Maynard James Keenan

Biography

Maynard James Keenan is an American musician and vocalist who has fronted the rock bands Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer, and he has also worked as an actor. Born in Ohio and raised in Ohio and Michigan, he served in the United States Army and studied at the Kendall College of Art and Design before moving to Los Angeles in 1988, where he co-founded Tool with guitarist Adam Jones. With Tool he released albums including Undertow and Ænima, which won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 1998, and Lateralus. He formed A Perfect Circle in 1999 and later worked under the name Puscifer. On screen he appeared as Satan in Bikini Bandits (2002) and its sequel Bikini Bandits 2: Golden Rod (2004), had a cameo in Crank: High Voltage (2009), and was the subject of the winemaking documentary Blood Into Wine (2010).

62years old

Turns 63 on April 17in 157 days

Born April 17, 1964Ravenna
Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
James Herbert Keenan (birth name)Also credited as MJK and Maynard Keenan

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 15 years2010 to 2025

Every film, newest first

2025Ozzy: No Escape from NowIMDb rating 8.3
2011VileIMDb rating 4.8
2010Blood Into WineIMDb rating 7.0

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A role that slipped away
Keenan was considered as a candidate for the vocalist spot in what became Rage Against the Machine, after jamming with Tom Morello and Brad Wilk, but the pair chose Zack de la Rocha instead.
About the name
While serving in the military, Keenan picked up the nickname Maynard on a whim, taking it from a fictional character he had invented back in high school.
A change of course
Keenan declined an appointment to West Point and chose a music career instead, after becoming disillusioned with his colleagues' values and believing West Point would not tolerate his dissidence.
Behind the camera
While touring with Tool, Keenan put together Puscifer's debut album "V" Is for Vagina, recording in a tour bus, hotel rooms, and studios; he financed and released it in October 2007.
Beyond film
Keenan debuted Puscifer with a cabaret-style show at the Pearl Concert Theater in the Palms Casino Resort in Paradise, Nevada, on February 13 to 15, 2009. The show was so abstract it is not easily described.