Shannon Leto
Born: 1970-03-09 in Bossier City, Louisiana, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- TRON: Ares as Pizza Parlor Patron
2023
2017
- Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington as Self (archive footage)
2015
- Bartholomew Cubbins 2006–2014 as Self
2013
- 30 Seconds to Mars | Hollywood Bowl Live as Self
- 30 Seconds To Mars | Rock In Rio 2013 as Self
- 30 Seconds To Mars: Live in iTunes Festival as Narrator (voice) / Self
- 30 Seconds to Mars | Rock Am Ring 2013 as Self
- 30 Seconds to Mars | Live at Download Festival 2013 as Self
2012
- Artifact as Self
2011
- 30 Seconds to Mars | MTV World Stage as Narrator (voice) / Self
2010
- Radio 1's Big Weekend as Self
- 30 Seconds To Mars - Rock Am Ring as Self
2007
2002
- Highway as Kid #2
1997
- Prefontaine as Bar Patron
1994
- My So-Called Life as Shane
1984
- MTV Video Music Awards as Self