Rob Zombie born Robert Bartleh Cummings ; January 12, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, filmmaker, and actor. His music and lyrics are notable for their horror and sci-fi themes, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and his live shows have been praised for their elaborate shock rock theatricality. His debut solo studio album, Hellbilly Deluxe , was released in ; White Zombie disbanded a month later.
Hellbilly Deluxe sold over 3 million copies worldwide and spawned three singles. His second studio album, The Sinister Urge , was released in and became his second platinum album in the U. His third studio album, Educated Horses , was released in and marked a departure from his earlier style. It became his third album to enter the top 10 of the Billboard , but saw a decrease in sales compared to his previous releases. His fourth studio album, Hellbilly Deluxe 2 , released in and peaked at no.
Zombie directed the horror film House of Corpses in , though the controversial project was not released until , and has since been described as a cult classic. Zombie followed the film with two sequels in his Firefly trilogy: The Devil's Rejects and 3 from Hell After the success of his first two films he directed Halloween , a remake of the classic horror film.
The film became his highest-grossing to date, though was generally received negatively by critics. He later directed Halloween II , which failed to match the commercial success of its predecessor.
I was just a dopey kid. Basically everyone seemed amazing to me as a kid. I grew up in some nowhere town Zombie's parents worked at a carnival.
