Acting
Tom Jones
- Born
- Jun 7, 1940 · Age 86
- Place of birth
- Trefforest, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 83
- TV credits
- 78
Also known as (1)
- Thomas John Woodward
Biography
Tom Jones (born Thomas John Woodward, in Trefforest, Pontypridd in Glamorgan, Wales) is a Welsh singer and actor. Sir Thomas John Woodward OBE, known professionally as Tom Jones, began his career began with a string of top-ten hits in the mid-1960s. He has toured regularly, with appearances in Las Vegas. Jones's voice has been described by Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic as a "full-throated, robust baritone". His performing range has included pop, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, soul and gospel. In 2008, the New York Times called Jones a musical "shape shifter", who could "slide from…
