Kate Schellenbach (born January 5, 1966) is an American musician and television producer. She is the drummer of Luscious Jackson and was a founding drummer of the Beastie Boys. Born in

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, she played with the Beastie Boys from 1981 to 1984, and drummed for Luscious Jackson until the band broke up in spring of 2000, and again when they re-formed in 2011. Schellenbach was also the drummer for the punk band the Lunachicks, during early 1993 for a very short period of time, before Chip English was recruited. She was later an

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-winning segment producer on ''

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. She has also worked as a producer on '' Lopez Tonight'', ''

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Personal life

Schellenbach attended New York City's math and science high school,

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. She graduated with a BA in Studio Art from

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. She was romantically linked to the Breeders bassist,

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. During their relationship, they were featured in an article in ''

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. They formed the short-lived band Ladies Who Lunch, and Schellenbach played drums on Luscious Jackson's side-project,

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, which Wiggs recorded and co-produced.Kostars Biographies
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