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Alice Cooper
Actor, Producer, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn February 4, 1948 (77 years)
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.
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
| 2025 | Johnny's Inferno · as Self |
| 2024 | Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary · as Self - Musician |
| 2024 | |
| 2024 | Jim Henson: Idea Man · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2024 | Jonathan & Jesus (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | Michael Monroe -dokumenttielokuva · as Self |
| 2023 | When Metal Ruled The 80s (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | The Power Hour (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2022 | The Lost Weekend: A Love Story · as Self |
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| 2022 | |
| 2022 | The 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony · as Self - Presenter |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | Steve Vai - His First 30 Years: The Documentary · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2021 | Alice Cooper: Detroit Stories · as Self |
| 2021 | The History of Metal and Horror · as Self |
| 2021 | MTV 80s - Top 40 Wild Boys of the 80s! · as Alice Cooper |
| 2021 | Johnny Depp: King of Cult · as Self |
| 2021 | |
| 2020 | The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | Zappa · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | ICON: Music Through The Lens (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Laurel Canyon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Reunited Apart (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Duncanville (TV Series) · as Alice Cooper |
| 2019 | Suzi Q · as Self |
| 2019 | House of Cardin · as Self |
| 2019 | Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine · as Self - Musician |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | Chuck Berry · as Self |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | Making Fun: The Story of Funko · as Self |
| 2018 | The Top Ten Revealed (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | Come on Feel the Noize · as Self |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | Urban Myths (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Quotidien (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | The 58th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2016 | Rock & Roll Road Trip With Sammy Hagar (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | Sinatra Being Frank · as Self |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | Hollywood Vampires - Rock in Rio 2015 · as Self - Vocals |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2015 | Danny Says · as Self |
| 2015 | Expedition Unknown (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | An Honest Liar · as Self |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | The Art of McCartney · as Self |
| 2014 | Wacken · as Self |
| 2014 | Super Duper Alice Cooper · as Self (voice) |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | The Big Interview (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | Supermensch · as Self |
| 2013 | The Sunflower Superjam 2012 · as Self |
| 2013 | Drew: The Man Behind the Poster · as Self |
| 2013 | Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | A Band Called Death · as Self |
| 2012 | Alice Cooper - AVO Session · as Self |
| 2012 | Counting Cars (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2012 | Bigfoot · as Alice Cooper |
| 2012 | Dark Shadows · as Alice Cooper |
| 2012 | Urgant Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Sunset Strip · as Self |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | CBS Saturday Morning (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Metal Evolution (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Talking Dead (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Choccywoccydoodah (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | |
| 2011 | Alice Cooper: Live at The Enmore Theatre · as Self |
| 2010 | Lemmy · as Self |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2010 | Hellenius' Hangout (TV Series) · as Self - Hälsning Till Peter |
| 2010 | Alice Cooper Theatre of Death Live · as Self - Vocals |
| 2010 | The Rob Brydon Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Daybreak (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Mother of Rock Lillian Roxon · as Self |
| 2010 | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy · as Self |
| 2010 | The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 2009 | Talk Stoop (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Joy Behar: Say Anything! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Live from Studio Five (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | The Project (2009) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Alan Carr: Chatty Man (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs · as Self |
| 2008 | Man v. Food (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | Promised Land of Heavy Metal · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2008 | That Metal Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | Celebrity Ghost Stories (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | |
| 2007 | Scream Awards 2007 · as Self |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Final 24 (TV Series) · as Self - Musician |
| 2006 | Best Ever Muppet Moments · as Self |
| 2006 | Kings of Glam · as Self |
| 2006 | The World's Greatest Wrestling Managers · as Self |
| 2006 | |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | The Perfect Scary Movie · as Self |
| 2005 | Metal: A Headbanger's Journey · as Self |
| 2005 | The Bigger Picture with Graham Norton (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | The Story of Rock 'n' Roll Comics · as Self |
| 2005 | The X Factor (AU) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Mentor |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Paul O'Grady Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Tout le monde en parle (QC) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Live Eighties · as Self |
| 2004 | Strictly Come Dancing (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | The Story of Alice Cooper · as Self |
| 2003 | Prachtig 80: Volume 2 · as Self |
| 2003 | The 100 Greatest Scary Moments · as Self |
| 2003 | Mayor of the Sunset Strip · as Self |
| 2003 | Summer Music Mania 2003 · as Self - Performer |
| 2003 | Die ultimative Chartshow (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Enough Rope with Andrew Denton (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Mark Lawson Talks to... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2002 | I Love The 80s (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Top Gear (TV Series) · as Self - Star In A Reasonably-Priced Car |
| 2002 | Today with Des and Mel (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Monk (TV Series) · as Alice Cooper |
| 2002 | HypaSpace (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | V Graham Norton (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | I Love Muppets · as Self |
| 2002 | Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | The Kumars at No 42 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | The Old Grey Whistle Test at 30 · as Self |
| 2001 | 25 Years of Punk · as Self |
| 2001 | Dario Argento: An Eye for Horror · as Self |
| 2000 | Alice Cooper: Brutally Live · as Self - Vocals |
| 2000 | The Beatles Revolution · as Self |
| 2000 | BBC Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | The Filth and the Fury · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1999 | Rove Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | Loose Women (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | Independent Lens (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | Where Are They Now? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | The Spice Girls in America: A Tour Story · as Self |
| 1998 | That '70s Show (TV Series) · as Alice Cooper |
| 1998 | Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Behind the Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Leute heute (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Classic Albums (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | |
| 1996 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Pearl (TV Series) · as Alice Cooper |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Dancing in the Street (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | TFI Friday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Rock & Roll (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | The Frank Skinner Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | The History of Rock 'n' Roll (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | The 22nd Annual American Music Awards · as Self |
| 1994 | Something Wilder (TV Series) · as Alice Cooper |
| 1994 | Room 101 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | The Best of the Don Lane Show · as Self |
| 1993 | Space Ghost Coast to Coast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | The State (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1993 | The Great Outdoors (AU) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Big Breakfast (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Gomorron (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1992 | Wayne's World · as Alice Cooper |
| 1991 | Ozzy Osbourne: Don't Blame Me · as Self |
| 1991 | The 18th Annual American Music Awards · as Self |
| 1991 | Alice Cooper: Prime Cuts · as Self |
| 1990 | Söndagsöppet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | Alice Cooper Trashes the World · as Self - Vocals |
| 1990 | The 32nd Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1990 | Hard 'N Heavy Volume 7 · as Self |
| 1989 | Shocker · as Self |
| 1989 | Clive Anderson Talks Back (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | Alice Cooper: The Nightmare Returns · as Self - Vocals |
| 1989 | Hard 'N Heavy Volume 3 · as Self |
| 1988 | This Morning (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | The Freddy Krueger Special · as Self |
| 1988 | |
| 1987 | Jake the Snake Roberts · as Alice Cooper |
| 1987 | Rage (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Headbangers Ball (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | WrestleMania III · as Self |
| 1986 | WWF Wrestling Challenge (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | Twisted Sister: Come Out and Play · as Alice Cooper |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | This Is America Part 2 · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1980 | Roadie · as Alice Cooper |
| 1980 | Pink Lady and Jeff (TV Series) · as Alice Cooper |
| 1979 | The Strange Case of Alice Cooper · as Self |
| 1978 | Hollywood's Diamond Jubilee · as Self - Cameo |
| 1978 | Grease Day USA · as Self |
| 1977 | All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1976 | The Soupy Sales Show (1976) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest (1976) |
| 1976 | The Muppet Show (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest Star |
| 1975 | The Smothers Brothers Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | Tony Orlando And Dawn (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | Good to See You Again, Alice Cooper · as Self - Vocals |
| 1974 | Rock-A-Bye · as Self |
| 1972 | BBC In Concert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | The Old Grey Whistle Test (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Medicine Ball Caravan · as Self |
| 1970 | Diary of a Mad Housewife · as Alice Cooper |
| 1967 | The Phil Donahue Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | Beat Club (TV Series) · as Self - Musician |
| 1965 | The Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |