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Biography Alice Cooper was born Vincent Damon Furnier, in Detroit, Michigan, the son of a minister. He moved to Phoenix, Arizona, at a young age and still lives in the state today. At 17 he formed a rock band called the Earwigs, who changed their name to The Spiders and then The Nazz, before finally settling on Alice Cooper...
| Talent Agent: |
Agency Group, The
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| Profession: |
Soundtrack / Actor / Composer |
| Born: |
4 February 1948, Detroit, Michigan, USA (age 61) |
| Birth Name: |
Vincent Damon Furnier |
| Height: |
5' 9½" (1.77 m) |
| Spouse: |
Sheryl Cooper (3 March 1976 - present) 3 children
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| Awards: |
1 win & 1 nomination |
| Credited Years: |
1970 - 2011 |
Trademarks
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Wears black greasepaint around the eyes and usually sides of mouth. Pioneered the use of wild/macabre stage theatrics in rock concerts. |
Real Life Quotes
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I have never made fun of religion. Religion is something I don't even want to mess with, because I am really afraid of the clouds opening up and my being struck by lightning. Satanism is something else I don't mess with. I think that the heavy metal bands that do are playing with fire. I have never influenced people in a negative way, and I'm not about to start now. |
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The hippies wanted peace and love. We [the original Alice Cooper band] wanted Ferraris, blondes and switchblades. |
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[Regarding rock artists involved in the 2004 "Vote For Change" tour] "When I was a kid and my parents started talking about politics, I'd run to my room and put on the Rolling Stones as loud as I could. So when I see all these rock stars up there talking politics, it makes me sick. If you're listening to a rock star in order to get your information on who to vote for, you're a bigger moron than they are. Why are we rock stars? Because we're morons. We sleep all day, we play music at night and very rarely do we sit around reading the Washington Journal." |
Trivia
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Alice and his original band made the song "The Man With the Golden Gun" intended for the James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun, but the movie producers deemed Alice "too controversial" and went with another song of the same title sung by Lulu for the movie. The Alice version of "The Man with the Golden Gun" appears on the band's 1974 album, "Muscle of Love". |
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Once belonged to the exclusive Hollywood club the "Hollywood Vampires" in the mid to late 70s. |
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Born at 10:33pm - EST. |
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Graduated from Cortez High School in Phoenix, Arizona. |
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Lived with Cynthia Lang from 1968-76. She sued for community property. |
Other Works
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TV commercial: Fisher 24-CD Player (1994) |
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TV commercial: Miller Beer (1995) |
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TV commercial: TV-Shop (1996) |
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TV commercial: 21st Century Insurance (2001) |
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TV commercial: Marriott Hotels (2001) |
Where Are They Now?
| July 2004 |
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On a second tour of the U.S. for his 2003 album, "The Eyes of Alice Cooper" |
| September 2005 |
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Hosting the radio show "Nights with Alice Cooper". Touring in support of the new album "Dirty Diamonds". |
| 2007 |
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Release of his book, "Alice Cooper, Golf Monster: A Rock 'n' Roller's 12 Steps to Becoming a Golf Addict". |
| 2008 |
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Working on a new album, to be released this year. (Working title - "Along Came a Spider") |
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