American singer and musician Bret Michaels was born on March 15, 1963. He rose to prominence as the vocalist for the rock band Poison which has amassed over 50 million album sales worldwide and 15 million in the United States alone.
Additionally, the group has reached number one with “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” and has charted ten tracks into the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100.
In addition to his work as a vocalist, Michaels has released a number of successful solo albums such as the 1998 soundtrack album for the film A Letter from Death Row, in which he starred, wrote and directed and the 2003 rock album Songs of Life.
The country-influenced rock album Freedom of Sound, released by Michaels in 2005, was inspired by his appearance as a judge on the talent show Nashville Star.
Bret Michaels’ Early Life
Bret Michael Sychak the future Michaels was born to Wally and Marjorie Sychak on March 15, 1963, in Butler, Pennsylvania (north of Pittsburgh) and he spent his formative years in Mechanicsburg. He graduated from the Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School. Michelle and Nicole, his sisters, are his siblings.
He says his parents planned to give him Maverick as a middle name all along, like James Garner’s role in the classic Western TV series Maverick. His paternal grandfather was Carpato-Rusyn and he also has Irish, English, German and Swiss ancestry. Nick Sychak, Bret’s great-uncle, was a member of the U.S. Army who was killed in France during the Normandy Invasion of 1944.
Michaels became ill when he was six years old and it was during his three-week hospital stay that his condition was identified as Type 1 diabetes.
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Kristi’s birthday is December 25th and she was born in Vancouver, Canada. In this house, she was able to put down roots for most of her formative years. Kristi is a well-known actress who has been in a number of films and television series.
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Bret Michaels’ Profession
Michaels formed his first band as a teen, which included himself, drummer Rikki Rockett, bassist Bobby Dall and guitarist David Besselman. Besselman departed the band owing to artistic differences and in 1983 the remaining members recruited Matt Smith to start a new band called Paris in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
After getting sick of the Pennsylvania pub scene, the band rebranded itself as Poison and relocated to Los Angeles in 1984. During the same year that Michaels and Lewis started dating, Michaels wrote “Thriller” on his 16-year-old girlfriend Tracy Lewis. The band’s efforts to break through ultimately wore Matt Smith down to the point that he left. C.C. DeVille, who replaced him, wound up becoming a friend and an adversary to Michaels.
Bret Michaels’ Tv and Acting Career
Michaels co-founded the film production business Sheen/Michaels Entertainment with actor Charlie Sheen, under which banner Michaels wrote, directed and starred in the 1998 film A Letter from Death Row, for which he also published an accompanying soundtrack record. Michaels also directed and acted in another film, No Code of Conduct, which they released in the same year.
In addition to the aforementioned film, their business was also responsible for the production of the Marlon Brando and Mira Sorvino film Free Money, as well as the surf film In God’s Hands, in which Michaels also appeared in a minor role.
Michaels had an appearance on the CBS sitcom Yes, Dear on the episode titled “Greg’s Big Day,” which first aired on November 6, 2000. Between 2001 and 2004, he also made three guest appearances on The Chris Isaak Show.
Bret Michaels’ Personal Life
Michaels proposed to his on-again, off-again girlfriend of 16 years, Kristi Lynn Gibson while filming the series finale of his reality show Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It. He and Gibson’s split was publicly reported in July 2012. Raine Elizabeth (born May 20, 2000) and Jorja Bleu were born to them (b. May 5, 2005).
Pets Rock, a range of pet apparel and accessories designed by Michaels, is available at PetSmart.
Michaels dated Pamela Anderson at one point. In 1998 an edited version of the s*x tape that Poison and Michaels had made began to circulate online; on September 7, 2005, Metro Studios released the full version of the tape on DVD. This was after the couple’s longtime attorney, Ed McPherson, had obtained a federal injunction prohibiting the distribution of the tape.
CBS and the Tony Awards Lawsuit
Michaels was hurt on June 7, 2009, while performing the opening number at the 63rd Tony Awards. When he finished his song “Poison” and started walking offstage to the back, he got hit in the head by the descending set.
A broken nose was the initial injury recorded. Michaels sued the Tony Awards and CBS in 2010 for undisclosed damages after the hemorrhage incident, saying the occurrence was to blame for Michaels’s condition.
The parties announced their settlement agreement on May 14, 2012, for an undisclosed sum. Michaels expressed his gratitude to the staff at the Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix for rescuing his life and career.
Kristi Gibson and Bret Michaels’ Relationship
When Kristi and Bret first met in 1994, they quickly became close friends. They seemed to get along right away. It took Bret and Kristi 18 years of on-and-off dating before they finally committed to each other.
On the series finale of Bret Michaels: Life as I Know It, aired on December 22, 2010, Bret popped the question to Kristi and she accepted. Kristi was there when the diagnosis of a brain hemorrhage proved fatal. That couple didn’t make it to the altar, unfortunately. They were engaged for two years until they finally broke up. They’re no longer together, but they’ve managed to keep their friendship and co-parent their girls well.
Who is Bret Michaels’ Wife in 2022?
As of the year 2022, Bret is all on his own. A closer inspection of his dating record however reveals that he has been involved in more than one serious relationship. The singer and Amber Lake were said to be dating, but their engagement never happened. Their relationship ended because they had incompatible work commitments.
Ever since he and Kristi broke up Michaels has not been seen with another lady. The constant demands of his touring career doomed most of his attempts at relationships. The touring musician’s annual tour schedule often spans six to eight months. He says he plans to settle down once he finishes his singing career.
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