Dee_Snider

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dee Snider Dee Snider Dee Snider Early life Born in Astoria, New York, Snider grew up in nearby Baldwin and graduated from Baldwin High School in 1973.[1] As a child he sang in a church choir, several school choruses, and Baldwin HS Concert Choir. He also was selected for the All State Chorus by singing.[2] Career In early 1976 he joined the recently formed Twisted Sister and became the only song writer of the band thereafter. On MTV in the 80’s before Headbanger’s Ball, the first Heavy Metal show to feature all metal videos was called Heavy Metal Mania. The first show aired in June 1985. Metal Mania was hosted by Dee Snider and featured metal news, interviews with metal artists, in studio co-hosts, etc.. In the late 1980s, after Twisted Sister was disbanded, he formed Desperado, a band featuring ex-Iron Maiden drummer Clive Burr, ex-Gillan guitarist Bernie Torme, and bassist Marc Russel.[3] The group’s only album Ace has never been officially released but was heavily bootlegged on CD (under the title Bloodied But Unbowed). Background information Birth name Born Genre(s) Daniel Dee Snider March 15, 1955 (1955-03-15) Astoria, New York Heavy metal Glam metal Shock rock,hard rock,glam rock Musician, Songwriter, Actor, Radio Personality, Television Personality, Voice Over Artist, screenplay writer, March of Dimes, Bikers for Babies, National Spokesperson Vocals 1974–Present Twisted Sister Desperado Widowmaker S.M.F.’s (Sick Mother Fuckers), Van Helsing’s Curse http://www.deesnider.com http://www.twistedsister.com Occupation(s) Instrument(s) Years active Associated acts Website Daniel Dee Snider (born March 15, 1955) is an American musician, radio personality, and actor. Snider is most famous for his role as the frontman of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister. 1 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In 1985, a Senate hearing was instigated by the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC), who wanted to introduce a parental warning system that would label all albums containing offensive material. The system was to include letters identifying the type of objectionable content to be found in each album (e.g. O for occult themes, S for sex, D for drugs, V for violence, etc). Dee Snider, John Denver, and Frank Zappa all testified against censorship and the proposed warning system. Such a system was never implemented, but the result of the trial brought about what is now the generic "Parental Advisory: Explicit Content" label. The PMRC was initially formed by the wives of Washington DC power brokers Al Gore (D-TN, Senate) and Secretary of State James Baker. Tipper Gore in particular became the face of the PMRC and a public foil for Dee in the hearings. Ironically, in the 2000 presidential election cycle, Snider endorsed Vice President Gore for office. Public statements at the time (as noted in a July 2000 Reason article) have Dee justifying the decision based on Gore’s environmental stance; however, other comments attributed to Dee quote him as saying he was backing the obvious winner. In the 1990s, he formed Widowmaker, with Joe Franco (good friend to Twisted Sister, and drummed on the Love Is For Suckers album), Al Pitrelli, and Marc Russel. They recorded two albums with limited underground success, titled Blood and Bullets, and Stand By For Pain. In the late 1990s, he toured with a "selftribute" band called Dee Snider’s SMFs (Sick Mother Fuckers), sometimes featuring ex-Twisted Sister drummer A.J. Pero. The usual line up included Dee Snider, Derek Tailer, Charlie Mills, Keith Alexander, and Spike. In 1988, he penned a song entitled "The Magic of Christmas Day (God Bless Us Everyone)", recorded in 1998 by Celine Dion for her album These Are Special Times. According to Snider, Dion at the time was not aware of who wrote the song. Later that year, he also wrote and starred in the horror film Strangeland. He has also penned the script to a sequel which has the working title of Strangeland : Disciple. As of January 2008, however, Snider was less than optimistic that it would ever see the light of day, saying in an interview with Bullz-Eye.com that he had reached a point where he should "put a sign Dee Snider on my website that says, ’Y’got ten million dollars? Give me a call. I’ve got the script ready to go, Robert Englund’s attached, I’m attached. If somebody’s serious and wants to make it, call me. But don’t call me ‘til you’re ready to hand the check over.’” From June 1999 to August 2002, he hosted a morning radio show on a Hartford, Connecticut Clear Channel station, Radio 104 (104.1 FM WMRQ), called Dee Snider Radio. His show returned to the air at night in August 2004 on 93.3 WMMR in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania until June 2005. He fondly referred to his listeners as his "Peeps", and "DEE" euro stickers, printed by the station, could be seen on the bumpers of his fans’ cars throughout Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. Other members of the morning show included Nick Lentino, Beth Lockwood, "Psycho Dan" Williams, Sean Robbins, and "Darkside Dave" Wallace. He frequently featured high-profile guests, including Ozzie Osbourne, pro wrestler Mick Foley, and KISS singer/bassist Gene Simmons. In 2001 he was the voice of Gol Acheron, the main villain for the PlayStation 2 video game Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy. In 2002 he rejoined with the reunited Twisted Sister. Snider played himself in the 2002 TVmovie Warning: Parental Advisory. In 2003 he appeared with actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, during his drive to recall incumbent California Governor Gray Davis. Snider sang the Twisted Sister hit, "We’re Not Gonna Take It," which was adopted by the Schwarzenegger campaign. Every year since 2004, Dee has narrated a live show known as Van Helsing’s Curse which tours the US around Halloween giving a mix of famous music with dark overtones and an occasional part of a storytelling to accompany the music. The concert has also been released on CD. Snider currently lives part-time in Long Island, New York. Snider is also a narrator for many shows and specials on VH1, movie trailers, behind the scenes segments and DVD special features. Snider was featured as the ’voice’ in the bumpers for MSNBC’s 2001/2002 "Fiercely Independent" branding campaign. 2 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dee Snider The House of Hair (radio show) Since 1997, Dee Snider has hosted the House of Hair, a syndicated 1980’s hard rock/heavy metal radio show that airs on over 200 radio stations across North America. It is syndicated by the United Stations Radio Networks. The show’s format runs two hours and features Snider’s closing catchphrase, "If it ain’t metal, it’s crap!" Dee Snider at the 2005 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Snider returned to radio in June 2006 with Fangoria Radio on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 102 from 9-12 Eastern. Twisted Sister was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in 2006. In conjunction with the 30th anniversary of Star Wars in 2007, Snider was interviewed by Maul Stanley about his appreciation of the original Star Wars trilogy. At which time, he claimed that his favorite character was "a toss-up between handsome Luke Skywalker and ugly Luke Skywalker," referencing the difference in appearance of actor Mark Hamill between the first and second films, due to his reconstructive facial surgery after a near-fatal car accident.[4] During winter of 2008, Snider was featured as a contestant on CMT’s Gone Country. The show recruited famous musical celebrities, who competed against each other to win a chance to release a country song. Also in 2008, Snider appeared on the first episode of season two’s Kitchen Nightmares who Gordon Ramsay had recruited as part of the marketing for the re-launch of the Handlebar restaurant. On the show Snider donated a motorcycle for auction in which customers of the Handlebar were able to bid on through the Handlebar restaurants website. Dee hosts "DEAD ART" on Gallery HD, a show about the beauty and art of cemeteries. Dee was ranked 83 in the Hit Parade’s Top 100 Metal Vocalist of All Time.[5] Personal life Snider has been married to his wife Suzette, a costume designer, since 1981. They have 4 children, Jesse, Shane, Cody Blue, and Cheyenne Jean. His son Jesse hosted MTV2 Rock, a music video countdown program in 2003, and was the runner-up in MTV’s 2008 show Rock the Cradle. Dee Snider appeared on Rock the Cradle as Jesse’s mentor. Jesse is also the lead singer of the Rock/Punk/Metal band Baptized By Fire (aka BXF). Snider is a personal friend of professional wrestler Mick Foley. Snider appeared on the MTV show MTV Cribs to show his New York home, along with two of his four children, Shane and Cheyenne. In 2003, Suzette’s brother, Vincent Gargiulo, was murdered.[6] Projects Bands • • • • • Twisted Sister Desperado Widowmaker S.M.F.’s (Sick Mutha Fuckers) Bent Brother (heavy metal group) Books • Dee Snider’s Teenage Survival Guide, Doubleday, 1987 - available in hardcover & softcover • Rock & Roll War Stories, Pitbull Publishing LLC, a chapter is dedicated to a hilarious anecdote Dee Snider told musician/author Gordon G.G. Gebert on Dee’s House of Hair Radio show. The story inspired Gebert to write his third book. Solo albums Never Let the Bastards Wear You Down, 2000 3 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dee Snider • Metal: A Headbangers Journey (2005) Guest appearances • "Go to Hell" on Humanary Stew: A Tribute To Alice Cooper, 1999 • "Go to Hell" on Welcome to My Nightmare: An All Star Salute To Alice Cooper, 1999 • "Eleanor Rigby" on Eddie Ojeda’s Axes 2 Axes, 2005 • "Wasted Years" on Numbers From The Beast: An All Star Tribute to Iron Maiden, 2005 • "SCG3 Special Report" on Lordi: The Arockalypse, 2006 • "Detroit Rock City" on Spin The Bottle: An All-Star Tribute To KISS, 2004 • "Howard Stern" on Sirius, Feb 8, 2006; 2007 • "Saigon Suicide Show"; an episode of the television show "The Upright Citizens Brigade", 1998 • "Handlebar"; an episode of the television show "Kitchen Nightmares", 2008 • "Episode #1.7"; an episode of the television show "Z Rock (ZO2)", 2008 • Monster Circus live at the Las Vegas Hilton March 19-21 & 26-28, 2009 External links • Dee Snider.com - Official website • HouseOfHairOnline.com - Official House of Hair website • Dee Snider at the Internet Movie Database • Dee Snider with Von Dutch Kustom Cycles — Dee Snider hanging out with Von Dutch. • Meet the Snider Family on VH1- Official VH1 Site • MTV Cribs with Dee Snider and his homeOfficial MTV Site • HardRadio.com interview with Dee Snider References [1] Sounding Off in Suburbia [2] Dee Snider: ’I went for an outrageous form of expressing myself.’ [3] "About Desperado". www.deesnider.com. http://www.deesnider.com/index.php/ component/content/article/77-main-page/ 16-about-desperado. Retrieved on 2009-04-12. [4] "Maul Stanley Talks Star Wars with Dee Snider". MaulStanley.com. http://www.maulstanley.com/interviews/ snider.htm. Retrieved on 2008-09-23. [5] http://www.hearya.com/2006/12/04/hitparaders-top-100-metal-vocalists-of-alltime/ [6] http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/ 1110ap_gym_owner_homicides.html Filmography • Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985) - cameo appearance on top of a car hood singing "Burn in Hell" • Private Parts (1997) - cameo appearance in the opening scene • Strangeland (1998) • Van Helsing’s Curse (2004) • Kiss Loves You (2004) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dee_Snider" Categories: 1955 births, Living people, American Episcopalians, American male singers, American heavy metal singers, People from Long Island, Twisted Sister members, People from Nassau County, New York, Musicians from New York, People from Town of Hempstead, New York This page was last modified on 23 April 2009, at 04:17 (UTC). 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