Fats Waller

Fats Waller

music department, actor, composer

Fats Waller was born on May 21, 1904 in USA. Fats Waller's big-screen debut came with Hooray for Love directed by Walter Lang in 1935, strarring Fats Waller. Fats Waller is known for Monty Python and the Holy Grail directed by Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman stars as King Arthur and John Cleese as Second Swallow-Savvy Guard. The most recent award Fats Waller achieved is Grammy Awards. The upcoming new movie Fats Waller plays is Monty Python and the Holy Grail which will be released on May 25, 1975.

Thomas Waller was born in 1904. He was one of the most important pianist in the history of jazz. He studied piano with James P. Johnson, one of the masters of the stride piano in the 1920s. Fats began recording his first piano solos in 1923. He worked in the revue "Hot Chocolates" in the late 1920s as a composer. Along with Duke Ellington, he is one of the most prolific composers in jazz. His best songs are, "Ain't Misbehavin' ", "Honeysuckle Rose", "Black and Blue", "Blue Turned Grey Over You" and "Keepin' Out of Mischief Now". He formed his own group in 1934, Fats Waller and his Rhythm, and recorded many records for RCA Victor. Two of his most notable film appearances were in Symphonie magique (1943) and Le Roi du burlesque (1936). He died in 1943 on a train during a trip to California. He was just 39 years old.

  • Birthday

    May 21, 1904
  • Place of Birth

    New York City, New York, USA

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Awards

1 wins & 0 nominations

Grammy Awards
1993
Lifetime Achievement Award
Winner - Grammy

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