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American rock musician

Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • Between a Rose and a Thorn

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Film & TV

Acting · Butler, Pennsylvania, USA

Bret Michael Sychak (born March 15, 1963), known professionally as Bret Michaels, is an American singer and musician. He is the frontman of rock band Poison which has sold over 65 million albums worldwide and 30 million records in the United States. The band has also charted 10 singles to the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, including six Top 10 singles and a number-one single, "Every Rose Has…

Known for

  • Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored Story of '80s Hair Metal — Self2024
  • Guy's Ultimate Game Night2022
  • For Real: The Story of Reality TV — Self2021
  • Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party — Self2020
  • The Masked Singer — Banana2019
  • The Masked Singer — Self2019
  • The Masked Singer — Self - Video Message / Banana (archive footage)2019
  • The Masked Singer — Self - Performer2019
  • The Masked Singer — Self - Video Message2019
  • Sharknado 5: Global Swarming — Bret Michaels2017

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
52,711
Total plays
367,116

Tags

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Bret Michaels (born on March 15, 1963) is the lead singer of the popular 80's glam metal band Poison. Over the last few years, he's released solo material and toured smaller venues alone. On his personal projects, he has a much more country/blues tone than his work with Poison. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Bret+Michaels">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Born
Bret Michael Sychak , ( 1963-03-15 ) March 15, 1963 (age 63) , Butler, Pennsylvania , U.S.
Genres
Hard rock glam metal country rock blues rock
Occupations
Singer musician songwriter actor
Instruments
Vocals guitar
Years active
1983–present
Labels
Capitol Cyanide Music Inc. VH1 Classic
Member of
Poison
Website
bretmichaels .com

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Official website

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Encyclopedic overview

Bret Michael Sychak (born March 15, 1963), known professionally as Bret Michaels, is an American rock musician. He is the frontman of Poison, which has sold over 65 million albums worldwide and 30 million records in the United States. The band has also charted 10 singles to the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, including six Top 10 singles and a number-one single, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn".

Besides his career as frontman, he has several solo albums to his credit, including the soundtrack album to the 1998 film A Letter from Death Row in which Michaels starred, wrote and directed, and a rock album, Songs of Life, in 2003. Michaels has appeared in several films and TV shows, including as a judge on the talent show Nashville Star which led to his country influenced rock album Freedom of Sound in 2005. He starred in the hit VH1 reality show Rock of Love with Bret Michaels and its sequels, which inspired his successful solo album Rock My World. He was also the winning contestant on NBC's reality show Celebrity Apprentice 3 and also featured in his own reality docuseries Bret Michaels: Life as I Know It, which inspired his highest-charting album as a solo artist, Custom Built, reaching No. 1 on Billboard's Hard Rock chart. He is also known for hosting Rock My RV with Bret Michaels on the Travel Channel. In 2006, Hit Parader ranked Michaels at No. 40 on their list of greatest heavy metal singers of all time.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bret Michaels” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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