Person · Actor

Jack White

Born

July 9

From

Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Composer
Music Department

133

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Decades active

In short · Acting since 1919, 12 decades active, 133 credits.

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Biography

Jack White played guitar and sang in the band The White Stripes, which released six albums: their self-titled debut *The White Stripes*, *De Stijl*, *White Blood Cells*, *Elephant*, *Get Behind Me Satan*, and *Icky Thump*. The band broke up in 2011. White also sings and plays guitar in the band The Raconteurs, known as "the Saboteurs" in Australia. The Raconteurs released two albums, *Broken Boy Soldiers* and *Consolers of the Lonely*. White surprised fans by starting a third band, The Dead Weather, while The White Stripes and The Raconteurs were still active. In The Dead Weather, White is primarily a drummer and vocalist, with Dean Fertita acting as guitarist. The Dead Weather released their debut album *Horehound* in 2009. The White Stripes won three VMAs for the video for "Fell In Love With A Girl." They played two dates in Detroit in early August, supported by The Strokes, and supported them when The Strokes played two dates in New York. White has written songs for the film *Cold Mountain* (2003). He has appeared in the movies *Cold Mountain* (2003), *Coffee and Cigarettes* (2003), *The Fearless Freaks* (2005), and *Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story* (2007). He was one of the subjects of the documentary *It Might Get Loud* (2008). White is married to model Karen Elson, and the couple has two children, Scarlet Theresa and Henry Lee. In *Rolling Stone*'s 2003 list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time, White ranked 17th.