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- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Rick Nielsen was born on December 22, 1948 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 (2017), Pixels (2015) and 10 Things I Hate About You (1999). He has been married to Karen since December 21, 1969. They have four children.
- SpouseKaren(December 21, 1969 - present) (4 children)
- Guitarist and main songwriter for rock band Cheap Trick.
- I'm a really normal guy. You know our song, the one that goes, 'It wasn't easy, it was hard as hell ... Never worked so hard, had so much pain.' That's really what Cheap Trick is all about: Work hard, keep trying.
- If you start having to tell people you're cool, you're not
- Duane Eddy is somebody I wanted to play like. I discovered him before The Beatles, and he totally got to me. He sent me a note back in 1977 and said that he really liked what Cheap Trick were doing. That's one of those 'Wow!' moments, you know?
- I was the Richard Gere non-lookalike in Illinois.
- I did what I believed in. It got me in trouble, but it also got me a job.
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