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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).



Full Name Dee Snider
Net Worth $10 Million
Date Of Birth March 15, 1955
Place Of Birth Astoria, New York City, New York, United States
Height 6 ft (1.85 m)
Profession Actor, Singer-songwriter, Screenwriter, Radio personality, Musician, TV Personality, Voice Actor, Spokesperson, Film Producer
Education Baldwin High School, All-State Chorus
Nationality American
Spouse Suzette Snider (m. 1981)
Children Jesse Blaze Snider, Cody Blue Snider, Cheyenne Snider, Shane Snider
Parents Bob Snider, Marguerite Snider, We’re Not Gonna Take It, We Are the Ones, So What, We’re Not Gonna Take It, We Are the Ones, So What
Nicknames David Daniel Snider , Dee Snyder , Daniel Dee Snider , Twisted Sister , Daniel Snider , Daniel “Dee” Snider
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/facedeesnider
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/deesnider
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0811124
Albums 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)
Trademark
1 Football shoulder pads with feathers
2 The makeup he wears onstage
3 Sunglasses
Quote
1 But most of my songs were about believing in yourself, standing up for yourself and fighting for what you believe in.
2 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.
3 I only have one child. But I am learning that there is a lot to being a parent that you did not expect.
4 There’s no tour plans, no reunion, no new album… nothing.
5 Nowadays people sell millions of records that can’t sing.
6 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.
7 Twisted Sister plays 20, 25 shows a year. But if the band had their druthers, they’d be out playing all the time.
8 You can’t stop rock-n-roll!
9 Being a parent is not a reasonable thing. It is a very hard thing. I am a parent and I know.
10 I tested the waters on producing a record, but I’m more of a creative guy. I can’t get into minute details.
11 I was born and raised a Christian, and I still adhere to those principles.
12 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.
13 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.
14 I wanted to be a rich, famous rock-and-roll star in that order.
15 I love scary movies.
Fact
1 Has his personal credo – “Don’t let the bastards get you down”, in Italian – tattooed on himself.
2 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”.
3 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]
4 Co-host of Fangoria Radio on Sirius Satellite Radio, Sirius Stars channel 102 [June 2006]
5 Dee Snider currently lives in Hartford, Connecticut. He also used to host a hit radio show on Connecticut rock radio station WMRQ. [March 2003]
6 Hosts a prime-time radio show for Philadelphia based 93.3 WMMR. [January 2005]
7 Father of Jesse Blaze Snider.
8 In 2006, Twisted Sister became the first metal band to release a Christmas album.
9 Oldest son, Jesse Blaze Snider, is in a band called “Baptized by Fire”.
10 Shares a birthday with Poison lead singer Bret Michaels.
11 Graduated Baldwin Senior High School, Baldwin, New York (Long Island) in 1973
12 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).
13 Has three sons, Jesse Blaze Snider, Shane Snider and Cody Blue Snider, plus a daughter, Cheyenne Snider.
14 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.
15 Lead vocalist for the 80s metal band, Twisted Sister.
16 Lead vocalist for early ’90s metal band Widowmaker.

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
Tähdet, tähdet 2016 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Person of Interest 2016 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip 2015 writer: “We’re Not Gonna Take It” – as Daniel Snider
Parks and Recreation 2015 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Dancing with the Stars 2009-2013 TV Series writer – 3 episodes
Deadliest Catch 2013 TV Series documentary writer – 1 episode
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2011-2013 TV Series writer – 6 episodes
Rock of Ages 2012 writer: “I Wanna Rock”, “We Built This City / We’re Not Gonna Take It!”
The Apprentice TV Series performer – 1 episode, 2012 writer – 1 episode, 2012
Regular Show in Space 2011 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon TV Series writer – 2 episodes, 2010 – 2011 performer – 1 episode, 2010
Glory Daze 2010 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Atop the Fourth Wall 2010 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Jackass 3D 2010 Documentary writer: “The Kids Are Back”
Alpha and Omega 2010 writer: “I Wanna Rock”
Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory 2009 TV Series writer – 1 episode
20 to 1 2009 TV Series documentary writer – 1 episode
The 63rd Annual Tony Awards 2009 TV Special writer: “I Wanna Rock”
Chuck 2009 TV Series writer – 1 episode
The Rocker 2008 writer: “I Wanna Rock”
SingStar ’80s 2007 Video Game writer: “We’re Not Gonna Take It”
Totally Awesome 2006 TV Movie writer: “I Wanna Rock” – as D. Snider
The Lather Effect 2006 writer: “We’re Not Gonna Take It” – as D. Snider
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 2004 “Goofy Goober Rock” a derivative of “I Wanna Rock”
Activison Anthology 2002 Video Game writer: “We’re Not Gonna Take It”
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 2002 Video Game writer: “I Wanna Rock”
Ash Wednesday 2002 writer: “Shoot ’em Down”
Warning: Parental Advisory 2002 TV Movie performer: “We’re Not Gonna Take It” / writer: “We’re Not Gonna Take It”, “Under the Blade”
Undeclared 2001 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Corky Romano 2001 writer: “We’re Not Gonna Take It”
On the Line 2001 writer: “We’re Not Gonna Take It”
Max Keeble’s Big Move 2001 writer: “We’re Not Gonna Take It”
Road Trip 2000 writer: “I Wanna Rock”
WCW Monday Nitro 2000 TV Series writer – 2 episodes
Ready to Rumble 2000 writer: “We’re Not Gonna Take It”
Final Rinse 1999 writer: “I Wanna Rock” – as Daniel Dee Snider
Jerry and Tom 1998 writer: “We’re Not Gonna Take It”
Clueless 1996 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Beavis and Butt-Head 1993 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Combat High 1986 TV Movie writer: “Be Chrool To Your Scuel”
One Crazy Summer 1986 writer: “Be Chrool To Your Scuel”
Gung Ho 1986 “WE’RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT”
Iron Eagle 1986 writer: “We’re Not Gonna Take It”
Pee-wee’s Big Adventure 1985 writer: “BURN IN HELL”
No Small Affair 1984 writer: “I’ll Never Grow Up”, “What You Don’t Know”, “Shoot ‘Em Down”
I Wanna Rock 1984 Short writer: “I Wanna Rock”
Twisted Sister: We’re Not Gonna Take It 1984 Video short writer: “We’re Not Gonna Take It”

Actor

Title Year Status Character
Calicoon announced Riggs
Holliston 2012-2017 TV Series Lance Rockett
Archie Black 2013 Short
Yukon Kornelius 2013 TV Movie
Fool’s Day 2013 Short Janitor
Motorcity 2012-2013 TV Series Duke of Detroit
Joy Behar’s Comics with Benefits 2012 TV Movie
The History of Future Folk 2012 Larry
Secret Mountain Fort Awesome 2012 TV Series The Tooth Fairy
Behind the Scene 2011 Short Client
Ronal Barbaren 2011 Lord Volcazar (English version, voice)
All That Remains 2010 Video short Death
Get Him to the Greek 2010 Dee Snider (uncredited)
Frozen 2010/I Man who shouts ‘Last chair is through’ (voice, uncredited)
SpongeBob SquarePants 2009 TV Series Angry Jack
Locker 514 2007 TV Movie Mr. Gazzengarious
Deepwater 2005 Bartender
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy 2001 Video Game Gol Acheron (voice)
Fozzy: Unleashed, Uncensored, Unknown 2000 TV Short Dee Snider
Strangeland 1998 Capt. Howdy / Carleton Hendricks
Teen Angel 1997 TV Series Sammy Noah
The New Adventures of Beans Baxter 1987 TV Series Dr. Snider
I Wanna Rock 1984 Short

Producer

Title Year Status Character
Fool’s Day 2013 Short executive producer
All That Remains 2010 Video short executive producer
Growing Up Twisted 2010 TV Series documentary executive producer
Strangeland 1998 producer

Writer

Title Year Status Character
Strangeland 1998

Composer

Title Year Status Character
Growing Up Twisted 2010 TV Series documentary 1 episode

Music Department

Title Year Status Character
Growing Up Twisted 2010 TV Series documentary performer – 1 episode

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
Behind the Scene 2011 Short special thanks
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams 2010 special thanks
Frozen 2010/I special thanks
Northern Light Orchestra 2009 Documentary very special thanks
Kitchen Nightmares 2008 TV Series special thanks – 1 episode
Gutterballs 2008 special thanks: Fangoria Radio
One for the Fire: The Legacy of ‘Night of the Living Dead’ 2008 Documentary special thanks
The Nomi Song 2004 Documentary special thanks

Self

Title Year Status Character
The War to Settle the Score 1985 TV Movie Himself
The 27th Annual Grammy Awards 1985 TV Special Himself
Twisted Sister: We’re Not Gonna Take It 1984 Video short Himself
What Is Classic Rock? 2017 Documentary Himself
Larry King Now 2016 TV Series Himself – guest
The 2nd Annual Carney Awards 2016 TV Movie Himself – Contestant
WGN Morning News 2016 TV Series Himself
Adam Green’s Scary Sleepover 2016 TV Series documentary Himself
Attack of Life: The Bang Tango Movie 2016 Documentary Narrator
Finding Sandler 2016 Documentary Himself
LiveXLive Presents Rock in Rio 2015 TV Movie Himself
Oprah: Where Are They Now? 2015 TV Series Himself
The Magnificent Mile Lights Festival 2014 TV Special Himself – Performer
I Am Santa Claus 2014 Documentary Himself
This Is My Long Island 2014 Documentary Himself
We Are Twisted Fucking Sister! 2014 Documentary Himself
Archie Black: The Worst 2014 Documentary Himself
Quiet Riot: Well Now You’re Here, There’s No Way Back 2014 Documentary Himself
Super Duper Alice Cooper 2014 Documentary Himself (voice)
That Metal Show 2008-2014 TV Series Himself / Himself – Guest
The Broadway.com Show 2014 TV Series Himself
American Graduate Day 2013 TV Movie Himself
Welcome to the Dream 2013 Documentary Himself
Celebrity Wife Swap 2012-2013 TV Series Himself
The Apprentice 2011-2013 TV Series Himself – Contestant / Himself / Himself – Team Clay / …
WWE for All Mankind: Life & Career of Mick Foley 2013 Video Himself
The Wendy Williams Show 2010-2013 TV Series Himself – Guest / Himself
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 2010-2013 TV Series Himself
Rock and Roll Roast of Dee Snider 2013 TV Movie Himself
Killer Karaoke 2012-2013 TV Series Himself – Announcer
Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf 2012 TV Series Himself
Fox and Friends 2012 TV Series Himself
Sidewalks Entertainment 2012 TV Series Himself
Golden Gods Awards 2012 TV Special Himself
Big Morning Buzz Live 2012 TV Series Himself
Unibet Commercial 2012 TV Series short Himself
Social 2011 TV Series Himself
Growing Up Twisted 2010 TV Series documentary Himself
Undateable 2010 TV Mini-Series documentary
Lemmy 2010 Documentary Himself
Celebrity Ghost Stories 2009 TV Series documentary Himself
Z Rock 2008-2009 TV Series Himself
The Station 2009 Documentary Himself
Street Monkeys 2009 Documentary Himself – Narrator
100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs 2008 TV Movie Himself
Kitchen Nightmares 2008 TV Series Himself
I Love the New Millennium 2008 TV Mini-Series Himself
Rock the Cradle 2008 TV Series Himself
CMT Insider 2008 TV Series Himself
Gone Country 2008 TV Series Himself
Aftermath: The Station Fire Five Years Later 2008 TV Movie Himself
A Twisted Tale 2007 Video documentary short Himself
Rock Band Cometh: The Rock Band Band Story 2007 TV Movie Himself
WWE Smackdown! 2007 TV Series Himself
Dead Art 2007 TV Series documentary Himself
Bodog Music Battle of the Bands 2007 TV Series Himself
E! True Hollywood Story 2007 TV Series documentary Himself
Howard Stern on Demand 2006-2007 TV Series Himself
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 2006 TV Series Himself – Lead Vocals
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2006 TV Series Himself
100 Greatest Songs of the ’80s 2006 TV Series Himself
Celebrity Duets 2006 TV Series Himself – Musical Guest
I Love the ’70s: Volume 2 2006 TV Series Himself
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life 2006 Video documentary Himself
VH1’s Heavy: The Story of Metal 2006 TV Movie documentary Himself
Sound Off 2005 TV Series Himself – Guest (2005)
I Love the Holidays 2005 TV Special documentary Himself
New York’s Village Halloween Parade 2005 2005 TV Movie Himself – Host
I Love the 80’s 3-D 2005 TV Series documentary Himself
Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey 2005 Documentary Himself
Cribs 2005 TV Series Himself
Party Planner with David Tutera 2005 TV Series Himself
Musicians for Disaster Relief 05′ 2005 TV Movie Himself
VH1: A Very Classic Thanksgiving 2004 TV Movie Himself
Lit: All Access 2004 Video documentary Dad In “Zip-lock”
NYC Halloween Parade 2004/II TV Movie Himself – Host
I Love the ’90s 2004 TV Series documentary Himself
The Greatest 2004 TV Series documentary Narrator
Kiss Loves You 2004 Documentary Himself
Spin the Bottle: An All-Star Tribute to Kiss 2004 Video short Himself
Super Secret Movie Rules 2004 TV Series documentary Himself – Musician
I Love the ’80s Strikes Back 2003 TV Series documentary Himself
I Love the ’70s 2003 TV Series documentary Himself
Chappelle’s Show 2003 TV Series Himself
I Love the ’80s 2002 TV Series documentary Himself
Warning: Parental Advisory 2002 TV Movie Himself
The Drew Carey Show 2001 TV Series Himself
Behind the Music 1999-2001 TV Series documentary Himself
MTV 20: Live & Almost Legal 2001 TV Movie documentary Himself
Rock Story 2000 TV Series documentary Himself
100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock 2000 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself – Member, Twisted Sister
VH-1 Where Are They Now? 2000 TV Series documentary Himself
I Love 1970’s 2000 TV Series documentary Himself
Top Ten 2000 TV Series documentary Himself
‘Halloween’ Unmasked 2000 1999 Video documentary Himself – Narrator (voice)
South Park (Chef: Behind the Menu) 1998 TV Short Himself
Howard Stern 1995-1998 TV Series Himself
The Daily Show 1998 TV Series Himself
Upright Citizens Brigade 1998 TV Series Himself
Private Parts 1997 Himself
The Howard Stern Show 1991 TV Series Himself
Late Night with David Letterman 1985-1987 TV Series Himself
An Evening with Bobcat Goldthwait: Share the Warmth 1987 TV Special documentary Himself – Audience Member
The Howard Stern Show 1987 TV Series Himself
Twisted Sister: Come Out and Play 1986 Video short Himself (as Twisted Sister)
MTV’s Heavy Metal Mania 1985 TV Series Himself – Host

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
The Apprentice 2015 TV Series Himself
WWE: The Top 25 Rivalries in Wrestling History 2013 Video Himself
Real Time with Bill Maher 2010 TV Series Himself
Howard Stern on Demand 2006-2007 TV Series Himself
Video on Trial 2006 TV Series Himself – Twisted Sister
Born to Controversy: The Roddy Piper Story 2006 Video documentary Himself

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