Mark McGrath

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Mark McGrath
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McGrath performing in 2022
Background information
Birth nameMark Sayers McGrath
Born (1968-03-15) March 15, 1968 (age 56)
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Origin Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • television host
  • actor
Years active1992–present
Spouse
Carin Kingsland
​
(m. 2012)​

Mark Sayers McGrath (born March 15, 1968) [1] is an American singer who is the lead vocalist of the rock band Sugar Ray. McGrath is also known for his work as a co-host of Extra , and he was the host of Don't Forget the Lyrics! in 2010. McGrath hosted the second season of the TV show Killer Karaoke , taking the place of Jackass star Steve-O.

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Early life

McGrath was born in Hartford, Connecticut. His family moved from Connecticut to Newport Beach, California when he was eight years old. He attended Corona del Mar High School in Newport Beach and later the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, where he majored in communications, graduating in 1990. [2] [3] After college, McGrath entered a state of depression and apathy until his friend McG brought him to help in a job driving a delivery truck, where McGrath decided to continue his musical career. [4]

Music career

McGrath, Rodney Sheppard, Murphy Karges, and Stan Frazier formed Sugar Ray in Orange County, California in 1992. [1] In 1994, the band signed with Atlantic Records.[ citation needed ] Their first success came in 1997 with the song "Fly."

McGrath's popularity soared as he appeared on the covers of national magazines such as Rolling Stone and Spin. He also made numerous appearances on MTV, VH1, and various talk and awards shows. People magazine named him the "Sexiest Rocker" of 1998. [5]

McGrath contributed the track "Reaching Out" on Strait Up, a tribute album to late vocalist James Lynn Strait, whom he has a dedication tattoo to memorialize. He appeared in the video of "Angel's Son", another song written for the album by Sevendust, and performed with the band during their appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno .

In 2012, McGrath and Everclear's Art Alexakis organized the SummerLand Tour, consisting of Sugar Ray, Everclear, Lit, Marcy Playground, and Gin Blossoms. [6] McGrath and Alexakis decided to split ways in 2013, and McGrath formed the "Under the Sun Tour" with Sugar Ray, Smash Mouth, Gin Blossoms, Vertical Horizon, and Fastball. [7]

He appeared in Smashing Pumpkins' Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts) video, released in October 2018. [8]

He is also a DJ. On weekends, he hosts a show on SiriusXM's 90s on 9, the 120.[ citation needed ]

Television career

McGrath is a three-time champion of Rock & Roll Jeopardy! on VH1. In the finals, he won against Dave Mustaine of Megadeth and Gary Dell'Abate of The Howard Stern Show . [9] He and his band Sugar Ray performed as themselves in the 2002 Scooby-Doo movie, starring Freddie Prinze Jr. and Sarah Michelle Gellar. In 2004, he and his band performed in the series Las Vegas (Season 1, Episode 19).

In 2004, McGrath began his work as co-host of the Extra television show on September 13, after a producer noticed his work hosting various VH1 and MTV programs and asked him to join. [10] McGrath left the show in July 2008 to focus on his music career. [11]

He served as a guest judge for American Idol auditions aired in early 2005. He was a guest star in a 2005 episode of Law and Order: SVU . McGrath received the part of Dex Lawson on The WB show Charmed in 2005, but he ultimately turned it down due to scheduling conflicts, and Jason Lewis replaced him.[ citation needed ] McGrath was the host of Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll (2007) [12] and Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious (2008).

In 2010, McGrath began hosting the third season of Don't Forget the Lyrics, which aired on syndication. He appeared on The Celebrity Apprentice Season 4, which premiered in March 2011, where he was fired in week six and finished in tenth place.

In 2013, he appeared on Celebrity Wife Swap and the penultimate episode, "A.A.R.M.", of The Office . [13] McGrath continued his TV appearances in 2014 and 2015 by guest starring on The Neighbors and Workaholics . [14] McGrath also hosted truTv's Killer Karaoke [15] and starred in Sharknado 2: The Second One . [16] In 2016, he appeared in the pilot episode of Lady Dynamite, portraying himself.

In 2018, he was announced as one of the eleven houseguests to be competing on the first American edition of Celebrity Big Brother . [17] He finished in third place, tied with Ariadna Gutiérrez. McGrath also appeared in the second season as a special guest.

In 2021, McGrath competed on the fifth season of The Masked Singer as the wild card contestant "Orca". Also in 2021, he became the host and narrator of the documentary television series Dark Side of the 90s . [18]

On December 19, 2022, McGrath appeared on the first episode of the American version of “The Wheel”. He was one of the celebrities helping the contestants win money. [19]

In 2023, he became the host and narrator of the documentary television series Dark Side of the 2000s . [20]

Personal life

He married beautician Carin Kingsland on September 24, 2012. [21] The couple met in 1994 and were engaged on New Year's Eve 2009 after 16 years of on-and-off dating. [22] McGrath and Kingsland are parents to twins, a boy and a girl, born on April 29, 2010. [22]

Discography

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McGrath in 2009

Sugar Ray studio albums

Solo EP

Singles

Filmography

List of film, television, and web appearances
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1997 Fathers' Day selfwith Sugar Ray
1997 Oddville, MTV selfwith Sugar Ray, episode# 23
1998 Rock & Roll Jeopardy! Mark McGrath [25]
2001 The Drew Carey Show selfSeason 7, episode 2 (uncredited) [26]
2002 Scooby-Doo selfwith Sugar Ray
2003 Pauly Shore Is Dead Assholf golfer [27]
2003 Uptown Girls Rock Star
2004 Las Vegas Mark McGrathSeason 1, episode 19 [28]
2004–2008 Extra Mark McGrathCo–host [10]
2005 American Idol Mark McGrathSeason 5 guest judge [29]
2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit J. J. PriceSeason 7, episode 2
2007 Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll Mark McGrathCo–host [12]
2008 Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious Mark McGrathCo–host
2010Darker Side of GreenModedratorWeb series [30]
2010 Don't Forget the Lyrics! Mark McGrathHost season 3
2011 The Apprentice Mark McGrathSeason 11
2011Master Debaters with Jay MohrselfSeason 1, episode 4 [31]
2011 Fact Checkers Unit DJ Booth3 episodes [32]
2012 Celebrity Wife Swap Mark McGrathSeason 2
2013 The Office Mark McGrathSeason 9, episode 22 [13]
2013 Hot Package selfHost
2014 Killer Karaoke Mark McGrathHost season 2 [15]
2014 The Neighbors JohnSeason 2, episode 13 [33]
2014 Sharknado 2: The Second One Martin Brody
2014CollegeHumor OriginalsMarkSeason 1, episode 616
2015 Workaholics Mark McGrathSeason 5, episode 13
2015 Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser Jimmy Yauch
2015 Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! Martin Brody
2016 Lady Dynamite Mark McGrath2 episodes
2018 The Thundermans Uncle Mark McGrathSeason 4, episode 17
2018 Celebrity Big Brother Mark McGrathMain season 1, guest season 2 [17]
2018 The Last Sharknado: It's About Time Martin
20192nd Chance for ChristmasGhost of Jack Love [34]
2020 Let's Be Real Mark McGrath [35]
2021 The Masked Singer Orca/Mark McGrathSeason 5
2021–2022 Dark Side of the 90s Narrator [18]
2022 The Wheel Mark McGrathGuest celebrity, 1 episode [36]
2021–2022 Dark Side of the 2000s Narrator [20]

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