David Lee Roth was born in Bloomington Indiana in 1954. A few years later, his father Nathan, a doctor, moved the family to sunny California. The move proved to be a good one because while attending Pasadena Community College, David hooked up with the Van Halen brothers and Michael Anthony to form the Mighty Van Halen hard rock band. Their debut album was in 1978, the self titled album "Van Halen". Their biggest success was the song "Jump" in 1984 - the song reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts. In 1985, Dave decided to branch out on his own and leave the popular Van Halen. Dave's EP "Crazy From The Heat" was a hit and his solo career was on its way. As years passed, Dave's solo career faded. In 1996, Van Halen and Dave reconvened (due to the departure of Dave's replacement, Sammy Hagar) for two new songs on the band's greatest hits CD. Their reunion was short lived as the Van Halen brothers chose a another singer (Gary Cherone formerly of Extreme) over Dave. In 1997, he wrote and released his autobiography book titled "Crazy From The Heat". These days, he still tours as a solo artist.


Lead singer of Van Halen from the mid-'70s through 1985. One of the few all-time famous rock stars who has never married. After an unsuccessful reunion attempt in 1996, he reconvened with Van Halen again in 2000. They recorded a couple of songs but soon parted ways due to legal reasons. He will be training in New York City to be an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) [2004] Works with guitarist Brian Young, who was a member of an early Van Halen tribute band called The Atomic Punks. Back in the mid-1970s when Van Halen was forming, the band originally agreed on the name "Mammoth". When they found out later that "Mammoth" was already taken, it was Dave's idea to call the band Van Halen. He is fluent in Spanish. Attended John Muir High School in Pasadena, California. Graduated in 1972. When he first joined the band that would become Van Halen, he wanted the group to be an all-covers band. Ranked #100 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists. Is of Ukranian descent.