Birthday
1975-07-09Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USABiography
John Anthony White (né Gillis; born July 9, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He is best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the duo the White Stripes. He has won 12 Grammy Awards, and three of his solo albums have reached number one on the Billboard charts. White founded the White Stripes with fellow Detroit native and then-wife Meg White in 1997. Their 2001 breakthrough album, White Blood Cells, brought them international fame with the hit single and accompanying music video "Fell in Love with a Girl". In 2005, White founded the Raconteurs with Brendan Benson, and in 2009 founded the Dead Weather with Alison Mosshart of the Kills. In 2008, he recorded "Another Way to Die" (the title song for the 2008 James Bond film Quantum of Solace) with Alicia Keys, making them the only duet to perform a Bond song. White has also had a minor acting career. He appeared in the 2003 film, Cold Mountain, as a character named Georgia and performed five songs for the Cold Mountain soundtrack. The 2003 Jim Jarmusch film Coffee and Cigarettes featured both Jack and Meg in the segment "Jack Shows Meg His Tesla Coil". He also played Elvis Presley in the 2007 satire Walk Hard. In June 2017, White appeared in the award-winning documentary film The American Epic Sessions and was an executive producer of the film.WATCH FREEFOR 30 DAYS
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Jack White: Kneeling At The Anthem D.C.
2018
6.8
as Himself
2018Rory Scovel Tries Stand-Up for the First Time
2017
6.8
as Himself
2017Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
2013
8.1
as Self
2013The Raconteurs - Live at the Ryman Auditorium
2013
8
as Self
2013The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights
2009
8
as as himself
2009