Cherie Currie
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Cherie Currie (born November 30, 1959) is a rock and roll singer and actress. She was the lead vocalist of The Runaways, an all-female hard rock, proto-punk band from Los Angeles in the mid-to-late 1970s.
Cherie Currie rocketed to international stardom as the teenage lead vocalist for the now legendary all-female rock band, The Runaways, alongside bandmates Joan Jett, Lita Ford, Sandy West & Jackie Fox.
Described as "the lost daughter of Iggy Pop and Brigitte Bardot" by Bomp! magazine, she seemed likely to achieve greater fame. Currie, not-yet sixteen, joined The Runaways in 1975, where the classic teen rock anthem "Cherry Bomb" was written for her at the audition.
After three albums with The Runaways, {"The Runaways", "Queens of Noise", and "Live In Japan"}, Cherie went on to record 2 solo albums {"Beauty's Only Skin Deep" for Polygram Records, & "Messin' With The Boys" with twin sister Marie Currie for Capitol Records}, then as an actress, starred in numerous films including "Foxes" with Jodie Foster, "Parasite" with Demi Moore, "Wavelength" with Robert Carradine, "This is Spinal Tap", "Twilight Zone-The Movie", "Rosebud Beach Hotel", "Rich Girl" and others, as well as numerous guest spots on series television (Matlock and Murder She Wrote among others).
Cherie is the co-author of "Neon Angel: The Cherie Currie Story" where she tells of her trials and tribulations growing up in California in the 70's, her struggles with drugs and alcohol and her days with The Runaways.
Cherie was married to actor Robert Hays in the 1990's and they have one son.
The multi-talented Cherie continues to act, record, produce and perform around the world. Currie is currently a chainsaw carving artist and recently opened her own Chainsaw Art Gallery in Chatsworth, California. She won awards in various art competitions.
