Marilyn Manson

He was once engaged to actress Rose McGowan though they eventually broke off.

He married Dita Von Teese in November 2005 after a four-year courtship. However the marriage did not last long and Dita filed for divorce the very next year citing Manson’s alcoholism and infidelity as the reason for separation.

He was also romantically involved with Evan Rachel Wood and Lindsay Usich.

He is the only son of Hugh Warner and Barbara Wyer. He is of mixed descent.As a young boy he was molested by a neighbor repeatedly and this caused him much trauma. He began writing poems and songs as a means of coping with his pain.

His parents sent him to the Heritage Christian School and he was also made to attend church regularly. This instilled in him an aversion for all things related to religion and he begged his parents to let him change his school. He then went to Glen Oak High School from where he graduated in 1987.

In 1990, he enrolled at the Broward Community College in Florida to study journalism. During this time he also began to write articles for a music magazine and started hanging out with other musicians.

Born as Brian Warner, he adopted the stage name ‘Marilyn Manson’ and formed the band Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids along with the guitarist Scott Putesky in 1989. The band name was later changed to Marilyn Manson.

After playing in clubs for four years the band finally got noticed by Trent Reznor in 1993 and he helped them release their debut album ‘Portrait of an American Family’ in 1994. It became a cult hit.

In 1995, the band released the Extended Play (EP) ‘Smells Like Children’. The EP was full of songs related to drugs and childhood abuse. The controversial nature of the songs added to the band’s appeal.

The year 1996 proved be a great one for the band. The release of the album ‘Antichrist Superstar’ catapulted the band, especially its frontman, to great fame. The album’s anti-religion theme appealed to a lot to the rebellious youngsters who themselves were tired of religion.

He released the album ‘Mechanical Animals’ in 1998 as the second installment in a trilogy of which ‘Antichrist Superstar’ was the first one. The album reached the No. 1 spot in the US and was a critical as well as commercial success.

He is best known for the album ‘Antichrist Superstar’ which was a rock opera concept album with controversial songs. The album went platinum in both the US and Canada and sold well in other countries also. It established Marilyn Manson’s name as a highly popular rock star.