Joe Van Moyland

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Born = 1983 [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1404324/ Joe Van Moyland profile - IMDb.com] ]
Origin = United Kingdom
Genre = Indie rock, Indie pop
Years_active = 2003–2007 (As a member of The Pipettes
2007-present with Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong
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Notable_instruments = vocals
drums

Joe Van Moyland (born Joseph Antony Bernays Beamont [ [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=1756328&search_in=c&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1 ASC
] ] in 1983) is a singer, drummer and former actor. He is frontman in the band Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong and has previously drummed for The Pipettes.

Acting career

Van Moyland has appeared in a number of television shows, most notably in "The Tudors", where he played the famous composer Thomas Tallis. He has also appeared in "Peep Show" as Sophie's brother, "Nathan Barley" as Mudd, as well as having minor roles in "Waking The Dead" and "Simon Schama's Power of Art". To date, he is credited as appearing in films such as "Starter for Ten", "" and "Brothers of the Head". He has recently stated that he has "fallen out of love" with acting after becoming more involved with music.

Music career

Under the name Joe Lean, Van Moyland fronts Joe Lean and the Jing Jang Jong, who released their first single in October 2007 and have been tipped for success by the NME and finished seventh in the BBC Sound Of 2008 poll. [cite web|title=Sound of 2008: The Top 10 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7163404.stm] He had previously been drummer for The Pipettes, working under the name Robin Of Loxley. His last appearance with The Pipettes was 23 June 2007 on the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury Festival. The NME reported that he had written songs for the Sugababes' new album, however in a later interview Van Moyland said that the agreement had fallen through. [ Citation
title="Radar: Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong", New Musical Express
year=7 August, 2007 ]

Personal life

Joe is known to have dated Rose Elinor Dougall of The Pipettes. Recently The Sun claimed Joe had been dating Peaches Geldof, however Geldof later denied this to NME. [ [http://www.nme.com/news/daily-ligger/33587 NME.com: "Daily Ligger"] ]

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