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Lee Ving (real name Lee James Capalero, born in Philadelphia,1949 - ) was the lead singer of the 80's punk band Fear. He became known, nationally, after the Halloween episode of Saturday Night Live
, in which he called New Yorkers "homosexuals" and covertly sang "fuck you." While these were actual lyrics on the band's first record, the songs were not ready for national TV. Also during the performance, the members of the audience destroyed the set as Lee sang in the ensuing chaos. The band still plays but the only original member is Ving. Prior to forming Fear, he had sang in blues bands.

Lee Ving has also sung for the band MD.45, which also featured Dave Mustaine and Jimmy DeGrasso, who later went on to play together in Megadeth. The 2004 re-release/remastered record replaced his vocals with Dave's voice. Comparing the two records clearly indicate Lee has a wider vocal range than Dave's acidic metal voice. He has also sung country music in the outlaw country genre with the band Range War. Right before Fear, Lee had long hair and played in a six piece blues act called Easy Love.

Lee Ving had a short and undistinguished acting career. He played the opposing lead role, Missoula, in Penelope Spheeris' cult classic 1987 Dudes, was featured (as well as his band "Fear") on Spheeris' infamous 1980 documentary on punk The Decline of Western Civilization
, played a club owner in Flashdance
, and even had a role in the third season (aired 17 March 1987) of the popular TV show Who's the Boss. In the Who's the Boss episode titled "Walk on the Mild Side" (season 3, episode 21), Lee played "Jake Maguire" who was the character Angela's (Judith Light) childhood hero. After the child character Sam (Alyssa Milano) wanted to go to a Beastie Boys concert, Angela wants to make up for the wild youth she passed up which included a meeting with Jake 'The Snake' and a trip to his 'Rock of Inspiration.' He also impresses Angela with his vocal talent.

Music

Fear

The Record (LP, 1982, Slash, reissued on CD in 1992 on Slash/Warner Bros. and in 2001 on Slash/Rhino)
*The CD reissues include Fear's 1982 single "Fuck Christmas" as a bonus track.
More Beer (LP, 1985, Fear Records/Restless)
Live...For the Record (LP, 1991, Fear Records/Restless)
Have Another Beer with Fear (LP, 1995, Fear Records/Sector 2 Records)
*All three of the releases issued under the Fear Records logo were reissued by Hall Of Records in 2001.
American Beer (LP, 2000, Hall of Records)

MD.45

The Craving (CD, Cassette, LP, 1995 Slab Records )

Movies

Black Moon Rising
Clue (1985)
Dudes (1986)
Flashdance
(1988)
Get Crazy
Grave Secrets
Masters of Menace
Nightmares (1983)
Pulse Pounders
Scenes from the Goldmine
Streets of Fire
(1984)
Taking of Beverly Hills
The Decline of Western Civilization
(1981)
The Wild Life

Television Appearances

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Crime Story
Fame
Legmen
Malomars
Oceans of Fire
Saturday Night Live
(1981)
Streethawk
Thicke of the Night
Three's a Crowd
Who's the Boss? (1987)

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