Eric Stefani


Eric Matthew Stefani is an American musician, composer, writer, and animator best known as the founder and former member of the ska punk band No Doubt. He is the older brother of former bandmate Gwen Stefani, and is also a former animator on the television series The Simpsons and The Ren & Stimpy Show.

Early life and Education

Stefani is the son of Dennis and Patti Stefani. He attended Loara High School in Anaheim, California. He worked at a Dairy Queen with his sister Gwen and John Spence. He studied animation at the California Institute of the Arts 1991.

Career

Stefani, his sister Gwen, and friend John Spence formed the band No Doubt in 1986. The group added several members and performed live shows at venues like Fenders Ballroom in Long Beach. The group started writing original material, much of which Eric Stefani contributed. He left after the band's breakthrough album Tragic Kingdom was recorded. Eric and Gwen were nominated as a songwriting team at the 1998 Grammy Awards for Song of the Year for "Don't Speak".
Stefani left the group before their breakthrough to work in animation full time, previously splitting his time with the band and working for The Simpsons. The episode "Homerpalooza" contains a quick scene, drawn by Stefani, in which the members of No Doubt appear, although they are not otherwise featured.