Shannon Leto

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

19

Gender

Male

Birthday

1970-03-09 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Bossier City, Louisiana, USA

Shannon Leto

Biography

Shannon Leto (/lɛtoʊ/; born March 9, 1970) is an American musician best known as the drummer of rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars. He co-founded the group in 1998 in Los Angeles, California, with his younger brother Jared. Their debut album, 30 Seconds to Mars (2002), was released to positive reviews but only to limited success. The band achieved worldwide fame with the release of their second album A Beautiful Lie (2005). Their following releases, This Is War (2009) and Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams (2013), received further critical and commercial success. As of September 2014, the band has sold over 15 million albums worldwide. Leto has worked on several side projects during his career, including a collaboration with Antoine Becks, a recording with the short-lived supergroup The Wondergirls, and performing on occasional dates with Street Drum Corps. His creative contribution to music has received praise from musicians and critics. He is noted for his dynamic drumming style and his energetic live performances. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shannon Leto, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • TRON: Ares

    TRON: Ares

  • MTV Video Music Awards

    MTV Video Music Awards

  • My So-Called Life

    My So-Called Life

  • Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington

    Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington

  • Prefontaine

    Prefontaine

  • Radio 1's Big Weekend

    Radio 1's Big Weekend

  • Artifact

    Artifact

  • Highway

    Highway

  • 30 Seconds To Mars | Rock In Rio 2013

    30 Seconds To Mars | Rock In Rio 2013

  • Bartholomew Cubbins 2006–2014

    Bartholomew Cubbins 2006–2014

  • 30 Seconds To Mars | Hollywood Bowl Live

    30 Seconds To Mars | Hollywood Bowl Live

  • 30 Seconds To Mars | Rock Am Ring

    30 Seconds To Mars | Rock Am Ring

  • 30 Seconds to Mars | Digital X 2023

    30 Seconds to Mars | Digital X 2023

  • 30 Seconds To Mars: Live in iTunes Festival

    30 Seconds To Mars: Live in iTunes Festival

  • 30 Seconds To Mars | MTV World Stage

    30 Seconds To Mars | MTV World Stage

  • 30 Seconds To Mars | Rock Am Ring 2013

    30 Seconds To Mars | Rock Am Ring 2013

  • 30 Seconds to Mars | Live at Download Festival 2013

    30 Seconds to Mars | Live at Download Festival 2013

  • 30 Seconds To Mars | Pinkpop 2007

    30 Seconds To Mars | Pinkpop 2007

  • Edge of the Earth featuring 30 Seconds To Mars

    Edge of the Earth featuring 30 Seconds To Mars