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. On December 4, 2023, Petty's song "Love Is a Long Road" was used in the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI, which is considered one of the most anticipated video games ever made. This trailer gained over 90 million YouTube views within the first 24 hours. Because of this immense bump in popularity, the song itself gained nearly 1 million YouTube views in the same time span, gained a 36,979% increase on Spotify, had almost 250,000 searches on Shazam, and ranked second on the worldwide iTunes chart.

Фільмографія

• 2008The Best Of Sound Stage
• 2008Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Live from Gatorville
• 2007Crystal Visions: The Very Best of Stevie Nicks
• 2007Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream — Self, Music
• 2005Tom Petty & Heartbreakers - Free Fallin' — Lead Vocals / Guitar
• Soundstage — Self - vocals, guitar
• 2003Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Live at the Olympic (The Last DJ) — Singer, Guitar
• 2003Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers: Live in Concert — vocals, guitar
• Король гори — Lucky (voice), Lucky / Mud Dobber (voice)
• 1997Листоноша — Bridge City Mayor
• 1996Тільки вона єдина — Original Music Composer
• 1992Free Fallin' — Songs, Music
• Later... with Jools Holland
• Шоу Ларрі Сандерса — Tom Petty
• Сімпсони — Tom Petty (voice)
• 1987Made in Heaven — Stanky
• 1986Band of the Hand — Theme Song Performance
• It's Garry Shandling's Show — Tom Petty
• 1986Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Pack Up the Plantation - Live!
• Поліція Маямі — Songs
• 1980Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Rock Goes to College — Performer
• 1978Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - The Old Grey Whistle Test
• Rockpalast
• The Old Grey Whistle Test
• Tom Petty - Mojo Tour 2010

Ток-шоу, премії та інші появи (49)

• 2025Fame and Fentanyl — Self (archive footage)
• 2024Heartbreakers Beach Party — Self
• 2021Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts — Self
• 2021Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free — Himself (archive footage)
• 2019Echo in the Canyon — Self
• Elvis Presley: The Searcher — Self
• The Defiant Ones — Self
• 2016Night Flight: Born Again — Self
• Soundbreaking — Self
• 2015$aving Dat Money — Self
• 2015It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC — Self (archive footage)
• 2014Roy Orbison: Mystery Girl - Unraveled — Self
• 2013Sound City — Self
• 2012Mike Campbell: The Guitars — Self
• 2012Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO — Self
• George Harrison: Living in the Material World — Self
• 2010Classic Albums: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes — Self
• 2007The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys — Self
• 2006Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: 30th Anniversary Concert — himself
• 2005Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today — Self
• 2004Live Aid — Self
• 2003Concert for George — Self
• 2001America | A Tribute to Heroes — Self - Performer
• 1999Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live at the Docks, Hamburg — himself
• 1999Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - High Grass Dogs - Live from the Fillmore — Himself
• 1999Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: VH1 Storytellers — Self
• Behind the Music — Self
• Classic Albums — Self
• 1997Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey — Self
• 1995Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times — Self
• The History of Rock 'n' Roll — Self
• 1995Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers: Playback — Self
• 1995Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: 400 Days — Self
• 1994Tom Petty: Going Home — Self
• 1993Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration — Self
• Пізнє шоу з Девідом Леттерманом — Self - Musical Guest
• 1992Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Take the Highway Live — Self
• 1989Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - A Bunch Of Videos And Some Other Stuff — Self
• 1986Bridge School Benefit Concert 1986 — Self
• 1986Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert — Self
• 1985Live Aid — Self
• MTV Video Music Awards — Self
• 1984The Everly Brothers' Rock 'n' Roll Odyssey — Self
• 1984The Everly Brothers: Songs of Innocence and Experience — Self
• Fridays — Self - Musical Guest
• 1980No Nukes — Self
• 1978FM — Self
• Суботнього вечора в прямому ефірі — Self - Musical Guest
• Life, Death and Money — self - archival footage