most recently stars in Fox’s Glee, whose pilot (permalink to see video below) received rave reviews and aired in the spring of 2009. Glee makes its official premiere Sept. 9 @ 9PM ET/PT on FOX.
Born in Seoul, Korea on April 28th, 1986, Jenna is an American stage and television actress and singer, who is also known for her roles in Broadway musicals.
See Jenna and castmates greet fans at “THE GLEEK TOUR!” in the Natick Mall in Boston, MA on Monday, August 17.
Eddie Van Halen is half Indonesian from his mother Eugenia…what?!? So yeah…there’s a reason why I started this site…so many I didn’t expect/suspect…Holla!
Edward Lodewijk “Eddie” Van Halen (born January 26, 1955), is a guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter and producer, best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the hard rock band Van Halen. Van Halen is widely known for his rapid guitar playing, tapping, and high frequency feedback. The All Music Guide has called him “undoubtedly one of the most influential, original, and talented rock guitarists of the 20th century.
Kirk Hammett, lead guitarist of Metallica is half-Filipino. WHAT?!? Am I kidding that I’ve been listening to Metallica since high school and I only just found out about this?!?
Kirk Lee Hammett (born November 18, 1962) is the lead guitarist and a songwriter in the band Metallica and has been a member of the band since 1983. Before joining Metallica he formed and named the band Exodus. In 2003 Hammett was ranked 11th in Rolling Stone’s list - The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
Born on November 18, 1962 in San Francisco to a Filipina mother (Chefela) and an Irish Merchant Marine father. He grew up in El Sobrante near Richmond, California.
LYRICS BORN … yo … also NOT Filipino, but part, if not full, Japanese … not much written on this cool-piped-cat, but he’ll be big soon if people know what’s good for them…
Formerly known as Asia Born, born Tom Shimura in 1972. He is an Asian/American rapper. He is one half of the group Latyrx with Lateef the Truthspeaker.[1]
Michelle Jacquet Branch (born July 2, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. She made her debut in 2000, and released the platinum-selling albums The Spirit Room and Hotel Paper in August 2001 and June 2003 respectively. During this period, she collaborated with Santana on the single “The Game of Love”, which won a Grammy Award. In 2004, she formed the musical duo The Wreckers with fellow musician Jessica Harp. Michelle Branch will release her fourth solo album with record company Warner Bros. Nashville, Everything Comes and Goes, in Summer 2009.
Though the surname “Branch” is French, her father is of Irish ancestry while her mother was born in the Netherlands; her maternal grandmother was a Dutch Indonesian and was held by the Japanese in an internment camp during World War II, while her maternal grandfather was French and Indonesian.[1
Joey Santiago (born Joseph Alberto Santiago on June 10, 1965) is a Filipino-American guitarist and composer. Active since 1986, Santiago is best known as the lead guitarist for the American alternative rock band Pixies. After the band’s breakup in 1993, Santiago produced musical scores for film and television documentaries, and he formed The Martinis with his wife, Linda Mallari. He also contributed to albums by Charles Douglas and former Pixies bandmate Frank Black. Santiago resumed his role as the Pixies’ lead guitarist when they reunited in 2004.
Santiago has described his guitar technique as “angular and bent,” and he cites Les Paul, Chet Atkins, Joe Pass and Jimi Hendrix as major influences on his style. His guitar playing, as part of the Pixies’ sound, was held in high regard by critics: MTV’s Laurel Bowman commented that Santiago’s “sonic plow was the key element in the Pixies’ monstrous presence.
More on Joey and on The Pixies
Rebecca Julia Brown (born August 18, 1992) is American actress and musician from Chicago, Illinois and is of Filipino, Spanish, Russian descent.(http://www.platinum-celebs.com/actresses/rebecca-brown/)
She began playing guitar at the age of 4. She appeared in the film School of Rock as Katie, the bass player for the band formed in the film. She was chosen for the film after appearing on the From the Top radio show at the age of nine. She currently attends High School and will graduate in 2010. She plays bass and sings in a Chicago alternative band, Sweet Revenge, formed by her neighbors in 2004.
She had to play bass and cello for School of Rock where she got the nickname ‘Reeba Deeba’ from castmate Jack Black.
