# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/chuck-schuldiner
# Generated: 2026-08-13T03:26:51.612Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/chuck-schuldiner"
name: "Chuck Schuldiner"
slug: "chuck-schuldiner"
description: "Charles Michael Schuldiner was an American musician. He co-founded the pioneering Florida death metal band Death in 1983, in which he was the guitarist, primary songwriter and only continuous member until his death in 2001 of a brain tumor. He became the lead vocalist in 1985 after original drummer and vocalist Kam Lee left the band. His obituary in the January 5, 2002, issue of Kerrang! described him as \"one of the most significant figures in the history of metal.\" Schuldiner was ranked No. 10 in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists in 2009 and No. 20 in March 2004 Guitar World's \"The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists\". In 1987, Schuldiner founded the publishing company Mutilation Music, affiliated with performance rights organization BMI."
tagline: "American musician (1967–2001)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Chuck_Schuldiner_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1967-05-13"
deathDate: "2001-12-13"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             0
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  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump