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- Birth nameColin Powell
- Cozy Powell was born on December 29, 1947 in Cirencester, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for Hot Fuzz (2007), MacGruber (2010) and Uutishuone (2009). He died on April 5, 1998 in Bristol, England, UK.
- In the British television-show "Record Breakers", he played 400 drums in just 58 seconds.
- Died when he lost control of his car whilst talking to his girlfriend on his mobile phone.
- Appeared on Roy Castle's programme Record Breakers (1972) breaking his own record of beating drums. The drums were set in rows and he was beating each drum once as he ran along each row.
- His partner at the time of his death was Ms. Sharon Reeve.
- Was working with long-time collaborator Brian May (of Queen) on material for Brian May's next solo album ("Another World" [1998]) at the time of his death. Much was completed, and Brian May chose to finish the project's drum parts himself (through a mix of live and programmed percussion) rather than bring in a new session drummer.
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