Jesse Blaze Snider (born September 19, 1982) is an American comic book writer, voice-over actor, TV and radio host, and

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ian. He is the eldest son of

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frontman and vocalist

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Hosting

Snider has hosted ''MTV2 Rock'', ''The MTV2 Rock Countdown'', as well as shows on

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and

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. He was the host of '' Haunted Live'' on the

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until the end of 2018. He was a

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on 98.5 The Bone and on

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. He also co-hosted the last installments of Qore, an interactive online magazine from

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for the

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Narration and voice work

Snider has been the narrator of ''

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'' for the

since 2014 and has done narration for '' Museum Secrets'' (

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). He has served as the voice of

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, and

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Music

Snider was the music consultant for

's film '' Strangeland'' (1998). In 2008, Snider appeared on the reality television singing competition ''

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'', which featured the offspring of famous singers competing against one another. Snider came in second place, behind winner

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Discography

Snider wrote and performed "G.U.T.", the theme song to his family's reality show ''

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'' (2010), and "Rock 'n' Roll Ain't Dead", which he performed with his father Dee on the show. The song "Go With Me", written for his eldest daughter's christening, was featured on the show. In 2012, he released the single "Twisted," which would eventually appear on the album ''The Slip: Love Songs from a Serial Killer'', produced by

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and GoodWill & MGI, among others. His single "Crank it Up" was featured on

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coverage of

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in 2012. In November 2014, the single "Promised Land," co-written with Frederick Scott and performed by Snider, was featured on ''

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''. The music video was directed by

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. The soundtrack to the film '' Reach Me'' (2014) features the song "Alive," written and performed by Snider. John Herzfeld, who wrote and directed the film, directed the music video. Snider wrote and performed the theme song "Juggernaut" for '' The Movie Crypt'' podcast. The song was subsequently used as the international theme song to the related TV series '' Holliston''. In 2016, Snider won in the Novelty/Comedy category of the USA Songwriting Competition with his song "Fight to Death", cowritten with Freddy Scott. The song won 3rd overall grand prize. That same year he was named one of

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's Hot 100 Live Unsigned Artists & Bands. His song "Got Your Number" was featured on ESPN's ''First Take'' in March 2016. That year he released his debut album ''16'', which included the songs "Crank it Up", "G.U.T.", "Go With Me", and "Rock 'n' Roll Ain't Dead". His album ''Come With Me If You Want to Live'' was released in 2020.

Comic books

Snider's first professional work in comics was writing a ''

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'' short called "Fun With Ninjas" (

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, volume 2 #10, August 2008). In 2009, Snider created the '' Dead Romeo'' graphic novel series. On December 9, 2009, the first issue of an ongoing ''

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'' comic from

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written by Snider was released. He wrote a four-issue prequel to the motion picture '' Strangeland'' for Fangoria Graphix called '' Strangeland: Seven Sins'', though only the first issue of the series was released before Fangoria went bankrupt. In 2010 Snider wrote the Marvel One-Shot installment ''Hulk: Let the Battle Begin''. He wrote the reboot issues of the comic series ''

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'', drawn by

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, the first of which was released in October 2012. On October 12, 2016, Snider released ''Black Light District: 6 Issues'' from

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, a combination of comic book and soundtrack. It features six short stories based on the six tracks from his

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of the same name.

Personal life

Snider and wife Patti (m. 2007) are parents of four children: daughter Logan Lane (b. April 2009), sons Cassidy West and Grayson Wayne (b. September 2014), and daughter Parker Pryde (b. August 2016). His youngest daughter was born on L.A.'s

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in the car on the way to hospital.

References

External links

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