In 2014, Dee was the recipient of the prestigious Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award for his charitable work spanning several decades. His producer credits extend to the off-Broadway hit ensemble, the Puppet Shakespeare Players, and the international award-winning short film, Fool's Day. Dee Snider's Rock & Roll Christmas Tale (lyrics, music, and book by Dee Snider) completed highly successful runs in Chicago and Toronto. Following his critically acclaimed album Dee Does Broadway, Snider's Broadway connection has continued to grow. Dee's hit songwriting credits extend to many genres of music and have been covered by major artists the world over. Pictures' release of Rock of Ages, which features two of Dee's biggest hits. His autobiography, Shut Up and Give Me the Mic, was released in the summer of 2012 by Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster to critical acclaim, coinciding with Warner Bros.
His starring role on Broadway in the hit musical Rock of Ages generated national interest, culminating in a spot on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, where Dee guested with the Roots and Jimmy on Dee's self-penned hit, I Wanna Rock. The Mexican government recruited Dee as well, using both him and the anthem in an antidishonesty campaign to gain attention on their bid to set the country on a judicial road to recovery. During his run to become governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger asked Dee to lead the way in singing We're Not Gonna Take It at a campaign stop on the steps of the California State Capitol building in Sacramento. Dee, along with Frank Zappa and John Denver, famously turned DC politics upside down by carrying a banner of Dee's Twisted Sister legendary anthem, We're Not Gonna Take It, at the hearings. On the small screen, Dee played himself in the VH1 original film, Warning: Parental Advisory, recreating his role during the 1985 congressional record labeling hearings. StrangeLand 2 is currently under development.
Dee wrote, produced, and starred in Dee Snider's StrangeLand, which has become a cult classic that helped create the torture film subgenre. He also served a yearlong stint as the voice of MSNBC.
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As a voiceover artist, he can be heard in many radio and TV commercials, animated shows, and documentaries. His own nationally syndicated radio show House of Hair will soon celebrate twenty-five years on over 200 stations in North America.
He has starred in several reality TV shows and has been a frequent host on MTV. While he is perhaps best known as the lead singer and songwriter of the '80s sensation Twisted Sister, there is so much more to Dee Snider.
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