Alice Cooper
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
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Born to Be Wild: The Story of Steppenwolf
as Self
Born to Be Wild: The Story of Steppenwolf
as Self
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
Michael Monroe -dokumenttielokuva
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Michael Monroe -dokumenttielokuva
as Self
Spooktacular!
as Self
Spooktacular!
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Hollywood Vampires: Live In Rio
as Lead & Backing Vocals / Harmonica / Rhythm Guitar
Hollywood Vampires: Live In Rio
as Lead & Backing Vocals / Harmonica / Rhythm Guitar
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
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The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
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Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon
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Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon
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2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self - Presenter
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self - Presenter
Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It)
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Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It)
as Self
Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary
as Self (archive footage)
Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary
as Self (archive footage)
Alice Cooper - Road (Live at Hellfest 2022)
as Self - Vocals
Alice Cooper - Road (Live at Hellfest 2022)
as Self - Vocals
Rock Camp: The Movie
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Rock Camp: The Movie
as Self
Zappa
as Self (archive footage)
Zappa
as Self (archive footage)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #5: Haunted Lives
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AGFA Mystery Mixtape #5: Haunted Lives
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The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
as Self (archive footage)
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
as Self (archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
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The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
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Suzi Q
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Suzi Q
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Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
as Self - Musician
Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine
as Self - Musician
Chuck Berry: The Original King of Rock 'n' Roll
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Chuck Berry: The Original King of Rock 'n' Roll
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Malevolent: Unearthing John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness
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Malevolent: Unearthing John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness
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Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
as King Herod
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
as King Herod
Alice Cooper: Rock In Rio 2017
as Self - Vocals
Alice Cooper: Rock In Rio 2017
as Self - Vocals
Hired Gun
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Hired Gun
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Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
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Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
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Louder Than Hell: Wacken The Movie
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Louder Than Hell: Wacken The Movie
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Great American Rock Anthems: Turn It Up to 11
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Great American Rock Anthems: Turn It Up to 11
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Skum Rocks!
as Self / Narrator (voice)
Skum Rocks!
as Self / Narrator (voice)
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
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Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
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Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
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Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
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The Sunflower Superjam 2012
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The Sunflower Superjam 2012
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A Band Called Death
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A Band Called Death
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Rock 'N' Roll Exposed: The Photography of Bob Gruen
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Rock 'N' Roll Exposed: The Photography of Bob Gruen
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Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story
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Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story
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Dark Shadows
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Dark Shadows
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From Straight to Bizarre
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From Straight to Bizarre
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Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
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Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
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Lemmy
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Lemmy
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VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments
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VH1's 100 Most Shocking Music Moments
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Suck
as Bartender
Suck
as Bartender
This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s
as Self (archive footage)
This Beat Goes On: Canadian Pop Music in the 1970s
as Self (archive footage)
Promised Land of Heavy Metal
as Self (archive footage)
Promised Land of Heavy Metal
as Self (archive footage)
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
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Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
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Best Ever Muppet Moments
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Best Ever Muppet Moments
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40 Years of Star Trek
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40 Years of Star Trek
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The Perfect Scary Movie
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The Perfect Scary Movie
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Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
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Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
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Rockthology 2
as Self (archive footage)
Rockthology 2
as Self (archive footage)
Live Eighties
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Live Eighties
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Back To The 80's - Live In Concert
as Self (archive footage)
Back To The 80's - Live In Concert
as Self (archive footage)
Larry presents: Best of The 80s
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Larry presents: Best of The 80s
as Self
Ho Ho Ho Selecta!
as Celebrity of Christmas Future
Ho Ho Ho Selecta!
as Celebrity of Christmas Future
Let it Rock: Volume 1
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Let it Rock: Volume 1
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Mayor of the Sunset Strip
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Mayor of the Sunset Strip
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I Love Muppets
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I Love Muppets
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The Best of Musikladen: Vol. One
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The Best of Musikladen: Vol. One
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25 Years of Punk
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25 Years of Punk
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Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
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Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror
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The Filth and the Fury
as Self (archive footage)
The Filth and the Fury
as Self (archive footage)
Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!
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Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!
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Wayne's World
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Wayne's World
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Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
as Mr. Underwood
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
as Mr. Underwood
Alice Cooper: Trashes The World
as Self - Vocals
Alice Cooper: Trashes The World
as Self - Vocals
Monster Dog
as Victor Raven
Monster Dog
as Victor Raven
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
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The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
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Prince of Darkness
as Street Schizo
Prince of Darkness
as Street Schizo
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
as Self
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
as Self
WWE WrestleMania III
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WWE WrestleMania III
as Self
This Is America Part 2
as Self (archive footage)
This Is America Part 2
as Self (archive footage)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
as Father Sun
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
as Father Sun
Sextette
as Waiter
Sextette
as Waiter
Rock-a-Bye
as Self
Rock-a-Bye
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