- Born
- Birth nameMark Allen Mothersbaugh
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Graduate of Woodridge High School in Peninsula, Ohio.
Attended Kent State University (1970-73) in Kent, Ohio, to focus on attaining an art degree. While at Kent State Mothersbaugh met Jerry Casale and Bob Lewis, who ultimately joined him in forming the 1970-80s avant-garde band Devo.
Awarded an honorary doctorate degree (2008) from Kent State in humane letters. Dr. Mothersbaugh has reciprocated KSU in diverse fashion as is his style-- gifting it with music & art, as well as time-- which is spent touting the Kent State experience through public promotions & media spots.
- IMDb mini biography by: Doug Eberle
- SpousesAnita Greenspan(? - present)Nancye Ferguson (divorced, 1 child)
- Parents
- RelativesRobert Mothersbaugh(Sibling)Jim Mothersbaugh(Sibling)Alex Mothersbaugh(Niece or Nephew)Silas Hite(Niece or Nephew)
- Wire framed glasses
- Often scores movies by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
- Lead singer of Devo.
- Despite that the suggestion his thick glasses are a stage image, he needs them badly to see and has been severely near-sighted his whole life, so much so that he was nearly declared legally blind as a child.
- He is a skilled multi-instrumentalist who can be heard playing a wide variety of instruments on his soundtracks and on Devo songs. He was primarily the "lead" keyboard player and lead singer in Devo, but can heard playing guitar and various other (including experimental) instruments on Devo tracks.
- Long after the break-up of his band Devo, Mothersbaugh has gone on to become one of Hollywood's most respect film composers, having done the musical scores to all of Wes Anderson's scored films and the theme from the TV show, Rugrats (1991), among others. He employs most of his former Devo bandmates for these projects.
- Videos for songs such as "Whip It", "Freedom of Choice", "Satisfaction", "Love without Anger", "Beautiful World", and "Through Bein' Cool" were staples of MTV's rotation in its early months on the air. Some of those videos can be seen today on the digital-cable channel VH1 Classics.
- Rebellion is obsolete - change things from the inside working out.
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