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Taylor Hawkins(1972-2022)

  • Music Artist
  • Actor
  • Composer
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Taylor Hawkins
Examines the personal struggles that so many musicians and their families have faced, the nature of how music passes from generation to generation, and the essential role that drumming plays in human life.
Play trailer1:49
Let There Be Drums! (2022)
3 Videos
34 Photos
Taylor Hawkins was born on 17 February 1972 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He was a music artist and actor, known for Real Steel (2011), CBGB (2013) and Boyhood (2014). He was previously married to Alison Hawkins . He died on 25 March 2022 in Bogota, Colombia.
BornFebruary 17, 1972
DiedMarch 25, 2022(50)
BornFebruary 17, 1972
DiedMarch 25, 2022(50)
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  • Awards
    • 14 wins & 13 nominations

Photos34

Taylor Hawkins and Foo Fighters in Foo Fighters: Learn to Fly (1999)
Taylor Hawkins and Foo Fighters
Taylor Hawkins and Foo Fighters
Taylor Hawkins and Foo Fighters
Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Taylor Hawkins, and Foo Fighters
Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, and Foo Fighters
Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, and Foo Fighters in Conan (2010)
Conan O'Brien, Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, and Foo Fighters in Conan (2010)
Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, and Foo Fighters in Sonic Highways (2014)
Johnny Galecki and Taylor Hawkins in CBGB (2013)
Malin Akerman and Taylor Hawkins in CBGB (2013)
Dave Grohl, Padma Lakshmi, and Taylor Hawkins in Top Chef (2006)

Known for:

Hugh Jackman in Real Steel (2011)
Real Steel
7.1
  • Soundtrack("Miss the Misery")
  • 2011
Alan Rickman, Malin Akerman, Rupert Grint, and Ashley Greene in CBGB (2013)
CBGB
6.6
  • Iggy Pop
  • 2013
Ellar Coltrane in Boyhood (2014)
Boyhood
7.9
  • Soundtrack("Let It Die")
  • 2014
Life or Something Like It (2002)
Life or Something Like It
5.7
  • Soundtrack("Learn to Fly")
  • 2002

Credits

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Actor

  • Duncanville (2020)
    Duncanville
    • Squirrel Kid (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear, Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, Foo Fighters, and Rami Jaffee in Studio 666 (2022)
    Studio 666
    • Taylor Hawkins
    • 2022
  • Foo Fighters: Love Dies Young (2021)
    Foo Fighters: Love Dies Young
    • Taylor Hawkins
    • Music Video
    • 2021
  • Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon in The Morning Show (2019)
    The Morning Show
    • Foo Fighters
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Dee Gees: You Should Be Dancing (2021)
    Dee Gees: You Should Be Dancing
    • Taylor Hawkins
    • Music Video
    • 2021
  • Foo Fighters: No Son of Mine (2021)
    Foo Fighters: No Son of Mine
    • Taylor Hawkins
    • Music Video
    • 2021
  • Foo Fighters: Waiting on A War (2021)
    Foo Fighters: Waiting on A War
    • Taylor Hawkins
    • Music Video
    • 2021
  • Foo Fighters: The Sky Is a Neighborhood (2017)
    Foo Fighters: The Sky Is a Neighborhood
    • Taylor Hawkins
    • Music Video
    • 2017
  • Foo Fighters: Run (2017)
    Foo Fighters: Run
    • Taylor Hawkins
    • Music Video
    • 2017
  • Foo Fighters: Subterranean (2015)
    Foo Fighters: Subterranean
    • Taylor Hawkins
    • Music Video
    • 2015
  • Foo Fighters: Outside (2015)
    Foo Fighters: Outside
    • Taylor Hawkins
    • Music Video
    • 2015
  • Foo Fighters: I Am a River (2015)
    Foo Fighters: I Am a River
    • Taylor Hawkins
    • Music Video
    • 2015
  • Foo Fighters: Congregation (2015)
    Foo Fighters: Congregation
    • Taylor Hawkins
    • Music Video
    • 2015
  • Foo Fighters: In the Clear (2014)
    Foo Fighters: In the Clear
    • Taylor Hawkins
    • Music Video
    • 2014
  • Foo Fighters: The Feast and the Famine (2014)
    Foo Fighters: The Feast and the Famine
    • Taylor Hawkins
    • Music Video
    • 2014

Composer

  • Live Lounge Allstars: Times Like These (2020)
    Live Lounge Allstars: Times Like These
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2020
  • Kirk Kalbfleisch in Michalangela: The Pretender (2020)
    Michalangela: The Pretender
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2020
  • Anastacia: Best of You (2012)
    Anastacia: Best of You
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2012
  • Foo Fighters: Walk - This Video Sucks Contest
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2011
  • Foo Fighters: I Should Have Known - This Video Sucks Contest
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2011
  • Foo Fighters: These Days - This Video Sucks Contest
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2011
  • Foo Fighters: Miss the Misery - This Video Sucks Contest
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2011
  • Foo Fighters: A Matter of Time - This Video Sucks Contest
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2011
  • Foo Fighters: Back & Forth - This Video Sucks Contest (2011)
    Foo Fighters: Back & Forth - This Video Sucks Contest
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2011
  • Foo Fighters: Rope - This Video Sucks Contest
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2011
  • Foo Fighters: White Limo - This Video Sucks Contest (2011)
    Foo Fighters: White Limo - This Video Sucks Contest
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2011
  • Foo Fighters: Arlandria - This Video Sucks Contest
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2011
  • Foo Fighters: Dear Rosemary - This Video Sucks Contest
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2011
  • Foo Fighters: Bridge Burning - This Video Sucks Contest
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2011
  • Somewhere, Anywhere, Everywhere (2004)
    Somewhere, Anywhere, Everywhere
    • Composer
    • Video
    • 2004

Videos3

Official Trailer
Trailer 1:49
Official Trailer
Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways
Trailer 3:30
Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways
Let There Be Drums
Trailer 1:49
Let There Be Drums

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Facebook
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  • Alternative names
    • Foo Fighters
  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • February 17, 1972
    • Fort Worth, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • March 25, 2022
    • Bogota, Colombia(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Alison Hawkins 2005 - March 25, 2022 (his death, 3 children)
  • Children
      Oliver Shane Hawkins
  • Other works
    Interviewed his favorite drummers Phil Collins, Roger Taylor, Stewart Copeland and Stephen Perkins for the August 2005 issue of Rhythm Magazine.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    (1997-2022) Drummer for the Foo Fighters.
  • Quotes
    Why go on vacation when work is so much more fun.
  • Nickname
    • Tay

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