- The film 'Chopper' was released in 2000, loosely based on Chopper Read's life.
- Does commercials with the police in Australia against Domestic Violence. (February 2006)
- He had a film based on his life called Chopper in 2000.
- He is buried in Fawkner Cemetery, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia.
- He is of Scottish ancestry, Read is a common Scottish surname.
- Author of two bestselling autobiographical novels, 'Chopper: From The Inside' and 'Chopper 2: Hits and Memories.'.
- His famous moniker 'Chopper' comes from a nickname he was given in primary school, after a character in the Hanna Barbera cartoon 'Yakky Doodle.'.
- Has Irish, Scottish and Chinese ancestry.
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