Shaun Michael Fleming (born May 31, 1987) is an American musician and actor. He is best known as the former live drummer of the indie rock band
Foxygen
Foxygen is an American indie rock duo from Westlake Village, California, formed in 2005. The band consists of multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Rado and vocalist Sam France. They have released six albums and a number of self-released EPs.
History
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and the creator of his solo project Diane Coffee as well as his Disney voice acting career.
Acting career
Fleming began his career starring in the independent film ''Operation Splitsville'' (1999) which led to his first role for the Walt Disney Corporation as Max Goof in the film ''
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
''Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas'' is a 1999 American animated Christmas anthology comedy fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation.
The film includes three features: ''Donald Duck: Stuck on Christmas'' (featuring Donald Duck, ...
''.
Fleming continued his career primarily as a voice actor, appearing as a regular on ''
Kim Possible
''Kim Possible'' is an American animated action comedy-adventure television series created by Bob Schooley and Mark McCorkle for Disney Channel. The title character is a teenage girl tasked with fighting crime on a regular basis while copi ...
'' between 2002 and 2006, where he played the twin brothers Jim and Tim Possible for the first three seasons, and '' Lilo & Stitch: The Series'' where he played Keoni Jameson. In 2003, Fleming landed his first full-length feature ''
Jeepers Creepers 2
''Jeepers Creepers 2'' is a 2003 American horror film written and directed by Victor Salva. A sequel to the 2001 film '' Jeepers Creepers'', the film finds the Creeper, a demonic creature and mysterious serial killer who pursues a school bus fi ...
'', where he played the young farm boy, Billy, who was abducted in the opening scenes of the film. In 2004, Fleming would reprise his leading role as Leonard Amadeus Helperman for the animated feature '' Teacher's Pet''. In 2008, Fleming played Jimmy Livingston in ''Bubble Boy: The Musical'', a stage adaptation of the 2001 film '' Bubble Boy''.
Music career
Fleming, a childhood friend of the experiment rock duo
Foxygen
Foxygen is an American indie rock duo from Westlake Village, California, formed in 2005. The band consists of multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Rado and vocalist Sam France. They have released six albums and a number of self-released EPs.
History
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, joined the group as the live drummer, beginning with tours promoting the band's album '' We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic'' (2012). Fleming released a solo EP, entitled ''Thank You'', in 2011.
Diane Coffee
In 2012, Fleming left Agoura Hills for New York and while still touring with Foxygen, began writing and recording what would become the debut Diane Coffee LP ''My Friend Fish''. Though his means were limited (recording a makeshift drum set with his iPhone voice memo app, using detuned guitars in lieu of a bass), he was able to complete the album in just shy of two weeks. The album was released on October 29, 2013, via record label Western Vinyl.
The live band behind the 2013–2014 ''My Friend Fish'' tours usually consisted of Joey Lefitz on drums, Jared Walker on guitar, Emily Panic on bass, and Steve Okonski on Keys. One 2014 tour featured Spencer Klein on drums.
Diane Coffee was featured on the song "Crown" by ''
Run the Jewels
Run the Jewels, also known by the initials RTJ, is an American hip hop super-duo composed of Brooklyn-based rapper and producer El-P and Atlanta-based rapper Killer Mike. They released their critically acclaimed self-titled debut studio album ...
'', which appears on their 2014 album '' Run the Jewels 2''.
A follow-up album ''Everybody's a Good Dog'' LP was released in 2015.
In the spring of 2019 Fleming released ''Internet Arms'' on Polyvinyl and subsequently toured the U.S. His touring band for the summer of 2019 featured Sam Bryson on drums, Kyle Paul on guitar, Aidan Epstein on bass, and Matt Romy on keyboards.
Fleming is based in
Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County in the central region of the U.S. state of Indiana. It is the seventh-largest city in Indiana and the fourth-largest outside the Indianapolis metropolitan area. According to the Mo ...
.
Discography
Early works
* ''Thank You'' EP (2011)
with Diane Coffee
* ''My Friend Fish'' LP (2013)
* '' Run the Jewels 2 -'' "Crown" (feat. Diane Coffee) (2014)
* ''Everybody's a Good Dog'' LP (2015)
* ''Internet Arms'' LP (2019)
*''The Letdown - single (2020)''
* ''With People'' LP (2022)
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
''Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas'' is a 1999 American animated Christmas anthology comedy fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation.
The film includes three features: ''Donald Duck: Stuck on Christmas'' (featuring Donald Duck, ...
Jeepers Creepers 2
''Jeepers Creepers 2'' is a 2003 American horror film written and directed by Victor Salva. A sequel to the 2001 film '' Jeepers Creepers'', the film finds the Creeper, a demonic creature and mysterious serial killer who pursues a school bus fi ...
'' (2003) – Billy Taggart
*'' Teacher's Pet'' (2004) – Leonard Amadeus Helperman
*''
The Lion King 1½
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'' (2004) – The Lost Boys
*''
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
''Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas'' is a 2004 American Christmas package film directed by Matthew O'Callaghan. Segments of the anthology film were directed by Peggy Holmes, O'Callaghan, Theresa Cullen, and Carole Holliday. It was produced by ...
'' (2004) – Young Max Goof
;Television
*''Cyberkidz'' (1996) – Kyle Cooper
*'' Teacher's Pet'' (2000–02) – Leonard Amadeus Helperman
*'' The Legend of Tarzan'' (2001) – Young Tarzan
*''
Kim Possible
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Kingdom Hearts
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'' (2002) –
Tidus
is a fictional character in Square Enix's ''Final Fantasy'' series and the main protagonist of the 2001 role-playing video game ''Final Fantasy X''. Tidus is a 17-year-old from the city of Zanarkand who is transported to the world of Spira fol ...