Wears a silver bracelet on his left wrist which can only be removed with a key possessed solely by his wife Sheryl.

Went out on a limb to get his first record deal, almost to the point of getting himself and his band tossed in jail: after discovering where Frank Zappa lived, he and his band set up their instruments and audio equipment right in Zappa's yard and began to perform. Zappa soon came out of the house in a rage; Cooper told him that he and his band would continue playing until Zappa did one of two things: either give them a record deal or call the police. Zappa saw fit to do the former.

When the giant letters of the famous "HOLLYWOOD" sign had to be replaced with new letters in 1978, a fundraising party was held, with the old letters being auctioned off at around $28,000 each. Hugh Hefner hosted the event and bought the "H", while Warner Brothers bought the "W". Alice bought an "O" in memory of the late Groucho Marx, with whom he had been very good friends. The check was painted on a big piece of the old sign and endorsed by Alice.

He's the godfather of Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine.

In 1974: he legally changed his name to Alice Cooper.

Despite his image, he is a devout Christian, attending the church every Sunday morning with his family. He is also the president of the Solid Rock Foundation, a Christian non-profit organization that helps troubled teenagers and children.

Doesn't seem to mind mocking his own "scary" image in the media; young people who appear with him act unafraid of him, while he pretends fright at ordinary things.

His daughter, Calico Cooper, has been touring with him as one of the dancers/actors in the show.

As a guest on BBC's Breakfast (2000) (August 10, 2010), Cooper disclosed to hosts Sian Williams and Bill Turnbull that he stopped drinking in 1981.

His album "Love It to Death" was recalled to airbrush Cooper's thumb from the cover after complaints it resembled a penis.

Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on March 14, 2011. The other inductees were Darlene Love, Neil Diamond, Leon Russell, Tom Waits and 'Dr. John'.

While he was playing a stadium show in the 1970s, a fan threw a live chicken on stage. Cooper, who's from Detroit and unfamiliar with farm animals, assumed that since the chicken had wings, it would be able to fly. So he grabbed it and tossed it into the air, thinking it would fly out of the stadium; in fact, it went straight down into the crowd, which ripped it to pieces. The parts were thrown back on stage, and the headlines later claimed that Cooper bit the head off the animal and drank its blood. Frank Zappa later advised Cooper not to tell the real story, simply because "everybody loves it!".

Is the subject of the songs "Why Must I Be Sad?" by They Might Be Giants, "Scared" by Dangerous Toys, and the b-side "The Ballad of Alice Cooper" by Bon Jovi.

Children: Calico Cooper (b. 5/19/1), Dashiell Cooper (b. 1984) and Sonora Rose Cooper (b. 1993). Sonora was rumored to be the young actress who appeared with him in a television commercial for school supplies, but it wasn't her.

Once came out with wrestler Jake Roberts (aka Jake "The Snake" Roberts) to a wrestling match, carrying a huge snake.

In 2015 Alice Cooper, Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry and Johnny Depp formed the band Hollywood Vampires. The name of the band was derived from "The Hollywood Vampires", a celebrity drinking club that was formed in the 1970s by Alice that included members such as John Lennon and Ringo Starr of The Beatles and Keith Moon of The Who.

His favorite songs are "19th Nervous Breakdown" by The Rolling Stones, "Turning Japanese" by The Vapors, "My Sharona" by The Knack, "Beds Are Burning" by Midnight Oil, "My Generation" by The Who, "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses, "Rebel Rebel" by David Bowie, "Over Under Sideways Down" by The Yardbirds, "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" by Jet, and "A Hard Day's Night" by The Beatles (Source: BBC Radio 2 "Tracks of My Years").

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on December 2, 2003.

Hosts a radio show "Nights with Alice Cooper", broadcast on many FM radio stations across the United States. (2005)

Often appeared on the Phoenix children's television show "Wallace and Ladmo".

Despite his horror-make up, pet snakes and wild image, he is a huge fan of Australian pop star Kylie Minogue.

On 8/26/96 he appeared at the Hard Rock Cafe in Phoenix, AZ, for the Phoenix Coyotes' unveiling of their new uniforms.

Is an avid golfer, and has participated in several celebrity tournaments.

He wrote the song "He's Back (The Man Behind the Mask)" for the movie Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986). He also appeared in Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991), uncredited as Freddy's father. This makes him the only person who has been involved with Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees almost years before the two fought each other in Freddy vs. Jason (2003).

Alice and his original band made the song "The Man with the Golden Gun" intended for the James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), but the movie producers deemed Alice "too controversial" and went with another song of the same title sung by Lulu for the movie. The Alice version of "The Man with the Golden Gun" appears on the band's 1974 album "Muscle of Love".

Collects cars and antique watches.

Received two honorary doctorates: a Doctor of Performing Arts degree from Grand Canyon University, in Phoenix, AZ, in May 2004 and, a Doctor of Music degree from the Musicians Institute, in Los Angeles, CA, in March 2012.

Lived with Cynthia Lang from 1968-76. She sued for community property.

Owned a restaurant in Phoenix, AZ, called "Cooper'stown" from 1998-2017.

Once belonged to the exclusive Hollywood club the "Hollywood Vampires" in the mid to late 1970s.

Is a huge fan of the animated situation comedy The Simpsons (1989).

Graduated from Cortez High School, in Phoenix, AZ , in 1966.

In 2004 he contributed with Xzibit on a song for the official CD soundtrack of the Olympic Games of Athens that took place in Greece, named "Stand". The name of the CD was "Unity" and many Greeks and worldwide famous artists took also part. Another version of this song can be found in his official album called "Dirty Diamonds", 2005.

Born at 10:33pm - EST.

In 2004 he filmed a short video for the movie "BloodRayne", the song named "Mankind" was also included on the soundtrack of the movie.