Roger Daltrey Biography

Fast Facts

• Has been a patron of the Teenage Cancer Trust since 2000, once raising more than a million pounds for the charity by hosting "The Who & Friends" show at the Royal Albert Hall that same year
• His solo concert with the Juilliard Orchestra in 1994 was the fastest selling event in Carnegie Hall's history
• Was awarded a Commander of the British Empire in 2005 for his services to music and humanitarian causes
• Formed part of the group that would become The Who while attending Acton County School, where he met John Entwistle and Pete Townshend
• Worked in a sheet metal factory, where he handmade the band's first guitars
• Also had a solo singing career, starting with the album "Daltrey" in 1973 and going on to produce "Ride A Rock Horse" in 1975, "One of the Boys" in 1977, the "McVicar" soundtrack in 1980, and "After the Fire" in 1985
• Best known as the founder and lead singer of the rock band The Who
• In addition to The Who, he has also performed with the bands The Chieftains and the British Rock Symphony
• Appeared in stage productions of "The Wizard of Oz" in 1995 as the Tin Man and in "A Christmas Carol" in 1998 as Scrooge
• Played the title character in "Tommy," Ken Russell's 1975 film adaptation of The Who's rock opera album by the same name, which led him to a side career as an actor