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Lawless in 2022. Duren was born in Tampa, Florida, [3] and raised in Staten Island, New York City. [4] He had a fundamentalist Baptist upbringing. [5] He has said that he was "very active" in church as a youth and was born again at age 11.
Lucille Frances Lawless MNZM (née Ryan; born 29 March 1968) is a New Zealand actress and director. She is best known for her roles as Xena in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess , as D'Anna Biers on the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica series, and Lucretia in the television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand and associated series.
After the departure of Chris Holmes, Blackie Lawless began recording The Crimson Idol with guitarist Bob Kulick and continuing drummer Frankie Banali. [15] The album was intended to be released under the moniker "Blackie Lawless and W.A.S.P.", with the eponymous frontman performing vocals, bass and rhythm guitar. [16]
Sister was an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1976. Though the band was only together for approximately two years and never achieved any measure of success, after its breakup ex-members Blackie Lawless and Nikki Sixx found international success with the bands W.A.S.P. and Mötley Crüe respectively.
In 1999, Lawless guest starred – in full Xena get-up – as herself on the series, kidnapped from a comic book convention in one of the show’s annual “Treehouse of Horror” episodes.
Duren is the uncle of singer Blackie Lawless from the heavy metal band W.A.S.P. Baseball Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg was named in honor of Duren. [6] Duren was the inspiration for the character Ricky "Wild Thing" Vaughn in the movie Major League, according to its author and director David S. Ward. [7]
After the Dolls broke up, Kane collaborated with Blackie Lawless (who would later form W.A.S.P.) on a project dubbed Killer Kane, which resulted in the single "Mr. Cool." Lawless was an old friend from New York City and had replaced Johnny Thunders during the ill-fated Florida tour in 1975.
Prior to meeting Blackie Lawless and Randy Piper, and joining W.A.S.P., Holmes played guitar with Los Angeles bands Buster Savage, LAX, and Slave. [2] Holmes joined W.A.S.P. from 1983 to 1990, playing on the first four studio albums and the first live album. In 1996, Holmes rejoined W.A.S.P., and remained lead guitarist until 2001.