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  • Birth Name: Henry Garfield
  • Birth Place: Washington, DC
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 02/13/1961, Aquarius
  • Profession: Singer; actor; writer; comedian
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Henry Rollins Fast Facts:
  • Became involved in the punk scene as a teen through his friend Ian MacKaye, the pioneering frontman of Minor Threat and Fugazi, and the cofounder of Dischord Records.
  • Jumped on stage to sing with Black Flag during a 1981 New York City show. Soon after, the band asked Rollins to become their singer, a position he held until their 1986 breakup.
  • In 1984, he founded the publishing company/record label 2.13.61, which went on to release his spoken-word albums.
  • In December 1991, Rollins and his best friend, musician Joe Cole, were held up by gunmen outside Rollins' Los Angeles home. Cole was shot and killed.
  • Voted Details' Man of the Year in 1994 and later became a contributing columnist to the magazine.
  • After recording several albums with hard rock unit Rollins Band, he disbanded the group in the late '90s, only to reform it with members of Mother Superior.
  • Henry Rollins Relationships:
  • Iris - Mother
  • Kari Wuhrer - Ex-significant Other
  • Paul Garfield - Father
  • Henry Rollins Awards:
  • 1994 Grammy: Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Album - Winner
  • College:
  • Attended American University, Washington, DC

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