Nikki Sixx
- Actor
- Composer
- Producer
Frank Ferranna II was born to Frank and Deana Ferranno. When Nikki was
in his thirties, he found out that he had a sister with down syndrome.
She was older than him. The day before he was to meet her for the first
time, she passed away. His father left him and his mother soon after he
was born. He was often swapped between his mother and his grandparents
and moved numerous times to numerous places. His mother was well known
for her long list of boyfriends which even included Richard Pryor. He
went to seven schools within 11 years. He moved out of his mother's
home, living in the streets and sold drugs until he was kicked out. He
went to live with his grandparents in Idaho and then to Los Angeles,
California. He formed Mötley Crüe in 1981 with
Tommy Lee,
Mick Mars, and
Vince Neil, after being in several bands, but
just after "London". Changed his name to Nikki Sixx legally before
joining Crüe. In December of 1987, Nikki was pronounced clinically dead
due to an overdose. After the incident, Mötley Crüe went into rehab.
Nikki married Brandi Brandt in 1989. They
had 3 children, Gunner Nicholas (b. 1991), Storm Brieanne (b. 1994) and
Dekker Nilsson (b. 1995). They divorced in November 1996. One month
after the divorce, Nikki married
Donna D'Errico in December 1996
and they had Frankie-Jean Mary (b. 2001). Nikki and Donna briefly
separated in 2001 and reconciled months later.
