Roger Daltrey

Birth Name:

Roger Harry Daltrey

Birth Place:

Hammersmith, London, England

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack, Producer, Music department

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

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