Eddie Van Halen

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1/26/1955

Place of Birth

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Also Known As

Van Halen HalenEdward Lodewijk Van Halen

Eddie Van Halen

Biography

Eddie Van Halen (26 January 1955 - 6 October 2020) was a Dutch-American musician, songwriter, producer, and inventor. Moving with his family (headed by musician Jan Van Halen) to Pasadena, California as a boy, Eddie and brother Alex were both trained on classical piano. Eddie got a paper route to pay for a drum set, but Alex spent far more time playing it while Eddie was at work, so Eddie "stole" Alex's guitar to get back at him, and they continued to play those instruments for the rest of their careers. The Van Halen brothers started a band called Mammoth, eventually recruiting frontman David...

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