Background
Leo, Ted was born on September 11, 1970 in South Bend, Indiana, United States.
Leo, Ted was born on September 11, 1970 in South Bend, Indiana, United States.
Bachelor in English, University Notre Dame, 1993.
He is the frontman and lead guitarist of punk rock group Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, and in 2013, he and Aimee Mann formed the indie rock duo The Both. Musical career
In the 1990s, Leo played in bands that included Chisel, Puzzlehead, and The Sin-Eaters. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists was formed in 1999 in Washington, District of Columbia The group recorded six studio albums between 1999 and 2010.
Leo has also maintained a consistent presence as a solo performer since the 1990s.
In early 2013, Leo and Aimee Mann formed a duo called The Both, after Leo had toured with Mann for several months as her supporting acting He and Mann began writing songs together, and in March 2013, the duo performed their first show together as The Both (originally formatted as the hashtag #BOTH).
Their self-titled debut album, The Both, was released in April 2014. Born in South Bend, Indiana, Leo grew up in Bloomfield, New Jersey, where his family was from, and spent many formative years in the hardcore punk scene of New York City during the 1980s and early 1990s.
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.
Personal life
Leo is a vegan, and has served as a spokesman for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. He makes frequent radio appearances as a contributor to programs on WFMU, most notably to Tom Scharpling"s "The Best Show on WFMU.".
Leo was a founding member of the New York punk band Citizens Arrest in 1989. Leo"s brothers, Chris and Danny Leo, are also singer-songwriters, and have been members of bands such as Native Nod, The Lapse, The Van Pelt, Vague Angels, and Holy Childhood.