- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- The Rock 'n' Roll Junkie
- Herman Brood was born on November 5, 1946 in Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands. He was an actor and composer, known for The American (2010), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) and Cha-Cha (1979). He was married to Xandra Jansen. He died on July 11, 2001 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- SpouseXandra Jansen(1985 - July 11, 2001) (his death, 3 children)
- Hedonistic "sex, drugs, and rock and roll" lifestyle.
- Known for his hedonistic lifestyle of "sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll", Brood was an enfant terrible and a cultural figure whose suicide by jumping from a hotel roof, apparently influenced by a failure to kick his drug and alcohol habit, strengthened his controversial status; according to a poll organised to celebrate fifty years of Dutch popular music, it was the most significant event in its history.
- Singer, Painter
- Jumped from the roof of the Amsterdam Hilton hotel. This is the same hotel where John Lennon and Yoko Ono had their bed-in in 1969.
- Daughter Brenda
- Daughter Lola
- I accept you as I am.
- I stopped drinking once. It was the worst 20 minutes of my life.
- Everywhere I am welcome, and yet I belong nowhere.
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