Ronnie Vannucci Jr.
Ronnie Vannucci Jr. was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on February 15th, 1976 and is the Drummer. At the age of 48, Ronnie Vannucci Jr. biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
At 48 years old, Ronnie Vannucci Jr. physical status not available right now. We will update Ronnie Vannucci Jr.'s height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, and measurements.
Ronald Vannucci Jr. (born February 15, 1976) is an American drummer.
He is best known for his role as the drummer for the American rock band The Killers.
Vannucci has also participated in Big Talk, as the drummer of The Rentals in 2018 and has been active in the project.
Early life
Ronald Vannucci Jr. was born in Las Vegas to an American couple with Italian, French, and German roots. At the age of six, Vannucci began drumming. He was a member of his junior high school's jazz ensemble and later attended both Clark and Western High Schools. Vannucci has appeared in several local bands. Purple Dirt was his first band.
Vannucci performed for many local bands, including ska-punk group Attaboy Skip, who performed in the mid-1990s and featured Branden Campbell (of Neon Trees); Free Food, a homeless shelter in the Las Vegas area; and Expert On October, a band that also included Ted Sablay and Taylor Milne.
Personal life
Vannucci married Lisa Ann Yoakum on May 2, 2003. They had one dog, a boxer named Archie, on hand. Archie gained notoriety during the recording of Big Talk due to Vannucci's frequently tweeted snapshots of him in the studio. In his spare time, he also likes ranching. In 2016, Vannucci and Yoakum divorced.
On October 7, 2017, Vannucci married Olivia Peloubet. They live in Pebble Beach, California.
Career
Vannucci studied classical percussion at UNLV, while also working as a photographer at Chapel of the Flowers, a wedding chapel on Las Vegas Boulevard. He was performing with a local group, Romance Fantasy, when he met Brandon Flowers and Dave Keuning, who had recently begun performing as the Killers. He joined the Killers in August 2002. The band would practice at Vannucci's garage, and he would also sneak the band into the Alta Ham Fine Arts Building at UNLV at night to practice. He later completed his bachelor's degree at UNLV on May 14, 2011, while the Killers were on hiatus. The Killers have released six consecutive No. 1 albums in the United Kingdom, sold over 22 million records worldwide, and have been nominated for seven Grammy Awards and seven BRIT Awards.
Vannucci recorded a side project album during 2010–2011 and titled it Big Talk, aiming with tongue-in-cheek at the abundance of music being put out by labels before it is being fully prepared. NME named the eponymous album #24 on its Best Albums of 2011 list. Big Talk was mixed by Alan Moulder and recorded at Battle Born Studios with Joe Chiccarelli as producer. Matt Sharp (of Weezer and the Rentals) and long time friend Taylor Milne were enlisted to help record the album. Little Oil / Epitaph Records released the album on July 12, 2011. Big Talk was preceded by a single, "Getaways", on May 10, 2011. Vannucci was listed at #49 on NME's Cool List of 2011.
In 2015, Big Talk released their sophomore album, Straight In No Kissin'.
Vannucci has also contributed to Mt. Desolation, a side project of Keane members Tim Rice-Oxley and Jessie Quin, on acoustic guitar and percussion, and has also contributed to fellow Killers member, Brandon Flowers.