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Tom Morello
Sign in to saveAlso known as Thomas Baptist Morello, Thomas Morello, El flipante guitarrista calvo con un pitch shifter, The Nightwatchman
American guitarist and musician
Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
Tom Morello was born on May 30, 1964 in New York city. He has become an influential guitarist due to his work with Rage Against The Machine in the 1990s. Tom got his Social Studies degree from Harvard and went to L.A to start a band. He briefly played guitarist for a band named Lock Up with fellow Rage member Zack De La Rocha. IMDb Mini Biography.
Known for
- Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition — Self2026
- Frampton2026
- Clemente — Self2025
- 40 Watts from Nowhere2025
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music — Self - Rage Against the Machine2025
- Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow — Self2025
- Ozzy: No Escape from Now — Self2025
- Tom Morello - Hellfest 2024 — Self2024
- Don't Turn Your Back on Friday Night — Self2024
- Good Men — Self2024
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1964
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- 3,137,873
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Thomas Baptiste Morello (born May 30, 1964) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, actor and political activist. He is best known for his tenure with the band Rage Against the Machine and then with Audioslave. As of 2016, Morello is a member of the supergroup Prophets of Rage. Morello was also a touring musician with Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. He is also known for his acoustic solo act, The Nightwatchman, and Street Sweeper Social Club. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Tom+
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- Also known as
- The Nightwatchman
- Born
- Thomas Baptist Morello , ( 1964-05-30 ) May 30, 1964 (age 62) , Harlem , New York City , U.S.
- Origin
- Libertyville, Illinois , U.S.
- Education
- Harvard University ( AB )
- Genres
- Alternative metal funk metal rap metal nu metal hardcore punk crossover folk EDM
- Occupations
- Musician singer songwriter political activist
- Instruments
- Guitar vocals
- Years active
- 1979–present
- Labels
- Sony BMG Epic Interscope
- Member of
- The Nightwatchman Street Sweeper Social Club Axis of Justice
- Formerly of
- Rage Against the Machine Audioslave Lock Up Prophets of Rage Class of '99 Bored of Education Joey Thunder and the Electrical Storm The Deviates The Zoo
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- United States
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- Harlem
- Occupation
- documentary filmmaker
- Educated at
- Harvard University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Interscope Records
- Official website
- tommorello.com
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- Tom Morello.jpg
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Thomas Baptist Morello (born May 30, 1964) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and political activist. He is known for his tenure with the rock bands Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave. Between 2016 and 2019, Morello was a member of the supergroup Prophets of Rage. Morello is also an occasional touring musician with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Under the moniker the Nightwatchman, Morello released his solo work. Together with Boots Riley, he formed Street Sweeper Social Club. Morello co-founded Axis of Justice, which airs a monthly program on Pacifica Radio station KPFK (90.7 FM) in Los Angeles.
Born in Harlem, New York City and raised in Libertyville, Illinois, Morello became interested in music and politics while in high school. He attended Harvard University and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Committee on Degrees in Social Studies. After his previous band Lock Up disbanded, Morello met Zack de la Rocha. The two founded Rage Against the Machine, going on to become one of the most popular and influential metal acts of the 1990s.
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