Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948) is an
American singer, songwriter, actor, and presidential candidate whose
career spans over 50 years. With a raspy voice and a stage show that
features numerous props, including pyrotechnics, guillotines, electric
chairs, fake blood, reptiles, baby dolls, and dueling swords, Cooper
is considered by 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 consisting 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. The original
Alice Cooper band released their debut album in 1969, and broke into
the international music mainstream with the 1971 hit song "I'm
Eighteen". The band reached their commercial peak in 1973 with their
sixth studio album, Billion Dollar Babies. They broke up in 1975 and
Furnier adopted the band's name as both his legal name and his stage
name, beginning his solo career with the 1975 concept album Welcome to
My Nightmare.Expanding from his Detroit rock roots, Cooper has
experimented with a number of musical styles, including art rock, hard
rock, heavy metal, new wave, glam metal, and industrial rock. He
helped to shape the sound and look of heavy metal, and has been
described as the artist who "first introduced horror imagery to rock
and roll, and whose stagecraft and showmanship have permanently
transformed the genre". He is also known for his wit offstage, with
The Rolling Stone Album Guide calling him the world's most "beloved
heavy metal entertainer". Away from music, Cooper is a film actor, a
golfing celebrity, a restaurateur, and, since 2004, a radio DJ with
his classic rock show Nights with Alice Cooper. Alice Cooper Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter