Marilyn Mnason (real name - Brian Hugh Warner) is an American musician and artist known for his outrageous stage persona and image as the lead singer of the eponymous band. He was born on January 5, 1969 in Canton, Ohio to Barb Wyer and Hugh Warner.

His father was a Catholic and his mother Episcopalian. Manson was raised in his mother's religion, attending Heritage Christian School, though he later transferred out, graduating from GlenOak High School in 1987. In 1990, Warner was a college student attending Broward Community College working toward a journalism degree, and gaining experience in the field by writing music articles for a South Florida lifestyle magazine.

Before forming Marilyn Manson, he was involved with Twiggy Ramirez in two projects: Satan on Fire, a Christian death metal ensemble where he played bass, and Mrs. Scabtree, where he played drums. He formed Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids in Florida in 1989. In the summer of 1993, the band drew the attention of Trent Reznor. Reznor produced their 1994 debut album, “Portrait of an American Family” and released it on his Nothing label. The band began to develop a cult following, which grew larger with the release of “Smells Like Children” in 1995. That EP yielded the band's first big MTV hit with "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)", a cover of the 1983 Eurythmics hit. “Antichrist Superstar” (co-produced by Reznor) was an even greater success. Three of the band's albums have been awarded platinum certification and three more have been awarded gold, and the band has seen three of its releases debut in the top ten, including two number-one albums.

Manson's first work as a producer was with the band Jack Off Jill. Not only did he help name the band and produce most of the band's early recordings but also played guitar on the song "My Cat" and had the band open most of his South Florida shows. Manson later wrote the liner notes to the band's album “Humid Teenage Mediocrity”, a collection of early JOJ recordings.

Manson has appeared as a guest performer with several artists including rapper DMX's album “Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood” and on Godhead's “2000 Years of Human Error”  album -- the only album released on Manson's vanity label Posthuman.

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