Anthony Kiedis

Anthony Kiedis is the lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. He and bassist Flea founded the California-based funk - rock group in 1983.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Flea - Funk - Rock - 1983

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He was born on November 1, 1962 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is 5'10 tall, has brown eyes, brown hair and nine tattoos.

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November 1 - 1962 - Grand Rapids, Michigan - Tattoos

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Kiedis' parents named John (a.k.a. Blackie Dammet, who is the administrator of the Red Hot Chili Peppers homepage) and Margaret (a.k.a Peggy) divorced in 1968, when Kiedis was 5. He lived with his mother in Grand Rapids, Michigan until he was 11, then in California with his father. Kiedis has two half-sisters, Julie and Jenny. Kiedis lost his virginity on his 12th birthday with one of his father's girlfriends.

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1968 - Grand Rapids, Michigan

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He has had many struggles with drug addiction, including heroin and cocaine. His father introduced him to drugs at a young age. He initially became clean after the death of bandmember Hillel Slovak for 5 years, but relapsed many times, until finally becoming clean again in early 2002 to present. He has admitted to temptations of another relapse but so far has managed to stay clean.

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Drug addiction - Heroin - Cocaine - Hillel Slovak

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He appeared as an actor in Point Break playing Tone with Keanu Reeves in 1991, and in "The Chase" in 1994 with Flea playing Will. His earlier work saw him adopting the stage name Cole Dammet and starred as Sylvester Stallone's son in the film F.I.S.T.

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Point Break - Keanu Reeves - 1991 - F.I.S.T.

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In 2004 Kiedis published a memoir called Scar Tissue http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/story/0,,1325709,00.html.

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He is most well known for his energetic jumping on stage, and his soulful, funky lyrics.

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Kiedis had a dog named Buster named after his favourite comedian.

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