Super Duper Alice Cooper
12:55 am - 02:35 am, Sunday, January 18 on Sky Arts (350)
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Documentary about the rock singer, featuring contributions by fellow musicians Elton John and Iggy Pop and lyricist Bernie Taupin
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Alice Cooper
(Actor)
Born:
February 04, 1948
in
Detroit, Michigan
Best Known For:
Hit single School's Out.
Early-life:
Born Vincent Damon Furnier in Detroit, Michigan, on February 4, 1948. His father was a car salesman and an electrical engineer, but was a lay preacher in his spare time. He suffered from asthma as a child and the family moved to Phoenix, Arizona when he was 10 because the drier climate was considered better for his health. His condition improved and he became a marathon runner in high school. He also loved rock music and formed his first band, the Earwigs, for a school concert in 1965.
Career:
In 1969, the group were renamed Alice Cooper after a 17th-century witch. They were spotted by Frank Zappa, who signed them to his record label and built up a cult following due to their outrageous live shows. In 1972, they scored a massive hit with School's Out. The band split three years later but Furnier continued to use the name Alice Cooper for his solo recordings. His sales waned during the early 1980s, but he made a comeback with the single Poison in 1989. He continues to tour and record, and has dabbled in acting, appearing in such films as Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) and Dark Shadows (2012). He also played himself in Wayne's World (1992).
Quote:
"I'm about as all-American as it gets. I'm more Jimmy Stewart than Bela Lugosi."
Trivia:
Cooper is a keen golfer.
Elton John
(Actor)
Born:
March 25, 1947
in
Pinner, Middlesex
Best Known For:
His long music career.
Early-life:
Born Reginald Kenneth Dwight in Pinner, Middlesex, on March 25, 1947, the son of a Royal Air Force trumpeter. He won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music aged 11 - but quit shortly before graduating to join band Bluesology. The group supported American soul acts and backed legendary British musician Long John Baldry. A conflict of interests with the latter caused arguments and Dwight left shortly before meeting lyricist Bernie Taupin. Dwight changed his name to Elton Hercules John in 1968.
Career:
John's first solo album flopped in 1969, but its follow-up and the single Your Song were hits. Rocket Man in 1972 marked the beginning of an incredible run of success - 16 straight Top 20 hits (15 of which went Top 10). He has sold more than 250 million records worldwide. In 1994, he won an Oscar for Can You Feel the Love Tonight, from Disney's The Lion King. A version of Candle in the Wind became the world's best-selling single, raising more than £20million for the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund. He has collaborated with Bernie Taupin on more than 30 albums, and continues to record and tour.
Quote:
"I think people should be free to engage in any sexual practices they choose. They should draw the line at goats, though."
Trivia:
Profits from his singles go to the Elton John Aids Foundation. He was knighted in 1998.
Iggy Pop
(Actor)
Bernie Taupin
(Actor)
