Jocko Marcellino

Background

He was born on May 12, 1950 in Quincy, Massachusetts, the fifth of six children.

Education

He attended as member of the class of 1972. During his freshman year at the age of 19, a group of students and Marcellino formed Sha Na Na. In the summer of 1969, Marcellino performed with Sha Na Na at Woodstock, only the group"s eighth performance.

In between performances around the world, Marcellino earned a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University and later a Masters degree in Drama from New York University.

Career

He performed with Sha Na Na at the original Woodstock Festival, in the movie Grease and in The Sha Na Na Show, their worldwide syndicated television show. He began drumming at age 7 and formed his first band, The Miltones from Milton, Massachusetts at age 13. At 17, he joined The Pilgrims with saxophonist Lennie Baker, whom he later recruited for Sha Na Na.

He was also an all conference and all state football player at Archbishop Williams High School in Braintree, Massachusetts.

He also acted in the films Rainman, National Security and Hot to Trot. Marcellino has also written and performed songs for the films Rainman, That"s Life and Night Of The Comet.

And television shows Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Office, Terriers, Castle, Kath & Kim, Parks and Recreation, Golden Boy, Once Upon a Time and Entertainment and Sports Programming Network"s Monday Countdown. He also tours with his side rhythm and blues band "Jocko and the Rockets".

Achievements

• Marcellino has continued to tour approximately fifty shows a year for the last forty-five years with Sha Na Na joined by co-founder Donny York and long-term member Screamin" Scott Simon, occasionally performing with his nephew-in-law Dave Grohl.

Membership

Sha Na Na.

Connections

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