Mark Mothersbaugh

Mark Mothersbaugh (born May 18, 1950, in Akron, Ohio) is an American musician, composer, singer, and painter.

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Mothersbaugh was lead singer of the New Wave rock group Devo. After Devo dissolved in 1990, Mothersbaugh went on to a successful career as a writer of music for TV and movies. His credits include the soundtracks for the television show Pee-wee's Playhouse, Rugrats (both the TV series and the movies), MTV's Liquid Television, and many movies including Happy Gilmore, Lords of Dogtown, The Big Squeeze, Drop Dead Gorgeous, and The Birdcage, along with Wes Anderson efforts Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, Bottle Rocket,and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. He has also written music for video games, including Crash Bandicoot and The Sims 2 as Mutato Muzika, with other Devo members. He was the composer for the third season of Dawson's Creek.

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Mothersbaugh also paints, in a style influenced by surrealism and Andy Warhol.

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May 18: May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). There are 227 days remaining....

1950: 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar)....

Akron, Ohio: Akron is located in Summit County, Ohio. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 217,074. It is the largest city in Summit County and is the county seat ....

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