# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mike-porcaro
# Generated: 2026-08-15T06:40:46.775Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/mike-porcaro"
name: "Mike Porcaro"
slug: "mike-porcaro"
description: "Michael Joseph Porcaro was an American bass player known for his work with the rock band Toto. He retired from touring in 2007 as a result of being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)."
tagline: "American bassist (1955–2015)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mike_Porcaro_with_bass_guitar.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1955-05-29"
deathDate: "2015-03-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             1.04239966605045
  historical:           19.066612
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/Mike-Porcaro-Fan-Page-102813516461299"
    handle:    "Mike-Porcaro-Fan-Page-102813516461299"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0691665/"
    handle:    "nm0691665"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://mikeporcaro.com/"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "ميكى پوركارو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Mike Porcaro"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Porcaro"
    title: "Mike Porcaro"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Porcaro"
    title: "Mike Porcaro"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Mike Porcaro"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Porcaro"
    title: "Mike Porcaro"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Porcaro"
    title: "Mike Porcaro"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "マイク・ポーカロ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "마이크 포카로"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Michael Porcaro"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Mike Porcaro"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Porcaro"
    title: "Mike Porcaro"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Porcaro"
    title: "Mike Porcaro"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Porcaro"
    title: "Mike Porcaro"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Porcaro"
    title: "Mike Porcaro"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Porcaro"
    title: "Mike Porcaro"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Porcaro"
    title: "Mike Porcaro"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Porcaro"
    title: "Mike Porcaro"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Майк Поркаро"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "MusicBrainz"
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  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q921542"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/957919"
    title: "Mike Porcaro"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump