Life and work
Tom Waits is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Born: 7 December 1949. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.
Actor · 1949–
Tom Waits
Tom Waits is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Born on 7 December 1949, this profile follows Tom Waits through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Licorice Pizza (2021). The location trail reaches El Portal Theatre and Van Nuys Golf Course. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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Licorice Pizza · El Portal Theatre
Tom Waits is credited as cast member on Licorice Pizza. The work’s existing location story leads to El Portal Theatre. Gary and Alana meet beneath the El Portal marquee. The theatre frontage is the tangible landmark at the end of their separate runs.
Licorice Pizza — credits ↗︎Bill Counter: Licorice Pizza at El Portal ↗︎Licorice Pizza · El Portal Theatre ↗︎
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 2 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
El Portal Theatre ↗︎
Filming location · the embrace
Gary and Alana meet beneath the El Portal marquee. The theatre frontage is the tangible landmark at the end of their separate runs.
Bill Counter: Licorice Pizza at El Portal ↗︎Licorice Pizza · El Portal Theatre ↗︎
5269 Lankershim Boulevard
Open street map ↗︎Van Nuys Golf Course ↗︎
Production location · Tail o’ the Cock
The Tail o’ the Cock restaurant was recreated at Van Nuys Golf Course, where the motorcycle sequence was also filmed. It is not a surviving version of the original restaurant.
6550 Odessa Avenue, Van Nuys
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1949-12-07
Born 7 December 1949
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WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
Licorice Pizza ↗︎
Paul Thomas Anderson
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.
Licorice Pizza ↗︎
A North Hollywood marquee and a Valley golf-course site anchor the film’s restless, affectionate period world.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
Bradley Cooper ↗︎
Bradley Cooper is an American actor and filmmaker. Born on 5 January 1975, this profile follows Bradley Cooper through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Alias (2001), Valentine’s Day (2010), A Star Is Born (2018) and Licorice Pizza (2021). The location trail reaches Los Angeles City Hall, Greystone Mansion and The MacArthur · Park Plaza. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Sean Penn ↗︎
Sean Penn is an American actor. Born on 17 August 1960, this profile follows Sean Penn through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Gangster Squad (2013) and Licorice Pizza (2021). The location trail reaches Sherman Oaks Galleria, Van Nuys High School and Sixth Street Viaduct — original bridge site. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Cooper Hoffman ↗︎
Cooper Hoffman is an American film actor. Born in 2003, this profile follows Cooper Hoffman through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Licorice Pizza (2021). The location trail reaches El Portal Theatre and Van Nuys Golf Course. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Benny Safdie ↗︎
Benny Safdie is an American filmmaker. Born on 24 February 1986, this profile follows Benny Safdie through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Licorice Pizza (2021) and Oppenheimer (2023). The location trail reaches El Portal Theatre, Van Nuys Golf Course and The Ebell of Los Angeles. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.