Noah Bernardo

{{short description|American drummer}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

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| caption = Bernardo in 2008

| name = Noah {{nobold|"}}Wuv{{nobold|"}} Bernardo

| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist

| birth_name = Noah Bernardo Jr.

| alias = Wuv

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|02|24}}

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| origin =

| instrument = Drums, guitar, vocals

| genre = {{flatlist|

• Alternative metal
• Christian metal
• nu metal
• rap metal
• reggae

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| occupation =

| years_active = 1992–2021(Hiatus)

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| associated_acts = P.O.D., StillWell, Southtown Generals, Belle and the Dragon

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Noah "Wuv" Bernardo Jr. (born February 24, 1974) is an American musician, most notably the drummer for Christian nu metal band P.O.D.{{cite web|url=http://www.smnnews.com:80/2006/01/01/pod-noah-wuv-bernardo-drummer/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080112031244/http://www.smnnews.com/2006/01/01/pod-noah-wuv-bernardo-drummer/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 12, 2008|title=P.O.D. - Noah "Wuv" Bernadino, Drummer|website=SMNnews.com|date=January 1, 2006|access-date=November 8, 2018}}

According to a FAQ, Bernardo is Filipino, Italian, German, and Chamorro.{{cite web |url=http://www.warriorklan.com/faq/ |title=The Warrior Klan |publisher=The Warrior Klan |access-date=2011-10-02 |archive-date=2009-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919114638/http://www.warriorklan.com/faq/ |url-status=dead }} He is the first cousin of the band's frontman Sonny Sandoval. His father, Noah Bernardo Sr. started Rescue Records, which was P.O.D.'s first label.

It has been announced that Wuv will be handling drum duties for the band StillWell, a side project of Fieldy, the bassist of metal band Korn. Wuv has been playing drums most of his life. During acoustic sets, he normally plays the rhythm guitar. He also has a side project called Southtown Generals, with Rasta Tim Pacheco. In 2020, Bernardo formed a project called Belle and the Dragon, alongside members of Flyleaf.{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/flyleaf-members-join-forces-with-p-o-d-drummer-in-belle-and-the-dragon/|title=FLYLEAF Members Join Forces With P.O.D. Drummer In BELLE AND THE DRAGON|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=January 5, 2020|access-date=May 23, 2020}}

In a multiple interviews with Sonny and Wuv it was confirmed that Wuv is on hiatus but “not out of the band”, citing burnout from endless years of touring and slight tension as the main reasons.{{cite web | url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/p-o-d-s-sonny-sandoval-explains-drummer-noah-wuv-bernardos-absence-from-live-shows-recording-studio | title=P.O.D.'s SONNY SANDOVAL Explains Drummer NOAH 'WUV' BERNARDO's Absence from Live Shows, Recording Studio | date=12 May 2024 }}

Bernardo was the co-owner of the Chula Vista skate shop "The Orphanage"; however, it is no longer in operation.