1. Bryan Keith "Dexter" Holland was born on December 29,1965 and is an American musician, best known as the co-founder, lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, main songwriter and composer, and only constant member of the punk rock band the Offspring.
18 Facts About Dexter Holland
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Dexter Holland co-founded with former bandmate Greg K the record label Nitro Records, which he previously owned.
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Bryan Keith Holland was born in Garden Grove, California, on December 29,1965.
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Dexter Holland attended Pacifica High School in Garden Grove, graduating as class valedictorian in 1984.
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Dexter Holland was the best student in his year at mathematics, which he found "just as exciting as punk rock".
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Dexter Holland acquired the nickname "Dexter" for his academic prowess, taken from the slang term "Poindexter".
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Dexter Holland attended the University of Southern California, where he earned a BSc in biology and an MSc in molecular biology.
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Dexter Holland suspended his studies to focus on music when the Offspring found success in 1994, but later resumed and earned a PhD in molecular biology in May 2017.
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Dexter Holland defended his thesis, "Discovery of mature microRNA sequences within the protein-coding regions of global HIV-1 genomes: predictions of novel mechanisms for viral infection and pathogenicity", under doctoral advisors Suraiya Rasheed and Bob Baker.
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Holland started a punk band named Manic Subsidal in 1984 with his friend and cross-country teammate Greg K Holland played the drums.
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Occasionally the band plays "Gone Away", with only Dexter Holland playing the song on piano.
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Dexter Holland was a doctoral student at the Laboratory of Viral Oncology and Proteomics Research, Keck School of Medicine, where he was supervised by Professor Suraiya Rasheed.
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In 2004, Dexter Holland launched his own brand of hot sauce called Gringo Bandito.
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Dexter Holland, who grew up in Southern California where Mexican cuisine is considered a "part of the way of life", wondered "if [he] could do [a hot sauce] better".
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Dexter Holland participated in the Los Angeles Marathon in 2006 and 2008 with his charity of choice being the Innocence Project, a non-profit legal clinic that handles legal cases where post-conviction DNA testing can yield conclusive proof of innocence.
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Dexter Holland met hair stylist Kristine Luna in 1992, and they were married in 1995.
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Dexter Holland co-wrote the Offspring song "Session" and appeared in the music video for "I Choose".
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Dexter Holland enjoys surfing and collecting postage stamps from the Isle of Man.