Joseph Stephen "Joey" Gaydos Jr. (born April 18, 1991) is an American

United States

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 musician and one-time actor from Dearborn, Michigan

Dearborn, Michigan

-Economy:Ford Motor Company has its world headquarters in Dearborn. In addition its Dearborn campus contains many research, testing, finance and some production facilities. Ford Land controls the numerous properties owned by Ford including sales and leasing to unrelated businesses such as the...

. He is best known for his portrayal of Zack Mooneyham in School of Rock

School of Rock

School of Rock, also called The School of Rock, is a 2003 American musical comedy film directed by Richard Linklater, written by Mike White, and starring Jack Black...

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Career

Favoring the Gibson

Gibson Guitar Corporation

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 Les Paul

Gibson Les Paul

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 and a blues/rock style, Gaydos formed a trio named The Joey Gaydos Group in 2005. They released their debut album in July 2006. Gaydos made his film debut in 2003 in the musical comedy School of Rock

School of Rock

School of Rock, also called The School of Rock, is a 2003 American musical comedy film directed by Richard Linklater, written by Mike White, and starring Jack Black...

playing Zack Mooneyham.

Personal life

Gaydos attended Huron High School

Huron High School (New Boston, Michigan)

Huron High School in New Boston, Michigan is a public high school offering education for grades 9 - 12. It is part of the Huron School District....

 in New Boston, Michigan

New Boston, Michigan

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Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	School of Rock School of Rock School of Rock, also called The School of Rock, is a 2003 American musical comedy film directed by Richard Linklater, written by Mike White, and starring Jack Black...	Zack Mooneyham
2009	CSI CSI -Computing:* Common System Interface, former name of the Intel QuickPath Interconnect, a computer bus* Complex specified information, a concept related to intelligent design* Computer Security Institute* Computer Society of India...	Dani

External links

• Joey Gaydos at the Internet Movie Database
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