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My Take
The stage name alone, fusing America's sweetheart with its most infamous criminal, is a thesis statement, and I have always read Manson as a conceptual artist who happened to use rock music as his medium. Brian Warner built a character designed to expose the hypocrisies of the culture that condemned him, and his commitment to that persona across albums, paintings, film roles, and an autobiography is genuinely rare. He is also a deeply polarizing figure, and any honest assessment has to hold the art and the controversies in separate hands. As pure provocation-as-craft, though, few have done it with more rigor.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Marilyn Manson
- Name (Japanese)
- マリリン・マンソン
- Reading
- まりりん・まんそん
- Born
- January 5, 1969 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rooster
- Origin
- Canton, Ohio, United States
- Occupation
- actor / autobiographer / painter / composer / singer
2. Background
- High school
- GlenOak High School
- University
- Broward College
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Marilyn Manson born?
Born January 5, 1969 (age 57).
Where is Marilyn Manson from?
Marilyn Manson is from Canton, Ohio, United States.
What does Marilyn Manson do?
Marilyn Manson works as actor, autobiographer, painter, composer, singer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.