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Eric Carr

American drummer, member of the rock band Kiss (1950–1991)

PersonDied aged 41humanQ316562

Also known as Paul Caravello · Paul Charles Caravello

Born: July 12, 1950
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1.Stated in IMDbRetrieved 2015-07-21
2.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in DiscogsRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in DiscogsRetrieved 2017-10-09
5.Stated in Encyclopaedia MetallumRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Died: November 24, 1991
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1.Stated in IMDbRetrieved 2015-07-21
2.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in DiscogsRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in DiscogsRetrieved 2017-10-09
5.Stated in Encyclopaedia MetallumRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Birthplace: Brooklyn
Place of death: Brooklyn
, New York City
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: drummer
, musician
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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Education: High School of Art and Design
, Kingsborough Community College

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Paul Charles Caravello, better known as Eric Carr, was an American musician. He was the drummer for the rock band Kiss from 1980 until his death in 1991. Caravello was selected as the new Kiss drummer after Peter Criss departed. He created the stage name "Eric Carr" and designed his on-stage Fox persona. He remained a member of Kiss until his death from heart cancer in 1991.

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Cause of death: cancer
Manner of death: natural causes
Website: ericcarr.com web feed url: ericcarr.com
Instrument: drum kit
Genre: hard rock
Label: Casablanca Records
Given name: Eric
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1.Stated in International Standard Name IdentifierRetrieved 2015-07-21
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Family name: Carr
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-16
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Start of work period: 1965
Name in native language: Eric Carr
Social media followers: 79,437(February 3, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 85882894
77,599(February 27, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 85882894
75,125(January 2, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 85882894
71,343(April 25, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 85882894
Member of: Kiss
Appears in the form of: The Fox
Pseudonym: The Fox statement is subject of: The Fox
Place of burial: Cedar Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum
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1.Stated in Find a Grave
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