Mark Tremonti
- Actor
- Composer
- Writer
Mark Thomas Tremonti was born in Detroit, Michigan, on April 18, 1974.
He started playing the guitar at 11. Marks first guitar was an
imitation Les Paul that cost only $25. When Mark was 16 his family
moved to Florida where he began attending Lake Highland Preparatory
school. It was at this time when Mark met future bandmate Scott Stapp.
During his freshman year at Lake Highland, Mark started his first band,
'Wit's End'. After graduation, Mark went on to attend Clemson
University where he majored in finance. After a year, Mark made his way
back to Florida State and was reunited with Stapp. Scott talked about
forming a band, so they started holding auditions at a friend's house.
Drummer Scott Phillips and bassist Brian Marshall were eventually
picked. The band was originally named 'Naked Toddler' which was the
headline of a newspaper clipping Mark carried around in his wallet.
After realizing how bad of a name 'Naked Toddler' was, they changed it
to 'Creed'. In 1997 Creed released their debut album, 'My Own Prison',
which has since sold over six million copies to date. In 2000,
following the release of their 2nd album Human Clay, the band released
their VH1 Behind the Music (1997) special, which shows you how incredibly far Mark and
the other members of Creed have come.