Daniel Snider was born on 15 March 1955, in Queens, New York City USA, to a Jewish father Bob, a State Trooper, and Catholic mother, Marguerite of Swiss descent who was an art teacher. He is a musician, actor and also a screenwriter and radio personality, perhaps best known as a member of the heavy metal group called Twisted Sisters. What is more, Snider is considered to be one of the best metal vocalists.
You might think how rich is Dee Snider? As of mid-2016, authoritative sources estimate that Dee’s net worth is over $10 million, mainly coming from his career as a musician and actor which has now spanned more than 40 years.
Dee Snider Net Worth $10 Million
Dee grew up on Long Island, and was educated at Baldwin High School from where he matriculated in 1973. He started singing at a very young age, firstly in several choruses in his school, and Episcopalian church to which his mother had converted; he was even selected for the All-State Chorus.
In 1976 Dee became a part of Twisted Sisters, the primary songwriter and vocalist with other members Jay Jay French, Eddie Ojeda, Mark Mendoza and A.J. Pero. Their first album, “Under the Blade”, was released in 1982, and was moderately successful which certainly contributed to Dee’s growing net worth. Later the group released several albums, including “Stay Hungry”, “You Can’t Stop Rock ‘n’ Roll”, “Come Out and Play” among others. All these albums of course had a huge impact on the growth of Dee Snider’s net worth.
Another group that was formed by Dee was Widowmaker, with other members Joe Franco, Marc Russel and Al Pitrelli. This group released two albums: “Stand By For Pain and Blood” and “Bullets” which were minor hits and helped raise Dee’s net worth too.
In 1997 Dee became a host of the radio program called “House of Hair”. In 1998 Snider wrote – and he himself acted in – the movie entitled Strangeland, in which he had an opportunity to work with Linda Cardellini, Kevin Gage, Brett Harrelson and many others; this also lifted Dee’s net worth. In 1999 Dee started to host another radio show, entitled “Dee Snider Radio”, then in 2001 Dee’s fans were able to hear his voice in the video game for PlayStation 2, “Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy”. Other movies that Snider appeared in include “Warning: Parental Advisory”, “Kiss Loves You” and others. He has also released two solo albums: “Never Let the Bastards Wear You Down” and “Dee Does Broadway”; all these activities raised Snider’s net worth.
Finally, in Dee Snyder’s personal life, he has been married to costume designer Suzette since 1981, and they have four sons, all of whom have followed their father into the music business in one form or another. They divide their time between Long Island and New York City. Politically he is a supporter of Barack Obama, and although a catholic he is pro-choice (regarding abortion).
Under the Blade (1982), Stay Hungry, You Can’t Stop Rock ‘n’ Roll, Come Out, Play, Never Let the Bastards Wear You Down and Dee Does Broadway
Music Groups
Twisted Sister, Van Helsing's Curse, Desperado, Widowmaker
Movies
"Warning: Parental Advisory", "Kiss Loves You"
TV Shows
"Dee Snider Radio" (1999), PlayStation 2, "Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy" (2001)
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Trademark
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Football shoulder pads with feathers
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The makeup he wears onstage
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Sunglasses
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But most of my songs were about believing in yourself, standing up for yourself and fighting for what you believe in.
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I went for an outrageous form of expressing myself. It seemed to be a way that I could make my name and show that I was somebody.
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I only have one child. But I am learning that there is a lot to being a parent that you did not expect.
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There's no tour plans, no reunion, no new album... nothing.
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Nowadays people sell millions of records that can't sing.
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I don't conduct myself like a rock 'n' roll star in my day-to-day living. Am I a celebrity? Yes. Do people recognize me on the street? Yes, they do. But at the same time, it's not a media center out here. People get used to you.
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Twisted Sister plays 20, 25 shows a year. But if the band had their druthers, they'd be out playing all the time.
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You can't stop rock-n-roll!
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Being a parent is not a reasonable thing. It is a very hard thing. I am a parent and I know.
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I tested the waters on producing a record, but I'm more of a creative guy. I can't get into minute details.
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I was born and raised a Christian, and I still adhere to those principles.
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My family is out of the ordinary in our physical lifestyle and the day-to-day things that we deal with, but my approach to them is pretty rational and sound. And I'm the quiet one! It's very different from my performing life.
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I've got a lot to do, and I hope that by the end of it all, people will say that Dee Snider was an entertainer, and he did his job well.
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I wanted to be a rich, famous rock-and-roll star in that order.
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I love scary movies.
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Fact
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Has his personal credo - "Don't let the bastards get you down", in Italian - tattooed on himself.
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Is good friends with Lita Ford, who has frequently opened for Twisted Sister and vice-versa. For this reason, and to her delight, Lita's fans have affectionately nicknamed her "Twisted Sister's Twisted Sister".
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Dee continues to do selective dates with the reunited Twisted Sister. He continues to do work in the voice-over world and still does the syndicated "House of Hair" radio show, which is in over 150 markets. Currently, Dee is focusing on the project, Van Helsings Curse (VanHelsingsCurse.com), which is a horror musical spectacular. [November 2005]
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Co-host of Fangoria Radio on Sirius Satellite Radio, Sirius Stars channel 102 [June 2006]
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Dee Snider currently lives in Hartford, Connecticut. He also used to host a hit radio show on Connecticut rock radio station WMRQ. [March 2003]
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Hosts a prime-time radio show for Philadelphia based 93.3 WMMR. [January 2005]
Graduated Baldwin Senior High School, Baldwin, New York (Long Island) in 1973
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He took on Tipper Gore and her "watchdog" group, the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC), when she tried to get his band Twisted Sister's album banned, and he spoke in favor of musicians rights included in the First Amendment. He actively campaigned for Arnold Schwarzenegger in that actor's campaign for the California governor (even going as far as to sing his song "We're Not Gonna Take It" at rallies for both men).
Before Ice-T's "Cop Killer" (1992) and 2 Live Crew's "As Nasty As They Wanna Be" (1989), Twisted Sister was one of the first rock groups to come under fire by the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC), a "watchdog" group founded by Tipper Gore, wife of former Vice-Prresident Al Gore. The music videos for "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock" (c. 1984) depicted violence and, in both videos, Mark Metcalf plays a bullying authority figure, either a dominant father or school principal. As a result of the Senate hearings in 1985, parental advisory stickers were placed on records that contained "explicit" lyrics--especially rap music--and vulgar sexual overtones or that promoted misogyny, racism and anti-cop lyrics.
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