Sean McNabb
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2011}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Sean McNabb
| image = Sean McNabb on RealTVfilms.jpg
| caption = McNabb in 2015
| birth_name = Sean Paul McNabb
| birth_date = {{nowrap|{{Birth date and age|1965|9|24}}}}
| birth_place = South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
| instrument = Bass guitar
| genre = Hard rock, heavy metal, glam metal
| occupation = Musician, actor
| associated_acts = Quiet Riot, Dokken, House of Lords, Great White, Montrose, Badd Boyz, Lynch Mob, Rough Cutt, Jack Wagner, Don Felder, Willie Chambers, Burning Rain, Queensrÿche
}}
Sean McNabb (born September 24, 1965) is an American actor and bassist. While still on tour with rock bands, he is also acting and writing, composing, and singing music for TV and film. In 2015, he released his first solo music as a lead singer, "Fresh Air" and "America". Both are also featured in the film Rockstory.
McNabb was born in South Bend, Indiana. At age 21, he became the bass player of the 1980s metal band Quiet Riot, replacing Chuck Wright.{{cite book|last1=Bukszpan|first1=Daniel|last2=Dio|first2=Ronnie James|title=The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YaDDsg0H35gC&pg=PT186|access-date=May 10, 2011|date=October 1, 2003|publisher=Barnes & Noble Publishing|isbn=978-0-7607-4218-1|pages=186–}}
McNabb joined Dokken as their bassist in 2009 and was a mainstay with the band until 2014. He has recorded over 35 CDs in his discography. He has also toured and recorded with House of Lords (where he again replaced Wright), Great White, Lynch Mob, Montrose, Queensrÿche, Jack Wagner, Don Felder, Edgar Winter, Maya, Bad Moon Rising, Rough Cutt, Burning Rain, and XYZ. McNabb can be heard on the Dr. Phil show in the music tracks and the "I'm Loving It" McDonald's breakfast commercials. McNabb has also performed with several pop artists, country, blues, and folk singer/songwriters.
In addition to music, he is acting in Hollywood in film and television and has twenty credits on IMDb. Of note, he appeared on FX TV's Sons of Anarchy and as host of Best of AXS TV Concerts 2012 – Legends of Rock. He starred along TV and Broadway greats in Los Angeles plays. He has appeared in films, TV and in commercials. He was on the cover, and was profiled, by the Beverly Hills Times as a rising star in the world of acting.
File:Sean McNabb, Christine Devine on RealTVfilms.jpg
McNabb is also active in the Los Angeles charity scene (including celebrity golf tournaments and Harley rides), appearing in such magazines as Angeleno and LA Confidential. He married Los Angeles based KTTV news anchor Christine Devine on September 9, 2016. He has a daughter, Lauriel, and a grandson, Malcolm.
Discography
= With [[Quiet Riot]] =
- Quiet Riot (1988)
= With [[House of Lords (band)|House of Lords]] =
- Demons Down (1992)
= With Badd Boyz =
- Bad Boyz (1993)
= With [[Great White]] =
- Great Zeppelin: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin (1998)
- Can't Get There from Here (1999)
- Latest and Greatest (2000)
- Thank You...Goodnight! (2002)
- Back to the Rhythm (2007)
= With [[XYZ (US band)|XYZ]] =
- Letter to God (2003)
= With Dokken =
- Greatest Hits (2010)
- Broken Bones (2012)
= With [[Burning Rain]] =
- Epic Obsession (2013)
= With Black Bart =
- Bootleg Breakout
= With [[Rough Cutt]] =
- Sneak Peek EP (2000)
= With Resurrection Kings =
- Resurrection Kings (2015)
= With Lynch Mob =
- The Brotherhood (2017)
References
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Category:American rock bass guitarists
Category:American heavy metal bass guitarists
Category:American male bass guitarists
Category:House of Lords (band) members
Category:Actors from South Bend, Indiana
Category:Musicians from South Bend, Indiana
Category:American male television actors
Category:Male actors from Los Angeles
Category:Guitarists from Indiana