Mark McGrath
Sugar Ray group photo (crop).
Birth name	Mark Sayers McGrath
Born	March 15, 1968 (age 38) Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Mark Sayers McGrath (born March 15, 1968) is the lead singer of rock band Sugar Ray. He currently hosts the television tabloid Extra. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in leap years). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in leap years). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Sugar Ray is a rock band from Orange County, California. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Extra is a entertainment television news program covering events and celebrities which debuted in 1994 and continues into autumn 2005 with hosts Dayna Devon and Mark McGrath, and reporters Jerry Penacoli and Jon Kelly. ...

He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, but grew up in California. He graduated from Corona del Mar High School and then majored in Business Communication at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business in Los Angeles. He worked as a truck driver before making his success in music. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Corona del Mar High School is located in Newport Beach, California and belongs to the Newport Mesa Unified School District. ... The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly as Southern Cal[1]), located in the University Park neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, USA, was founded in 1880, making it Californias oldest private research university. ... Popovich Hall The Marshall School of Business (also known as USC Marshall School of Business) is the business school at the University of Southern California. ... A trucker is a person who is employed as the driver of a truck. ...

McGrath moved through a few different bands before he went into Shrinky Dinx, one of them being Newport Beach's Electric Kool Aid (an early band with Anton Newcombe and Matt Hollywood of The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Hollywood now being a member of The Out Crowd). McGrath was in this band for merely one day. The Brian Jonestown Massacre is a psychedelic rock band originally from San Francisco, California, United States, led by Anton Newcombe. ... Matt Hollywood in DiG! Matt Hollywood is an American indie rock guitarist and singer. ... The Brian Jonestown Massacre is a psychedelic rock band founded in San Francisco, California in the early 1990s, led by Anton Newcombe. ... The Out Crowd is a U.S. indie rock band featuring ex-Brian Jonestown Massacre bass guitarist Matt Hollywood. ...

McGrath met and began singing with a band called Shrinky Dinx in 1992. By 1994, the band had changed its name to Sugar Ray (after a threatened lawsuit by Shrinky Dinks manufacturer Milton Bradley), and landed a record contract with Atlantic Records. Their initial record was not successful, but the band achieved a number one hit with "Fly" in 1997, and the band went on to even greater success (see Sugar Ray for details). It has been suggested that civil trial be merged into this article or section. ... Shrinky Dinks are an arts and crafts toy for children invented in 1973 by Betty Morris from Wisconsin and later marketed by the colouring book giant, Colorforms. ... The Milton Bradley Company was an American game company established by Milton Bradley in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1860. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... Sugar Ray is a rock band from Orange County, California. ...

Charismatic and personable, McGrath's personal popularity soared as he appeared on national magazine covers (Rolling Stone and Spin, for example) and made numerous appearances on MTV, VH1, and various talk and awards shows. People magazine named him the "Sexiest Rocker" of 1998. MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network headquartered in New York City. ... VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently part of the MTV Networks division... People, a weekly magazine of celebrity and popular culture news, debuted on February 27, 1974. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

He contributed the track "Reaching Out" on Strait Up, a tribute album to late vocalist Lynn Strait. 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. James Lynn Strait (August 7, 1968 – December 11, 1998) was the lead singer and lyricist for the metal/punk band, Snot, which broke up after his death in a car accident on December 11, 1998. ... Sevendust is an American alternative metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. ... May 26, 2006 opening monologue of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno The Tonight Show with Jay Leno is the full name of NBCs The Tonight Show hosted by Jay Leno, debuting on May 25, 1992. ...

In the 2000s, he began making guest appearances on television shows like Las Vegas and North Shore, and he made a guest appearance with the rest of Sugar Ray in the 2002 movie Scooby-Doo (he had a previous cameo appearance in the 1997 movie Father's Day). This article is becoming very long. ... Las Vegas is a dramatic television series about a team of people working in the fictional Montecito Resort and Casino in Las Vegas — dealing with issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from valet parking and restaurant management to casino security. ... The cast of North Shore North Shore was a prime-time soap opera that aired on Fox every Monday at 8 p. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Scooby-Doo is a 2002 live-action film, based on the popular Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon of the same name. ...

He began his stint as co-host of the Extra television show on September 13, 2004. September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

During 2004 he worked as a guest judge for American Idol auditions; these were aired in early 2005. Also that year he recorded a duet with Shania Twain entitled "Party for Two". 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... American Idol is an American singing competition which began its first series in June 2002. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Shania Twain, OC (born August 28, 1965, Windsor, Ontario) is a very successful singer and songwriter in the country and pop music genres. ... Party For Two was the first single from Shania Twains 2004 Greatest Hits CD. // The Song Two versions of Party For Two were recorded. ...

With Jaime Pressley, Mark McGrath co-hosted the 2005 Radio Music Awards on NBC. In addition, he performed a cover version of the Beach Boys' Getcha Back for the soundtrack of Herbie: Fully Loaded, a Walt Disney Pictures movie of the same year. The cover of an issue of Stuff magazine, featuring Jaime Pressly On the cover of Playboy, February 2004 Jaime Lynn Pressly (born July 30, 1977) is an American model and actress. ... NBC (an abbreviation for National Broadcasting Company, its former corporate name) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Getcha Back is a song written by Mike Love and Terry Melcher for the American pop band The Beach Boys. ... Walt Disney Pictures logo (2006-present) Walt Disney Pictures is an American film studio, with off-shoot studios in Japan and other sites in the United States. ...

He is also the current host of "Pussy Cat Dolls:The Search for the Next Doll" (Premiered in March 2007).

External links

• Official Sugar Ray site
• Mark McGrath's Extra page