Zombie, Rob 1965(?)- (Robert Cummings, Rob Starker)

PERSONAL

Original name, Robert Bartleh Cummings; born January 12, 1965 (some sources cite 1966), in Haverhill, MA; son of Robert Cummings, Sr. (a furniture maker); mother, a saleswoman; brother of Michael David "Spider" Cummings (a singer); married Sheri Moon (an actress), October 31, 2002. Education: Attended Parsons School of Design. Avocational Interests: Collecting classic movie posters.

Addresses:

Manager—Andy Gould, Spectacle Entertainment Group, 8484 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 425, Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Publicist—I/D Public Relations, 8409 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Career:

Musician, vocalist, songwriter and composer, producer, director, and illustrator. Powerman 5000 (metal band), former manager; White Zombie, band leader (originally under the name Rob Starker), 1985-98; solo performer and recording artist, 1998—. Zombie a Go Go (record label), founder, 1998, and owner; Universal Studios, maze designer for Halloween Horrors Night, 1999, 2000; Creek Entertainment International, principal. Designer of cover art for most of his albums and illustrator of pamphlets to accompany his compact discs; creator of the comic book lines Rob Zombie's Spook Show International and The Adventures of El Superbeasto. CBS-TV, production assistant for Pee Wee's Playhouse, c. 1986-91.

Awards, Honors:

International Fantasy Film Award nomination, best film, Fantasporto, 2004, for House of 1000 Corpses; Chainsaw Award, scariest killer movie, Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, 2006, for The Devil's Rejects; Grammy Awards from National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences include Grammy Award nomination for the songs "Thunder Kiss '65," "The Hands of Death," "I'm Your Boogieman," "More Human than Human," and "Superbeast;" triple platinum certification from Recording Industry Association of America, for the album Astro-Creep 2000: Songs of Love, Destruction, and Other Synthetic Delusions of the Electric Head.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

(As Robert Cummings; with White Zombie) Airheads, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994.

We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll (documentary), Divine Pictures, 2001.

End of the Century (documentary; also known as End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones), Magnolia Pictures, 2004.

Mayor of the Sunset Strip (documentary), First Look International, 2004.

Metal: A Headbanger's Journey (documentary), Seville Pictures, 2005.

Voice of Dr. Karl, Slither, Universal, 2006.

Interviewee, Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (documentary), ThinkFilm, 2006.

Too Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny Ramone (documentary), Rhino Entertainment, 2007.

Heckler (documentary), Jizzy Entertainment, 2007.

The Secret World of Superfans (documentary), Sam Okun Productions, 2007.

Film Work; Music Performer:

"The Great American Nightmare," Private Parts (also known as Howard Stern's "Private Parts"), Paramount, 1997.

"Spook Show Baby," Urban Legend (also known as Mixed Culture), TriStar, 1998.

Title song and "Living Dead Girl," Bride of Chucky, MCA/Universal, 1998.

"Living Dead Girl," Psycho, Universal, 1998.

"Dragula (Hot Rod Herman Mix)," The Matrix, Warner Bros., 1999.

"Dragula," Idle Hands, Columbia, 1999.

"Superbeast," End of Days, MCA/Universal, 1999.

"Scum of the Earth," Mission: Impossible II (also known as M:I-2), Paramount, 2000.

"Living Dead Girl," Attraction, Trimark Pictures, 2000.

"Dragula," Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (also known as Book of Shadows: Blair Witch Project 2, BW2, and BWP2), Artisan Entertainment/Lions Gate Films, 2000.

"Return of the Phantom Stranger," Wings of the Crow, 2000.

"Dragula" and "How to Make a Monster," The Watcher, Universal, 2000.

"Living Dead Girl," Mrs. Death 3 (also known as Eyes of Terror: Mrs. Death III), 2001.

"Superbeast," Valentine, Warner Bros., 2001.

"Feels So Numb" and "Never Gonna Stop," Rollerball, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2002.

"Bring Her Down (to Crippletown)," Dark World: Duel of the Assassins (also known as Dark World), Dark Night Films, 2003.

"The Man Without Fear," Daredevil (also known as Daredevil: A Daring New Vision), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003.

Multiple songs, House of 1000 Corpses, Lions Gate Films, 2003.

"Reload," The Matrix Reloaded (also released as The Matrix Reloaded: The IMAX Experience), Warner Bros., 2003.

"Two Lane Blacktop," Venom, Dimension Films, 2005.

Film Work; Other:

Designer and animator of hallucination sequence, Beavis and Butt-Head Do America, Paramount, 1996.

Director, House of 1000 Corpses, Lions Gate Films, 2003.

Producer and director, The Devil's Rejects (also known as TDR—The Devil's Rejects), Lions Gate Films, 2004.

Executive producer, The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (animated), Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2005.

Director of fake trailer segment "Werewolf Women of the S.S." Grindhouse (contains Quentin Tarantino's "Death Proof" and Robert Rodriguez's "Planet Terror "), Weinstein Co., 2007.

Producer, director, and music supervisor, Halloween, Dimension Films/Weinstein Co., 2007.

Television Appearances; Series:

Headbangers Ball (also known as MTV Headbangers Ball), MTV, multiple appearances, 2003.

Host, TCM Underground, 2006.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock, VH1, 2000.

I Love the '70s, VH1, 2003.

I Love the '80s Strikes Back, VH1, 2003.

The 100 Scariest Movie Moments, Bravo, 2004.

Heavy: The Story of Metal, VH1, 2005.

I Love the '70s: Volume 2, VH1, 2006.

30 Even Scarier Movie Moments, Bravo, 2006.

Television Appearances; Specials:

A Fistful of Alice, 1997.

Host, MTV Sports & Music Festival 2, MTV, 1998.

MTV20: Live and Almost Legal, MTV, 2001.

MTV Icon: Metallica, MTV, 2003.

The Osbourne Family Christmas Special, MTV, 2003.

Super Secret Movie Rules: Slashers (also known as SSMR: Slashers), VH1, 2004.

Monsterama: Basil Gogos, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"Piledriver," Space Ghost Coast to Coast (also known as SGC2C), Cartoon Network, 1997.

"Alice Cooper," Behind the Music (also known as VH1's "Behind the Music"), VH1, 2999.

WWF Raw Is War (also known as Raw Is War, WWE Raw, and WWF Raw), The National Network, 2001.

WWF Smackdown! (also known as Smackdown!, Smackdown Xtreme, World Wrestling Federation Smackdown!, and WWE Smackdown!), UPN, 2002.

Voice of Dr. Curt Connors/The Lizard, "Law of the Jungle," Spider-Man (animated; also known as Spider-Man: The New Animated Series), MTV, 2003.

Voice of Ichthulhu, "The Terror Beyond: Part 2," Justice League (animated; also known as JL and Justice League Unlimited), Cartoon Network, 2003.

Henry's Film Corner (also known as The Henry Rollins Show), Independent Film Channel, 2005.

Himself, "Buried Alive," Criss Angel Mindfreak, Arts and Entertainment, 2005.

Himself, "The Demon Lives," Gene Simmons: Family Jewels, Arts and Entertainment, 2006.

Television Guest Appearances; Episodic:

Howard Stern, E! Entertainment Television, 1996, 1997.

The Howard Stern Radio Show, syndicated, 1998.

MTV Cribs, MTV, 2000.

The Andy Dick Show, MTV, 2001.

The New Tom Green Show, MTV, 2003.

Dinner for Five, Independent Film Channel, 2005.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2005.

Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC, 2005.

Weekends at the DL, Comedy Central, 2005.

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS, 2005, 2006.

Late Show with David Letterman (also known as The Late Show and Late Show Backstage), CBS, 2006.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Scream Awards 2006, Spike, 2006.

Fuse Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, Fuse, 2006.

Television Music Performer:

"Hands of Death," Secrets of the X-Files, Part 2 (special; also known as More Secrets of the X-Files), Fox, 1996.

"Living Dead Girl," Witchblade (pilot), TNT, 2000.

RECORDINGS

Albums; With White Zombie:

Gods of Voodoo Moon, 1985.

Psycho-Head Blowout, 1986.

Soul Crusher, Caroline, 1987.

Night Crawlers, Geffen, 1992.

Le Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1, Geffen, 1992.

Resurrection Day, 1993.

Astro-Creep 2000: Songs of Love, Destruction, and Other Synthetic Delusions of the Electric Head, Geffen, 1995.

Supersexy Swingin' Sounds, Geffen, 1996.

Also recorded Make Them Die Slowly, Caroline. Singles include "Pig Heaven," 1985; "Real Solution #9," Geffen, 1995; "Super-Charger Heaven," Geffen, 1995; and "The One," Lava, 1996.

Albums; Solo:

Hellbilly Deluxe: 13 Tales of Cadaverous Cavorting Inside the Spookshow International, Geffen, 1998.

American Made Music to Strip By, Geffen, 1999.

The Sinister Urge, Geffen, 2001.

Past, Present & Future, Geffen, 2003.

Greatest Hits: Par, Present & Future, Geffen, 2003.

The Best of Rob Zombie, Geffen, 2006.

Educated Horses, Geffen, 2006.

20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection, Geffen, 2006.

Several of these albums were also released in expurgated versions. Singles include "Dragula," 1998; "Living Dead Girl," 1998; and "Spookshow Baby Remix a Go Go," 1999.

Videos:

Song performer, "Living Dead Girl, XPW Hardcore Conception! (also known as Xtreme Professional Wrestling Presents: Hardcore Conception!), Extreme Associates, 1999.

Song performer, "Feel So Numb," WWF No Way Out (also known as No Way Out), 2002.

Song performer, "Never Gonna Stop," Wrestlemania X-8 (also known as Wrestlemania X-VIII and WWF Wrestlemania X-8), Koch Vision, 2002.

Himself, Fangoria: Blood Drive, Fangoria Films/Koch Vision, 2004.

Himself, 30 Days in Hell (also known as 30 Days in Hell: The Making of "The Devil's Rejects"), Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment, 2005.

Himself, Ozzfest: 10th Anniversary, Clear Channel Entertainment, 2005.

Himself, Halloween: 25 Years of Terror, Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2005.

Video Games:

Composer, Twisted Metal III, Sony Computer Entertainment America, 1998.

Song performer, multiple songs, Twisted Metal 4, Sony Computer Entertainment America, 1999.

Composer and song performer, "Dragula," Gran Turismo 2 (also known as GT2), Sony Computer Entertainment America, 1999.

Song performer, "Never Gonna Stop," WWE Smackdown! Shut Your Mouth, THQ, 2002.

Song performer, "Never Gonna Stop (The Red, Red Kroovy)," Wrestlemania XIX, 2003.

Song performer, "Never Gonna Stop (The Red, Red Kroovy)," WWE Raw 2: Ruthless Aggression, THQ, 2003.

Music Videos:

Thrilling Chilling World of White Zombie, Geffen, 1997.

Performer and director of his own music videos "Dragula, " 1998, "Living Dead Girl," 1998, and "Superbeast (Girl Riding on a Motorcycle Mix)," 1999; performer and director of White Zombie music videos "More Human than Human," 1995, "Electric Head, Part 2 (The Ecstasy)," 1995; "Super Charger Heaven," 1995; and "I'm Your Boogieman," 1996; also director of "Tokyo Vigilante #1" by Power man 5000, "Rude Awakening" by Prong, 1996; codirector of "Haulin' Hearse" by the Ghastly Ones, 1998.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

(And composer and songwriter) House of 1000 Corpses, Lions Gate Films, 2003.

(And composer) The Devil's Rejects (also known as TDR—The Devil's Rejects), Lions Gate Films, 2004.

Fake trailer segment "Werewolf Women of the S.S.", Grindhouse (contains Quentin Tarantino's "Death Proof" and Robert Rodriguez's "Planet Terror"), Weinstein Co., 2007.

Halloween, Dimension Films/Weinstein Co., 2007.

Film Music:

Lyricist, "Feed the Gods," Airheads, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994.

Lyricist, "Supercharger Heaven," Judge Dredd, Buena Vista, 1995.

Opening title song, Bride of Chucky, MCA/Universal, 1998.

Song "Scum of the Earth," Mission: Impossible II (also known as M:I-2), Paramount, 2000.

Song "Grindhouse (A Go-Go)," Hollywood Ending, DreamWorks, 2002.

Many of Zombie's songs have been featured in films.

Television Music; Series:

WWF Raw Is War (also known as Raw Is War, WWE Raw, and WWF Raw), USA Network, 1997.

Angel (also known as Angel: The Series), The WB, 1999.

ADAPTATIONS

The animated film The Haunted World of El Superbeasto, released by Anchor Bay Entertainment in 2005, was based on a story by Zombie.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Contemporary Musicians, Volume 47, Gale, 2004.

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, March 14, 2003; April 4, 2003.

FHM, May, 2006, p. 79.

Film Comment, September, 2005, p. 9.

Guitar World, January, 2002.

Metal Edge, February, 2002.

Rolling Stone, December 12, 2001; November 27, 2003.