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Michael Stephen Portnoy [2] (born April 20, 1967) is an American musician who is primarily known as the drummer, backing vocalist, and co-founder of progressive metal band Dream Theater. In September 2010, Portnoy announced his departure from Dream Theater after 25 years, with Mike Mangini taking his place as drummer of the band.
Michael Portnoy (born August 2, 1971) is an American visual artist, filmmaker, choreographer and performance artist. He calls himself a "Director of Behavior". He calls himself a "Director of Behavior".
John Peter Petrucci (born July 12, 1967) is an American guitarist, best known as a founding member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater.He produced or co-produced (often with Mike Portnoy before Portnoy's absence from the band 2010-2023) all of Dream Theater's albums from Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999), and has been the sole producer of the band's albums released since A ...
Portnoy was born and raised in Swampscott, Massachusetts, [5] [2] the son of Michael, a lawyer, and Linda, a high school teacher. [6] He is Jewish. [2] [7] [8] After attending Swampscott High School, where one of his classmates was ESPN's Todd McShay, [9] Portnoy graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in education. [10]
Pinkly Smooth was an American heavy metal/avant-garde metal band. The band was formed in the summer of 2001 in Huntington Beach, California, as a side project of the Rev, and originally featured Rev (under the name "Rathead") on vocals, along with fellow Avenged Sevenfold member Synyster Gates on guitar and former Ballistico band members Buck Silverspur (under the name "El Diablo") on bass, as ...
Dave Portnoy says he "only had a basal," referring to basal cell carcinoma, the most common form of skin cancer. ... a history of skin cancer and being over the age of 50 are among the factors ...
Miskel Spillman was just a regular 80-year-old grandmother from New Orleans when she hosted “SNL” in 1977. The winner of a contest and the only non-public figure to ever host the show, her ...
In late 2010, Mangini auditioned to succeed Mike Portnoy as the drummer for Dream Theater. [9] He had previously appeared on three solo albums by Dream Theater's lead singer, James LaBrie. Mangini was announced as Dream Theater's new drummer on April 29, 2011, several months after he actually joined. [10]