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'''Rob Zombie''' (born '''Robert Bartleh Cummings'''; January 12, 1965) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, filmmaker, and actor. His music and lyrics are notable for their horror and sci-fi themes,<ref name="sinisterurgereview1">{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-sinister-urge-mw0000214563 | title=Rob Zombie - The Sinister Urge | website=[[AllMusic]] | access-date=December 24, 2015 | author=Torreano, Bradley}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/celebrity/ct-rob-zombie-great-american-nightmare-villa-park-20150809-column.html | title=Zombie's Great American Nightmare will amp up intensity in return to Villa Park | work=[[Chicago Tribune]] | date=August 9, 2015 | access-date=December 24, 2015 | author=Gomez, Luis}}</ref> and his live shows have been praised for their elaborate [[shock rock]] theatricality.<ref>{{cite web | last=Krovatin|first=Chris |url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/11-shock-rockers-who-are-surprisingly-wholesome-in-real-life/ | title=11 shock rockers who are surprisingly wholesome in real life | work=[[Kerrang!]] | date=March 15, 2020 | access-date=September 8, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Hal Leonard">{{cite book |last1=Kitts |first1=Jeff |last2=Tolinski |first2=Brad |title=Guitar world presents the 100 greatest guitarists of all time! |date=2002 |publisher=Hal Leonard |location=Milwaukee, WI |isbn=9780634046193 |page=146}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/rob-zombie-godsmack-to-headline-arena-show/article_5a7a7dfe-2142-55fc-b46a-7822016c7453.html| title=Rob Zombie, Godsmack to headline arena show| newspaper=The Herald-Dispatch| access-date=February 16, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://film.list.co.uk/article/32670-shock-rocker-and-horror-film-director-rob-zombie-full-interview-transcript/|title=Shock Rocker and Horror Film Director Rob Zombie Full Interview| website= Film.list.co.uk|date=February 15, 2011| access-date= April 30, 2012}}</ref> He has sold an estimated 15 million albums worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |date=January 22, 2015 |title=Rob Zombie's New Concert Album, 'Spookshow International Live!' |url=http://www.universalmusicenterprises.com/robzombie/news/detail?id=573 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206091122/http://www.universalmusicenterprises.com/robzombie/news/detail?id=573 |archive-date=February 6, 2015 |website=[[Universal Music Enterprises]] |publisher=}}</ref> He's the former singer of [[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]].

 

 

Zombie directed the horror film ''[[House of 1000 Corpses]]'' in 2000, though the controversial project was not released until 2003, and has since been described as a cult classic. Zombie followed the film with two sequels in his ''Firefly'' trilogy: ''[[The Devil's Rejects]]'' (2005) and ''[[3 from Hell]]'' (2019). After the success of his first two films he directed ''[[Halloween (2007 film)|Halloween]]'' (2007), a remake of the classic [[Halloween (1978 film)|1978 horror film]]. The film became his highest-grossing to date, though was generally received negatively by critics. He later directed ''[[Halloween II (2009 film)|Halloween II]]'' (2009), which failed to match the commercial success of its predecessor. Zombie has also directed the films ''[[The Haunted World of El Superbeasto]]'' (2009), ''[[The Lords of Salem (film)|The Lords of Salem]]'' (2012), ''[[31 (film)|31]]'' (2016), and [[The Munsters (2022 film)|''The Munsters'']] (2022).