John Roderick

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Roderick
Occupation	Musician
Date Of Birth	Sep 13, 1968(1968-09-13)
Age	56
Birthplace	Seattle
Country	United States
Birth City	Seattle
Horoscope	Capricorn

John Roderick Biography

John Roderick is one of the most popular and richest Musician who was born on September 13, 1968 in Seattle, Seattle, United States. Roderick was born in Seattle, Washington to David Roderick, a former Washington State Representative, and Marcia. The family moved to Anchorage, Alaska in 1971. In 1973, David and Marcia divorced, and Marcia took the kids back to Washington, but moved back to Anchorage shortly after. Roderick graduated from East Anchorage High, and moved to Seattle shortly after graduation.

Roderick became a founding member of the Seattle Music Commission in 2010, appointed to the position by former Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn. Encouraged by the former mayor, Roderick announced his candidacy for Seattle City Council Position 8, one of two city council positions that represent the entire city. Roderick came in 3rd place in the city-wide primary, winning 15.90% of the vote. Roderick still sits on the Seattle Music Commission, advising city officials on policies affecting Seattle’s music community.

In September 2011, Roderick began co-hosting Roderick on the Line, a podcast with Merlin Mann. On August 13, 2015, Roderick released the first episode of his second podcast called Road Work, with co-host Dan Benjamin. On September 7, 2017, HowStuffWorks announced a new show entitled Omnibus, co-hosted by Roderick and former Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings. They pick topics they fear might be lost to history and discuss them. The first episode was posted on December 7, 2017. On January 12, 2018, Roderick, Adam Pranica, and Benjamin Ahr Harrison started the Friendly Fire podcast, a weekly podcast about war films.

Roderick currently lives in Seattle with his daughter. In 2017, Roderick was honored with the position of King Neptune for the 2017 Seattle Seafair. Roderick graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Washington after three decades of undergraduate study.

After the disbanding of The Western State Hurricanes, Roderick was offered a spot to play keyboard in popular Seattle band Harvey Danger. Roderick played with the band until they went on hiatus in April 2001.

John Roderick Net Worth

John Roderick is one of the richest Musician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Roderick 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Roderick’s first major band was The Western State Hurricanes, which he started while attending the University of Washington. The band enjoyed quick success, playing their first show at Seattle venue the Breakroom in May, 1998. The band split after failing to sign a deal with Sub Pop Records.

Along with former Harvey Danger singer/songwriter Sean Nelson, Roderick founded the indie rock band The Long Winters in the wake of Harvey Danger’s breakup. Roderick penned the band’s first album, The Worst You Can Do Is Harm, in 2001 and released the album on Barsuk Records. The band since released two more albums, When I Pretend to Fall (2003) and Putting the Days to Bed (2006), and one EP titled Ultimatum (2005). The band still plays shows, playing at the inaugural Upstream Festival in 2017.

Roderick frequently collaborates with other musicians. Roderick, along with collaborator Sean Nelson, provided vocals on Death Cab For Cutie’s album Transatlanticism. He collaborated with Jonathan Coulton for Coulton’s album, Artificial Heart, released in September 2011, as well as the duo’s Christmas Album, One Christmas at a Time. Roderick also co-wrote some songs on Aimee Mann’s 2017 album Mental Illness.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

John Roderick height Not available right now. John weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is John Roderick Dating?

According to our records, John Roderick is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, John Roderick’s is not dating anyone.

Relationships Record : We have no records of past relationships for John Roderick. You may help us to build the dating records for John Roderick!

Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Musician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. John Roderick celebrates birthday on September 13 of every year.

Where is John Roderick now?

Personal life. Roderick currently lives in Seattle with his daughter.

Can of beans dad?

Last month, musician John Roderick became known as “Bean Dad” for his tweets about making his nine-year-old daughter figure out how to use a can opener if she wanted to eat. The thread went viral, and Roderick swiftly became an object of scorn on social media—as if was letting his child starve. Bean Dead was canceled.

How did John Roderick meet Ken Jennings?

After 74-time Jeopardy! winner and Seattle resident Ken Jennings and John Roderick of the local rock band The Long Winters met at Bumbershoot , the two decided to pool their pop cultural expertise and channel it into something they both love: a podcast.

How old is John Roderick?

53 years (September 13, 1968)

Why was friendly fire podcast Cancelled?

Friendly Fire It went on a brief hiatus in January 2021 following controversial comments made by Roderick on Twitter , before announcing it would not be returning.