Rodney Sheppard (born November 25, 1967) is an American musician who is the guitarist of the

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band

Sugar Ray Sugar Ray is an American rock band formed in Newport Beach, California, in 1986. Originally playing heavier funk metal and nu metal style music, the band achieved mainstream popularity in 1997 with their more pop-influenced single "Fly". The ...

Life and career

Rodney was born in Port Of Spain, but raised in Newport Beach, California. His mother's name is Gloria and he has an older brother named Alan. While attending

Corona del Mar High School Corona del Mar High School (CdM) is a public school located in the Eastbluff neighborhood of Newport Beach, California, and belongs to the Newport-Mesa Unified School District. It is a combination of a middle school (7th and 8th grades) and a ...

Rodney & friends formed a cover band inspired by the group

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. That band, initially called ''The Tories'', went on to become ''The Shrinky Dinx'', and eventually became ''

.'' On New Year's Eve 1998 Rodney proposed to girlfriend of 9 years- Gretchen Fyke. The couple married in Newport Beach, California on June 6, 1998. They have two children: Campbell Lee (born 2000) and Charlotte Anne (born 2002). Campbell's middle name is an homage to action star Bruce Lee. Rodney's admiration for the actor, and the entire

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genre, can be seen in his role in the video for Sugar Ray's " When It's Over" where he attempts karate with

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. Rodney's

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video and can be seen in the inside sleeve of the 2001

self-titled album. With the band, Rodney has appeared in the films ''

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'' and ''

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, a''s well as the TV show

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.Rodney's IMDB , https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0791983/

References

External links

Official Sugar Ray site
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