Tom Hamilton net worth is
$100 Million
Tom Hamilton Wiki Biography
Thomas William Hamilton was born on the 31st December 1951, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, and is a musician, writer, and bass guitar player, best known as one of the founding members of the rock band Aerosmith, in which he has played bass since 1970. Hamilton has also written and co-written numerous songs, and served as a backup vocalist on some occasions. His career started in 1970.
Have you ever wondered how rich Tom Hamilton is, as of early 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Hamilton’s net worth is as high as $100 million, earned largely through his successful career in music. In addition to being a member of Aerosmith, Hamilton has also been the bassist with the band called Thin Lizzy since 2016, which has improved his wealth too.
Tom Hamilton Net Worth $100 Million
Tom Hamilton is a son of George, who worked in the Air Force, and Betty Hamilton, who was a housewife. He grew up in Colorado with his older brother Scott, and two sisters, Perry and Cecily. Scott was the one who bought Tom his first guitar when he was four, and at 12 years of age, Hamilton learned his first chords, thanks to Scott.
Tom joined his first band when he was 14 and switched to playing bass, and later played alongside Joe Perry and David “Pudge” Scott in a band called The Jam Band. In the summer of 1970, three of them met Steven Tyler in a club called The Barn in Sunapee, New Hampshire, and they decided to form a new band which would later be named Aerosmith; Scott left shortly after, but Joey Kramer and Brad Whitford joined and Aerosmith was born. In 1973 they released a self-titled album which achieved double-platinum status and peaked at the No. 21 on the Billboard 200 chart, although only one song made it to the Billboard Top 100 – “Dream On”. The next year, Aerosmith recorded the album entitled “Get Your Wings”, which achieved triple-platinum status and reached No. 74 on the Billboard 200, but no singles entered the pop charts. However, their following album, “Toys in the Attic” (1975) was the band’s most successful, with over eight million records sold in the US alone, and its huge success helped Hamilton to increase his net worth significantly. It peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard 200, while the songs “Sweet Emotion” and “Walk This Way” made it to the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
In 1976, Aerosmith recorded “Rocks” which sold over four million copies in America and reached the No. 3 position on US Billboard 200, while singles “Last Child”, “Back in the Saddle”, and “Home Tonight” were popular too. By the end of the ‘70s, Tom Hamilton and Aerosmith had released two more albums – “Draw the Line” (1977) and “Night in the Ruts” (1979) – both of which reached platinum status and made it into the top 20 on the Billboard 200 chart.
After a pair of relatively unsuccessful releases, Aerosmith bounced back with “Permanent Vacation” in 1987, which recorded over five million sales in the US and peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard 200, and the songs “Angel” and “Dude (Looks Like a Lady)” made it to the top five on the Mainstream Rock Tracks. The band released one more album by the end of the ‘80s, “Pump” (1989), and it achieved 7x platinum status, while the songs “Love in an Elevator” and “What It Takes” topped the Mainstream Rock Tracks. The song “Janie’s Got a Gun” earned a Grammy Award for the Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.
Aerosmith recorded a couple of albums in the ‘90s: “Get a Grip” (1993) and “Nine Lives” (1997), both of which achieved platinum status, but “Get a Grip” recorded over 20 million sales worldwide, making it the band’s most commercially successful album. The singles “Livin’ on the Edge”, “Crazy”, and “Pink” all received the Grammy Awards. Their three latest studio albums were “Just Push Play” (2001), “Honkin’ on Bobo” (2004), and most recently, “Music from Another Dimension!” (2012).
Hamilton has also written some of the band’s songs, including “Sweet Emotion”, “Kings and Queens”, “Janie’s Got a Gun”, “Lover Alot”, and “Can’t Stop Lovin’ You”, which add to his net worth.
Regarding his personal life, Tom Hamilton married Terry Cohen in 1975 and has two children with her. He was diagnosed with tongue and throat cancer in 2006, and despite responding well to the treatment, it returned in 2011, so Hamilton went to the surgery and has recovered. His favourite bass players are John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney of The Beatles, and John Entwistle of The Who.
| Net Worth | $100 Million |
| Date Of Birth | December 31, 1951 |
| Place Of Birth | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States |
| Profession | Musician |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Terry Cohen |
| Children | Julian Hamilton, Sage Hamilton |
| Parents | Betty Hamilton, George Hamilton |
| Siblings | Scott Hamilton, Perry Hamilton, Cecily Hamilton |
| https://twitter.com/thaerosmith | |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0358195/ |
| Allmusic | http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tom-hamilton-mn0001073099 |
| Music Groups | Aerosmith (Since 1970), Thin Lizzy |
| Movies | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Aerosmith: You Gotta Move, Aerosmith Videobiography, Aerosmith: Permanent Vacation: Live, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, Batumi, Georgia, Moscow, Russia |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001 (as a member of Aerosmith). |
| 2 | The bass guitarist for Aerosmith. |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| War Dogs | 2016 | writer: "Sweet Emotion" | |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2014-2016 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| Community | 2015 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Born to Be Wild: The Golden Age of American Rock | 2014 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
| We're the Millers | 2013 | writer: "Sweet Emotion" | |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 2012 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2012 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Danville 2nd Ward Young Men | 2012 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Hit and Run | 2012 | writer: "Sweet Emotion" | |
| Transformers: Dark of the Moon | 2011 | writer: "Sweet Emotion David Thoener Remix" - as Thomas Hamilton | |
| Prison Break | 2005 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Aerosmith: Rockin' the Joint - Live at the Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas | 2005 | Video documentary short writer: "Sweet Emotion" | |
| Starsky & Hutch | 2004 | writer: "Sweet Emotion" | |
| Stone Temple Pilots: Thank You | 2003 | Video writer: "Sweet Emotion" Bootleg | |
| Not Another Teen Movie | 2001 | writer: "Janie's Got a Gun" | |
| Armageddon | 1998 | writer: "Sweet Emotion" | |
| Private Parts | 1997 | writer: "Sweet Emotion" | |
| Mystery Science Theater 3000 | 1995-1996 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| Airheads | 1994 | writer: "Janie's Got a Gun" | |
| Saturday Night Live | 1993 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Dazed and Confused | 1993 | writer: "Sweet Emotion" | |
| Light of Day | 1987 | writer: "Sweet Emotion" |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Be Cool | 2005 | Tom Hamilton (as Aerosmith) | |
| Aerosmith: I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing | 1998 | Video short | |
| Aerosmith: Pink | 1997 | Video short | |
| Wayne's World 2 | 1993 | Tom Hamilton - Aerosmith Bassist (as Thomas Hamilton) |
Composer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerosmith: You Gotta Move | 2004 | Video |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerosmith: Rock for the Rising Sun | 2013 | musician: Bass Guitar |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lennon or McCartney | 2014 | Documentary short | Himself (voice) |
| Aerosmith: Rock for the Rising Sun | 2013 | Himself | |
| Aerosmith Live from the Streets of Boston | 2012 | TV Special | |
| Videos from Another Dimension! | 2012 | Himself | |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| 60 Minutes | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself (segment "Aerosmith") |
| Metal Evolution | 2011 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Fantástico | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Aerosmith: Rockin' the Joint - Live at the Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas | 2005 | Video documentary short | Himself - Bass Guitar (as Aerosmith) |
| Aerosmith: You Gotta Move | 2004 | Video | Himself |
| I Love the '70s | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| My Generation | 2000 | Documentary | Himself (Aerosmith) |
| Rockin' Roller Coaster | 1999 | Short | Himself |
| Woodstock '94 | 1995 | Video documentary | Himself (Aerosmith) |
| Revolution-X | 1995 | Video Game | Himself |
| Aerosmith: Big Ones You Can Look at | 1994 | Video | Himself (as Aerosmith) |
| The 1993 Billboard Music Awards | 1993 | TV Special | Himself (uncredited) |
| Top of the Pops | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Simpsons | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hard 'N Heavy Volume 10 | 1991 | Video documentary | Himself - Aerosmith |
| Hard 'N Heavy Volume 8 | 1990 | Video documentary | Himself - Aerosmith |
| Aerosmith: The Making of Pump | 1990 | Video documentary | Himself (as Aerosmith) |
| Aerosmith: Things That Go Pump in the Night | 1990 | Video short | Himself - Bass (as Aerosmith) |
| MTV Video Music Awards 1990 | 1990 | TV Special | Himself - Aerosmith Bassist |
| Aerosmith: Live Texxas Jam '78 | 1989 | TV Special documentary | Himself - bass (as Aerosmith) |
| Aerosmith: Permanent Vacation 3x5 | 1988 | Video short | Himself - Bass (as Aerosmith) |
| Aerosmith Video Scrapbook | 1987 | Video | Himself - Bass |
Archive Footage
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