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James Hetfield (I)
Soundtrack | Actor | Composer
His parents were divorced, and at a young age, he lost his mother to cancer. He grew up hunting, playing guitar, and was an ordinary quiet kid. Lars Ulrich put out an ad in 1981 in a newspaper asking...
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Known for
Metallica Through the Never (2013),
Zombieland (2009),
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016),
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
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Aug
3,
1963 (age 55)
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6' 1¼"
(1.86m)
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Howard Stern Birthday Bash (2014)
(Video) - Himself - Video Message, Performer ("Happy Birthday to You") |
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$8K
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$56K
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$56K
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Metallica Through the Never (2013)
Himself, Executive Producer, Writer ("Ride the Lightning", "Cyanide", "Creeping Death", "For Whom the Bells Tolls", "...And Justice for All", "Master Of Puppets", "Orion", "Fuel", "Enter Sandman", "One", "The Memory Remains", "Wherever I May Roam", "Battery", "Nothing Else Matters", "Hit The Lights"), Writer ("Whiplash") (as Hetfield), Writer (screenplay by) |
$18MM
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$1.6MM
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$3.4MM
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$8MM
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Metallica: Amped for IMAX (2013)
(Short) - Himself, Writer ("Fixxxer", "For Whom The Bell Tolls", "Damage, Inc") |
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$70MM
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Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (2011)
Writer ("Welcome Home (Sanitarium)", "Fade to Black", "The Day That Never Comes"), Special Thanks (Metallica) |
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$7MM
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$126K
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$177K
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$24MM
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$6K
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$350K
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$309K
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$1.3MM
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The Work of Director Anton Corbijn (2005)
(Video) - Himself (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said") (as Metallica), Writer ("Mama Said", "Hero Of the Day") |
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$23K
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$334K
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$431K
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Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)
Himself, Writer ("Frantic", "Seek and Destroy", "Some Kind of Monster", "Dirty Window", "My World", "Shoot Me Again", "Enter Sandman", "Purify", "Master of Puppets", "The Shortest Straw", "Sad But True", "The Unnamed Feeling", "Sweet Amber", "All Within My Hands", "Damage, Inc.", "St. Anger", "Battery", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "Invisible Kid") (as Hetfield) |
$46K
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$29MM
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$125MM
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$546MM
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Metallica: Cunning Stunts (1998)
(Video) - Himself (Guitarist / Vocalist) (as Metallica), Writer ("Creeping Death", "Sad but True", "Ain't My Bitch", "Hero of the Day", "King Nothing", "One", "Fuel", "Nothing Else Matters", "Until It Sleeps", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "Wherever I May Roam", "Fade to Black", "Ride the Lightning", "No Remorse", "Hit the Lights", "The Four Horsemen", "Seek & Destroy", "Fight Fire with Fire", "Master of Puppets", "Enter Sandman", "Motorbreath") |
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Your Friends & Neighbors (1998)
Writer ("Enter Sandman", "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)", "Wherever I May Roam") |
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Metallica: The Memory Remains (1997)
(Video) - Actor, Composer, Musician (rhythm guitar), Record Producer, Vocals |
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$20MM
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Metallica: Hero of the Day (1996)
(Video) - Himself (Guitarist / Vocalist) (as Metallica), Composer (music by), Writer ("Hero of the Day") |
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Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)
Writer ("Welcome Home (Sanitarium)", "The Call of Ktulu", "Orion") |
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Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle (1993)
(Video) - Himself, Live Music Producer (as Hetfield) |
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Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego (1993)
(Video) - Himself (Guitarist / Vocalist) (as Metallica), Producer (live music) |
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Metallica: Sad But True (1992)
(Video) - Actor, Composer, Lead Vocals, Musician (rhythm guitar), Record Producer |
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Metallica: Cliff 'Em All! (1987)
(Video) - Himself (Guitarist / Vocalist) (as Metallica), Writer ("Creeping Death", "Damage, Inc.", "Whiplash", "Master of Puppets", "The Four Horsemen", "Fade To Black", "Seek & Destroy", "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)", "For Whom The Bell Tolls") |
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Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return (2017–2018)
(TV Series) - Writer ("Enter Sandman") (2 episodes, 2017)
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II (Apr
14,
2017)
Season 1,
Episode 11
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Writer ("Enter Sandman") (uncredited)
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Vecherniy Urgant (2018)
(TV Series) - Music ("Enter Sandman") (1 episode, 2018)
Alexander Revva/Mikhail Galustyan/Anastasiya Ivleeva/Apocalyptica (Apr
6,
2018)
Season 13,
Episode 31
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Music ("Enter Sandman")
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Supernatural (2005–2017)
(TV Series) - Writer ("Nothing Else Matters") (1 episode, 2017), Writer ("Some Kind of Monster") (1 episode, 2005) |
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The Leftovers (2014–2017)
(TV Series) - Writer ("Nothing Else Matters") (1 episode, 2014), Writer ("Wherever I May Roam") (1 episode, 2017)
The Prodigal Son Returns (Sep
7,
2014)
Season 1,
Episode 10
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Writer ("Nothing Else Matters") (uncredited)
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Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar (2017)
(TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2017), Performer ("Piece Of My Heart/The Joker") (1 episode, 2017)
Acoustic 4 a Cure (Mar
5,
2017)
Season 2,
Episode 1
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Himself,
Performer ("Piece Of My Heart/The Joker")
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2016)
(TV Series) - Writer ("Enter Sandman") (1 episode, 2016), Writer ("Moth into Flame") (1 episode, 2016)
Jude Law/Sterling K. Brown/Macklemore feat. Ariana DeBoo (Nov
16,
2016)
Season 4,
Episode 46
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Writer ("Enter Sandman")
Margot Robbie/Vice President Joe Biden/Metallica (Sep
29,
2016)
Season 4,
Episode 18
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Writer ("Moth into Flame")
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Billions (2016)
(TV Series) - Writer ("Master of Puppets") (1 episode, 2016), Metallica (1 episode, 2016), Writer ("Harvester of Sorrow", "Master of Puppets") (1 episode, 2016)
Short Squeeze (Feb
7,
2016)
Season 1,
Episode 4
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Metallica,
Writer ("Harvester of Sorrow", "Master of Puppets") (uncredited)
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American Dad! (2016)
(TV Series) - James Hetfield (1 episode, 2016), Writer ("Master of Puppets", "All Nightmare Long") (1 episode, 2016)
The Life Aquatic with Steve Smith (Feb
1,
2016)
Season 11,
Episode 2
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James Hetfield (voice),
Writer ("Master of Puppets", "All Nightmare Long")
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Mike and Mike in the Morning (2013–2015)
(TV Series) - Writer ("Master Of Puppets") (1 episode, 2015), Writer ("Enter Sandman") (1 episode, 2013) |
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2014)
(TV Series) - Writer ("Sad but True") (1 episode, 2014)
Cillian Murphy/Jennifer Carpenter/Metallica (Nov
21,
2014)
Season 11,
Episode 54
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Writer ("Sad but True")
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The 56th Annual Grammy Awards (2014)
(TV Special) - Himself - Performer (uncredited), Writer ("One") |
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Californication (2013)
(TV Series) - Writer ("Nothing Else Matters") (1 episode, 2013)
Mad Dogs and Englishmen (Mar
17,
2013)
Season 6,
Episode 9
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Writer ("Nothing Else Matters") (uncredited)
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Metal Evolution (2011)
(TV Series) - Writer ("Hit the Lights") (1 episode, 2011), Writer ("Phantom Lord", "Hit the Lights", "The Four Horsemen", "Master of Puppets", "Enter Sandman", "Nothing Else Matters", "Cyanide") (1 episode, 2011)
Thrash (Dec
23,
2011)
Season 1,
Episode 6
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Writer ("Phantom Lord", "Hit the Lights", "The Four Horsemen", "Master of Puppets", "Enter Sandman", "Nothing Else Matters", "Cyanide")
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2010–2011)
(TV Series) - Writer ("Enter Sandman") (2 episodes, 2011), Writer ("Ride the Lightning") (1 episode, 2010) |
3
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Late Show with David Letterman (2010–2011)
(TV Series) - Writer ("Enter Sandman") (3 episodes, 2010) |
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Ruisrock - 40 vuotta rockia ja rakkautta (2011)
(TV Movie) - Writer ("Master of Puppets", "Enter Sandman") |
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2009)
(TV Special) - Lyrics ("Master of Puppets", "Enter Sandman"), Music ("Master of Puppets", "Enter Sandman") |
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The Simpsons (2006)
(TV Series) - James Hetfield (1 episode, 2006), Writer ("Master Of Puppets") (1 episode, 2006)
The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer (Sep
10,
2006)
Season 18,
Episode 1
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James Hetfield (voice) (as Metallica),
Writer ("Master Of Puppets")
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Idol - Jakten på en superstjerne (2006)
(TV Series) - Writer ("Nothing Else Matters") (1 episode, 2006) |
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Deutschland sucht den Superstar (2005)
(TV Series) - Writer ("Nothing Else Matters") (1 episode, 2005) |
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Paradise Lost 2: Revelations (2000)
(TV Movie) - Writer ("Welcome Home (Sanitarium)", "The Call of Ktulu", "Fade To Black", "The Unforgiven") |
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Pop Wrapped TV (2015)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2015)
PopWrapped TV Exclusive ROCK IN RIO Metallica Performance Clips (May
20,
2015)
Season 4,
Episode 47
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Self
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Classic Albums (2001)
(TV Series) - Himself - Guitarist, Vocalist, Metallica) (1 episode, 2001)
Metallica: The Black Album (Nov
12,
2001)
Season 3,
Episode 3
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Himself - Guitarist, Vocalist, Metallica)
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The 24th Annual American Music Awards (1997)
(TV Special) - Himself (Guitarist / Vocalist) (as Metallica) |
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Metallica: Live Tushino Airfield, Moscow 28 Sept 1991 - Monsters of Rock Festival (1991)
(Video) - Himself (as Metallica) |
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Guitar Hero: Metallica (2009)
(Video Game) - Himself, Writer ("All Nightmare Long", "Battery", "Broken Beat & Scarred", "Creeping Death", "Cyanide", "Disposable Heroes", "Dyers Eve", "Enter Sandman", "Fade To Black", "Fight Fire With Fire", "For Whom The Bell Tolls", "Frantic", "Fuel", "Hit The Lights", "King Nothing", "Master of Puppets", "My Apocalypse", "No Leaf Clover", "Nothing Else Matters", "One", "Orion", "Sad But True", "Seek & Destroy", "The Memory Remains", "The Shortest Straw", "The Thing That Should Not Be", "The Unforgiven", "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)", "Wherever I May Roam", "Whiplash") |
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