Birth name Eric Matthew Stefani Name Eric Stefani Role Musician | Years active 1986–present | |
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Occupation(s) Keyboardist, songwriter, animator Siblings Gwen Stefani, Todd Stefani, Jill Stefani Nephews Kingston Rossdale, Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale, Apollo Bowie Flynn Rossdale Similar People Gwen Stefani, John Spence, Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont, Adrian Young | ||
Eric Stefani and Rick Bonin playing piano 1990
Eric Matthew Stefani (born June 17, 1967) is an American musician, composer, writer, and animator best known as the founder and former member of the ska punk band No Doubt. He is the older brother of Gwen Stefani and is also a former animator on the television series The Simpsons and The Ren & Stimpy Show.
Contents
- Eric Stefani and Rick Bonin playing piano 1990
- the animation process part 1 eric stefani
- Early life
- Career
- References
the animation process part 1 eric stefani
Early life
Stefani attended Loara High School in Anaheim, California. He worked at a Dairy Queen with his sister Gwen and John Spence. He studied animation at the California Institute of the Arts 1991.
Career
Stefani, his sister Gwen, and friend John Spence formed the band No Doubt in 1986. The group added several members, performing live shows at Fenders Ballroom in Long Beach. The group started writing original material, much of which Stefani contributed. He left after the band's breakthrough album Tragic Kingdom was recorded. Stefani and Gwen were nominated at the 1998 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year for "Don't Speak".
