Richard John Cyril Allen Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Rick Allen was born on November 1, 1963 in Sheffield, England as Richard John Cyril Allen. He has been married to Lauren Monroe since October 10, 2003. They have one child. He was previously married to Stacy Gilbert.
Lauren Monroe (m. 2003), Stacy Lauren Gilbert (m. 1991–2000), Pour Some Sugar on Me, Love Bites, Photograph
Children
Lauren Shane Allen, Josefine Allen, Pour Some Sugar on Me, Love Bites, Photograph
Parents
Kathleen Daly, Geoffrey Allen, Pour Some Sugar on Me, Love Bites, Photograph
Movies
MirrorMask
Star Sign
Scorpio
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Trademark
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Famously plays with one arm having lost the other in a car accident
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Fact
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On 23 October 1995, he (as a member of Def Leppard) performed a concert in Tangier, Morocco; then later that same day the band performed in London, England; then that night they performed again in Vancouver, Canada. Three concerts on three different continents in 24 hours. That stunt landed Def Leppard in the Guinness Book of World Records. The following day, the band flew to Singapore to begin a tour of Southeast Asia.
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Rick has a daughter, Lauren Shane Allen born 20 May 1997.
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Allen auditioned to Def Leppard with Thin Lizzy's song, "Emerald". According to band mate/founder Rick Savage, they sounded much better than they had in the past.
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Allen is referenced in the song "Why's Everybody Always Pickin' on Me?" (on the Bloodhound Gang's album, One Fierce Beer Coaster) in which the line "The drummer from Def Leppard's only got one arm!" is shouted nine times in a row. He's also referred to by Goldie Lookin' Chain in their song 'Self Suicide': "That drummer from Def Leppard, his arm's made ten times more money than he has.".
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He was given the Humanitarian Award on August 29, 2001.
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Rick and his current wife, Lauren Monroe, founded the "Raven Drum Foundation", which uses music as therapy.
On the afternoon of 31 December 1984, Rick was driving with his girlfriend, when he was involved in a serious car accident. His seat belt had severed his left arm at he shoulder, and it was reattached with surgery. Three days later, the arm became infected and doctors had to amputate it. He taught himself to play drums using his right arm and left foot, and returned as a member of Def Leppard to record their 1987 mega-hit, Hysteria. He continues to record and perform with them.