One of the most popular drummers in history, music fame Lars Ulrich is the founding father of the heavy metal band known as Metallica. With his energetic style and his double bass rhythms, we can say that his percussions have succeeded in infiltrating every home. The number of hit albums he’s produced over the years and his untold $220 million worth has motivated many generations of drummers to pick up a pair of drumsticks and write their own success story. The veteran drummer has also been active in other areas of the entertainment industry, such as theater and film.
Lars Ulrich: Bio & Age
Lars Ulrich, founding member of Metallica and the band’s spokesperson was born in Gentofte, Denmark on December 26, 1963 to Torben and Lone Ulrich. As a professional tennis player, his father passed on his love of the game to him, expecting him to follow in his footsteps, but the tide turned when young Lars saw his first gig at the age of ten. years; it was the group at the time known as Deep Purple. When her grandmother gave her a drum kit, her love for tennis begins to wane as her love for drums intensifies.
His family moved to Los Angeles when Lars was only 16, so they could train professionally in tennis. However, the aspiring musician, songwriter, actor and record producer with a passion for drumming and percussion advertised for metal musicians in local newspapers and whose co-founder James Hetfield was one of the sponsors and, by Consequently, Metallica was born five months later.. To date, Metallica has three live albums and ten studio albums to its credit. Lars is the first Danish inductee to be honored by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during Metallica’s induction in 2009.
Besides his love for music, the talented artist whose musical genres are mainly heavy metal, thrash metal, speed metal and hard rock is foraying into the world of acting. He made a guest appearance in the Nicholas Stoller film titled Bring Him to the Greek which premiered in 2008 and appeared in the HBO film Hemingway and Gellhorn which aired in 2012 and also gave him his first role.
Family: dad, wife, divorce
Lars Ulrich is the son of Lone Sylvester-Hvid and professional tennis player, Torben Ulric; he therefore comes from an upper middle class family in Gentofte, Denmark. Just like his father, his paternal grandfather, Einer Ulrich, also had a good record in professional tennis. The multi-talented artist’s godfather was famed saxophonist Dexter Gordon, and renowned musician Neneh Cherry was his childhood friend.
Lars Ulrich has been married three times. His first marriage was to Debbie Jones, a Briton, whom he had met while on tour in 1988, but the marriage had very little success a few years later, in 1990, because of the busy schedule of Lars.
Again he married an emergency medical personnel, Skylar Satenstein, in 1997 but in 2004 they had to separate even though they had two sons together. The same year, he divorced his second wife, Skylar, and began a relationship with Connie Nielsen, a Danish actress. Their relationship lasted longer than his first two marriages and they had a son before it ended in 2012. He is currently married to Jessica Miller, an American model.
Lar Ulrich: Children
Lar Ulrich has three children, all of whom are boys; His second marriage to Skylar Satenstein was blessed with two boys, Myles, born August 5, 1998, and Layne, who arrived three years later on May 6, 2001. His third son, Bryce Thadeus, was from his long relationship. with actress Connie Nielsen, best known for her role in the 2017 hit Queen Hippolyta film, Wonder Woman.
Height, weight and body measurements
The multi-talented entertainer is not very tall; in fact, he can best be described as ‘short’ with his height listed at 5ft 6in. He is reputed to go for taller women since all of his conquests are all taller than him. Lars Ulrich also weighs 61 kg (134 lb). As of now, his other body measurements are currently unknown.
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