Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper

Date of Birth:

Feb 04, 1948

Place of Birth:

Detroit, Michigan, USA

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.

filmography:

Sunset Strip Sunset Strip

2012

Hard 'N Heavy Volume 1 Hard 'N Heavy Volume 1

1989

Hard 'N Heavy Volume 7 Hard 'N Heavy Volume 7

1990

Mayor of the Sunset Strip Mayor of the Sunset Strip

2003

Danny Says Danny Says

2015

Skum Rocks! Skum Rocks!

2013

Hollywood Vampires - Rock in Rio 2015 Hollywood Vampires - Rock in Rio 2015

2015

Hard 'N Heavy Volume 3 Hard 'N Heavy Volume 3

1989

Hard 'N Heavy Volume 15 Hard 'N Heavy Volume 15

1992

Rock-a-bye Rock-a-bye

1973

Grease Day USA Grease Day USA

1978

Hollywood Vampires Live at Hellfest 2018 Hollywood Vampires Live at Hellfest 2018

2018

Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert

2018

To Be Frank: Sinatra at 100 To Be Frank: Sinatra at 100

2015

Alice Cooper : Wacken 2017 Alice Cooper : Wacken 2017

2017

Midsummer Rock: The Cincinnati Pop Festival 1970 Midsummer Rock: The Cincinnati Pop Festival 1970

1970

The Story of Rock 'n' Roll Comics The Story of Rock 'n' Roll Comics

2011

Medicine Ball Caravan Medicine Ball Caravan

1971

Alice Cooper - Graspop Metal Meeting 2022 Alice Cooper - Graspop Metal Meeting 2022

2022

Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story

2012

Hired Gun Hired Gun

2017

When Woodstock Was Young When Woodstock Was Young

2009

The Lost Weekend: A Love Story The Lost Weekend: A Love Story

2023

Prachtig 80: Volume 2 Prachtig 80: Volume 2

2003

The Best of Musikladen: Vol. One The Best of Musikladen: Vol. One

2001

Alice Cooper - The Ultimate Clip Collection Alice Cooper - The Ultimate Clip Collection

2003

Jim Henson Idea Man Jim Henson Idea Man

2024

Alice Cooper: Live from the Astroturf Alice Cooper: Live from the Astroturf

2019

This Is America Part 2 This Is America Part 2

1980

Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine

2019

The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years

1988

Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger Story Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger Story

1991

Born to Be Wild: The Story of Steppenwolf Born to Be Wild: The Story of Steppenwolf

2024

Alice Cooper: Rock In Rio 2017 Alice Cooper: Rock In Rio 2017

2017

25 Years of Punk 25 Years of Punk

2001

AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #5: HAUNTED LIVES AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #5: HAUNTED LIVES

2020

Rock Camp: The Movie Rock Camp: The Movie

2021

House of Cardin House of Cardin

2019

Alice Cooper: Bonnaroo 2012 Alice Cooper: Bonnaroo 2012

2012

Alice Cooper and Friends Alice Cooper and Friends

1978

The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1979 The Midnight Special Legendary Performances: More 1979

2007

Alice Cooper - AVO Session Alice Cooper - AVO Session

2012

Alice Cooper - A Paranormal Evening at the Olympia Paris Alice Cooper - A Paranormal Evening at the Olympia Paris

2017

Alice Cooper Alice Cooper

1970

Slash: Raised On the Sunset Strip Slash: Raised On the Sunset Strip

2014

Alice Cooper: Special Edition Ep Alice Cooper: Special Edition Ep

2007

A Band Called Death A Band Called Death

2013

Alice Cooper: Go To Hell Alice Cooper: Go To Hell

2006

When Rock Ruled the World When Rock Ruled the World

2002

Glam Rock at the BBC Glam Rock at the BBC

2017

The Sunflower Superjam 2012 The Sunflower Superjam 2012

2013

Alice Cooper: Old School: 1964-1974 Alice Cooper: Old School: 1964-1974

2012

Alice Cooper à Paris Alice Cooper à Paris

1982

Promised Land of Heavy Metal Promised Land of Heavy Metal

2008

Udo Lindenberg: Volle Fahrt voraus - Begegnungen auf dem Lindischen Ozean Udo Lindenberg: Volle Fahrt voraus - Begegnungen auf dem Lindischen Ozean

2019

This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s

2009

Udo Lindenberg - MTV Unplugged 2 - Live vom Atlantik Udo Lindenberg - MTV Unplugged 2 - Live vom Atlantik

2018

Let it Rock: Volume 1 Let it Rock: Volume 1

2003

Freakshow Freakshow

1999

Suzi Q Suzi Q

2019

40 Years of Star Trek 40 Years of Star Trek

2006

Great American Rock Anthems: Turn It Up to 11 Great American Rock Anthems: Turn It Up to 11

2013

Alice Cooper: Montreal 1972 Alice Cooper: Montreal 1972

2014

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th

2013

The Art of McCartney The Art of McCartney

2014

Malevolent: Unearthing John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness Malevolent: Unearthing John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness

2018

Chuck Berry: The Original King of Rock 'n' Roll Chuck Berry: The Original King of Rock 'n' Roll

2018

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2022

Wacken Wacken

2014

Spooks & Creeps Spooks & Creeps

2004

Alice Cooper: Theatre of Death Alice Cooper: Theatre of Death

2010

The History of Rock 'n' Roll The History of Rock 'n' Roll

1995

John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies

2004

The Attic Expeditions The Attic Expeditions

2001

Suck Suck

2009

Dark Shadows Dark Shadows

2012

WWE WrestleMania III WWE WrestleMania III

1987

Lemmy Lemmy

2010

Alice Cooper: The Nightmare Returns Alice Cooper: The Nightmare Returns

1987

Good to See You Again Alice Cooper Good to See You Again Alice Cooper

1974

Alice Cooper - Welcome to My Nightmare Alice Cooper - Welcome to My Nightmare

1976

Monster Dog Monster Dog

1984

Alice Cooper: Halloween Night of Fear Alice Cooper: Halloween Night of Fear

2011

Alice Cooper: Brutally Live Alice Cooper: Brutally Live

2000

Alice Cooper: Trashes The World Alice Cooper: Trashes The World

1990

Alice Cooper: Live at Montreux 2005 Alice Cooper: Live at Montreux 2005

2006

Zappa Zappa

2020

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

1991

Prince of Darkness Prince of Darkness

1987

Wayne's World Wayne's World

1992

Alice Cooper: Detroit Stories Alice Cooper: Detroit Stories

2021

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey Metal: A Headbanger's Journey

2005

The History of Metal and Horror The History of Metal and Horror

2021

Roadie Roadie

1980

The Filth and the Fury The Filth and the Fury

2000

Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World

2024

Live Eighties Live Eighties

2004

Larry presents: Best of The 80s Larry presents: Best of The 80s

2004

Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation

2007

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1978

Cum On Feel The Noize Cum On Feel The Noize

2017

Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America! Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!

1997

VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments

2009

Sextette Sextette

1978

Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini

2015

An Honest Liar An Honest Liar

2014

Alice Cooper: The Nightmare Alice Cooper: The Nightmare

1975

Rockthology Presents: Hard 'N' Heavy, Volume 8 Rockthology Presents: Hard 'N' Heavy, Volume 8

2004

Alice Cooper: Live at Wacken Open Air 2013 Alice Cooper: Live at Wacken Open Air 2013

2013

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010

Alice Cooper - Hellfest Alice Cooper - Hellfest

2022

Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary

2022

Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It) Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It)

2022

Alice Cooper: Raise the Dead (Live from Wacken) Alice Cooper: Raise the Dead (Live from Wacken)

2014

From Straight to Bizarre From Straight to Bizarre

2012

Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon

2022

Diary of a Mad Housewife Diary of a Mad Housewife

1970

A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who A Celebration: The Music of Pete Townshend and The Who

1994

Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror

2001

Super Duper Alice Cooper Super Duper Alice Cooper

2014

Best Ever Muppet Moments Best Ever Muppet Moments

2006

Rockthology 2 Rockthology 2

2004

Rock 'N' Roll Exposed: The Photography of Bob Gruen Rock 'N' Roll Exposed: The Photography of Bob Gruen

2013

Michael Monroe -dokumenttielokuva Michael Monroe -dokumenttielokuva

2023

Alice Cooper: Prime Cuts Alice Cooper: Prime Cuts

1991

Alice Cooper: The Strange Case of Alice Cooper Alice Cooper: The Strange Case of Alice Cooper

1979

Rock this Town Rock this Town

2022

Bigfoot Bigfoot

2012

The Freddy Krueger Special The Freddy Krueger Special

1988

Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC

2023

Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon

2013

I Love Muppets I Love Muppets

2002

Who Shot Rock & Roll: The Film Who Shot Rock & Roll: The Film

2013

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

2020

Alice Cooper: Live at The Enmore Theatre Alice Cooper: Live at The Enmore Theatre

2011

Spooktacular! Spooktacular!

2023

The Perfect Scary Movie The Perfect Scary Movie

2005

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