Blackie Lawless
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 4, 1956, Staten Island, New York, USA
- Movies
- 15
Blackie Lawless (born Steven Edward Duren; September 4, 1956) is an American songwriter and musician best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist (formerly bassist) for the heavy metal band W.A.S.P.
He began his music career playing with bands such as Black Rabbit and Orfax Rainbow. In 1975, after Johnny Thunders left the glam rock band New York Dolls in the middle of a tour of Florida, the band started auditioning for guitarists. He was hired but only stayed for the remainder of the tour.
After the tour, he went to California with bassist Arthur Kane and helped found Killer Kane. At that time, his stage name was "Blackie Goozeman" as stated on the back of Killer Kane's only EP. About a year later, Kane returned to New York City but Lawless decided to stay in West Los Angeles.
Best-Known Movies
The Dungeonmaster
1984
Devil Worship: Exposing Satan's Underground
1988
W.A.S.P.: The Sting: Live at the Key Club L.A.
2000
W.A.S.P. | First Blood... Last Visions...
1993
W.A.S.P. | Live at the Lyceum, London
1984
W.A.S.P. | ReIdolized (The Soundtrack to the Crimson Idol)
2018
Circus Circus: Los Angeles 1980
2005
Rockthology Presents: Hard 'N' Heavy, Volume 8
2004
The Hear 'n Aid Sessions
1986
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 7
1990
Filmography
| 2018 | W.A.S.P. | ReIdolized (The Soundtrack to the Crimson Idol) | Narrator (voice) / Self |
| 2018 | The Crimson Idol | Jonathan Aaron Steele |
| 2005 | Circus Circus: Los Angeles 1980 | Self |
| 2004 | Rockthology Presents: Hard 'N' Heavy, Volume 8 | Self |
| 2000 | W.A.S.P.: The Sting: Live at the Key Club L.A. | Himself |
| 1993 | W.A.S.P. | First Blood... Last Visions... | Self |
| 1990 | Hard 'N Heavy Volume 7 | Self |
| 1989 | Hard 'N Heavy Volume 5 | Self |
| 1988 | Devil Worship: Exposing Satan's Underground | Self [W.A.S.P.] (archive footage) |
| 1988 | W.A.S.P. - Videos... In the Raw | |
| 1986 | The Hear 'n Aid Sessions | Self [W.A.S.P.] |
| 1984 | W.A.S.P. | Live at the Lyceum, London | Self |
| 1984 | The Dungeonmaster | W.A.S.P. Singer / Bassist (segment "Heavy Metal") |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2018 | W.A.S.P. | ReIdolized (The Soundtrack to the Crimson Idol) | Writer |
| 2018 | The Crimson Idol | Writer |
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