- His ex-wife, Skylar Satenstein, dated Matt Damon in college. Later on, she became the inspiration for the character played by Minnie Driver in Good Will Hunting (1997), who was also named Skylar.
- Former boyfriend of actress Connie Nielsen.
- His fear of death is the subject of the Metallica song "Frantic".
- Is a huge fan of Oasis.
- Good friend of Sean Penn.
- His father is Torben Ulrich who was a professional tennis player. Lars was a serious tennis player as a child.
- Has 3 children: Myles Ulrich (b. August 5, 1998) and Layne (b. May 6, 2001) from a previous marriage with Skylar Satenstein, and Bryce Ulrich-Nielsen (b. May 21, 2007), with former girlfriend Connie Nielsen.
- Drummer for the heavy metal band Metallica
- He immigrated with his family to Los Angeles in 1980 at the age of 16.
- Third son (with actress Connie Nielsen), Bryce Ulrich-Nielsen, born May 21, 2007.
- Lives in Tiburon, California.
- Maintains his Danish citizenship and continues to travel with his Danish passport.
- Almost became the frontman of Metallica as James Hetfield was too shy to sing.
- His ex-wife, Skylar Satenstein, had no idea he was from Metallica when they first started dating.
- His paternal grandmother, Ulla Meyer, was from a Jewish family with deep roots in Denmark, and his paternal grandfather, Einer Ulrich, was of German origin. His mother's ancestry is Danish and one eighth Jewish.
- In a 2020 poll taken as a guest on Howard Stern's SiriusXM show, Ulrich rated Led Zeppelin's John Bonham as rock's greatest drummer of all time.
- Sons Myles (b. August 5, 1998) and Layne (b. May 6, 2001), together with now ex-wife Skylar Satenstein.
- Legendary jazz saxophonist Dexter Gordon was his godfather.
- Friend of Bradley Cooper, he was second camera for the A Star Is Born (2018) sequence shot during the Glastonbury festival 2017 before the Kris Kristofferson section.
- On holiday for some time before starting the recordings of the new album. (March 2005)
- On tour with Metallica supporting 'Death Magnetic". (October 2008)
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