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Sporting a thick mane of dark dreadlocks and armfuls of self-designed tattoos, horror rocker-turned-film... (Learn more)

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Rob Zombie’s Milestones
Formed own label, Zombie-a-Go-Go Records
Formed the band White Zombie with fellow Parsons student, Shauna Reynolds; named band after Bela Lugosi 1932 classic film of the same name
Released the independent albums Psycho-Head Blowout (1986), Soul-Crusher (1987) and Make Them Die Slowly (1989)
Signed a deal with Miramax Films, to write and direct the third installment of the cult film series, “The Crow”; his screenplay was unused by the studio
Signed a recording contract with Geffen Records
Was a production assistant on the CBS kiddie show, “Pee Wee’s Playhouse”
1991 Moved from New York to Los Angeles
1992 First album released under a major label, La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Vol. 1.
1996 Recorded a cover of KC and the Sunshine Band’s “I’m Your Boogieman,” for the soundtrack to “The Crow: Salvation”
1998 White Zombie officially disbanded shortly after the release of singer Rob Zombie's solo album, Hellbilly Deluxe
2000 Began work on his debut feature, entitled “House of 1000 Corpses” (originally to be released by Universal, but was sold to and released by Lion's Gate Films in 2003)
2005 Helmed second feature, “The Devil’s Rejects”
2007 Directed a faux trailer, titled "Werewolf Women of the S.S." for the Rodriguez and Tarantino film, “Grindhouse”
2007 Helmed a remake of the legendary horror classic, “Halloween”
2008 Earned a Grammy nomination for "Lords Of Salem" off the Zombie Live album

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Quick Facts

Also known as

AKA : Rob Straker
AKA : Robert Cummings Jr
Birth Name : Robert Bartleh Cummings

Born

January, 12 1965 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA

Education

  • Parsons School of Design, New York, NY: Was expelled for his low grades
  • Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY:

Professions

director, musician, writer, bike messenger