Actor

Chet Baker

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Movies: 20Series: 0Crew credits: 5

TMDB ID: 118179

IMDb ID: nm0048329

Known for: Acting

Born: December 23, 1929

Died: May 13, 1988

Age: 58

Place of birth: Yale, Oklahoma, U.S.

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1954 - 2022

Years active: 69

Average TMDB rating: 5.79

Wikidata: Q2274

Also known as

Chesney Henry Baker Jr.

Other jobs

Musician (2)Original Music Composer (2)Music (1)

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Biography

Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the "Prince of Cool". Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals: Chet Baker Sings (1954) and It Could Happen to You (1958). Jazz historian Dave Gelly described the promise of Baker's early career as "James Dean, Sinatra, and Bix, rolled into one". His well-publicized drug habit also drove his notoriety and fame. Baker was in and out of jail frequently before enjoying a career resurgence in the late 1970s and 1980s.