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Life

Born in Massapequa, New York, on Long Island, Snider grew up in nearby Baldwin, and graduated from Baldwin High School in 1972.^[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, http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-hometown_dee,0,3912071.story?coll=ny-lihistory-navigation Dee Snider: 'I went for an outrageous form of expressing myself.']</ref> Massapequa is a hamlet (and a census-designated place) located in Nassau County, New York. ... This article is about the island in New York State. ... Baldwin is a hamlet (and a census-designated place) located in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York. ...

Career

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In 1979 Snider changed several rock bands, and in early 1976 he joined the recently formed Twisted Sister and became the only song writer of the band thereafter. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Prose is writing distinguished from poetry by its greater variety of rhythm and its closer resemblance to everyday speech. ...

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 of 1985. Metal Mania was hosted by Dee Snider and featured metal news, interviews with metal artists, in studio co-hosts, etc.. Original logo of The Ball. ...

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. The group's only album Ace has never been officially released but was heavily bootlegged on CD (under the title Bloodied But Unbowed). The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... Iron Maiden are a British heavy metal band from east London. ... Clive Burr (b. ... The Ian Gillan Band is a side project band of former Deep Purple member Ian Gillan. ... Bernie Torme is a rock guitarist born in Dublin, Ireland. ... For other uses, see Bootleg. ...

Dee Snider (on right)

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. Download high resolution version (2000x1312, 196 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (2000x1312, 196 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Tipper Gore, founder of the Parents Music Resource Center The Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) was an American committee formed in 1985 by four women: Tipper Gore, wife of Senator and later Vice President Al Gore; Susan Baker, wife of Treasury Secretary James Baker; Pam Howar, wife of Washington realtor... John Denver (December 31, 1943 â€“ October 12, 1997), born Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. ... Frank Vincent Zappa[1] (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, musician, and film director. ... For other uses, see Censor. ...

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 Standby For Pain. For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Love Is for Suckers is the 5th album by the Metal[2] group Twisted Sister. ... Al Pitrelli (born September 29, 1962 in New York, NY) is a guitarist, best known for his work with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Megadeth, Savatage, Blue Öyster Cult and O2L. // Al Pitrelli attended Berklee School of Music in Boston in the early 80s where he studied with other notable...

In the late 1990s, he toured with a "self-tribute" 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. Anthony Jude Pero (born October 14, 1959) is the drummer of the American heavy metal band Twisted Sister. ... Keith Alexander (Born November 23, 1963) in Brooklyn, New York) was a guitarist, cyclist and body modification enthusiast. ...

In 1998, he penned a song entitled "The Magic of Christmas Day (God Bless Us Everyone)", later to be recorded by Celine Dion to 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 2: Cult of Personality. 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 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.'” This article is about the musician. ... These Are Special Times is Céline Dions 1998 first English Christmas album and third if counting her French-language releases. ... “Horror Movie” redirects here. ... Strangeland is a American horror film released in 1998. ...

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, 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 his friend and KISS singer/bassist Gene Simmons. Hartford redirects here. ... Not to be confused with clear channel radio stations, which are AM radio stations with certain technical parameters. ... WMMR is a rock radio station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, broadcasting at 93. ... For other uses, see Philadelphia (disambiguation) and Philly. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Official language(s) none (de facto English) Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport[2] Largest metro area Hartford Metro Area[3] Area  Ranked 48th in the US  - Total 5,543[4] sq mi (14,356 km²)  - Width 70 miles (113 km)  - Length 110 miles (177 km)  - % water 12. ... This article is about the state. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. ... Chaim Witz (חיים וויץ), (born August 25, 1949 in Haifa, Israel), better known by his stage name Gene Simmons, is an Israeli-American hard rock bass guitarist and vocalist. ...

In 2001 he was the voice of Gol Acheron, the main villain for the PlayStation 2 videogame Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy. PS2 redirects here. ...

In 2002 he rejoined with the reunited Twisted Sister.

Snider played himself in the 2002 TV-movie 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. Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation IPA: ) (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian-born American bodybuilder, actor, and politician, currently serving as the 38th Governor of the U.S. state of California. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Joseph Graham Davis Jr. ... Twisted Sister is an American hard rock band from New York City. ... Were Not Gonna Take It is a 1984 hit song by the band Twisted Sister. ...

Dee Snider at the 2005 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

Snider currently lives part-time in East Setauket, New York. Image File history File links Dee-snider-on-his-chopper. ... Image File history File links Dee-snider-on-his-chopper. ... Motorcycles lined up on Main Street during the Sturgis motorcycle rally. ... Setauket-East Setauket is a census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. ...

Snider is also a narrator for many shows and specials on VH1, movie trailers, behind the scenes segments and DVDs special features. VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994 and VH1: Music First until 2003) is an American digital television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently...

Snider was featured as the 'voice' in the bumpers for MSNBC's 2001/2002 "Fiercely Independent" branding campaign. For the news website, see msnbc. ...

Snider returned to radio in June 2006 with Fangoria Radio on Sirius Satellite Radio. June 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Extraordinary renditions. ... Fangoria is a nationally-distributed US film fan magazine specializing in the genres of horror, psycho and exploitation films, in regular publication since 1979. ... Sirius Satellite Radio NASDAQ: SIRI is one of two satellite radio (SDARS) services operating in the United States and Canada, along with XM Satellite Radio. ...

Twisted Sister was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in 2006. The Long Island Music Hall of Fame is an organization located in Lake Grove, New York. ...

Currently, Snider is a contestant on CMT's Gone Country. The show recruits famous musical celebrities, who compete against each other to win a chance to release a country song. CMT can refer to: Cadmium Mercury Telluride Canal Metropolitano Televisión Catalog Management Table Certified Market Technician Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Childrens Musical Theatreworks of Fresno, California Chip Multi Threading Comision del Mercado de las Telecommunicaciones, the Spanish communications industry regulator. ...

Dee hosts "DEAD ART" on Gallery HD, a show about the beauty and art of cemetaries. Gallery HD is an Arts-themed network that broadcasts exclusively in High definition. ...

The House of Hair (radio show)

Since 1997, Dee Snider has hosted the House of Hair, a syndicated heavy metal/hair band flashback show that airs on over 200 radio stations across North America. The show's format runs two hours and features Snider's closing catchphrase, "If it ain't metal, it's crap!" The House of Hair is a nationally syndicated weekly radio show in the US, which is hosted by former Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider. ...

Personal life

Snider has been married to his wife Suzette since 1981. They have 4 children, Jesse, Shane, Cody, and Cheyenne. His son Jesse hosted MTV2 Rock, a music video countdown program, in 2003. Snider is a personal friend of professional wrestler Mick Foley. MTV2, a music video channel in the United States and the sister channel to MTV, has produced many television series and special events since its 1996 founding. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... For the video game, see Pro Wrestling (video game). ... Michael Francis Mick Foley, Sr. ...

Projects

Bands

• Twisted Sister
• Desperado
• Widowmaker
• S.M.F.'s (Sick Mother Fuckers)

Twisted Sister is an American hard rock band from New York City. ... Desperado Desperado is a heavy metal band formed by Dee Snider in 1988, after Twisted Sister was disbanded. ...

Books

• Dee Snider's Teenage Survival Guide, Doubleday, 1987 - available in hardcover & softcover
• The Hardcore Diaries By Mick Foley, although he did not write the book Snider has a chapter dedicated to him entitled "Uncle Dee".
• 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

Guest appearances

• "Go to Hell" on Humanary Stew: A Tribute To Alice Cooper, 1999
• "Go to Hell" on Welcome to My Nightmare: A All Star Tribute To Alice Cooper, 1999
• "Eleanor Rigby" on Eddie Ojeda's Axes 2 Axes, 2005
• "Wasted Years" on Numbers of 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, 2007
• "Saigon Suicide Show"; an episode of the television show "The Upright Citizens Brigade", 1998

Other

• Private Parts (1997) - cameo appearance in the opening scene
• Strangeland (1998)
• Van Helsing's Curse (2004)
• Metal:A Headbangers Journey(2005)

Private Parts, a 1997 movie about Howard Stern. ... Strangeland is a American horror film released in 1998. ...

External links

• Dee Snider.com - Official website
• HouseOfHairOnline.com - Official House of Hair website
• Dee Snider at the Internet Movie Database
• 2004 interview
• Dee Snider with Von Dutch Kustom Cycles — Dee Snider hanging out with Von Dutch.
• Meet the Snider Family on VH1- Official VH1 Site
• MTV News Dee Snider - Yep, That's Twisted Sister's Dee Snider You Hear On MSNBC 02.19.2002
• MTV Cribs with Dee Snider and his home- Official MTV Site
• Penn Jillette Interviews Dee Snider, Oct 2006- Penn Jillette Radio
• HardRadio.com interview with Dee Snider

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