DAVID LEE ROTH

Is he a heartthrob or a rock singer? An actor or a jungle explorer? A bit of video fluff or an accomplished media-manipulator? Actually, David Lee Roth is all this and more. One of the most entertaining rock personalities of the ’80s, Roth helped establish himself and Van Halen as a #1 act—before abruptly shifting gears, recording an EP of old material and then leaving the band amid accusations and controversy.