Biography
A glam rock front man and later a reality television personality, Bret Michaels was the lead singer of the popular band, Poison, which rose quickly to become one of the best-selling rock acts in the late 1980s and early 1990s, before a hard-partying lifestyle nearly ended his life and career. With Poison, Michaels saw multi-platinum success with their first three albums, Look What the Cat Dragged In (1986), Open Up and Say Ahh! (1988) and …
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Career Milestones
2010 | Joined the third season of "Celebrity Apprentice" (NBC); one month after suffering a brain hemorrhage and just days after being re-admitted to the hospital for a warning stroke, Michaels appeared on the "Celebrity Apprentice" finale and was announced as the season's winner | |
2009 | Toured with Def Leppard and Cheap Trick | |
2009 | Filmed a third season of VH1's reality series, the spinoff "Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels" | |
2008 | Filmed a second season of VH1's "Rock of Love With Bret Michaels" | |
2007 | Starred in the VH1 reality show "Rock of Love With Bret Michaels" | |
2005 | Released the country rock album Freedom of Sound | |
2005 | Cast as a judge on season three of the reality show "Nashville Star" (USA Network) | |
2003 | Released second solo album Songs of Life | |
1999 | Toured with Poison to support the band's Greatest Hits album | |
1998 | Produced the feature film "Free Money," starring Marlon Brando and Sheen | |
1998 | Again directed Sheen in the made-for-TV movie "No Code of Conduct" (USA Network) | |
1998 | Also released first solo album of the same name, A Letter from Death Row | |
1998 | Teamed with Sheen to write, direct and star in the low-budget thriller "A Letter From Death Row" | |
| Formed the film production company Sheen/Michaels Entertainment with actor Charlie Sheen | ||
1996 | Released disappointing sixth album Crack A Smile | |
1988 | Released second Poison album Open Up and Say... Ahh!, which featured the No. 1 single "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" | |
1986 | Released debut album Look What the Cat Dragged In | |
1986 | Signed a recording deal with Enigma Records | |
1984 | Formed the band Paris with Rikki Rockett, Bobby Dall and C.C. DeVille (later renamed Poison) | |