- Source of Wealth: Music, Film and Television
- Age: 70
- Birth Place: Pomona, California, United States
- Height: 6′ (1.83 m)
- Marital Status: Married (Kathleen Brennan)
- Full Name: Thomas Alan Waits
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: December 7, 1949
- Ethnicity: Norwegian, English, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, German, Swiss-German and Welsh
- Occupation: Singer, Songwriter, Composer and Actor
- Education: Hilltop High School
- Children: 3 (Casey Xavier, Kellesimone and Sullivan)
Best recognized for his distinctive voice, Tom Waits is an American actor, composer, musician, and singer-songwriter with an estimated net worth of $25 million. Tom Waits is also known for his incorporation of different musical styles such as jazz, vaudeville, and blues. His soundtrack One from the Heart earned him a nomination for the Academy Award while his albums, Mule Variations, and Bone Machine, earned him two Grammy Awards. In 2011, he became an inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Apart from being a successful musician, Tom Waits has also appeared in several TV and film projects. In fact, he has starred in Down by Law, a 1986 film.