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Theodore Francis Leo (born September 11, 1970) is an American singer and musician. He is the frontman and lead guitarist of the rock group Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, and in 2013, he and Aimee Mann formed the indie rock duo The Both.<ref name=Stereogum2017 />

Early lifeEdit

Born in South Bend, Indiana, Leo grew up in Bloomfield, New Jersey, where his family was from and spent many formative years in the hardcore punk scene of New York City during the 1980s and early 1990s.<ref name=billboardbio /><ref name=lomax /> He graduated from Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange in 1988 and the University of Notre Dame in the fall of 1993 with a degree in English.<ref name=almond />

CareerEdit

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Ted Leo performing in December 2015, wearing Scott Miller button

Leo was a founding member of the New York punk band Citizens Arrest in 1989. In the 1990s, Leo played in bands that included Chisel, Puzzlehead, and the Sin-Eaters.

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists was formed in 1999 in Washington, D.C. The group recorded six studio albums between 1999 and 2010. Leo has also maintained a consistent presence as a solo performer since the 1990s.<ref name=latimes />

In 2011, Leo joined TV Casualty, a Misfits tribute band. They released a self-titled 7" with proceeds going to the Attic Youth Center in Philadelphia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In early 2013, Leo and Aimee Mann formed a duo called The Both, after Leo had toured with Mann for several months as her supporting act. He and Mann began writing songs together, and in March 2013, the duo performed their first show together as the Both (originally formatted as #BOTH). Their self-titled debut album, The Both, was released in April 2014.

Leo released his debut solo album The Hanged Man on September 8, 2017.<ref name=Stereogum2017 /><ref name=hangedman /> The album was inspired by several years of career and personal hardships, including the loss of a daughter in 2011 due to a late-term miscarriage in which Leo's wife was forced to go into premature labor.<ref name=Stereogum2017 /><ref name=Gormely />

For the 2019 animated television film Steven Universe: The Movie, Leo collaborated with Rebecca Sugar and Stemage to write the song "Independent Together". In the film, Leo voiced the role of Steg, a fusion of Steven Universe and Greg Universe. As Steg, Leo performed "Independent Together" alongside Aimee Mann (who reprised her role as Opal from the Steven Universe television series) and voice actress Deedee Magno Hall (as Pearl).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In January 2025, Leo was announced as the guitarist for Gang of Four on the band's "Long Goodbye" farewell tour.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Family and personal lifeEdit

Leo grew up in New Jersey before moving to South Bend to attend Notre Dame, where he formed Chisel.<ref name=vanya /> He then moved to D.C., and briefly moved to Boston thereafter.<ref name=vanya /> Leo has lived in Rhode Island since 2005,<ref name=Samons /> and he also maintained an apartment in New York City until 2016.<ref name=vanya /><ref name=Stereogum2017 />

Leo met his wife, musician, and visual artist Jodi Buonanno, in the late 1990s when both were touring in bands.<ref name=Stereogum2017 /><ref name=Samons /> She is credited with clapping, whistle, and background vocals on the Hearts of Oak album, as well as bass on The Tyranny of Distance.

His brothers, Chris and Danny Leo, are also musicians and have been members of bands such as Native Nod, The Lapse, The Van Pelt, The Vague Angels, and The Holy Childhood.

Leo is a vegan, and has served as a spokesman for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.<ref name=nevermind /><ref name=peta2 /> He has made frequent radio appearances as a contributor to programs on WFMU, such as The Best Show with Tom Scharpling.

DiscographyEdit

with Citizens ArrestEdit

  • Citizens Arrest cassette EP (1989, Lifetime Records)
  • Soaked in Others Blood 7-inch EP (2012, Painkiller Records)

with PuzzleheadEdit

  • See Thru 7-inch EP (1991, Next Generation Records)

with Animal CrackersEdit

  • Animal Crackers/Whipped split 7-inch EP with Whipped (1991, Sound Pollution Records)
  • Animal Crackers 7-inch EP (1993, Thrashing Mad Records)

with ChiselEdit

  • Chisel 7-inch single (1991, Assembly Records)
  • Sunburn 7-inch EP (1994, Gern Blandsten)
  • Nothing New 12-inch EP (1995, Gern Blandsten)
  • 8 A.M. All Day (1996, Gern Blandsten)
  • Set You Free (1997, Gern Blandsten)

with Hell NoEdit

  • Hell No 7-inch EP (1991, Wardance)
  • Skin Job (1992, Wardance)

with Trendinista 5000Edit

  • Trendinista 5000 (1992, Sudden Shame Records)

with WaterEdit

  • Aliens Born to Human Parents (1993)

with Ely Parker and the CIAsEdit

  • Live 1993 (2015, recorded in 1993)
  • Practice Demos (2015, recorded in 1993)

with The Sin-EatersEdit

  • Demo (1997)

with Ted Leo and the PharmacistsEdit

with TV CasualtyEdit

  • TV Casualty (2011, Matador Records)

with The BothEdit

with The Foreign CorrespondentsEdit

  • "Lovin' You Ain't Easy/We're Dancin' ('til it Blows Over)" (2024, Outer Battery)

SoloEdit

  • The Hanged Man (September 2017, self-released)

CollaborationsEdit

Compilation appearancesEdit

ReferencesEdit

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