On this episode of Roger the Wild Child Show, we are joined by the lead singer of the heavy metal rock band, Anthrax, Joey Belladonna, and actor best known for his role as Ridge Forrester from the CBS soap opera, Bold and the Beautiful, plus bass play for the rock group, Player, Ronn Moss!
JOEY BELLADONNA
Joey Belladonna, a six-time Grammy nominee, is best known as the lead singer of the legendary group Anthrax, who, along with Metallica, Megadeth, and Slayer, is credited with originating the Thrash metal genre, has been featured on over 21 studio and live albums.
Belladonna has shared the stage with Iron Maiden, Kiss, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Dio, Public Enemy, Living Color, Primus, Motley Crue, Bon Jovi, Alice Cooper, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Whitesnake, Slayer, Judas Priest, Slipknot, Motorhead, Lamb of God, Megadeth, Rob Zombie, Killswitch Engage, Alice in Chains, Steel Panther, Black Label Society, Kings X, Testament, Overkill, Exodus, Helloween, and many others.
Joey performs masterful renditions of the national anthem at NFL, MLB, NBL, and other professional sporting events, including at Madison Square Garden and for the Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bulls, Chicago White Sox, and Chicago Cubs.
He has also made appearances in feature films and on TV, including Pledge Night, WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW, and the long-running TV sitcom Married With Children.
When not recording or touring with Anthrax, Joey keeps his vocal chops up by performing with his Journey tribute band 'Beyond The Band' and his classic rock band 'Chief Big Way'.
RONN MOSS
Hailing from Hollywood CA, Ronn Moss grew up around the entertainment industry. He knew at 11 years old after watching the Beatles appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show that he wanted to play music and taught himself the guitar, bass guitar and began drum lessons in Hollywood. Ronn then formed his bands from his junior high friends and started playing in clubs around Los Angeles way before he was of legal age to be in those clubs.
It was in the late 70s that he met Peter Beckett and JC Crowley and together with RoNN’s high school friend John Friesen formed the band, “PLAYER.” The band was signed by famed Australian manager Robert Stigwood to his RSO records label and garnered and a handful of top 40 hits including the #1 enduring smash hit, “Baby Come Back.” PLAYER began touring with Eric Clapton, Heart, Kenny Loggins, Boz Skaggs, Little River Band, Gino Vannelli, as well as headlining their own concerts. On the recommendation of Robert Stigwood, and because PLAYER was experiencing a slowdown within the record industry, Ronn decided to try his hand at acting and quickly landed his first film entitled, “Hearts and Armor” that filmed in Sicily and Rome, Italy. Following a progression of movies, TV shows, and commercials, led Ronn to originate the iconic role of Ridge Forrester for the CBS Daytime drama, “The Bold And The Beautiful.” Over the next 25 years, the show became a worldwide sensation spanning 130 countries, making Ronn an internationally recognized face and personality.
He has played himself in movies for Italy, “Christmas In Love” and won 2nd place on Italy’s version of “Dancing With The Stars.” In 2012 Ronn decided to exit the role of Ridge Forrester and go into producing with the hit Amazon Prime series, “The Bay” in which he also plays the character of John Blackwell. Ronn was also one of the voices in the animated Disney movie, “Bolt.” Ronn appeared with his wife, Devin Devasquez, on the hit ABC series, “Celebrity Wife Swap.” Ronn is a man of many talents and also loves photography, martial arts, target gun shooting, and horseback riding. He has traveled to many countries around the world to host, appear or film a variety of commercials, campaigns, and television projects. Together with his Cajun wife, Devin, they
