Joseph Williams (musician)

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Joseph Williams
Williams in 2013
Born	Joseph Stanley Williams (1960-09-01) September 1, 1960 (age 63) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupations	Singer songwriter composer
Spouse	Amy Troyer ​ (m. 1992)​
Children	3
Parents	John Williams (father) Barbara Ruick (mother)
Relatives	Johnny Williams (paternal grandfather) Melville Ruick (maternal grandfather) Lurene Tuttle (maternal grandmother)
Musical career
Genres	Hard rock pop rock film score adult contemporary
Instruments	Vocals keyboards
Years active	1982–present
Member of	Toto Signature
Musical artist

Joseph Stanley Williams (born September 1, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter and film score composer, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Toto from 1986 to 1988 and again since 2010. Williams is a son of actress Barbara Ruick and prolific film composer John Williams.^[1] Outside of Toto, he has worked as a composer and studio vocalist, including providing the singing voice of adult Simba in the 1994 animated film The Lion King.