Travis Barker
American drummer (born 1975)
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- Developed a shoe with DC Shoe Company called the Alias Remix
- Is endorsed by Orange County Drums and Percussion.
- Engaged to girlfriend Shanna Moakler on Christmas Eve 2003 at Disneyland.
- Married Moakler in Santa Barbara during a gothic ceremony inspired by their favorite film, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. Fellow Blinksters Mark Hoppus and 'Tom DeLonge' were his groomsmen.
- Is also in band "Box Car Racer".
- Resides in Riverside, California.
- Created the clothing label Stars and Straps
- Is one of the Zildjian Cymbal Company's premier artists. He currently has his own signature drum stick, cymbal bag, and stick bag made by them.
- Shanna Moakler gave him a $70,000 Cadillac for his 30th birthday.
- Is also a member of band "The Transplants".
- Graduated from Fontana High School in 1993
- In February 2005, Blink-182 announced plans for an "indefinite hiatus."
- Talking about his wife's pregnancy, Barker told People magazine in May 2005: "Hopefully it will be Christmas Eve. I'm hoping for a girl." His baby girl was later born on Christmas Eve.
- Played with the Aquabats and occasionally filled in for Blink 182's drummer, Scott Raynor. After Raynor's exit in 1998 he was quickly asked to come aboard the Blink 182 ship.
- Made a name for himself playing drums for the wacky ska band, "The Aquabats" before leaving for the greener pasture that is Blink 182.
- Opened a new Wahoo's Fish Tacos store in Norco, Calif.
- Owns the record label La Salle Records
- Is a vegetarian.
- Travis and his wife Shanna welcomed a baby daughter on 24th December 2005. Alabama Barker was born at 12:22 p.m. and weighed in at 7 lbs., 1oz.
- Stepfather of Atiana De La Hoya (born March 29, 1999). He considers her his daughter.
- Writes left-handed, but plays drums right-handed.
- Son, Landon Barker, was born October 9, 2003.
- Has been playing the drums since he was 4 yrs old.
- Runs Famous Stars and Straps, a belt buckle company specializing in hot rod designs.