Ted Leo
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{{Infobox musical artist
| Name = Ted Leo
| Img = Ted Leo Coachella.jpg
| Img_capt = Ted Leo performing at the 2006 [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]]
| Birth_name = Theodore Francis Leo
| Background = solo_singer
| Born = {{Birth date and age|1970|9|11|mf=y}}, [[South Bend, Indiana]], [[United States]]
| Genre = [[Pop Punk]], [[indie rock]]
| Occupation = [[Singer]], [[songwriter]], [[guitarist]]
| Years_active = 1989–present
| Label = [[Ace Fu Records|Ace Fu]], [[Gern Blandsten Records|Gern Blandsten]], [[Lookout! Records|Lookout!]], [[Touch and Go Records|Touch and Go]]
| URL = [http://www.tedleo.com/ www.tedleo.com]
}}
'''Theodore Francis "Ted" Leo''' (born [[September 11]], [[1970]], in [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]], [[Indiana]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[punk rock]] [[singer]], [[songwriter]] and [[guitarist]]. Leo has played with many bands, including Citizens Arrest, [[Chisel (band)|Chisel]], the Sin-Eaters, and [[Ted Leo and the Pharmacists]], his current group.
Leo grew up in [[Bloomfield, New Jersey]].<ref>Lomax, john Nova. [http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0716,lomax,76378,22.html "Gang of New Jersey: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists mingle rampant Europhilia with ''American Girl''"], ''[[The Village Voice]]'', [[April 16]], [[2007]]. Accessed [[December 25]], [[2007]]. "Bloomfield, Leo's hometown, is just west of New York City and just north of Newark."</ref> He was graduated from [[Seton Hall Preparatory School]] in [[West Orange, New Jersey|West Orange]] in [[1988]] and the [[University of Notre Dame]] in the fall of [[1993]] with a degree in [[English studies|English]]. His brothers [[Chris Leo]] and [[Danny Leo]] are also singer-songwriters, and members of [[Native Nod]], [[The Lapse]], [[The Van Pelt]], Vague Angels and Holy Childhood. He is a strict [[vegan]]. Leo is known for his high-energy shows, a penchant for falsetto vocal treatments along with sonic leanings towards early 70's glam (Thin Lizzy more specifically) and dub reggae.
Ted is fan of and frequent contributor to [[WFMU]], most notably to [[Tom Scharpling]]'s "The Best Show on WFMU." In 2007, he rewrote and performed [[The Jam]]'s "That's Entertainment" as a tribute to the station.
==Discography==
===With Animal Crackers===
*''Whipped'' (1991)
===With Citizens Arrest===
*''A Light In The Distance 88-90'' (1995)
===With [[Chisel (band)|Chisel]]===
* ''Nothing New'' (April 1995; [[Gern Blandsten]])
* ''8 A.M. All Day'' (January 1996; Gern Blandsten)
* ''Set You Free'' (April 1997; Gern Blandsten)
===With [[Ted Leo and the Pharmacists]]===
*''[[tej leo(?), Rx / pharmacists]]'' (September 1999; Gern Blandsten)
*''[[Treble in Trouble]]'' (September 2000; [[Ace Fu Records]])
*''[[The Tyranny of Distance (album)|The Tyranny of Distance]]'' (June 2001; [[Lookout! Records]])
*''[[Hearts of Oak (album)|Hearts of Oak]]'' (February 2003; Lookout! Records)
*''[[Tell Balgeary, Balgury Is Dead]]'' (October 2003; Lookout! Records)
*''[[Shake the Sheets]]'' (October 2004; Lookout! Records)
*''[[Living with the Living]]'' (March 2007; [[Touch & Go Records]])
==See also==
*[[List of vegans]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.tedleo.com Ted Leo and the Pharmacists website]
*[http://www.scenepointblank.com/features/192 Interview and photos] on Scene Point Blank
* [http://www.maximumfun.org/blog/2007/04/podcast-ted-leo-of-ted-leo-pharmacists.html Interview and performance footage] on [[The Sound of Young America]]
*[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9041739 Ted Leo and the Pharmacists in Concert] on [[NPR]]
*[http://www.truepunk.com/interviews/tedleo/ Interview with Ted Leo]
*[http://www.spinner.com/2007/03/09/ted-leo-interviews-for-a-job-at-aol-plays-in-our-studio/ Ted Leo Video Interview] on Spinner.com
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvQwKvsVSrs Ted Leo on New York Noise]
*[http://bandtoband.com/index.php?Page=Search&ArtistId=2661 Ted Leo] on bandtoband.com
*[http://www.friendsoftom.com/fotpedia/index.php?title=Battle_Rap MC Steinberg vs Ted Leo: Battle Rap] on The Best Show on WFMU with Tom Scharpling
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[[Category:American male singers]]
[[Category:American vegans]]
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[[Category:Indie rock musicians]]
[[Category:Mod revival]]
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[[Category:People from Essex County, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Punk rock musicians]]
[[Category:University of Notre Dame alumni]]
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