monkeystwins - (Former) Members

Ben Graupner:
a.k.a. Captain Graupner

born on February the 7th 1985 in Dallas, Texas
has two brothers: an older one "Orson Brawl" Daniel & a younger one Neil
acted in Devolved, Intent, Daze, While you were away, Trapped in 5150, Girlfriend
attended Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, mastered in Theatre
Jackson and Ben were signed onto the same management company and lived together in LA
recorded songs when stuck in the traffic
Quotes:

"Friends become friends for some kind of magic reason”

favourite colour: blue
rocks the trumpet
responsible for millions of plane crashes after smoking and drinking too much in the cockpit

Ben Johnson:
a.k.a. Ben

born on May the 4^th 1984 in Mt. Carroll, Illinois
loves his drums
met Jackson and Ben Graupner in 2006
needs to smile way more often
attended Interlochen Arts Academy with Jackson Rathbone, Ben Graupner, Spencer Bell, William Schmidt and Daniel Graupner
is a contained man, often seems to be the grown-up in the band (but we know better )
besides the 100 Monkeys he plays in the band The Stevedores & The Mechanical People
best friend with Spencer Bell, they shared a room in New York

Monroe Jackson Rathbone V:
a.k.a. J. Action, Jay

born on December the 14th 1984 in Singapore
green-eyed
colour-blind
1.77 m in height
has three sisters, one younger, two older ones
moved around a lot, lived in Maydan & Jakarta (Indonesia), Norway, London (Great Britain), Midland (Texas), LA, Connecticut, Michigan, Toronto
"The Pickwick Players" in Texas was his start into the acting career
attended Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, majored in acting (Shakespeare!!)
loves hats
into all sorts of sports
DJ-ed at parties in his teenage years
moved to LA with 19
first job was a presenter in Disney 411
loves barbecue
considers Michael Jackson's "Thriller" to be a true classic
has a cat named Dean
named his guitar Annabelle (for him a decent southern name) and takes it & the harmonica with him everywhere
hid horror movies under his bed so that his parents didn't catch him watching "Freddy Krueger" etc.
famous through The Twilight Saga playing the blood-lusting vampire Jasper
different guest roles in series: Close to Home, Criminal Minds, O.C. California, The Cleaner, No Ordinary Family, Beautiful People, The War at Home, Aim High
Movies: Dread, Hurt, Pray for Morning, The Valley of Light, The Last Airbender, S. Darko, River's End, Big Stan, Senior Skip Day, Youtube Video Young Again, Daze, Girlfriend
Quotes:

1."I do a lot of photography, and some drawing. I try to join both things."

2."I use to sleep with all my cloth and take it to the next day. Also my hair hasn't been cleaned out for five years. No, not really. But it hasn't since long time ago."

3."I play the bass. Is really irritant. And also I play the accordion. Those two things are really irritant. And also I play the Ukulele, that is also irritant, but Spencer Bell was the one that taught me how to play the Ukulele, an incredible musician."

4."When I was younger, I broke my head three times - probably that explains why am I an artist".

5."I don't take much care of my car, as my dad has tell me a lot of times. I've been in some little accidents. Mi defense have fall down a pair of times. I put it back in it's place with adhesive tape for vehicles. This tape is impressive, by the way, but it maintains falling down, that makes that my car doesn't have any defense at all."

(source: www.fanpop.com)

favourite music: Spencer Bell, Robert Johnson, The Stevedores, Kaiser Chiefs, Neil Young, David Bowie, The Kinks, Frank Sinatra
Hero: Johnny Depp, Clint Eastwood
fan of Dallas Cowboys
counts Bob Dylan to his musical inspiration
favourite poet: T.S. Eliot
favourite artist: Andy Warhol
learned to play the guitar for the girls and for his role as Doody in "Grease"
loves South Park, Dexter & Mad Men
owns a production company: PatchMo Entertainment & a record company: Happy Jack Records

Jerad Anderson:
a.k.a. J.Rad, The Tower Boy

born on June the 4^th 1981 in San Diego, California
acting roles in Girlfriend, Greek, Bratz: The Movie, 24, CSI Miami, ER, Bad Reputation
Quotes:

1. "We love presents!"

2. Jerad: The Mohawk is a symbol of a multi-dimensional lifestyle where I can be a bad ass at the same time while being….
Jackson: A bad ass.
Jerad: …a bad ass…in two different dimensions
(source: www. notesfromthepit.com)

started playing the piano with 4 years
guitar and more instruments followed
met Jackson in LA and found his way into the band
a married monkey
also married to his I-Pad
loves dirty jokes
knows sign language due to a deaf roommate
often rocks a pink mohawk
creator of the world famous "Happy Dance"

M. Lawrence Abrams:
a.k.a. Uncle Larry

born on July the 5^th 1953 in Chicago, Illinois
loves extravagant suits
is the only man on earth who can wear purple
a quiet man who loves his art
loves his bongos
turns "Invisible Monsters" into magic
met the rest of the band on the film-set of "Daze"
owns a studio in LA where the boys recorded their songs
knows what love is (found this out in Amsterdam )