Blake Sennett
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| Blake Sennett | ||
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 Blake Sennett in 2006
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| Background information | ||
| Also known as | Blake Soper, Blake Swendson | |
| Born | September 22, 1976 (age 30) San Diego, California |
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| Origin | San Diego, California, United States | |
| Genre(s) | Indie Rock, Folk Rock | |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, musician | |
| Years active | 1995–present | |
| Label(s) | Saddle Creek Records Sub Pop, Barsuk, Brute/Beaute, Warner, Rilo Records |
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Blake Sennett (born September 22, 1976 in San Diego, California) is the lead guitarist for indie rock band Rilo Kiley and the lead singer, lead guitarist for his alt rock side project The Elected. Blake attended La Jolla Country Day School. He attended high school with Rilo Kiley bassist Pierre De Reeder. In addition to being a musician, Sennett was a child actor, appearing on the television shows Salute Your Shorts and Boy Meets World. Sennett originally went by the names Blake Soper and Blake Swendson as an actor, but is credited in all recent works as Blake Sennett.
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[edit] Early years
In the early to mid-'90s, Sennett appeared in shows primarily marketed towards teens. During this period he ended up playing two big supporting roles of Ronnie Pinsky on Salute Your Shorts and Joseph 'Joey the Rat' Epstein on Boy Meets World. After Salute Your Shorts was canceled and his role on Boy Meets World was written off, Sennett switched gears and began to focus on music.
Sennett also was on Highway to Heaven, playing a young cancer patient.
[edit] Relationships
- Morgan Nagler
- Jenny Lewis
- Emily Sills
He split with Jenny during the recording of The Execution of All Things. The reason for the breakup is unspecified, as both have supplied various conflicting reasons. Although tensions were extremely high between them for a while, they chose to continue their musical partnership.
[edit] Music
The first band Blake was in was called The Caustic Truth; he was the drummer. He got kicked out, and they kept his drums.
Sennett formed the band Rilo Kiley in 1995 with former child-actress Jenny Lewis. In 2003, he founded a second band, The Elected along with his good friend Mike "The Caveman" Bloom.
[edit] Discography
[edit] With Rilo Kiley
[edit] Albums
- Take-Offs and Landings (2001, Barsuk)
- The Execution of All Things (2002, Saddle Creek)
- More Adventurous (2004, Brute/Beaute)
[edit] EPs
- Rilo Kiley (first pressing, 1999, Rilo Records)
- Rilo Kiley (second pressing, 2000, Rilo Records)
- The Initial Friend E.P. (2001, Rilo Records)
- Live at Fingerprints EP (2004, Brute/Beaute)
[edit] Singles
- "Science vs. Romance/About the Moon" [7"] (2001, Falsetto Records, FR002)
- "After Hours" [Split 7" with Bright Eyes and Sorry About Dresden] (2002, Devil In The Woods, issue #4.3)
- "The Execution of All Things/Emotional (Until Crickets Guide You Back)/After Hours" [7" & CD] (2003, Saddle Creek, SCE-56)
- "Portions for Foxes/A Town Called Luckey" [CD] (2005, Brute/Beaute, Warner Brothers)
- "Portions for Foxes/American Wife/Portions For Foxes (video)" [CD] (2005, Brute/Beaute, Warner Brothers)
- "It's a Hit/Patiently" [7" & CD] (2005, Brute/Beaute, Warner Brothers)
- "It's A Hit/Simply Irresistible" [CD] (2005, Warner Brothers)
[edit] Compilations
- Saddle Creek 50 (2002, Saddle Creek) songs: "With Arms Outstretched," "Jenny, You're Barely Alive"
[edit] With The Elected
[edit] Albums
[edit] Compilations
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- song: "San Francisco via Chicago Blues"
[edit] Videography
- "Not Going Home" (2006, directed by Nik Fackler)
[edit] Selected filmography
- Once and Again - (2000)
- 3rd Rock from the Sun (1997-1999)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer - (1999)
- Boy Meets World - (1994-1998)
- Smart Guy - (1997)
- Public Morals - (1996)
- Last Resort - (1996)
- Driven - (1996)
- Melrose Place - (1996)
- Salute Your Shorts - (1992)
- The Wonder Years - (1990-1991)
- His & Hers - (1990)
- My Two Dads - (1989)
- Family Ties - (1987)
- Highway to Heaven - (1987)
