Lars Ulrich Parents: Meet Torben Ulrich, Lone Ulrich

Lars Ulrich is a Danish musician and one of the founding members of the heavy metal band Metallica. He is he son of Torben Ulrich and Lone Ulrich.

His father Torben Ulrich is a writer, musician, filmmaker and former professional tennis player. He established the collaborative improvised music group “Instead Of” in 2005.

Torben Ulrich started painting in 1971. His work has been shown in Copenhagen, Paris, Dublin, New York, Los Angeles, Houston, and Seattle, among other places.

He has appeared in two Jrgen Leth films, Motion Picture (1969) and Moments of Play (1986). He co-directed (with Gil de Kermadec) and appeared in “The Ball and The Wall” (1988), and co-directed (with Rick New and Molly Martin) and appeared in “Body & Being: Before the Wall” (2002).

In 1986, his father Torben Ulrich got the Gerlev Prize from Denmark’s Gerlev Idraetshjskole for athletic and cultural services. In 2006, he was honoured by the Klara Karolines Fond for “inspiring artists of all kinds and for his views on athletics, art, and existence.”

Lars Ulrich found interest in February 1973, when his father obtained passes to a Deep Purple concert held in the same Copenhagen stadium as one of his tournaments. Nine-year-old Lars was captivated by the performance and purchased the band’s album Fireball the following day.

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