Patrick Allen

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Patrick Allen Wiki Biography

Richard John Cyril Allen was born on the 1st November 1963, in Dronfield, Derbyshire, England, and is a musician and drummer, best known as a member of the hard rock band Def Leppard since its formation in 1978, effectively the start of his career.

Have you ever wondered how rich Rick Allen is as of early 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Allen’s net worth is as high as $50 million, an amount earned through his successful career in music.

Rick Allen started playing drums at the age of nine and performed in bands called Smokey Blue, the Johnny Kalendar Band, and Rampant. His mother replied to an ad posted by the band Def Leppard searching for a new drummer, so in 1978 Allen joined them after leaving high school.

Until 1980, Def Leppard performed as a support to Sammy Hagar and AC/DC, before in 1980 releasing their debut album called “On Through the Night”; this achieved platinum status with over 1 million sales, and it reached No. 51 on the Billboard 200 and No. 15 on UK Albums Chart, while singles “Wasted” and “Hello America” peaked at No. 61 and No. 45 on the UK Singles Chart. The next year, the band recorded their second studio album – “High ‘n’ Dry” – which achieved double platinum status and reached No. 38 on the Billboard 200 and No. 26 on UK Albums Charts. The songs “Let It Go” and “Bringin’ On the Heartbreak” were placed at No. 34 on Mainstream Rock and No. 61 on Billboard Hot 100 charts. So this early in his career, Allen became a millionaire, along with other fellow members.

The band released two more albums by the end of the ‘80s, both of which achieved diamond status with over 10 million and 12 million records sold respectively in the US. In 1983, they launched “Pyromania”, which reached No. 2 on Billboard 200 and No. 18 on UK Albums Chart, while the singles “Photograph” and “Rock of Ages” topped the Mainstream Rock chart and entered the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Rick Allen survived an automobile accident on the 31st December 1984, when he lost control of his Corvette and hit a dry stone, losing his left arm as a result, while his girlfriend Miriam Barendsen only suffered some bruising. Although he thought about retirement, Allen’s friends and colleagues persuaded him to continue with playing the drums.

In 1987, Rick Allen and Def Leppard recorded their most successful album to date, entitled “Hysteria”, which sold over 25 million copies and achieved 12x platinum status in the US alone. It also topped both US Billboard 200 and UK Top 40 charts, while singles “Love Bites” topped the US Billboard Hot 100, and “Pour Some Sugar on Me”, “Armageddon It” and “Hysteria” entered the top 10 on the US Billboard Hot chart, which only increased Rick’s net worth.

In 1992, Def Leppard released their fifth studio album “Adrenalize”, the band’s last platinum album, with over three million sales in America. It topped both US Billboard 200 and UK Albums Chart, while the songs “Let’s Get Rocked”, “Tonight”, and “Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad” were most popular on the album. Their next two albums: “Slang” (1996) and “Euphoria” (1999) failed to achieve platinum status, but were placed relatively highly on the Billboard 200 chart. In the 2000s, the band recorded a pair of albums, “X” (2002) and “Songs from the Sparkle Lounge” (2008), and most recently, the self-titled “Def Leppard” album came out in 2015.

Regarding his personal life, Rick Allen was married to Stacey from 1991 to 2000, and he has a daughter with her, but divorce followed an arrest for spousal abuse. In October 2003, Allen married Lauren Monroe and has a daughter with her as well.

IMDB Wikipedia $50 million 1963-11-01 Actor British Def Leppard Derbyshire Dronfield England Geoffrey Allen Josefine Allen Kathleen Daly Lauren Monroe (m. 2003) Lauren Shane Allen November 1st 1963 Patrick Allen Rick Allen Net Worth Stacy Lauren Gilbert (m. 1991–2000) University of Georgia

Patrick Allen Quick Info

Full Name Rick Allen
Net Worth $50 Million
Date Of Birth November 1st 1963
Place Of Birth Dronfield, Derbyshire, England
Profession Actor
Education University of Georgia
Nationality British
Spouse Lauren Monroe (m. 2003), Stacy Lauren Gilbert (m. 1991–2000)
Children Lauren Shane Allen, Josefine Allen
Parents Kathleen Daly, Geoffrey Allen
Twitter https://twitter.com/rickallenlive
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1215188/
Allmusic http://www.allmusic.com/artist/rick-allen-mn0001913136
Movies MirrorMask

Patrick Allen Trademarks

  1. Famously plays with one arm having lost the other in a car accident

Patrick Allen Important Facts

  • On 23 October 1995, he (as a member of Def Leppard) performed a concert in Tangier, Morocco; then later that same day the band performed in London, England; then that night they performed again in Vancouver, Canada. Three concerts on three different continents in 24 hours. That stunt landed Def Leppard in the Guinness Book of World Records. The following day, the band flew to Singapore to begin a tour of Southeast Asia.
  • Rick has a daughter, Lauren Shane Allen born 20 May 1997.
  • Allen auditioned to Def Leppard with Thin Lizzy’s song, “Emerald”. According to band mate/founder Rick Savage, they sounded much better than they had in the past.
  • Allen is referenced in the song “Why’s Everybody Always Pickin’ on Me?” (on the Bloodhound Gang’s album, One Fierce Beer Coaster) in which the line “The drummer from Def Leppard’s only got one arm!” is shouted nine times in a row. He’s also referred to by Goldie Lookin’ Chain in their song ‘Self Suicide’: “That drummer from Def Leppard, his arm’s made ten times more money than he has.”.
  • He was given the Humanitarian Award on August 29, 2001.
  • Rick and his current wife, Lauren Monroe, founded the “Raven Drum Foundation”, which uses music as therapy.
  • Shares a birthday with Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman, Anthony Kiedis.
  • On the afternoon of 31 December 1984, Rick was driving with his girlfriend, when he was involved in a serious car accident. His seat belt had severed his left arm at he shoulder, and it was reattached with surgery. Three days later, the arm became infected and doctors had to amputate it. He taught himself to play drums using his right arm and left foot, and returned as a member of Def Leppard to record their 1987 mega-hit, Hysteria. He continues to record and perform with them.
  • Drummer for Def Leppard.

Patrick Allen Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Grand Theft Auto V 2013 Video Game writer: “Photograph” – as Richard John Cyril Allen Soundtrack
Rock of Ages 2012 writer: “Rock of Ages” – uncredited Soundtrack
That’s My Boy 2012 writer: “Rock Of Ages” Soundtrack
Skateland 2010 writer: “ROCK OF AGES” Soundtrack
Balls of Fury 2007 writer: “Rock Of Ages”, “Photograph”, “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – as Richard Allen Soundtrack
Mirrormask 2005 Man In a Box Actor
Pour Some Sugar on Me 1988 Short Rick Allen Actor
Unity 2015 Documentary Narrator (voice) Self
Def Leppard Viva! Hysteria Concert 2013 Video Himself Self
Celebrity Fit Club 2010 TV Series Himself Self
Save the American Wild Horse 2007 Documentary short Himself Self
Live with Kelly and Michael 2007 TV Series Himself Self
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2006 TV Series Himself Self
Def Leppard: Rock of Ages 2005 Video Himself Self
Classic Albums: Def Leppard – Hysteria 2002 Video documentary Himself Self
Def Leppard: RockWalk Induction 2000 Video documentary short Himself Self
The Howard Stern Radio Show 1999 TV Series Himself Self
Behind the Music 1998 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Drop Dead Rock 1996 Himself Self
Top of the Pops 1987-1995 TV Series Himself Self
MTV Video Music Awards 1992 1992 TV Special Himself Self
Fighting Back 1992 TV Series Himself Self
Brit Awards 1989 1989 TV Special Himself (Def Leppard) Self
Historia 1988 Video documentary Drums Self