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Garth Brooks
Actor, Producer, Writer, Additional Credits
Born February 7, 1962 (62 years)
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Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962), best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at #2 in the US country album chart while climbing to #13 on the Billboard 200 pop album chart. Brooks' integration of rock elements into his recordings and live performances has earned him immense popularity. This progressive approach allowed him to dominate the country single and album charts while quickly crossing over into the mainstream pop arena, exposing country music to a larger audience.
Brooks, with the assistance of Don Rowley and Britt Jones, and Marc Silver has enjoyed one of the most successful careers in popular music history, breaking records for both sales and concert attendance throughout the 1990s. Garth Brooks still continues to sell well and according to Nielsen Soundscan, his albums sales through end 2010 are at 68,513,000, which makes him the best-selling albums artist in the United States in the SoundScan era (since 1991), a title held since 1991, well over 6 million ahead of his nearest rival, The Beatles. Furthermore, according to RIAA he is the second best-selling solo albums artist in the United States of all time behind Elvis Presley (overall is third to the Beatles and Elvis Presley) with 128 million units sold.[6] Brooks has released six albums that achieved diamond status in the United States, those being: Garth Brooks (10× platinum), No Fences (17× platinum), Ropin' the Wind (14× platinum), The Hits (10× platinum), Sevens (10× platinum) and Double Live (21× platinum). Since 1989, Brooks has released 19 records in all, which include; 9 studio albums, 1 live album, 4 compilation albums, 3 Christmas albums and 2 box sets, along with 77 singles. He won several important awards in his career as 2 Grammy Awards, 16 American Music Awards (not including the poll of "Artist of the '90s") and the RIAA Award as Best selling solo albums artist of the Century in the United States. As of 2010, Brooks' world-wide sales now exceed 200 million.
Troubled by conflicts between career and family, Brooks officially retired from recording and performing from 2001 until 2009. During this time he sold millions of albums through an exclusive distribution deal with Wal-Mart and has sporadically released new singles. In 2005, Brooks started a partial comeback, and has since given several performances and released two compilation albums.
On October 15, 2009, Garth Brooks announced the end of his retirement. In December 2009, he began a 5 year concert deal with the Encore Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip.
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Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962), best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at #2 in the US country album chart while climbing to #13 on the Billboard 200 pop album chart. Brooks' integration of rock elements into his recordings and live performances has earned him immense popularity. This progressive approach allowed him to dominate the country single and album charts while quickly crossing over into the mainstream pop arena, exposing country music to a larger audience.
Brooks, with the assistance of Don Rowley and Britt Jones, and Marc Silver has enjoyed one of the most successful careers in popular music history, breaking records for both sales and concert attendance throughout the 1990s. Garth Brooks still continues to sell well and according to Nielsen Soundscan, his albums sales through end 2010 are at 68,513,000, which makes him the best-selling albums artist in the United States in the SoundScan era (since 1991), a title held since 1991, well over 6 million ahead of his nearest rival, The Beatles. Furthermore, according to RIAA he is the second best-selling solo albums artist in the United States of all time behind Elvis Presley (overall is third to the Beatles and Elvis Presley) with 128 million units sold.[6] Brooks has released six albums that achieved diamond status in the United States, those being: Garth Brooks (10× platinum), No Fences (17× platinum), Ropin' the Wind (14× platinum), The Hits (10× platinum), Sevens (10× platinum) and Double Live (21× platinum). Since 1989, Brooks has released 19 records in all, which include; 9 studio albums, 1 live album, 4 compilation albums, 3 Christmas albums and 2 box sets, along with 77 singles. He won several important awards in his career as 2 Grammy Awards, 16 American Music Awards (not including the poll of "Artist of the '90s") and the RIAA Award as Best selling solo albums artist of the Century in the United States. As of 2010, Brooks' world-wide sales now exceed 200 million.
Troubled by conflicts between career and family, Brooks officially retired from recording and performing from 2001 until 2009. During this time he sold millions of albums through an exclusive distribution deal with Wal-Mart and has sporadically released new singles. In 2005, Brooks started a partial comeback, and has since given several performances and released two compilation albums.
On October 15, 2009, Garth Brooks announced the end of his retirement. In December 2009, he began a 5 year concert deal with the Encore Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip.
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Filmography
| 2024 | Friends in Low Places (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | Commitment to Life · as Self |
| 2023 | Facing the Laughter: Minnie Pearl · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2022 | The 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors · as Self - Attendee |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | America's National Parks (2022) (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2022 | The Day the Music Died/American Pie · as Self |
| 2021 | The 43rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors · as Self - Honoree |
| 2021 | Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute · as Self |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | The Inauguration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr. · as Self |
| 2020 | 2020 Billboard Music Awards · as Self - Performer & Honoree |
| 2020 | Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President · as Self |
| 2019 | Garth Brooks: The Road I'm On (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Bluebird · as Self |
| 2019 | Country Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Charley Pride: I'm Just Me · as Self |
| 2018 | Strahan, Sara & Keke (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | It All Begins with a Song · as Self |
| 2017 | 51st Annual CMA Awards · as Self |
| 2016 | The National Christmas Tree Lighting · as Self |
| 2016 | The 39th Annual Kennedy Center Honors · as Self |
| 2016 | Garth Brooks: The Country King · as Self |
| 2016 | Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl · as Self |
| 2015 | Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | In Their Own Words (2015) (TV Series) · as Self - Habitat For Humanity Volunteer |
| 2015 | Country: Portraits of an American Sound · as Self |
| 2015 | 50th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2015 | Miracles Out of Nowhere · as Self |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | American Music Awards 2014 · as Self - Performer |
| 2013 | Pop Star · as Garth Brooks |
| 2012 | Home & Family (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Larry King Now (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | Trisha's Southern Kitchen (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Billy Joel: Live at Shea Stadium · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | The Last Play at Shea · as Self |
| 2009 | |
| 2008 | The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts · as Self - Performer |
| 2007 | Live Earth · as Self |
| 2007 | Kids' Favorite Country Songs · as Self |
| 2006 | CMT Giants (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | America's Got Talent (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Entertainment Tonight Canada (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | The Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | CMT Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | CMT: 100 Greatest Music Videos · as Self |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2002 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell · as Himself / Various (archive Footage) |
| 2001 | Independence Day 2001 · as Self |
| 2000 | The Beatles Revolution · as Self |
| 2000 | The 72nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Perfomer |
| 1999 | Sports Illustrated's 20th Century Sports Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1999 | The Early Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | Saturday Night Live 25 · as Self |
| 1999 | SNL: 25 Years of Music · as Self |
| 1998 | The 1998 Billboard Music Awards · as Self |
| 1998 | Hollywood Squares (1998) (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1998 | The 25th Annual American Music Awards · as Self |
| 1997 | The Donny & Marie Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1997 | Garth Live from Central Park · as Self - Band |
| 1997 | Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance · as Self |
| 1997 | The 23rd Annual People's Choice Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | 27th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 1996 | The 22nd Annual People's Choice Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1996 | Muppets Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | The 22nd Annual American Music Awards · as Self |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | This Is Garth Brooks, Too! · as Himself |
| 1994 | Sidewalks Entertainment (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | Kenny Rogers: Keep Christmas with You · as Himself |
| 1993 | Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration · as Self (segment "new Way To Walk") |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1993 | Bob Hope: The First 90 Years · as Self |
| 1993 | Super Bowl XXVII · as Self - National Anthem Performer |
| 1993 | |
| 1993 | The 20th Annual American Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1992 | Later... with Jools Holland (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Mad About You (TV Series) · as Garth Brooks |
| 1992 | Vicki! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Getaway (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | This Is Garth Brooks · as Himself |
| 1992 | The 34th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1991 | Voices That Care · as Self - Lead Vocals |
| 1991 | The 33rd Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1991 | The 18th Annual American Music Awards · as Self |
| 1990 | Christmas In Rockefeller Center (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | Intimate Portrait (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | Nashville Beat · as Self |
| 1988 | Inside Edition (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | Empty Nest (TV Series) · as Garth Brooks |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | Laura Coates Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Host & Musical Guest |
| 1975 | Arena (1975) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1975 | Austin City Limits (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | American Music Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | Hee Haw (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1966 | The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |