| Ted Leo | |
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Ted Leo performing at the 2006 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Theodore Francis Leo |
| Born | September 11, 1970 , South Bend, Indiana, United States |
| Genres | Pop punk, indie rock, Hardcore punk, Thrashcore, Mod revival, Powerpop |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter, guitarist |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | Ace Fu, Gern Blandsten, Lookout!, Touch and Go, Matador Records |
| Associated acts | Citizens Arrest, Chisel, The Sin-Eaters, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists |
| Website | www.tedleo.com |
Theodore F. Leo (born September 11, 1970, in South Bend, Indiana[1][2]), called "Ted," as a short form of "Theodore," is an American punk rock/indie rock songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, though he is most known for his singing and guitar playing. Leo has been in many bands, including Citizens Arrest, Chisel, the Sin-Eaters, the Spinanes, and Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, his current group. He has also kept up a consistent presence as a solo performer since the late 1990s.
Though born in Indiana, Leo grew up in Bloomfield, New Jersey, where his family is from, and spent many formative years in the hardcore punk scene of New York City during the 1980s and early 1990s.[3] He graduated from Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange in 1988 and the University of Notre Dame in the fall of 1993 with a degree in English.[4] His brothers Chris Leo and Danny Leo are also singer-songwriters, and members of Native Nod, The Lapse, The Van Pelt, Vague Angels and Holy Childhood. He is a vegan.[5]
Ted is a fan of and frequent contributor to WFMU, most notably to Tom Scharpling's "The Best Show on WFMU."
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