Cherie Currie
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| Cherrie Currie | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 30, 1959 Encino, Los Angeles, California |
| Genre(s) | Punk rock Rock and Roll Hard Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, actress, artist |
| Instrument(s) | Singing, piano, guitar |
| Years active | 1975– |
| Associated acts | The Runaways |
| Website | http://www.cheriecurrie.com/ |
Cherrie Currie (born November 30, 1959) is a rock and roll singer and actress. She was raised in the San Fernando Valley town of Encino. Currie was the lead vocalist of The Runaways, an all-female hard rock, proto-punk band from Los Angeles in the mid-to-late 1970s.
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, and 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 16, 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), Currie went on to record two solo albums (Beauty's Only Skin Deep for Polygram Records, and 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).
Currie is the co-author of Neon Angel: The Cherrie Currie Story in which she tells of her trials and tribulations growing up in California in the '70s, her struggles with drugs and alcohol, and her days with The Runaways.
Currie was married to actor Robert Hays in the 1990s and they have one son. Currie and Hays are now divorced.
The multi-talented Currie 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.
Currie is currently working with Joan Jett to bring her book "Neon Angels" to the big screen.
