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Henry Rollins
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<p>Henry Lawrence Garfield (born February 13, 1961), known professionally as Henry Rollins, is an American singer, writer, <a href="/facts/Spoken_word/RKrKA1cq">spoken word</a> artist, actor, comedian, and presenter. After performing in the short-lived <a href="/facts/Hardcore_punk/eonxzUyP">hardcore punk</a> band <a href="/facts/State_of_Alert/M5Er4w7j">State of Alert</a> in 1980, Rollins fronted the California hardcore band <a href="/facts/Black_Flag_(band)/7kW3GV3k">Black Flag</a> from 1981 to 1986. Following the band's breakup, he established the record label and publishing company <a href="/facts/2.13.61/C7zIxV61">2.13.61</a> to release his spoken word albums, and formed the <a href="/facts/Rollins_Band/zwTomCFe">Rollins Band</a>, which toured with a number of lineups from 1987 to 2003 and in 2006. </p><p>Rollins has hosted numerous radio shows, such as <i>Harmony in My Head</i> on <a href="/facts/Indie_103/XDodMxaI">Indie 103</a>, and television shows such as <i><a href="/facts/The_Henry_Rollins_Show/0IEjwGC2">The Henry Rollins Show</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/120_Minutes/dxMKDQNw">120 Minutes</a></i>. He had recurring dramatic roles in the second season of <i><a href="/facts/Sons_of_Anarchy/m9SjCIWh">Sons of Anarchy</a></i> as <a href="/facts/A.J._Weston/dSmeLLCb">A.J. Weston</a>, in the final 2 seasons of the animated series <i><a href="/facts/The_Legend_of_Korra/cqrS2NWm">The Legend of Korra</a></i> as <a href="/facts/Zaheer/c7jL3AwA">Zaheer</a>, and has also had roles in several films. He has campaigned for various political causes in the United States, including the promotion of <a href="/facts/Gay_rights_in_the_United_States/CANcd6oJ">gay rights</a>, <a href="/facts/World_Hunger_Relief/kLRrHtI1">World Hunger Relief</a>, the <a href="/facts/West_Memphis_Three/U6d0mSUu">West Memphis Three</a>, and an <a href="/facts/Peace_movement/K9ptryLE">end to all war</a>. He currently hosts a weekly radio show on <a href="/facts/KCRW/FjJ2N5kS">KCRW</a>, is a regular columnist for <i><a href="/facts/Rolling_Stone_Australia/4lRR6an3">Rolling Stone Australia</a></i>, and was a regular columnist for <i><a href="/facts/LA_Weekly/hV6oULoH">LA Weekly</a></i>. </p>