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    • Mike Shinoda - Guitarist and singer Mike Shinoda of US band Linkin Park performs on stage during a concert in Tel Aviv on November 15, 2010.
    • Mike Shinoda - BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 09:  Musician Mike Shinoda arrives at Clive Davis & The Recording Academy's 2013 Pre-GRAMMY Gala and Salute to Industry Icons honoring Antonio 'L.A.' Reid at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 9, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California.
    • Mike Shinoda - Mike Shinoda arrives for the Clive Davis & The Recording Academy's 2013 Pre-Grammy Gala And Salute To Industry Icons in Beverly Hills, California, February 9, 2013.
    • Mike Shinoda - NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 22:  Mike Shinoda, Joe Hahn of Linkin Park and Gary Malamet attend Sebago and Linkin Park's launch of their collaboration at Reed Space NYC on January 22, 2013 in New York City.
    • Mike Shinoda - CULVER CITY, CA - DECEMBER 07:  Musician Mike Shinoda (L) and singer Chester Bennington of Linkin Park perform onstage during Spike TV's 10th annual Video Game Awards at Sony Pictures Studios on December 7, 2012 in Culver City, California.
    • Mike Shinoda - LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 18:  Musicians Mike Shinoda and Chester Bennington accept the award for Favorite Alternative Rock Artist onstage during the 40th American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 18, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
    • Mike Shinoda - LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 18:  (L-R) Musicians Brad Delson and Mike Shinoda perform onstage during the 40th American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 18, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
    • Mike Shinoda - LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 18:  (L-R) Musicians Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Chester Bennington, and Dave Farrell of Linkin Park pose with the Favorite Alternative Artist award in the press room at the 40th American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 18, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
    • Mike Shinoda - LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 18:  Singers Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park attend the 40th American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 18, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
    • Mike Shinoda - LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 16:  Musicians Brad Delson (L) and Mike Shinoda of the band Linkin Park perform onstage during rehearsals for the 40th American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 16, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
    • Mike Shinoda - LAS VEGAS, NV - SEPTEMBER 22:  (L-R) Singers Mike Shinoda and Chester Bennington of Linkin Park pose in the press room at the iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena September 21, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
    • Mike Shinoda - LAS VEGAS, NV - SEPTEMBER 22: (L-R) Singer Chester Bennington, radio host Kennedy and rapper Mike Shinoda pose in the Elvis Duran Broadcast Room during the 2012 iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 22, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
    • Mike Shinoda - LAS VEGAS, NV - SEPTEMBER 22:  Musician Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park performs onstage during the 2012 iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 22, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
    • Mike Shinoda - LAS VEGAS, NV - SEPTEMBER 22:  Musician Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park performs onstage during the 2012 iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 22, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
    • Mike Shinoda - LAS VEGAS, NV - SEPTEMBER 22:  Musicians Chester Barrington, radio host Kennedy and Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park pose in the Elvis Duran Broadcast Room during the 2012 iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 22, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
    • Mike Shinoda - MONTERREY, MEXICO - SEPTEMBER 12: (L-R) Mike Shinoda and Chester Bennington of Linkin Park perform onstage at the MTV World Stage Monterrey Mexico 2012 at Arena Monterrey on September 12, 2012 in Monterrey, Mexico.
    • Mike Shinoda - CARSON, CA - SEPTEMBER 08:  Musicians Mike Shinoda (L) and Brad Delson of Linkin Park perform at The Home Depot Center on September 8, 2012 in Carson , California.
    • Mike Shinoda - MANSFIELD, MA - AUGUST 14: Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park performs during the 2012 Honda Civic Tour at the Comcast Center on August 14, 2012 in Mansfield, Massachusetts.
    • Mike Shinoda - LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 29:  American rapper and musician Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park performs at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live on June 29, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
    • Mike Shinoda - CHIBA, JAPAN - JUNE 23:  (L-R) Mike Shinoda and Chester Bennington of Linkin Park pose for photographs on the red carpet of the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2012 at Makuhari Messe on June 23, 2012 in Chiba, Japan.
    As co-vocalist of rap-metal outfit Linkin Park -- owning the rapping skills to balance out Chester Bennington's tortured, emotional wail -- Mike Shinoda became one of the more recognizable faces of the nu metal scene in the early 2000s. Shinoda was born on February 11, 1977, as Michael Kenji Shinoda, and raised with his younger brother Jason in the Los Angeles suburb of Agoura Hills, CA. He loved ...more