Mark Hoppus

Mark Hoppus (born March 15, 1972) is a founding member of the pop-punk band blink-182. He plays bass guitar, electric guitar, and does vocals. Mark is generally known for being the singer of the some of the band's bigger hits such as What's My Age Again and Dammit.

Mark got his first bass from his father after helping him paint his house. Mark moved to California to continue his studies in college. Mark met Tom Delonge (another blink-182 member) through his little sister, Anne Hoppus. Tom was friends with Anne's boyfriend and constantly complained about wanting to join a band. She finally introduced Mark and Tom on a fateful August night in 1992 and from there the story began.

Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge, with their friend drummer Scott Raynor, decided to form a band in 1992. They were originally called "Blink", but an Irish techno band had that name and filed a case at court so they changed their band name to blink-182. In 1997, after the release of their 4th album Dude Ranch, Scott was fired from the band for unspecified reasons, but his alcohol abuse was likely a factor. He was soon replaced by Travis Braker of The Aquabats. Travis knew most of Blink's songs and eventually filled in as the band's full-time drummer.

In 1998, they released their first album with Travis, titled Enema Of The State. Mark is now married and and has one son.