Pete Townshend

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Peter Townshend
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Biography

If the Beatles personified peace and love and the Rolling Stones embodied lustful abandon, then the songs of their British rock peers the Who, as penned by guitarist Pete Townshend, were fueled by the pure, unadulterated frustration and desire of youth, as evidenced by such enduring songs as "I Can't Explain," "My Generation," "Behind Blue Eyes" and "Won't Get Fooled Again," as well as the groundbreaking rock operas Tommy (1969) and …
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Job Title

Actor, Producer, Writer, Music, Below The Line, Other

Born

May 19, 1945

LATEST CREDITS

Pete Townshend's Deep End

Actor

The Kids Are Alright

Himself

Pete Townshend's PsychoDerelict

Actor

Album Flash: Pete Townshend

Actor

Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who

Himself

The Who's Tommy: The Amazing Journey

Actor

The Who: Thirty Years of Maximum R&B

Actor

Quadrophenia: Can You See the Real Me?

Actor

The Mastercard Masters of Music Concert For the Prince's Trust

Actor

Being Mick

Actor

Fox Presents Tommy Performed By the Who

Actor

The 31st Annual Kennedy Center Honors

Honoree

Showtime Coast to Coast: The London Sessions

Actor

The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus

The Who--Band Member

The Secret Policeman's Ball

Actor

Roger Daltrey: The Music of The Who

Actor

Rolling Stone '93: The Year in Review

Actor

The BRIT Awards '96

Actor

Tommy

The Who Band Member

The Love We Make

Himself

The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb

Voice

The 3rd Annual International Rock Awards

Actor

Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary: It's Only Rock 'n' Roll

Actor

Late Night With David Letterman Eighth Anniversary Special

Actor

NetAid

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