DJ Lethal

BONTIDA, ROMANIA – JULY 16, 2017: DJ Lethal with House of Pain, hip hop trio from Los Angeles, California, performing a live show at Electric Castle festival, photo by salajean/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Leors Dimants

Place of Birth: Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union (now Latvia)

Date of Birth: December 18, 1972

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

DJ Lethal, born Leors Dimants and later Leor Dimant, is a Latvian-American turntablist and producer. He is a member of hip hop trio House of Pain and rap rock band Limp Bizkit. Everlast was also a member of the former.

DJ Lethal is the son of Nina (Sologuba) and Grisha Dimant, or Dimants in Latvian. His father played guitar in a rock band. His parents moved to Italy c. 1976, and later to New York, U.S., and then Jersey City, New Jersey.

DJ Lethal’s paternal grandfather was named Vladimir Dimant.

DJ Lethal’s paternal grandmother was named Genya Friedman.

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