Cherie Currie (born November 30, 1959) is an American singer, musician and actress. Currie was the lead vocalist of The Runaways, an all-female hard rock (of which Joan Jett and Lita Ford were also members) proto-punk band from Los Angeles in the mid-to-late 1970s.Currie was the teenage lead vocalist for the all-female rock band The Runaways with bandmates Joan Jett, Lita Ford, Sandy West and Jackie Fox. Bomp! magazine described her as "the lost daughter of Iggy Pop and Brigitte Bardot."Currie, not yet 16, joined The Runaways in 1975. The teen rock anthem "Cherry Bomb" was written for her at the audition. Attitudes to her impact at that time differ; one reviewer has written that "the received wisdom that carved out new territory for female musicians is hard to justify - it's doubtful that the predominantly male audience who flocked to see the 16 year old in her undies picked up any feminist subtext".After three albums with The Runaways, (The Runaways, Queens of Noise, and Live in Japan ), Currie went on to record a solo album in 1978, Beauty's Only Skin Deep, for Polygram Records, and an album with her twin sister Marie, in 1980, as Cherie & Marie Currie , entitled Messin' With The Boys for Capitol Records. She then worked as an actress, starring in movies such as Foxes, Parasite, Wavelength, Twilight Zone: The Movie, The Rosebud Beach Hotel, Rich Girl, and others, as well as numerous guest spots on TV series (Matlock and Murder She Wrote, among others).Currie wrote a memoir of her teen years called Neon Angel: A Memoir of a Runaway. The book revolves around her dysfunctional family, her struggles with drugs and alcohol, sexual abuse and her days with The Runaways. The Runaways movie, a 2010 musical biographical drama film executive produced by Joan Jett, explores the relationship between Currie and Jett. In the film Currie is portrayed by Dakota Fanning.In 2008, Currie contributed to Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna's book, Cherry Bomb. Currently, Currie is a wood carving artist who uses a chain saw to create her works. Currie finally independently released her second solo album, Reverie, in 2015.
She was a member of the all-female rock group The Runaways , which also featured Joan Jett and Lita Ford.
In 1989, Price Stern Sloan published her autobiography, "Neon Angel", telling of her life in the entertainment business and recovery from drug abuse. She is working on an update of her story, which includes her 8 year marriage to actor Robert Hays , motherhood, and her current relationships with Joan Jett , Lita Ford and the other The Runaways members.
In 1975, when she was 16, she auditioned as lead singer for an all-girl rock band known as The Runaways. Managed by cult Hollywood figure Kim Fowley , the jailbait quintet also featured Joan Jett on rhythm guitar and vocals and Lita Ford on lead guitar. After two years with the group (and three records), she departed for a solo career, causing problems within the band.
According to her autobiography, "Neon Angel", she and Jodie Foster got along real well during the making of Foxes . But Jodies mother was not all that interested in Jodie making friends with Cherie.
Daughter of actress Marie Harmon.
Younger sister of actress Sondra Currie and twin sister of Marie Currie.
Former sister-in-law of Steve Lukather. Sister-in-law of Alan J. Levi.
Is portrayed by Dakota Fanning in The Runaways .
(April 2004) Cherie had reinvented herself once again, this time as a chainsaw artist. She recently opened her own gallery in Chatsworth, California.
(July 2005) She entered chainsaw artist contests all along the California coast and regularly placed in the top three.
She collapsed onto her kitchen floor and burst into tears when she learned Dakota Fanning had signed to play her in The Runaways . Cherie later gave Dakota a custom made guitar for her 16th birthday.
(October 2013) Cherie was awarded the Rock Legend Award at the 2013 Malibu Music Awards. Lita Ford presented the award to her and they reunited onstage after 35 years.
Her son, Jake Hays, learned to play guitar well enough to be included in recent recording sessions, and as a member of her current touring band.
Through the 1990s, she worked as a drug counselor for addicted teenagers and as a personal fitness trainer.
Bomp! magazine described her as "the lost daughter of Iggy Pop and Brigitte Bardot ".
Was originally cast as Brenda in Savage Streets but was replaced by Linda Blair.
