
Marilyn Manson (person)
Marilyn Manson, (born January 5, 1969), whose name is formed from Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson, is an American musician and the lead vocalist of the band Marilyn Manson.
Contents
* 1 Early life
* 2 Private life
o 2.1 Fallout with Trent Reznor
o 2.2 Twiggy Ramirez's departure
o 2.3 Fallout with John 5
o 2.4 Romance
o 2.5 Marriage
* 3 Career
o 3.1 In music
o 3.2 In film and television
o 3.3 In art
o 3.4 In other areas
* 4 Lawsuits
* 5 Trivia
* 6 Major label discography
* 7 Filmography
* 8 Writing
* 9 References
* 10 External links
Early life
Marilyn Manson was born in Canton, Ohio and christened Brian Hugh Warner. He attended Heritage Christian School, but was alienated by what he saw as hypocrisy, and a religion that seemed to teach fear more than it taught virtues; sermons prophesying the Apocalypse had a lasting effect upon his outlook. After transferring and later graduating from Canton's Glen Oak High School, Brian and his family moved to Boca Raton, Florida. While living in Boca Raton, he attended Broward Community College studying journalism and theater [3], becoming assistant entertainment editor of BCC's student newspaper, the Observer.
Marriage
Manson and Von Teese started dating on Manson's 32nd birthday, and Manson proposed four years later on 22 March 2004. On 3 December 2005, the couple were married in a non-denominational ceremony at Gurteen Castle in Kilsheelan, County Tipperary, Ireland,the home of Gottfried Helnwein. The wedding was officiated by surrealist film director and comic book writer Alejandro Jodorowsky. She wore a royal purple silk taffeta gown by Vivienne Westwood, complete with train and petticoats worn over a Mr. Pearl couture corset, topped off by a tricorne hat by Stephen Jones, while Manson wore a John Galliano black silk taffeta tuxedo with velvet trim and a hat also crafted by Stephen Jones. They reportedly exchanged vows in front of approximately 60 guests, including burlesque dancer Catherine Delish, Lisa Marie Presley, Eric Szmanda, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, David Lynch, Jessicka and Christian Hejnal. Vogue magazine ran a multiple-page feature on the wedding in its February 2006 issue. Just before his own wedding, Manson criticized Britney Spears's wedding to Kevin Federline, in which they celebrated by wearing personalized tracksuits: "If you're going to do something like getting married, it should have a sense of celebration to it. It should be grand and not in tracksuits!"
Career
In music

Manson on the cover of the 1997 "The Beautiful People" single
Manson has helped or provided full scores for several major motion pictures, although several of his pieces have been cut, and his name dropped from the credits. Some of his more notable soundtrack score contributions include From Hell, The Matrix and Resident Evil.
Manson appeared as a guest on rapper DMX's album Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood for the track "The Omen", produced by Swizz Beats, and has performed (with the rest of the band) on stage with Eminem as background music in the song "The Way I Am".
In film and television

Manson made a cameo appearance as a doctor in the Murderdolls' music video "Dead in Hollywood", and also appears in the Nine Inch Nails music video "Starsuckers, Inc."
His first appearance in a film was in the role of a pornographic actor in David Lynch's Lost Highway, in 1997. He also had a minor role in former love interest Rose McGowan's 1998 film Jawbreaker and a supporting role in 2003's Party Monster. Manson made a cameo appearance in a short film in the BMW Films series (starring Clive Owen as the Driver), which featured James Brown as himself, and Gary Oldman as Satan. His most talked-about film cameo was in the Michael Moore political documentary Bowling for Columbine discussing the motivations of the perpetrators and allegations that his music was somehow a factor. Marilyn Manson was considered for the role of Dr Jonathon Crane/The Scarecrow in Batman Begins. He played himself, in animated form, on an episode of the television series Clone High, in which he sang a song about nutrition and the food pyramid.
Manson was featured in the 2004 film The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, and is set to appear in Abelcain, directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky, and Living Neon Dreams in 2005. He will also be seen as a bartender in an upcoming vampire movie starring Lucy Liu called Rise.
In July 2005, Manson told Rolling Stone Magazine that he was shifting his focus from music to filmmaking - "I just don't think the world is worth putting music into right now. I no longer want to make art that other people--particularly record companies--are turning into a product. I just want to make art."
He is currently working on his directorial debut, Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll, which is scheduled to appear on his website by the end of 2006. The film is said to feature special effects using a magician rather than computer-generated imagery.
An urban legend circulated in the 1990s that the actor Josh Saviano who played a nerdy sidekick in the 1960s themed TV show The Wonder Years grew up to be Marilyn Manson. Another urban legend circulated that actor Rob Stone from Mr. Belvedere was Marilyn Manson at a younger age. Neither, of course, are true.
In art
Manson is also an accomplished watercolor painter. An exhibit for his art was held at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions on September 13, September 14, 2002 and also at the Hotel Lutecia, Paris on September 14, 2004 and the next day in Berlin. He contributed a piece to the West Memphis Three benefit exhibition at six spaces. Many of his paintings have sold for over $5,000; buyers include Jack Osbourne, Nicolas Cage, Dave Navarro, Andy Dick and Lisa Marie Presley. He has been asked by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie to paint a portrait of their family.[citation needed] He has also stated that a new book containing all his pieces of art work will be released in the near future, possibly 2006. In a recent interview he stated it will be called "The Death of Art."[citation needed]
Manson calls his art movement the Celebritarian Corporation. In January 2006 his website was updated with many new artworks being revealed. Details have been listed here at the Hierophant.

Lawsuits
* In a civil battery suit, David Diaz, a security officer from a concert in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 27, 2000, sued for $75,000 in a Minneapolis federal court.[4][5] The federal court jury found in Manson's favor.[6]
* In a civil suit presented by Oakland County, Manson was charged with sexual misconduct against another security officer, Joshua Keasler, during a concert in Detroit, Michigan on July 30, 2001. Oakland County originally filed assault & battery and criminal sexual misconduct charges,[7] but the judge reduced the latter charge to misdemeanor disorderly conduct.[8] Manson pleaded no contest to the reduced charges, paid a $4,000 fine,[9] and later settled the lawsuit under undisclosed terms.[10]
* A $15M lawsuit by former guitarist Scott Putesky (known in the band as Daisy Berkowitz) was settled out of court for an undisclosed amount.
* In April 2002 the mother of Jennifer Syme alleged that Manson's distribution of a controlled substance led to her wrongful death.
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Trivia
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* Manson bears the title of "Reverend" in Anton Lavey's Church of Satan.
* Posed nude for photos prior to his rise to fame. The pictures appeared in the March 1999 issue of Honcho.
* Is good friends with actor Billy Zane. Zane was the first person Manson got to know when he arrived in Hollywood. [citation needed]
* His prized sartorial possession is a jacket made from the skins of conjoined twin lambs.
* Marilyn Manson was mentioned in the controversial lyrics of New Radicals' hit song "You Get What You Give". In response, Manson stated that he would crack Gregg Alexander's skull for using him in the same sentence as Courtney Love.
* His height, 6'1", is mentioned briefly in his autobiographical work, The Long Hard Road Out Of Hell, as well as by him in interviews, wherein he usually credits his height to an abnormality caused at birth by his father Hugh's exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.
* His favorite vegetable is broccoli.
* Enjoys absinthe and drinks it while he paints.
* His favorite film is Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
* Is good friends with Johnny Depp and wanted him to appear in his upcoming film.
* He has a collection of stuffed animals, vintage lunchboxes and medical prosthetics.
* Is also friends with Eric Szmanda, Greg from CSI. On the show, Greg has played Marilyn Manson music in the lab on numerous occasions. Szmanda was invited to Manson's wedding and also cameoed in the video for "(s)AINT".