Rick Allen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rick Allen
Occupation	Drummer
Date Of Birth	Nov 1, 1963(1963-11-01)
Age	61
Birthplace	Dronfield
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Scorpio

Rick Allen Biography

Rick Allen is one of the most popular and richest Drummer who was born on November 1, 1963 in Dronfield, England, United Kingdom. Drummer for the rock band Def Leppard. He is notable for his musical talent despite having lost his right arm in early career. Fans refer to him as “The Thunder God”.

Together with Phil Colen, he is a founding member in Def Leppard.

Richard John Cyril Allen (born 1 November 1963) is an English drummer who has played for the hard rock band Def Leppard since 1978. He overcame the amputation of his left arm in 1984 and continued to play with the band, which subsequently went on to its most commercially successful phase. He is known as “The Thunder God” by fans. He is ranked No. 7 on the UK website Gigwise in The Greatest Drummers of All Time list.

On the afternoon of 31 December 1984, Allen was involved in a car accident, with his then-girlfriend Miriam Barendsen, on the A57 road in the countryside a few miles west of Sheffield. While trying to pass another car at a high speed, he lost control of his Corvette C4, which hit a dry stone wall and entered a field. He was thrown from the car because his safety belt had been improperly fastened, causing his left arm to be severed. His girlfriend suffered head, neck and spine injuries from severe whiplash. Doctors initially reattached Allen’s arm but, because of an infection, it had to be re- amputated. His right shoulder was also severely broken in the accident. Despite losing his arm, Allen soon decided to continue playing drums with Def Leppard, and adopted a specially-designed electronic drum kit. The band took a hiatus from onstage performances until 1986, when Allen was able to return to live drumming. He has since re-adopted partially-acoustic drum kits depending on the setting.

Stacy Lauren Gilbert was his first wife. He later remarried Lauren Monroe. From each marriage, he had a daughter.

Rick Allen Net Worth

Rick Allen is one of the richest Drummer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rick Allen 's net worth $50 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

When he was 15 years old, he learned how to play the drums. In 1979, he dropped out of school.

He composed the soundtrack to the Disney movie Brink!

Rick Allen was born on 1 November 1963 in Dronfield, Derbyshire to Geoffrey Allen and Kathleen Moore, and started playing drums at the age of nine. He performed in the bands Grad, Smokey Blue, Rampant, and the Johnny Kalendar Band. When Allen was 14, his mother replied on his behalf to an advertisement placed by a band called Def Leppard looking for a drummer to replace Tony Kenning (“Leppard loses skins” was the advertisement’s headline). He later joined the band on 1 November 1978, which was his 15th birthday. In 1979, he dropped out of school to concentrate on a career in music. Allen celebrated his 16th birthday with a performance at the Hammersmith Odeon, when Def Leppard opened for AC/DC.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Rick Allen height 5 ft 9 in Rick weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Rick Allen Dating?

According to our records, Rick Allen married to Lauren Monroe , Stacy Lauren Gilbert. As of December 1, 2023, Rick Allen’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Rick Ranked on the list of most popular Drummer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Rick Allen celebrates birthday on November 1 of every year.

How old was Def Leppard drummer when he lost his arm?

The 58-year-old musician famously lost his left arm to amputation after a near-fatal auto accident in England in 1984. Allen lost his arm after he was thrown through the sunroof of his car, and his left arm got caught in the seatbelt when it came undone during the crash. As a result, the arm was severed from his body.

How did Rick Allen lost arm?

Allen was attempting to overtake another car at high speed, but it span out, hit a drystone wall, and crashed into a field. His left arm was severed as a result. “I left the car and landed in a field, and I think my arm was left in the car,” Allen told the BBC’s Fighting Back in 1992.

What happened to Rick from Def Leppard?

While attempting to pass an Alfa Romeo on a winding country road near Sheffield, England, he lost control of his Corvette C4 and rolled it several times, in the process losing his left arm. An arm to a drummer is 25% of his ability to play.

Is Rick Allen a good drummer?

Def Leppard’s Rick Allen was recently voted the world’s best drummer by a gear sales website called Music Radar.

How much is Def Leppard worth?

Joe Elliott is the richest member of Def Leppard with his $70 million net worth. He first joined a local band named Atomic Mass. Then the name of the band was changed to Def Leppard. He became the lead singer of the band and was the voice behind all of these great songs of the band.