Richie Kotzen was born on February 3, 1970 in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991), WiseGirls (2002) and The Best Man (1999). He has been married to Julia Lage since February 27, 2017. He was previously married to Deanna Eve.
Former guitarist for rock bands Poison and Mr. Big. He was fired from Poison when it was discovered he was in a romantic relationship with his band-mate Rikki Rockett's fiancée, Deanna Eve.
In 2006 recorded and released the Ai Senshi album. This was a
collection of theme music from the Japanese Anime series Gundam,
rerecorded by Kotzen and sung entirely in English.
As a solo artist, opened for The Rolling Stones' "A Bigger Bang Tour" in Japan.
Only played on one Poison album - 1993's Native Tongue. His song "Stand" made it to Billboard's Top 20.