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Alice Cooper

Actor / Composer | * 02/04/1948 (76) | Detroit, Michigan (United States of America (USA))
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Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer and songwriter whose career spans sixty years. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusions, including pyrotechnics, guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood, reptiles, baby dolls, and dueling swords, Cooper is considered by many music journalists and peers to be "The Godfather of Shock Rock". He has drawn equally from horror films, vaudeville, and garage rock to pioneer a macabre and theatrical brand of rock designed to shock audiences. Originating in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1964, "Alice Cooper" was originally a band with roots extending back to a band called the Earwigs, consisting of Furnier on lead vocals and harmonica, Glen Buxton on lead guitar, and Dennis Dunaway on bass guitar and backing vocals. By 1966, Michael Bruce on rhythm guitar joined the three and Neal Smith was added on drums in 1967. The five named the band "Alice Cooper", and Furnier eventually adopted it as his stage pseudonym. They released their debut studio album Pretties for You in 1969 with limited chart success. Breaking out with the 1970 single "I'm Eighteen" and the third studio album Love It to Death, the band reached their commercial peak in 1973 with their sixth studio albu... ()
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Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than five decades. With a stage show that sometimes included a guillotine, gallows, electric chair, fake blood, boa constrictor and baby dolls, Cooper drew equally from horror movies, vaudeville and garage rock to pioneer a grandly theatrical and violent brand of heavy metal that was designed to shock.Alice Cooper originally was a band that consisted of Furnier on vocals and harmonica, Glen Buxton on lead guitar, Michael Bruce on rhythm guitar, Dennis Dunaway on bass guitar, and Neal Smith on drums. Taking on the name in 1968, the Alice Cooper band broke into the international music mainstream with the 1971 hit "I'm Eighteen". It was followed in 1972 by the even bigger single "School's Out", which reached #1 in the UK during that summer. The band reached its commercial peak with the transatlantic #1 album Billion Dollar Babies in 1973.Furnier's solo career as Alice Cooper, legally adopting the band's name as his own, began with the 1975 concept album Welcome to My Nightmare, and reached his commercial peak with the 1989 hit "Poison". His most recent studio release (his 18th solo album) was in 2008, Along Came a Spider. Expanding from his original Detroit-based garage rock roots, over the years Cooper has experimented with many different musical styles, including art rock, conceptual rock, rock and roll, jazz, new wave, and heavy metal.He's known for his social and witty persona offstage. The Rolling Stone Album Guide goes so far as to call him the world's most "beloved heavy metal entertainer". He helped to shape the sound and look of heavy metal, and is seen as the person who "first introduced horror imagery to rock'n'roll, and whose stagecraft and showmanship have permanently transformed the genre". Away from music, Cooper is a film actor, a golfing celebrity, a restaurateur, and since 2004 a popular radio DJ with his classic rock show Nights with Alice Cooper. In 2011, the original Alice Cooper Group was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Music | Comedies

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Dark Shadows

PG-13

2012 | 3.0/5 | 1h 53min
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X-Men: Days of Future Past

PG-13

2014 | 3.8/5 | 2h 12min
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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The adventures of two amiably aimless metal-head friends, Wayne and Garth. From Wayne's basement, the pair broadcast a talk-show called "Wayne's World" on local public access television. The show come ...

Wayne's World

PG-13

1992 | 3.3/5 | 1h 35min
Comedy, Music
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

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2023 | 4.0/5 | 2h 29min
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Awards & Nominations for Alice Cooper

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Honorary Doctorate Heritage Award Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Alice Cooper as Actor(90)

2023 Spooktacular!
as himself2023 Rock & Roll Revival
as himself2023 Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC
as Self - Presenter2022 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as himself2022 Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It)
as Self (archive footage)2022 Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary
as himself2021 The History of Metal and Horror
as himself2021 Rock Camp: The Movie
as Self (archive footage)2020 Zappa
as Self - Musician2019 Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
as himself2019 Alice Cooper: Live from the Astroturf
as himself2019 Suzi Q
as himself2019 House of Cardin
as King Herod2018 Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
as himself2018 Chuck Berry: The Original King of Rock 'n' Roll
as himself2017 Hired Gun
as himself2017 Cum On Feel The Noize
as himself2015 To Be Frank: Sinatra at 100
as himself2015 Danny Says
as himself2015 Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
as himself2014 Wacken: Louder Than Hell
as himself2014 An Honest Liar
as Self (voice)2014 Super Duper Alice Cooper
as himself2014 Slash: Raised On the Sunset Strip
as himself2014 The Art of McCartney
as himself2013 Who Shot Rock & Roll: The Film
as Self / Narrator (voice)2013 Skum Rocks!
as himself2013 A Band Called Death
as himself2013 Great American Rock Anthems: Turn It Up to 11
as himself2013 Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
as himself2013 Rock 'N' Roll Exposed: The Photography of Bob Gruen
as Self - Rock Legend2013 Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
as himself2012 Sunset Strip
as himself2012 From Straight To Bizarre
as himself2012 Dark Shadows
as himself2012 Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story
as himself2012 Bigfoot
as himself2011 The Story of Rock 'n' Roll Comics
as himself2010 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self - Vocals2010 Alice Cooper: Theatre of Death
as himself2010 Lemmy
as Self (archive footage)2009 This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s
as Bartender2009 Suck
as Self (archive footage)2008 Promised Land of Heavy Metal
as himself2007 Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
as himself2006 40 Years of Star Trek
as Self - Lead Vocal2006 Alice Cooper: Live at Montreux 2005
as himself2006 Best Ever Muppet Moments
as himself2005 The Perfect Scary Movie
as himself2005 Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
as Pirate Jack ("Freakshow")2004 Spooks & Creeps
as himself2004 John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
as himself2003 Alice Cooper - The Ultimate Clip Collection
as himself2003 Mayor of the Sunset Strip
as himself2002 I Love Muppets
as himself2001 The Best of Musikladen: Vol. One
as Samuel Leventhal2001 The Attic Expeditions
as himself2001 25 Years of Punk
as Self (archive footage)2000 The Filth and the Fury
as himself2000 Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
as Vocals2000 Alice Cooper: Brutally Live
as Pirate Jack (voice)1999 Freakshow
as himself1997 Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!
as himself1992 Wayne's World
as Mr. Underwood1991 Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
1991 Alice Cooper: Prime Cuts
as himself1990 Hard 'N Heavy Volume 7
as Vocals1990 Alice Cooper : Trashes the World
as himself1989 Hard 'N Heavy Volume 1
as himself1989 Hard 'N Heavy Volume 3
as himself1988 The Freddy Krueger Special
as himself1988 The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
as Street Schizo1987 Prince of Darkness
1987 Alice Cooper: The Nightmare Returns
as himself1987 WWE WrestleMania III
as Victor Raven1984 Monster Dog
as himself1982 Alice Cooper à Paris
as himself1980 Roadie
as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)1980 This Is America Part 2
1979 Alice Cooper: The Strange Case of Alice Cooper
as Father Sun1978 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
as himself1978 Grease Day USA
as himself1978 Alice Cooper and Friends
as Waiter1978 Sextette
as Steven / Alice1976 Alice Cooper - Welcome to My Nightmare
as Steven1975 Alice Cooper: The Nightmare
1974 Alice Cooper: Good to See You Again
1973 Rock-a-bye
1971 We Have Come for Your Daughters
as himself1970 Diary of a Mad Housewife

TV Shows/Series with Alice Cooper as Actor(26)

as himself2024 Jonathan & Jesus
as himself2020 Laurel Canyon
as himself2018 The Top Ten Revealed
as Self - Host2012 Counting Cars
as himself2009 Live from Studio Five
as himself2009 100 Most Shocking Music Moments
as himself2009 Celebrity Ghost Stories
as himself2007 The Graham Norton Show
as Self - Guest2006 The One Show
as himself2006 The One Show
as Self - Musical Guest2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as himself2003 Die ultimative Chartshow
2002 Monk
as himself1999 Rove
as himself1999 Where Are They Now?
as himself1999 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as himself1998 That '70s Show
as himself1997 Classic Albums
as himself1995 The Frank Skinner Show
as himself1994 Space Ghost Coast to Coast
as himself1994 Room 101
as himself1988 This Morning
as himself1986 WWF Wrestling Challenge
1980 Pink Lady
as Self - Special Guest Star1976 The Muppet Show
as himself1975 Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Movies with Alice Cooper as Crew(5)

Crew/Compositors2014 Wacken: Louder Than Hell
Production/Producer2010 Alice Cooper: Theatre of Death
Writing/Writer2010 Alice Cooper: Theatre of Death
Sound/Songs2000 Alice Cooper: Brutally Live
Sound/Theme Song Performance1986 Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives

Additional Information

Born: Wednesday, 02/04 1948 (February) in Detroit, Michigan (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 76 years + 80 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Cortez High School, Glendale Community College
Member of: Alice Cooper
Record Label: Straight, Atlantic Records, Warner Music Group, MCA Records, Epic Records, Warner Records Inc.
Spouses (current/former): Sheryl Cooper
Children: Calico Cooper
Related to: Dave Mustaine
Other names for Alice Cooper (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Vincent Damon Furnier"
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John Carpenter (7x, Crew)
Elton John (7x, Actor)
Declan Donnelly (7x, Actor)
Sam Dunn (7x, Crew)
Debbie Harry (7x, Actress)
Lemmy (6x, Actor)
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