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|Birth_name = Blake Sennett Swendson
|Birth_name = Blake Sennett Swendson
|Alias = Blake Soper, Blake Swendson
|Alias = Blake Soper, Blake Swendson
|Born = {{birth date and age|1973|9|22}}<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[San Diego]], [[California]]
|Born = {{birth date and age|1973|9|22}}<br/>{{flagicon|USA}} [[San Diego]], [[California]]
|Age = 31
|Age = 31
|Origin = [[San Diego]], [[California]], [[United States]]
|Origin = [[San Diego]], [[California]], [[United States]]
|Genre = [[Indie Rock]], [[Folk Rock]]
|Genre = [[Indie Rock]], [[Folk rock]]
|Occupation = [[Actor]], [[musician]]
|Occupation = [[Actor]], [[musician]]
|Years_active = 1998–present
|Years_active = 1998–present
|Label = [[Brute/Beaute|Brute-Beaute]]/[[Warner Bros. Records]]<br>[[Saddle Creek Records]]<br>[[Barsuk Records]]<br>[[Sub Pop]] (in the band [[the Elected]])
|Label = [[Brute/Beaute|Brute-Beaute]]/[[Warner Bros. Records]]<br/>[[Saddle Creek Records]]<br/>[[Barsuk Records]]<br/>[[Sub Pop]] (in the band [[the Elected]])
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'''Blake Sennett''' (born Blake Swendson on [[September 22]], [[1973]], in [[San Diego, California]], USA) 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. He is currently dating Hollywood actress [[Winona Ryder]].
'''Blake Sennett''' (born Blake Swendson on [[September 22]], [[1973]], in [[San Diego, California]], USA) 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. He is currently dating Hollywood actress [[Winona Ryder]].

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Blake Sennett

Blake Sennett (born Blake Swendson on September 22, 1973, in San Diego, California, USA) 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. He is currently dating Hollywood actress Winona Ryder.

Early years

In the early to mid-1990s, 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.

He met Rilo Kiley bandmate Jenny Lewis through Ben and Fred Savage in 1993. The two formed the band in 1998 and dated for several years until ending their relationship after the release of The Execution of All Things in 2002.

Music

In the early 1990s when Sennett was in high school, he played drums in a band called the Caustic Truth. Future Rilo Kiley bassist Pierre De Reeder was his bandmate. Sennett was kicked out of the band, and the remaining members kept his drums.[1]

In 1996, he composed the score for the film Don's Plum.[2] Lewis was the female lead in the film.[3] Because of a lawsuit brought by stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire, this film cannot be distributed in the United States or Canada. However, it was released in 2001 in Europe as a Region 2 DVD. This version contains Sennett's original score, as well as the song "Go Ahead," written by Sennett and Jenny Lewis in 1996. The song was included on Rilo Kiley's first LP Take-Offs and Landings (2001). Sennett has remained good friends with Maguire, Ethan Suplee, and Scott Bloom since the making of the film. He had previously starred with Suplee on Boy Meets World.

In 2003, he founded a second band, the Elected, along with his good friend Mike "the Caveman" Bloom.

Discography

With Rilo Kiley

Albums

EPs

Singles

Compilations

With The Elected

Albums

Compilations

song: "San Francisco via Chicago Blues"

Other Appearances

Videography

As Producer

Albums

Selected filmography

External links

  1. ^ Nardwuar vs Rilo Kiley
  2. ^ A Don'S Plum Page
  3. ^ A Don'S Plum Page
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