# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gar-samuelson
# Generated: 2026-08-12T23:32:09.941Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gar-samuelson"
name: "Gar Samuelson"
slug: "gar-samuelson"
description: "Gary Charles \"Gar\" Samuelson was an American musician best remembered for being the drummer for thrash metal band Megadeth from 1984 to 1987, contributing to their first two albums, Killing Is My Business... and Business Is Good! (1985) and Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? (1986). He is considered one of the most influential drummers of thrash metal, having pioneered the incorporation of jazz fusion into the subgenre."
tagline: "American drummer (1958–1999)"
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gender: "male"
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category:
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profileType:
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1958-02-18"
deathDate: "1999-07-14"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump