Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper

Birth name: Vincent Damon Furnier
DOB: Feb. 4, 1948
Where: Detroit, Michigan
Height: 5'9''

Trademark
-Pioneered the use of wild/macabre props/theatrics on stage
-Wears black greasepaint around the eyes and mouth
-Jet black hair
-Leather pants and jacket
-Gruff singing voice

Trivia
-Father was a minister
-During his 'Welcome to My Nightmare' tour in 1975, he met the woman who would become his future wife, Sheryl Cooper, who had been hired as a dancer

-During the late 1970s, he battled alcoholism
-He appeared as himself in the 1992 film Wayne's World, where Wayne and Garth bow before him saying "We're not worthy"

-Avid golfer
-Granted an honorary PhD from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona
-His daughter, Calico Cooper, has begun touring with him as a dancer

-Despite the horror show look, with snakes and everything macabre, he is a big fan of Kylie Minogue, a famous Australian pop singer
-Legally changed his name to Alice Cooper in 1974

-He's the godfather of Metallica front man Dave Mustaine's kids
-Huge fan of The Simpsons
-Wears a silver bracelet on his left wrist that can only be removed with a key solely owned by Sheryl Cooper
-Collects cars and antique watches