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Perry Farrell
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- Tales from the Detroit Pistons
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Queens, New York
Perry Farrell (born Peretz Bernstein on March 29, 1959) is the frontman for the alternative rock band Jane's Addiction. Farrell created the touring festival Lollapalooza as a farewell tour for Jane's Addiction in 1991; it has since evolved into an annual destination festival. Farrell continues to produce Lollapalooza with partners William Morris Agency and C3. Farrell has led the alternative rock…
Known for
- The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel — Self (archive footage)2026
- Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza2024
- Prophets of Change — Narrator2022
- Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert — Self2020
- Burn Motherfucker, Burn! — Self2017
- Jane's Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual - Alive at 25 — Himself2017
- George Fest: A Night to Celebrate the Music of George Harrison — Self2016
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest2015
- Jane's Addiction - Live in NYC — Himself2013
- Move Me Brightly - Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday — Self2013
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Venice
- Active from
- 1959-03-29
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Perry Farrell has been the frontman and big creative force behind several alternative rock bands, and was also the founder of Lollapalooza. He joined Psi Com in 1983, and they released the Psi Com EP in 1985, only to split up later that year. Jane's Addiction followed shortly thereafter, releasing their first album, the live self-titled album Jane's Addiction in 1987 on indie label XXX Records. Warner Bros. won a bidding war to sign the band, and in 1988 they released their first studio album
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Perry
- Family name
- Farrell
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Queens
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- alternative rock
- Instrument
- voice
- Sport
- surfing
- Official website
- perryfarrell.com
- Image
- Perry Farrell performing with Jane's Addiction at BFD 2012.jpg
- Voice type
- tenor
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- 6400
- date of birth
- 1959-03-29
- member of
- Porno for Pyros
- start of work period
- 1981-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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