Michael Theodore Malinin (born October 10, 1967) is an American musician known for his work as drummer of the

Goo Goo Dolls The Goo Goo Dolls are an American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, by guitarist/vocalist John Rzeznik, bassist/vocalist Robby Takac, and drummer George Tutuska. After starting off as a cover band and then developing a punk sound, ...

. He has been drumming for

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since 2016.

Family

Michael Malinin was born in

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, one of the four children of Dorothy ( Rearick) and Dr. Theodore Malinin ( Fedor Malinin), a surgeon. His father was born in

Krasnodar Krasnodar (; rus, Краснода́р, p=krəsnɐˈdar; ady, Краснодар), formerly Yekaterinodar (until 1920), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city stands on the Kuban River in southern ...

, Russia, and emigrated to the United States in 1949. His mother is from

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, of German and English descent. Michael Malinin is married to Krista Galante; the couple has two children.

Career

Malinin began playing drums in middle school and later studied music at the

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. Afterwards, Malinin moved to Los Angeles to pursue music full-time. From December 1994 until December 27, 2013, Malinin played drums for the

. Since 2016, Malinin has served as music director and drummer for

References

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