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Billy Idol
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PERSONAL INFORMATION

REAL NAME
William Michael Albert Broad

BIRTHDAY
BORN ON DAY
Wednesday
NEXT BIRTHDAY ON
Sunday


BIRTHPLACE
Stanmore, Middlesex, England

AGE
69 Years 2 Months 15 Days

NATIONALITY
American
Billy Idol Nationality American

PROFESSION

ZODIAC
SAGITTARIUS

ALSO NOTED FOR
Singer, Songwriter, Actor

FEATURES
Blue eye and blonde hair

Physical Stats

CHEST
N/A

BICEPS
N/A

WAIST
N/A

HEIGHT
5'8''(feet & inches)
 
1.7272 meters
 
172.72 cm

WEIGHT
69 kg
 
151.8 lbs

Billy Idol Family Members

Parents
MOTHER
Joan Broad
FATHER
Bill Broad
SISTER(S) NAME
Jane Broad

Fame & Address

DEBUT
Billy Idol (1982)
Billy IdolBilly Idol (1982)

FAMOUS FROM/AS
Billy Idol (1982)

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Official Website
billyidol.net

Education, Net Worth & More

RELIGION
Anarchist

SCHOOLING FROM
Ravensbourne School for Boys

NET WORTH
$50 Million

More Information
Career of Billy Idol
He joined Chelsea as a guitarist. After that, he and Tony James co-founded a band, Generation X. They released three albums and performed in the film D.O.A. He went to New York City and became a solo artist in 1981. He released Whiplash Smile in 1986.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Billy Idol

  • Does Billy Idol takes alcohol? Yes.
    Billy Idol consuming alcohol
  • Is Billy Idol in the habit of Smoking? Yes. He himself confessed that he smoked marijuana at the age of 12 and also took acid when he was just thirteen.
    Billy Idol smoking
  • His famous name Billy Idol is inspired by the word idle, which a school teacher uses to describe him.
  • He also joins Sussex University for an English degree but left after one year.
  • He also did experiments in his work and the best example was his album which he had recorded in a home studio along with guitarist Mark Younger-Smith and producer Robin Hanflop using Macintosh computer. He also used Studiovision and Pro-Tools to record the album. It took a long time of ten months to record this album.
  • This album was the first album which has the e-mail address of the artist in its booklet.
  • He once collapsed outside a Los Angeles nightclub when he had taken an overdose of a drug called GHB. After the incident, he was ashamed of himself and tried to stop himself from taking drugs.
  • He and Steve Stevens contributed the song Speed for the super hit film Speed. He also had a cameo in the film "The Door."
  • He had a small role in the film "The Wedding Singer" with Adam Sandler.
  • He was chosen for a role in the film The Door but just before the filming was to start he met with an accident and was hit by a car when he ran a stop sign on a night while returning home from the studio. His leg was seriously injured and required a steel rod to be placed. His role in the film was shortened to a small role because of that accident.

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