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W. Axl Rose


Born on February 6th, 1962 in Lafayette, Indiana, USA. He grew up with strict religious teaching, but at the age of seventeen, left his town and headed to Los Angeles. Some time after, his long time friend Izzy Stradlin' joined him in LA and they started playing in some bands like Hollywood Rose and LA Guns... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideSoundtrack (34 titles)
2012 No me la puc treure del cap (TV series)
Amor (2012) (writer: "She Loves You")
 
2012 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Episode #20.96 (2012) (music: "Welcome to the Jungle" - uncredited)
 
2010 Tung metal (TV series)
Det er fucking romantisk (2010) (music: "Sweet child o' mine")
 
2010 Megamind (writer: "Welcome To The Jungle" / as Axl Rose)
 
2010 Life as We Know It (writer: "Sweet Child O' Mine" / as Axl Rose)
 
2010 The X Factor (TV series)
Episode #7.7 (2010) (writer: "Sweet Child o' Mine" - uncredited)
 
2010 Formula 1: BBC Sport (TV series)
The Belgian Grand Prix (2010) (writer: "Welcome to the Jungle" - uncredited)
The Belgian Grand Prix: Highlights (2010) (writer: "Welcome to the Jungle" - uncredited)
The Australian Grand Prix (2010) (writer: "Paradise City")
The Australian Grand Prix: Highlights (2010) (writer: "Paradise City")
 
2010 Casal Rock (TV series)
El gran concert (2010) (writer: "Sweet Child O' Mine')
La gira (2010) (writer: "Sweet Child O' Mine")
Ressaca (2010) (writer: "Sweet Child O' Mine")
Casal Punk (2010) (writer: "Sweet Child O' Mine" / as Axl Rose)
Contratemps (2010) (writer: "Sweet Child O' Mine" / as Axl Rose)
 
2010 Comedy Lab (TV series)
iCandy (2010) (writer: "Welcome to the Jungle" - uncredited)
 
2010 Live from Studio Five (TV series)
Episode #1.132 (2010) (performer: "Live and Let Die")
 
2009 The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Episode #1.77 (2009) (writer: "Welcome to the Jungle")
 
2009 Terminator Salvation (writer: "You Could Be Mine")
 
2008 WWE Armageddon (TV movie) (lyrics: "Chinese Democracy")
 
2008 Body of Lies (writer: "If the World")
 
2008 The Wrestler (writer: "Sweet Child O' Mine" / as Axl Rose)
 
2008 Step Brothers (writer: "Sweet Child o' Mine")
 
2008 Banda sonora (TV series)
Episode #3.15 (2008) (writer: "Don't Cry")
 
2008 Por Toda Minha Vida (TV series documentary)
Mamonas Assassinas (2008) (writer: "Sweet Child O' Mine")
 
2007 ADHDtv: With Lew Marklin (TV series)
Lewie and Geeno Do Boston (2007) (writer: "Sweet Child O'Mine")
Lewie and Geeno's Summerz-End (2007) (writer: "Sweet Child O'Mine")
Casa De Lew (2007) (writer: "Sweet Child O'Mine")
Lewie and Geeno Gone Wild and Crazy (2007) (writer: "Sweet Child O'Mine")
All Star Break (2007) (writer: "Sweet Child O'Mine")
 
2007 Gone Baby Gone (writer: "You're Crazy" / as Axl Rose)
 
2007 The Eight (TV series)
Bait (2007) (writer: "Sweet Child O' Mine" - uncredited)
 
2006 Guitar Hero II (Video Game) (writer: "SWEET CHILD 'O MINE")
 
2003 The Real Cancun (documentary) (writer: "Paradise City")
 
1993-2000 The Simpsons (TV series)
Skinner's Sense of Snow (2000) (writer: "Welcome to the Jungle")
Eight Misbehavin' (1999) (writer: "Welcome to the Jungle" - uncredited)
Marge on the Lam (1993) ("Welcome to the Jungle" - uncredited)
 
2000 Juggalo Championshxt Wrestling Volume 1 (video) ("Welcome to the Jungle")
 
1999 End of Days (writer: "Oh My God")
 
1999 Big Daddy (writer: "Sweet Child o' Mine" / as Axl Rose)
 
1996 The Van (writer: "Paradise City" / as Axel Rose)
 
1993 The Program (writer: "Welcome to the Jungle")
 
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (writer: "YOU COULD BE MINE" 1991)
 
1990 State of Grace (writer: "Sweet Child O' Mine")
 
1989 Lean on Me (writer: "WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE")
 
1988 The Dead Pool (writer: "WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE")
 
1988 The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (documentary) ("UNDER MY WHEELS")
 
Show ShowComposer (7 titles)
1992 Guns N' Roses: Use Your Illusion I (video documentary)
 
1992 Guns N' Roses: Use Your Illusion II (video documentary)
 
1992 The Midnight Special (short)
 
1988 Guns N Roses: Live at the Ritz (video documentary)
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
2004 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Video Game)
DJ Tommy 'The Nightmare' Smith (voice) (as Axl Rose)
 
1988 The Dead Pool
Musician at Funeral (uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1998 Guns N' Roses: Welcome to the Videos (video) (video "Dead Horse")
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2008 The Wrestler (special thanks - as Axl Rose)
 
Show ShowSelf (19 titles)
2006 MTV Video Music Awards 2006 (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2006 Guns N' Roses: Rock am Ring 2006 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 Behind the Music (TV series documentary)
Guns N' Roses (2004)
 
2002 MTV Video Music Awards 2002 (TV special)
Himself - Performer (as Guns N' Roses)
 
2001 Guns N' Roses: Rock in Rio III (TV special)
 
1998 Guns N' Roses: Welcome to the Videos (video)
Himself - Vocals
 
1995 Champions of the World (documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Guns N' Roses: The Photographic History (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Guns N' Roses: Estranged - Part IV of the Trilogy!!! (video documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Guns N' Roses: Makin' F@*!ing Videos Part I - Don't Cry (video documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Guns N' Roses: Use Your Illusion II (video documentary)
Himself (Vocalist) (as Guns N' Roses)
 
1992 Guns N' Roses: Use Your Illusion I (video documentary)
Himself (Vocals) (as Guns N' Roses)
 
1992 MTV Video Music Awards 1992 (TV special)
Himself - Guns N' Roses Vocalist
 
1991 Two Rooms: A Tribute to Elton John & Bernie Taupin (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Queen: The Days of Our Lives (TV documentary)
Himself/Host
 
1989 Hard 'N Heavy Volume 3 (video)
Himself
 
1988 Guns N Roses: Live at the Ritz (video documentary)
Himself (Vocals) (as Guns N' Roses)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (9 titles)
2010 Rock-Suomi (TV series documentary)
 
2007 Mania (TV series)
 
2007 Guns N' Roses: The Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 80s (TV series documentary)
 
2005 Axl Rose: The Prettiest Star (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Retrosexual: The 80's
Himself
 
2003 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself (as Axl Rose)
 

Related Videos

Hard 'N Heavy Volume 8 -- Exclusive performance footage and interviews with Axl Rose, Slash, Dog's D'amour, Tyla, Jane's Addiction, Lita Ford, Bang Tango, Femme Fatal, Roxx Gang, Doro Pesch, Winger, Rhett, L.A. Guns, Enuff Z’Nuff & Slaughter. Biography: Guns 'N Roses - Starting Out -- This clip from Biography.com shows the start of the band Guns 'N Roses. For their first tour they had to hitchhike their way to Seattle.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Starred in music videos for Welcome to the Jungle, Paradise City, Sweet Child O' Mine, Patience, Civil War, Don't Cry, November Rain, Estranged, Yesterdays, Live & Let Die, and Since I Don't Have You.

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 8 Articles  | 4 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Axl Rose | Guns 'N Roses | Guns N' Roses

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

My growth was stopped at two years old. And when they talk about Axl Rose being a screaming two-year-old, they're right. See more »

Trivia:

Attended high school with former longtime Guns N' Roses bandmate Izzy Stradlin. See more »

Trademark:

His dancing onstage See more »

Nickname:

Bill See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius