Joel Thomas Zimmerman

Joel Thomas Zimmerman is a progressive house music producer and DJ known by the stage name Deadmau5. He released his debut album, Get Scraped, in 2005. His albums 4x4=12, >Album Title Goes Here< and while(1<2) earned him several Grammy Awards nominations.

He is the son of Nancy and Rodney Thomas Zimmerman. He has an older sister named Jennifer and a younger brother named Chris.

His stage name “deadmau5” came in the 1990s after a mouse made its way into his computer and electrocuted itself in the process. According to his father, after the mouse incident, he was nicknamed the "dead mouse guy" by his friends. He later shortened the name to Deadmau5.

Joel Thomas Zimmerman is a famous Canadian DJ and record producer, who was born on January 5, 1981. As a person born on this date, Joel Thomas Zimmerman is listed in our database as the 3rd most popular celebrity for the day (January 5) and the 13th most popular for the year (1981).

People born on January 5 fall under the Zodiac sign of Capricorn, the Sea Goat. Joel Thomas Zimmerman is the 57th most popular Capricorn.

Aside from information specific to Joel Thomas Zimmerman's birthday, Joel Thomas Zimmerman is the 14th most famous Canadian.

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