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 Robert Bartleh Cummings, more famously known as Rob Zombie, was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts on January 12, 1965. He is the oldest son of Louise and Robert Cummings, and has a younger brother, Michael David (aka Spider One; b. 1968), who is the lead singer of Powerman 5000. Growing up, Zombie loved horror movies, which have greatly influenced his music and filmmaking career; in 1983, he graduated from Haverhill High School. After graduating, he moved to New York City to attend Parsons School of Design, also briefly working as a production assistant on Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986).Zombie and his then-girlfriend, Sean Yseult, co-founded the band White Zombie, named after the Bela Lugosi classic horror film of the same name (White Zombie (1932)). The band released their debut studio album, 'Soul-Crusher', in 1987; their second, 'Make Them Die Slowly', followed in 1989, but generated little buzz.Following the release of their fourth extended play, however, White Zombie caught the attention of Geffen Records, who in 1992 went on to release their third studio album, 'La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One'. This album sold over two million copies in the U.S., becoming the band's breakout hit. White Zombie's fourth and final album, 'Astro-Creep: 2000 - Songs of Love, Destruction and Other Synthetic Delusions of the Electric Head', was released in 1995 to critical and commercial success, ultimately becoming their most successful album. The band released a remix album in 1996 and disbanded the same year, officially breaking up in 1998.Rob Zombie began working on a debut album in 1997; 'Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside the Spookshow International' came out in 1998, selling over three million copies. Zombie formed his own record label, Zombie-A-Go-Go Records, in 1998.Zombie composed the original score for the video game Twisted Metal III (1998) and designed a haunted attraction for Universal Studios in 1999. In 2000, he began working on his directional debut, House of 1000 Corpses (2003). Inspired mainly by classics such as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), the film was delayed until 2003 due to distributional issues. Though criticized for its explicit depictions of violence and gore, it went on to gross over $16 million and has garnered a cult following.Zombie's second studio album, 'The Sinister Urge', was released in 2001 and sold over a million copies. In 2002, he married his longtime girlfriend Sheri Moon Zombie, who has appeared in all of his movies to date and often accompanies him on tour to choreograph dance routines and create costumes. Zombie released a sequel to 'House of 1000 Corpses' in 2005, entitled The Devil's Rejects (2005). Although it received much more positive reviews than its predecessor, it was still criticized for its violent content. He released his third studio album, 'Educated Horses', the following year.In 2007, Zombie decided to focus on his work as a filmmaker for a while; the same year, he would release his most polarizing movie to date: Halloween (2007), a remake of the 1978 classic of the same name (Halloween (1978)). It received a mixed reception, but was a box office hit, and still currently resides as the top Labor Day weekend grosser. Zombie directed a fictitious trailer entitled 'Werewolf Women of the SS' (inspired by the exploitation flick Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS (1975)) for Grindhouse (2007). In 2009, Zombie directed Halloween II (2009), which was critically panned, and The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009), which was based upon one of his comic book series.Also in 2009, Zombie began working on a new album; 'Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool' came out the following year. In 2011, he directed a horror-themed commercial for Woolite, and began work on a new film, The Lords of Salem (2012). Unlike Zombie's previous efforts, 'The Lords of Salem' focused more on building suspense and a nightmarish, surreal atmosphere and less on brutal violence and excessive profanity. It ultimately received mixed reviews; just after its release, Zombie came out with his fifth studio album, 'Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor', his lowest-selling to date.Zombie lent his voice to the superhero movie Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). He also began work on 31 (2016), which tells the story of five carnival workers who are trapped and forced to fight for survival against a gang of murderous clowns. It premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival in January, and will be released in September. In April, Zombie's sixth studio album, 'The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser', was released. Additionally, he has signed on to direct a film on the life of zany comic Groucho Marx, though a release date is uncertain.Zombie is most recognized for his heavy metal style of music, influenced by his love of classic horror, and his exploitation/splatter-type movies. Overall, he has sold an estimated fifteen million albums worldwide, and his films have grossed over $150 million in total.
Bio:
Robert Bartleh Cummings, more famously known as Rob Zombie, was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts on January 12, 1965. He is the oldest son of Louise and Robert Cummings, and has a younger brother, Michael David (aka Spider One; b. 1968), who is the lead singer of Powerman 5000. Growing up, Zombie loved horror movies, which have greatly influenced his music and filmmaking career; in 1983, he graduated from Haverhill High School. After graduating, he moved to New York City to attend Parsons School of Design, also briefly working as a production assistant on Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986).Zombie and his then-girlfriend, Sean Yseult, co-founded the band White Zombie, named after the Bela Lugosi classic horror film of the same name (White Zombie (1932)). The band released their debut studio album, 'Soul-Crusher', in 1987; their second, 'Make Them Die Slowly', followed in 1989, but generated little buzz.Following the release of their fourth extended play, however, White Zombie caught the attention of Geffen Records, who in 1992 went on to release their third studio album, 'La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume One'. This album sold over two million copies in the U.S., becoming the band's breakout hit. White Zombie's fourth and final album, 'Astro-Creep: 2000 - Songs of Love, Destruction and Other Synthetic Delusions of the Electric Head', was released in 1995 to critical and commercial success, ultimately becoming their most successful album. The band released a remix album in 1996 and disbanded the same year, officially breaking up in 1998.Rob Zombie began working on a debut album in 1997; 'Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside the Spookshow International' came out in 1998, selling over three million copies. Zombie formed his own record label, Zombie-A-Go-Go Records, in 1998.Zombie composed the original score for the video game Twisted Metal III (1998) and designed a haunted attraction for Universal Studios in 1999. In 2000, he began working on his directional debut, House of 1000 Corpses (2003). Inspired mainly by classics such as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), the film was delayed until 2003 due to distributional issues. Though criticized for its explicit depictions of violence and gore, it went on to gross over $16 million and has garnered a cult following.Zombie's second studio album, 'The Sinister Urge', was released in 2001 and sold over a million copies. In 2002, he married his longtime girlfriend Sheri Moon Zombie, who has appeared in all of his movies to date and often accompanies him on tour to choreograph dance routines and create costumes. Zombie released a sequel to 'House of 1000 Corpses' in 2005, entitled The Devil's Rejects (2005). Although it received much more positive reviews than its predecessor, it was still criticized for its violent content. He released his third studio album, 'Educated Horses', the following year.In 2007, Zombie decided to focus on his work as a filmmaker for a while; the same year, he would release his most polarizing movie to date: Halloween (2007), a remake of the 1978 classic of the same name (Halloween (1978)). It received a mixed reception, but was a box office hit, and still currently resides as the top Labor Day weekend grosser. Zombie directed a fictitious trailer entitled 'Werewolf Women of the SS' (inspired by the exploitation flick Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS (1975)) for Grindhouse (2007). In 2009, Zombie directed Halloween II (2009), which was critically panned, and The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009), which was based upon one of his comic book series.Also in 2009, Zombie began working on a new album; 'Hellbilly Deluxe 2: Noble Jackals, Penny Dreadfuls and the Systematic Dehumanization of Cool' came out the following year. In 2011, he directed a horror-themed commercial for Woolite, and began work on a new film, The Lords of Salem (2012). Unlike Zombie's previous efforts, 'The Lords of Salem' focused more on building suspense and a nightmarish, surreal atmosphere and less on brutal violence and excessive profanity. It ultimately received mixed reviews; just after its release, Zombie came out with his fifth studio album, 'Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor', his lowest-selling to date.Zombie lent his voice to the superhero movie Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). He also began work on 31 (2016), which tells the story of five carnival workers who are trapped and forced to fight for survival against a gang of murderous clowns. It premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival in January, and will be released in September. In April, Zombie's sixth studio album, 'The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser', was released. Additionally, he has signed on to direct a film on the life of zany comic Groucho Marx, though a release date is uncertain.Zombie is most recognized for his heavy metal style of music, influenced by his love of classic horror, and his exploitation/splatter-type movies. Overall, he has sold an estimated fifteen million albums worldwide, and his films have grossed over $150 million in total.
Tivia:
Stated that Audition (1999) is the most creepy and unsettling horror movie he has ever seen.Drew the hallucination scene in Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996).His parents were carnival workers.Although his own movies tend to be very violent, he is a bigger fan of the horror films of the 1930s and 1940s than the later, more violent ones.Is a vegan and an animal rights activist.Has a 12-foot stuffed bear in his living-room along with a sarcophagus, an enormous Boris Karloff poster, a green, scaly Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) statue, and real baby bats which have been mounted and framed.His film House of 1000 Corpses (2003) was inspired mainly by The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974).Named his first heavy metal band White Zombie, after the Bela Lugosi film White Zombie (1932).Is a huge fan of the animated sitcom Bob's Burgers (2011).Had originally written the screenplay for The Crow: Salvation (2000), and was also supposed to direct and supervise the music for the movie. Continual clashes with the producers led to his being fired from the film. The screenplay he had written is now the screenplay for Legend of the 13 Graves.Avoids casting himself or even giving himself cameos in any of his movies. He has said that, as a director, he does not feel comfortable in front of the camera and generally feels that directors should focus on directing rather than being in the film. However, he did have a non-speaking, uncredited cameo at the very beginning of his debut movie House of 1000 Corpses (2003).Is close friends with horror hostess icon Cassandra Peterson (Elvira).Designed a maze for Universal Studios' "Halloween Horror Nights" (1999 and 2000).Is friends with James Gunn and has provided voice work for four of Gunn's movies: Slither (2006), Super (2010), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017).Is close friends with his hero Alice Cooper.He doesn't drink alcohol or do drugs.Was rumored to be the director of Evil Dead (2013).One of his favorite horror movies is Black Christmas (1974). He considers the film to be underrated as he first watched it around the holiday season and remembers being terrified of it.In 2015, he gave his ten favorite horror movies to HitFix. They are, in order: Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), Night of the Living Dead (1968), The Shining (1980), The Exorcist (1973), Nosferatu (1922), Freaks (1932), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931).Turned down the opportunity to direct Freddy vs. Jason (2003) to work on House of 1000 Corpses (2003).Is an avid fan of the horror sitcom The Munsters (1964).Has a pair of boots that he has been wearing for over 20 years.Wants to open up his own night club for unsigned acts.His wife, Sheri Moon Zombie, is on the cover of his album "American Made Music to Strip By" (1999).Owns the "Zombie-A-Go-Go" record label.Is a huge fan of horror movies. Zombies are one of his favorite sub-genres of horror.He and his wife, Sheri Moon Zombie, own a black pug named Dracula along with four cats.Member of the unofficial "Splat Pack", a term coined by film historian Alan Jones in Total Film magazine for the modern wave of directors making brutally violent horror movies. The other "Splat Pack" members are Alexandre Aja, Darren Lynn Bousman, Neil Marshall, Greg McLean, Eli Roth, James Wan and Leigh Whannell.Is friends with heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne.Collector of classic movie posters including horror films and The Marx Brothers comedies, after whom he named several of the characters in House of 1000 Corpses (2003) (A Night at the Opera (1935)'s Otis Driftwood, Duck Soup (1933)'s Rufus Firefly, Animal Crackers (1930)'s Captain Spaulding, etc.).Once managed his brother's band Powerman 5000.Draws most of the illustrations on White Zombie's and his solo CD booklets.Originally stated he would never do a sequel to Halloween (2007), until the studio decided to make Halloween II (2009). Then he signed on to write and direct, because he did not want someone to ruin his vision. He did not sign on to direct the second sequel Halloween (2018).Moved to New York at the age of 18.His brother, Spider One, is lead singer of the metal band Powerman 5000.Has a fascination with Charles Manson.Has been a huge fan of Groucho Marx since his childhood.Universal Pictures dropped his film debut House of 1000 Corpses (2003), fearing it would get an NC-17 rating.Forbes magazine estimated his earnings for the year at $20 million (2007).Although some of his most well-known projects are his Halloween remakes (Halloween (2007) and Halloween II (2009)), he has publicly stated before that he is not a huge fan of horror movie remakes.Never attends auditions when casting, preferring to judge actors solely on their taped performance rather than the impression he get's from them in person.His vocal range is a Baritone with a 2.4 Octave Range.Currently resides in Los Angeles, California and Woodbury, Connecticut.Each feature film that he has directed has included a role for his wife, Sheri Moon Zombie. |
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Rob Zombie |
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Music Artist,Writer,Actor (IMDB) |
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All World |
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Music Artist,Writer,Actor |
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339 |
| Last update: |
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| Height: |
5' 10' (1.78 m) |
| Biography: |
Robert Bartleh Cummings, more famously known as Rob Zombie, was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts on January 12, 1965. He is the oldest son of Louise and Robert Cummings, and has a younger brother, Michael David (aka Spider One; b. 1968), who is the l |
| Trivia: |
Stated that Audition (1999) is the most creepy and unsettling horror movie he has ever seen.Drew the hallucination scene in Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996).His parents were carnival workers.Although his own movies tend to be very violent, he is a bigger fan of the horror films of the 1930s and 1940s than the later, more violent ones.Is a vegan and an animal rights activist.Has a 12-foot stuffed bear in his living-room along with a sarcophagus, an enormous Boris Karloff poster, a green, scaly Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) statue, and real baby bats which have been mounted and framed.His film House of 1000 Corpses (2003) was inspired mainly by The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974).Named his first heavy metal band White Zombie, after the Bela Lugosi film White Zombie (1932).Is a huge fan of the animated sitcom Bob's Burgers (2011).Had originally written the screenplay for The Crow: Salvation (2000), and was also supposed to direct and supervise the music for the movie. Continual clashes with the producers led to his being fired from the film. The screenplay he had written is now the screenplay for Legend of the 13 Graves.Avoids casting himself or even giving himself cameos in any of his movies. He has said that, as a director, he does not feel comfortable in front of the camera and generally feels that directors should focus on directing rather than being in the film. However, he did have a non-speaking, uncredited cameo at the very beginning of his debut movie House of 1000 Corpses (2003).Is close friends with horror hostess icon Cassandra Peterson (Elvira).Designed a maze for Universal Studios' "Halloween Horror Nights" (1999 and 2000).Is friends with James Gunn and has provided voice work for four of Gunn's movies: Slither (2006), Super (2010), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017).Is close friends with his hero Alice Cooper.He doesn't drink alcohol or do drugs.Was rumored to be the director of Evil Dead (2013).One of his favorite horror movies is Black Christmas (1974). He considers the film to be underrated as he first watched it around the holiday season and remembers being terrified of it.In 2015, he gave his ten favorite horror movies to HitFix. They are, in order: Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), Night of the Living Dead (1968), The Shining (1980), The Exorcist (1973), Nosferatu (1922), Freaks (1932), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931).Turned down the opportunity to direct Freddy vs. Jason (2003) to work on House of 1000 Corpses (2003).Is an avid fan of the horror sitcom The Munsters (1964).Has a pair of boots that he has been wearing for over 20 years.Wants to open up his own night club for unsigned acts.His wife, Sheri Moon Zombie, is on the cover of his album "American Made Music to Strip By" (1999).Owns the "Zombie-A-Go-Go" record label.Is a huge fan of horror movies. Zombies are one of his favorite sub-genres of horror.He and his wife, Sheri Moon Zombie, own a black pug named Dracula along with four cats.Member of the unofficial "Splat Pack", a term coined by film historian Alan Jones in Total Film magazine for the modern wave of directors making brutally violent horror movies. The other "Splat Pack" members are Alexandre Aja, Darren Lynn Bousman, Neil Marshall, Greg McLean, Eli Roth, James Wan and Leigh Whannell.Is friends with heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne.Collector of classic movie posters including horror films and The Marx Brothers comedies, after whom he named several of the characters in House of 1000 Corpses (2003) (A Night at the Opera (1935)'s Otis Driftwood, Duck Soup (1933)'s Rufus Firefly, Animal Crackers (1930)'s Captain Spaulding, etc.).Once managed his brother's band Powerman 5000.Draws most of the illustrations on White Zombie's and his solo CD booklets.Originally stated he would never do a sequel to Halloween (2007), until the studio decided to make Halloween II (2009). Then he signed on to write and direct, because he did not want someone to ruin his vision. He did not sign on to direct the second sequel Halloween (2018).Moved to New York at the age of 18.His brother, Spider One, is lead singer of the metal band Powerman 5000.Has a fascination with Charles Manson.Has been a huge fan of Groucho Marx since his childhood.Universal Pictures dropped his film debut House of 1000 Corpses (2003), fearing it would get an NC-17 rating.Forbes magazine estimated his earnings for the year at $20 million (2007).Although some of his most well-known projects are his Halloween remakes (Halloween (2007) and Halloween II (2009)), he has publicly stated before that he is not a huge fan of horror movie remakes.Never attends auditions when casting, preferring to judge actors solely on their taped performance rather than the impression he get's from them in person.His vocal range is a Baritone with a 2.4 Octave Range.Currently resides in Los Angeles, California and Woodbury, Connecticut.Each feature film that he has directed has included a role for his wife, Sheri Moon Zombie. |
| Trademarks: |
Dreadlocks
More often than not sports a beard
Often casts Sid Haig, Sheri Moon Zombie, Bill Moseley and Tom Towles in his films.
Uses clips of old horror movies in his music videos and films
Directs all his own music videos |
| Quotes: |
[on directing and working for film studios] They hire you and suddenly they don't trust you. And you say, "Well, why did you hire me?" and they say, "We can't tell you."
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[SPOILER: commenting on killing off the lead characters in The Devil's Rejects (2005)] That was always the ending and every actor had a complaint about that. I wanted to do it because it seems like nobody makes a movie anymore without a sequel set up. Lions Gate was like "The franchise... It's gone." But you know, that's the problem. I feel like there's never a definitive ending anymore. Every movie ends with the possibility of another one and it drives me crazy. I feel like, "Why did I just invest two hours? It didn't even end." [Zombie later made 3 from Hell (2019), a sequel that brings the three lead characters back from the "dead"...]
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I'd just be obsessed with a movie. I'd need more. So we'd make Super-8s at home. It's funny I should remake Halloween (1978), because one of the movies I made as a kid in high school was a sequel to [John Carpenter's] Escape from New York (1981). Later, you know, I moved to New York to go to school, got kicked out, and worked as a bike messenger and on Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986), and then started a band. Making movies seemed like, "How do you do that? I don't even have money to eat. I'm not gonna make movies." It's great now for kids, make some goofy movie, stick it on YouTube, and you're a hero. Back then, it was like: "Man, I can't wait till I can save enough money to develop the film."
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I think so much about everything. I'm obsessive.
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[on rushing Halloween II (2009) into production] That's the problem making a movie called Halloween: If you come out Nov. 1 or after, nobody cares. If it was called anything else, I'd be fine. |
| Job title: |
Music Artist,Writer,Actor |
| Others works: |
Founded and sang for the group White Zombie (named after the Bela Lugosi horror film White Zombie (1932)) from 1985 until their disbandment. Now sings solo.
Drew the art for his solo album and some art for White Zombie albums.
Directed Powerman 5000 |
| Spouse: |
Sheri Moon Zombie (October 31, 2002 - present) |
| Parents: |
Louise Cummings
Robert Cummings |
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