Mark Allan Hoppus born March 15 1972 is an American musician record producer and television host He is the bass guitarist and one of the two lead vocalists of the punk rock band Blink182 as well as the bass guitarist and lead vocalist of the alternative rock band 44 He is the cofounder of both bands As of late he has produced albums for groups such as Idiot Pilot New Found Glory The Matches and Motion City Soundtrack He hosts his own weekly television series Hoppus on Music that premiered on September 16 2010 on Fuse He became interested in skateboarding and punk rock in junior high and received a bass guitar from his father at the age of fifteen He played in various bands until his sister Anne introduced him to Tom DeLonge who she had met while attending Rancho Bernardo High School Hoppus and Delonge then formed Blink182 which became one of the most popular bands of the 2000s Blink182 went on an indefinite hiatus in 2005 leading Hoppus to form the band 44 with fellow Blink182 member Travis Barker Blink182 then announced their reformation in 2009 However Hoppus states that he does not consider the 44 project to be done From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
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