Jaret Reddick
Jaret Ray Reddick is an American musician and voice actor. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the pop-punk band Bowling for Soup. He also voices Danny from Phineas and Ferb and has voiced Chuck E. Cheese since 2012.
Early and personal life
Jaret Ray Reddick is the youngest of six children, with four sisters and a brother. He went to Cunningham Elementary School, Wichita Falls, Texas. He graduated from S. H. Rider High School in Wichita Falls. In high school, he played snare drum in the marching band, until age seventeen when he started playing guitar.Reddick was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis when he was 19.
Career
Bowling for Soup
Bowling for Soup formed in 1994 in Wichita Falls, Texas. Their name derives from the phrase "bowling for shit" from a comedy act by Steve Martin. Reddick is the songwriter for the band, penning such BFS hits as "Punk Rock 101", as well as playing guitar. After the departure of guitarist Chris Burney in 2025, Reddick is the only remaining original member.His primary guitar is a Music Man Axis that has a Miller Lite design on it; his former primary guitar until 2018 was similarly a Music Man Axis with a flag of Texas design on it.
''Phineas and Ferb''
Reddick voices the lead singer of the fictional band Love Händel on the television show Phineas and Ferb. It started with Bowling for Soup providing the series' theme song "Today is Gonna Be a Great Day," and later Reddick's character Danny was introduced in the episode "Dude, We're Getting the Band Back Together". Reddick has since written several songs for the show and made a handful of appearances, both as Danny from Love Händel, and once with cartoon versions of the other members of Bowling for Soup performing "Today is Gonna Be a Great Day."''Sonic Unleashed''
Reddick also worked with SEGA for the song "Endless Possibility", which is featured as the theme to the Sonic the Hedgehog videogame, Sonic Unleashed. The song was written by Sonic game composer, Tomoya Ohtani.Jarinus
Jarinus is a songwriting/production team composed of Reddick and Linus of Hollywood. The two have worked together co-writing songs and co-producing Bowling for Soup albums since Sorry for Partyin', as well as co-founding Crappy Records, and co-producing all of People on Vacation's releases. In late 2011, Jarinus announced that they would be making their debut album and that they would be seeking funding for recording it through Kickstarter, and have since reached their goal of over $18,000. The duo began releasing demo recordings as free downloads, as a "song of the week" promotion, on SoundCloud. However, Reddick later stated these songs would not appear on the album. The album, titled Rhymes with Vaginus, was released on March 26, 2013, with the only single, "Clear Your Browser History", being released prior on March 7.On March 5, 2023, Jarinus released their first single in a decade, titled "Shit, Shower and Shave".
Crappy Records
Crappy Records is an independent record label started by Reddick and Linus of Hollywood as a partnership with Oglio Records. The label has released albums from Kurt Baker, The Leftovers, Linus of Hollywood, MC Lars, and Skyfox. The label has been largely inactive since 2012.Built By Ninjas
Built By Ninjas is a music video production group formed by Reddick and Heath Balderston. The group has produced music videos for MC Lars, Patent Pending, Palmdale, and Skyfox, as well as Bowling for Soup's music video for the song "Turbulence" and People on Vacation's video for the song "Where Do We Go."Producing Darlington singles
In 2008, Reddick produced, co-wrote, and co-arranged two singles with solo artist Christy Darlington. SUV & Girls + Summer = Fun! were subsequently recorded at Valve Studios with Reddick producing. Reddick also sung backing vocals and performed guitar parts on the songs, with Christy performing lead vocal parts and guitar parts. Erik Chandler performed the bass parts and also backing vocals, and Gary Wiseman performed the drum parts. These two singles were later released digitally. This collaboration was a result of Reddick & Bowling for Soup having known Darlington & performed concerts together in Dallas in the late 1990s, and a mutual liking and respect for each other's music.People on Vacation
In 2010, Reddick started a side project band, called People on Vacation, with Ryan Hamilton from the indie rock band Smile Smile. The duo have since released two songs online. The first, "Better Off Dead" was released in late 2010, and a second, "She Was the Only One" was released in early 2011. A video for "Better Off Dead" has also been released. The duo released their debut EP, Carry On on November 24, 2011, through Brando Records. People on Vacation's debut album, The Summer and the Fall, was released a year later on November 22, 2012, with three tracks from Carry On being re-recorded for the album. In 2012, the Christmas release, Holiday Vacation, was released, being completely funded by fans on Kickstarter.On February 3, 2015, the group's follow-up album, The Chronicles of Tim Powers, was released, this time being funded by fans on PledgeMusic. The Tim Powers of the title was one of those who pledged and helped fund the album's recording.
Chuck E. Cheese
In 2012, Chuck E. Cheese chose Reddick to be the new voice of their mascot, as part of a revamp for the character. He replaced Duncan Brannan in the role.''Jaret Goes to the Movies''
In October 2015, Reddick started a podcast with family friend, Rich Coleman, called Jaret Goes to the Movies where they discuss a popular movie from their past each week. The show's cast was later expanded to include Reddick's wife, Casey Yant, as well as Eric Wade, Wil Vark and Sean Timothy. In 2016, the show was nominated for People's Choice Podcast Awards in the TV/Film category. The show ran regularly until July 2022, with Reddick announcing the show's end in February 2023.Jaret Ray Reddick
Reddick released his debut country album, titled Just Woke Up, on March 11, 2022 through Brando Records, being produced by longtime collaborator Zac Maloy. Two tracks from the album made it to the top 30 on Texas and Red Dirt Radio, with the track "Royal Family" being in the top 20. Reddick received a TCMA nomination for "Emerging Artist of the Year" in 2023.In 2024, Reddick announced plans for a second country album titled Already In Texas, releasing the single "Lone Stars" in February of that year. Originally slated for a May release, Reddick ended up announcing a delay for it instead that month. In June, the single "There Is You" was released, a song about mental health.
In September 2025, Reddick announced that the project would be put on hold, citing Bowling for Soup being busy again alongside his desire to focus on family, voice acting and music, while also stating he has "a bunch of music recorded that I'll be sharing asap." The last Jaret Ray Reddick show for the time being took place on December 30, with Reddick opening for the Toadies.
Discography
Jaret Ray Reddick
- ''Just Woke Up''
Bowling for Soup
- Bowling for Soup
- Cell Mates
- Rock on Honorable Ones!!
- Tell Me When to Whoa
- Let's Do It for Johnny!!
- Drunk Enough to Dance
- A Hangover You Don't Deserve
- Bowling for Soup Goes to the Movies
- The Great Burrito Extortion Case
- Sorry for Partyin'
- Fishin' for Woos
- Lunch. Drunk. Love.
- Songs People Actually Liked
- Drunk Dynasty
- Pop Drunk Snot Bread
- Don't Mind If We Do
- ''Songs People Actually Liked ''
''Phineas and Ferb'' and Love Händel
Jarinus
- Rhymes with Vaginus
- "18395" – 1:05
- "!@#$%" – 1:14
- "The Day After Valentine's Day" – 1:40
- "Don't Be a Jerk" – 1:32
- "DVB" – 2:17
- "Farting at Staples" – 1:05
- "Happy Holidays Asshole" – 0:36
- "Happy New Year Asshole" – 1:12
- "It's Parry Gripp's Birthday!" – 0:38
- "Jarinus Kickstarter Theme" – 0:42
- "Jarinus Rhymes with Vaginus" – 1:30
- "Tweet for a Track" – 1:56
People on Vacation
- The Carry On EP
- The Summer and the Fall
- Holiday Vacation
- ''The Chronicles of Tim Powers''
Jaret and Kelly
- ''Sittin' in a Tree''
Other work