Lars Ulrich
Birth Name:
Lars Ulrich
Birth Place:
Gentofte, Denmark
Profession
Composer, Actor, Music department, Producer, Writer, Camera department
Fast Facts
- Supports a number of charitable organizations, including Live Earth, MusiCares, Apollo Alliance, and Sierra Club
- Formed Metallica with James Hetfield after music producer Brian Slagel was looking for bands to record an album for his label Metal Blade Records
- Became interested in rock music at the age of 10, when he attended a Deep Purple concert, and got his first drum set as a gift from his grandmother at age 13
- Best known as the drummer and one of the founding members of the heavy metal band Metallica
- Founded his own record label, Music Company, as an imprint of Elektra in 1998 with former Metallica accountant Tim Duffy
- Made his acting debut in the 2012 film "Hemingway & Gellhorn," an HBO original
- Made a cameo appearance in the 2010 film "Get Him to the Greek․"
- Met and played with James Hetfield in the late 1970s before going to England to visit Diamond Head in 1981