Jim Root

Guitarist

Birthday October 2, 1971

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Las Vegas, NV

Age 52 years old

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About

Guitarist for the heavy metal band Slipknot alongside singer Corey Taylor, drummers Jay Weinberg and Joey Jordison, fellow guitarist Mick Thomson, percussionists Chris Fehn and Shawn Crahan, DJ Sid Wilson, and keyboardist Craig Jones. He also became a guitarist for Stone Sour, an alternative metal group.

Before Fame

He used to be a waiter and busboy. He has played with groups like Atomic Opera.

Trivia

He won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2006 for the song "Before I Forget" with Slipknot.

Family Life

In 2004, he started dating Cristina Scabbia, who is a member of the band Lacuna Coil. The couple split in 2017. He was also romantically linked to Kissa Von Addams. 

Associated With

He became bandmates with Corey Taylor in both Slipknot and Stone Sour.