series) (1 episode, 2013) (performer - 1 episode, 2008) (writer - 1 episode, 2008)
- The Abby
(2013)
... ("Time to Move On")
- The Great Ashby
(2008)
... (performer: "Wake Up Time") / (writer: "Wake Up Time")
2008-2013
De wereld draait door
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Episode dated 1 March 2013
(2013)
... (writer: "Heb ik het op film" (Handle me with care) - uncredited)
- Episode #4.43
(2008)
... (writer: "I Won't Back Down" - uncredited)
2013
Sound City
(Documentary) (courtesy: "Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll") / (performer: "You Wreck Me", "Cabin Down Below", "You Don't Know How It Feels") / (writer: "Refugee", "Don't Do Me Like That", "Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll", "Here Comes My Girl", "Don't Come Around Here No More", "You Wreck Me", "Cabin Down Below", "You Don't Know How It Feels")
2012
Rage
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Lanie Lane Guest Programs Rage
(2012)
... (writer: "You Got It")
2012
The Voice UK
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Live Show 2
(2012)
... (writer: "Free Fallin'")
2012
American Idol
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Top 8 Perform
(2012)
... (writer: "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around")
No me la puc treure del cap
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2012) (writer - 1 episode, 2012)
- Bon rotllo
(2012)
... (performer: "Free Fallin'") / (writer: "Free Fallin'")
2011
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
(Documentary) (writer: "Handle With Care", "Margarita", "Dirty World")
2011
Larry Crowne
(performer: "Listen To Her Heart") / (writer: "Runnin' Down a Dream", "Walls, No. 3", "Listen To Her Heart")
2010
One Tree Hill
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Darkness on the Edge of Town
(2010)
... (writer: "Something Good Coming" - uncredited)
2010
Fringe
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Entrada
(2010)
... (writer: "You Got It" - uncredited)
Coach Trip
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2010) (writer - 1 episode, 2010)
- Episode #5.14
(2010)
... (performer: "Learning to Fly" - uncredited) / (writer: "Learning to Fly" - uncredited)
Der letzte Bulle
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2010) (writer - 1 episode, 2010)
- Das Runde muss ins Eckige
(2010)
... (performer: "Free Fallin'") / (writer: "Free Fallin'")
Cold Case
(TV Series) (writer - 6 episodes, 2004 - 2010) (performer - 2 episodes, 2004 - 2005)
- The Last Drive-In
(2010)
... (writer: "Even The Losers")
- Breaking News
(2009)
... (writer: "Don't Come Around Here No More")
- Triple Threat
(2008)
... (writer: "Free Fallin'")
- Bad Night
(2005)
... (performer: "American Girl") / (writer: "American Girl")
- It's Raining Men
(2004)
... (writer: "You Got Lucky" - uncredited)
2009
Street Music
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Dunwell Brothers - Free Fallin' & Three Little Birds
(2009)
... (writer: "Free Fallin'")
2009
Guitar Hero 5
(Video Game) (performer: "Runnin' Down a Dream") / (writer: "Runnin' Down a Dream", "American Girl")
20 to 1
(TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode, 2009) (writer - 1 episode, 2009)
- Rock 'n' Roll Anthems
(2009)
... (performer: "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around") / (writer: "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around")
2009
Dancing with the Stars
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Round Eight
(2009)
... (writer: "Free Fallin'" - uncredited)
2009
Idols
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Top 6: Rock Classics
(2009)
... (writer: "Free Fallin'")
2009
Criminal Minds
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Soul Mates
(2009)
... (writer: "Here Comes My Girl")
2009
The Marty Stuart Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Dierks Bentley
(2009)
... (writer: "Runnin' Down a Dream")
2008
Stargate: Atlantis
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Vegas
(2008)
... (performer: "Solitary Man")
2008
Legends
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Roy Orbison: The 'Big O' in Britain
(2008)
... (writer: "You Got It")
2008
Ugly Betty
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Manhattan Project
(2008)
... (writer: "American Girl" - uncredited)
2007
Australian Idol
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Doin' It for the Kids
(2007)
... (writer: "I Won't Back Down")
2007
Saving Grace
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Pilot
(2007)
... (performer: "Saving Grace")
Friday Night Lights
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2007) (writer - 1 episode, 2007)
- Nevermind
(2007)
... (performer: "Saving Grace" - uncredited) / (writer: "Saving Grace" - uncredited)
2006
Cesko hledá SuperStar
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Tretí finále
(2006)
... (writer: "Learning to Fly")
2006
Ha-Shminiya
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Alibi
(2006)
... (performer: "One Headlight" - uncredited)
7th Heaven
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes, 1996 - 2006) (performer - 1 episode, 2002)
- And Thank You: Part 2
(2006)
... (writer: "You Got It")
- The Known Soldier
(2002)
... (performer: "I Won't Back Down")
- Anything You Want
(1996)
... (writer: "Anything You Want")
2000-2006
The Sopranos
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Join the Club
(2006)
... (writer: "American Girl" - uncredited)
- Funhouse
(2000)
... (writer: "Free Fallin'" - uncredited)
The O.C.
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2005) (writer - 1 episode, 2005)
- The Chrismukkah Bar Mitz-vahkkah
(2005)
... (performer: "Christmas All Over Again") / (writer: "Christmas All Over Again")
2005
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost & Found
(TV Special documentary) (writer: "Change of Heart" - uncredited)
2005
Elizabethtown
(performer: "Jack" (2005), "Learning to Fly" (1991), "Square One" (2005)) / (writer: "It'll All Work Out" (1987), "Jack" (2005), "Learning to Fly" (1991), "Square One" (2005))
2005
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
(TV Special documentary) (writer: "Don't Do Me like That")
2004
Shabatot VeHagim
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Gesher Tzar
(2004)
... (writer: "BeEmet Mazal Tov (Congratulations)")
2004
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
(Video Game) ("Running Down a Dream", uncredited) / (writer: "Running Down a Dream" - uncredited)
2004
Freddy vs Ghostbusters
(Short) (performer: "I Won't Back Down" - uncredited) / (writer: "I Won't Back Down" - uncredited)
Skeppsholmen
(TV Series) (lyrics - 1 episode, 2003) (music - 1 episode, 2003)
- Episode #3.11
(2003)
... (lyrics: "Walls (No. 3)") / (music: "Walls (No. 3)")
2003
Scrubs
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- My Own American Girl
(2003)
... (writer: "American Girl")
2003
Soundstage
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Part 1
(2003)
... (writer: "Crawling Back To You", "I Won't Back Down", "Angel Dream", "Melinda", "Refugee" - uncredited)
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Part 2
(2003)
... (writer: "Love is a Long Road" (uncredited), "You Don't Know How It Feels" (uncredited), "Black Leather Woman" (uncredited), "Wake Up Time", "Lost Children", "Two Men Talkin'", "You Wreck Me")
2001
Zwei Männer am Herd
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Comeback für Conrad
(2001)
... (performer: "Learning To Fly" - uncredited)
2000
Stars in Their Eyes
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #11.8
(2000)
... (writer: "You Got It")
King of the Hill
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 1999) (writer - 1 episode, 1999)
- As Old as the Hills
(1999)
... (performer: "Free Fallin" - uncredited) / (writer: "Free Fallin" - uncredited)
1994-1997
Tohuwabohu
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Tohu-Nacht Revue 1990-1997
(1997)
... (writer: "California Blue" - uncredited)
- 20: Ende
(1994)
... (writer: "California Blue" - uncredited)
1997
The Simpsons
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Cartridge Family
(1997)
... (writer: "The Waiting")
1996
Jingle All the Way
(courtesy: "Christmas All Over Again") / (performer: "Christmas All Over Again") / (writer: "Christmas All Over Again")
1996
She's the One
(producer: "Walls (Circus)", "Walls (No. 3)", "Angel Dream", "California", "Grew Up Fast", "Hung Up & Overdue", "Hope You Never") / (writer: "Walls (Circus)", "Walls (No. 3)", "Angel Dream", "California", "Grew Up Fast", "Hung Up & Overdue", "Hope You Never")
1995
The Weinerville Chanukah Special
(TV Movie) (performer: "Runnin' Down a Dream") / (writer: "Runnin' Down a Dream")
Beavis and Butt-Head
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 1995) (writer - 1 episode, 1995)
- Sexual Harrassment
(1995)
... (performer: "It's Good To Be King") / (writer: "It's Good To Be King")
1995
Party of Five
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Ready or Not
(1995)
... (performer: "You Wreck Me")
1992
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
(producer: "Christmas All Over Again") / (writer: "Christmas All Over Again")
1992
Melrose Place
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Responsibly Yours
(1992)
... (performer: "I Won't Back Down")
1990
F.C. De Kampioenen
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Koopjes
(1990)
... (writer: "You Got It" (1989) - uncredited)
1989
Tom Petty: Runnin' Down A Dream
(Video short) (performer: "Runnin' Down A Dream") / (writer: "Runnin' Down A Dream")
1989
Zwei Münchner in Hamburg
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Die Traumreise
(1989)
... (writer: "California Blue" - uncredited)
It's Garry Shandling's Show.
(TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes, 1987) (writer - 1 episode, 1987)
- It's Garry Shandling's Christmas Show
(1987)
... (performer: "We Wish You a Merry Christmas", "The First Noel", "White Christmas", "Garry Shandling's Coming to Town" - uncredited)
- No Baby, No Show
(1987)
... (performer: "The Waiting", "This is the Theme to Garry's Show") / (writer: "The Waiting")
1987
Dolly
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.6
(1987)
... (performer: "One of These Days")
1986
Miami Vice
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Little Miss Dangerous
(1986)
... (writer: "Here Comes My Girl" - uncredited)
1985
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Don't Come Around Here No More
(Video short) (writer: "Don't Come Around Here No More")
1983-1984
Knight Rider
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- White-Line Warriors
(1984)
... (writer: "Breakdown")
- Merchants of Death
(1983)
... (writer: "Breakdown")
1983
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Change of Heart
(Video short) (performer: "Change of Heart") / (writer: "Change of Heart")
1982
WKRP in Cincinnati
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Changes
(1982)
... (writer: "Magnolia" - uncredited)
1977-1979
Top of the Pops
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Episode dated 11 January 1979
(1979)
... (writer: "Louisiana Rain")
- Episode dated 16 June 1977
(1977)
... (writer: "Anything That's Rock and Roll")
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Album: "Full Moon Fever", 1999 See more »Publicity Listings:
7 Biographical Movies | 1 Print Biography | 3 Interviews | 21 Articles | 6 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Alternate Names:
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