Garth Brooks
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 7, 1962 (age 64)
- Birthplace
- Yukon, Oklahoma, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Mad About You
Call Me Claus
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Top of the Pops
Muppets Tonight
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Austin City Limits
Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute
Disney Parks Presents: A Descendants Magical Holiday Celebration
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
Billy Joel - Live at Shea Stadium
Filmography
Garth Brooks... In the Life of Chris Gaines
Movie · as Chris Gaines
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
Movie · as Self
Opry 100: A Live Celebration
Movie · as Self - Performer
Friends in Low Places
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Amazon Music Live with Garth Brooks
Movie · as Self
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"
Movie · as Self
A Case for Kindness
Movie · as Self
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
Movie · as Self
America's National Parks
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 10 eps
Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute
Movie · as Self
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
Movie · as Self
Garth & Trisha Live!
Movie · as Self
Garth & Trisha Live! A Holiday Concert Event
Movie · as Self
Garth Brooks: A Drive-In Concert Experience
Movie
Bluebird
Movie · as Self
Charley Pride: I'm Just Me
Movie · as Self
It All Begins with a Song: The Story of the Nashville Songwriter
Movie · as Self
Garth Brooks: The Road I'm On
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Garth: Live At Notre Dame!
Movie
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
Movie · as Self
Disney Parks Presents: A Descendants Magical Holiday Celebration
Movie
Disney Parks Magical Christmas Celebration
Movie · as Self
Garth Brooks: Yankee Stadium Live
Movie
Garth Brooks: Country King
Movie
Sinatra 100: An All-Star Grammy Concert
Movie · as Self
Country: Portraits of an American Sound
Movie · as Self
In Their Own Words
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Garth Brooks The Ultimate Hits
Movie · as Himself
Country Kings at the BBC
Movie
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Garth Brooks: Live from Las Vegas
Movie
Garth Brooks: Blame It All On My Roots: Live At The Wynn
Movie
Billy Joel - Live at Shea Stadium
Movie · as Self - Musical Guest
Country at the BBC
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Billy Joel - The Last Play at Shea
Movie · as Self
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Movie · as Self
Garth Brooks - All Access
Movie · as Self
Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5
Movie · as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self - Musical Guest, Self - Guest Host · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
Movie · as Self / Various (archive footage)
Austin City Limits: Country
TV · 5 eps
Behind the Life of Chris Gaines
Movie · as Chris Gaines
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Movie · as Self
The Early Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Garth Brooks Double Live
Movie · as Himself
Garth Brooks: Ireland and Back
Movie
Hollywood Squares
TV · as Self - Panelist · 10 eps
Garth Live from Central Park
Movie · as Self - Band
Garth Live from Dublin
Movie · as Himself
The View
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 2
Movie · as Host
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Muppets Tonight
TV · as Self · 2 eps
This Is Garth Brooks, Too!
Movie · as Himself
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
Movie · as Self
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration
Movie · as Self (segment "New Way to Walk")
Music City Tonight
TV · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps
This Is Garth Brooks
Movie · as Himself
Kenny Rogers: Keep Christmas With You
Movie · as Himself
Mad About You
TV · as Garth Brooks · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Later... with Jools Holland
TV · 1 ep
Voices That Care
Movie · as Self - Lead Vocals
The Garth Brooks Video Collection : Vol. 1
Movie · as Host
Nashville Beat
Movie · as Self
Church Street Station
TV · 1 ep
Austin City Limits
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host & Musical Guest, Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps
American Music Awards
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
CMA Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Top of the Pops
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep