John Petrucci

ActorProducerWriter Jul 12 (age 59) Long Island, New York, USA 1993–2025 (32 year career)

7.6 avg rating

Biography

John Petrucci is an American guitarist and songwriter best known as a founding member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. Petrucci was named as the third player on the G3 tour six times, more than any other invited guitarists. In 2009 he was named the No. 2 best metal guitarist (behind Dave Mustaine) by Joel McIver in his book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists. He was also named as one of the "Top 10 Greatest Guitar Shredders of All Time" by GuitarOne magazine.

Known For

Film

Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes From New York

Himself - Guitar

Film

Dream Theater - Live at Luna Park

Guitars

Film

Dream Theater: Live at Budokan

Himself - Guitars

Film

Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour

Himself - Guitar

Film

G3 - Live in Tokyo

Guitar

Film

Dream Theater: Breaking The Fourth Wall

Guitar

Film

Dream Theater: Chaos in Motion

Himself - Guitar

Film

Dream Theater - Distant Memories Live in London

Self

Filmography

Acting (40)

Movies (40)

Quarantième: Live à Paris

2025

as Guitar

Dream Theater - Quarantième: Live à Paris

2025

as Guitar and Vocals

9.0

Dream Theater - Parasomnia

2025

8.0

Liquid Tension Experiment 3

2021

Mike Portnoy - LTE3

2021

as Himself - Guitars

Dream Theater – A View From The Top Of The World

2021

Dream Theater - Distant Memories Live in London

2020

as Self

8.2

Dream Theater: Live at Budokan 2017

2017

8.0

Dream Theater: Live at Wacken 2015

2015

6.0

Dream Theater: Loud Park Festival

2014

as Guitars

Dream Theater: [2014] Sonisphere Festival

2014

as Guitars

Dream Theater: Breaking The Fourth Wall

2014

as Guitar

6.8

Dream Theater - Live at Luna Park

2013

as Guitars

8.3

Dream Theater: Take This for the Pain

2013

Dream Theater: The Spirit Carries On

2011

as Guitar

5.6

Dream Theater: Panem et Circensis

2011

as Guitar and backing vocals

Liquid Tension Experiment: Live In LA

2009

as Himself - Guitars

7.1

Dream Theater - Santiago, Chile 12/6/05

2009

as Himself

Liquid Tension Experiment: Live In NYC

2009

8.0

Dream Theater: Chaos in Motion

2008

as Himself - Guitar

6.9

Liquid Tension Experiment - LTE Live 2008

2008

Dream Theater: Chaos in Progress: The Making of Systematic Chaos

2007

as Guitar / Vocals

Dream Theater: Bucharest, Romania

2007

as Himself

Dream Theater: Romavarium

2006

as Self - Guitar

8.5

Dream Theater: Score - 20th Anniversary World Tour

2006

as Himself - Guitar

7.6

Dream Theater: The Score So Far...

2006

as Himself

Dream Theater: Dark Side of the Moon

2005

as Guitar and Vocals

Dream Theater: A Walk Beside the Band

2005

as Himself - Guitar

G3 - Live in Tokyo

2005

as Guitar

7.1

Dream Theater: Riding the Train of Thought

2004

as Self

Dream Theater: When Dream and Day Reunite

2004

as Guitar

5.0

Dream Theater: Live at Budokan

2004

as Himself - Guitars

7.6

Modern Drummer Festival Weekend 2003

2003

as Self

Dream Theater: [2002] Rotterdamned

2002

Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes From New York

2001

as Himself - Guitar

8.4

Dream Theater: 5 Years in a Livetime

1998

as Himself

7.7

John Petrucci - Rock Discipline

1995

as Himself

8.0

Dream Theater: The Rudess Experiment

1994

as Himself - Guitars

Dream Theater: Images And Words - Live In Tokyo

1993

as Himself - Guitar

6.4

Dream Theater – Live At Tokyo Sun Plaza

Crew (4)

Movies (4)

Dream Theater - Quarantième: Live à Paris

2025

Producer

9.0

Dream Theater - Quarantième: Live à Paris

2025

Writer

9.0

Dream Theater - Distant Memories Live in London

Producer

G3 - Live in Tokyo

Producer