Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper earns my respect through a paradox: the man who invented shock rock turned out to be one of music's great professionals. The theatrical horrors were never the point; the point was showmanship taken seriously, theater welded onto Detroit rock until the industry had to expand its definition of a concert. Six decades on, the raspy voice still works, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame finally caught up in 2011. What I find most telling is the discipline beneath the greasepaint, because nobody sustains a spectacle that long on chaos alone. He scared the parents, schooled the children, and outlasted nearly every imitator.

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Name (English)

Alice Cooper

Name (Japanese)

アリス・クーパー

Reading

ありす・くーぱー

Born

February 4, 1948 (age 78)

Origin

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Occupation

actor / vocalist / rock musician / composer / singer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rat

High school

Cortez High School

University

Glendale Community College

Awards & achievements

• 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• honorary doctorate
• Heritage Award
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

• Official sitehttps://www.alicecooper.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/realalicecooper/
• Xhttps://x.com/alicecooper
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice%20Cooper
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q332032

Tags

• Michigan
• actor
• vocalist
• rock musician

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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