7 0 ), ▁known ▁profession ally ▁as ▁Josh ▁Tod d , ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁music ian , ▁singer , ▁song writer ▁and ▁actor , ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁lead ▁singer ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁rock ▁band ▁Buck cher ry . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Josh ▁Tod d ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Ana heim ▁Hills , ▁California , ▁and ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁Lake ▁Forest , ▁California . ▁He ▁attended ▁high ▁school ▁at ▁Tra bu co ▁Hills ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Orange ▁County , ▁California , ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁his ▁days ▁in ▁Buck cher ry , ▁Tod d ▁front ed ▁the ▁Hollywood ▁gl am ▁rock ▁band ▁S lam h ound . ▁S lam h ound ▁was ▁signed ▁to ▁Sky door ▁Records , ▁an ▁independent ▁record ▁company ▁that ▁was ▁un success ful ▁in ▁re le asing ▁a ▁S lam h ound ▁album ▁even ▁though ▁the ▁band ▁recorded ▁over ▁a ▁dozen ▁songs ▁with ▁Josh ▁as ▁the ▁lead ▁singer . ▁ ▁While ▁in ▁S lam h ound , ▁Josh ▁hon ed ▁his ▁musical ▁style , ▁moving ▁away ▁from ▁gl am ▁and ▁more ▁towards ▁punk . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Josh ▁met ▁guitar ist ▁Keith ▁Nelson ▁through ▁his ▁t atto o ▁artist . ▁The ▁two ▁agreed ▁to ▁meet ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁shared ▁love ▁of ▁AC / DC . ▁They ▁soon ▁formed ▁the ▁band ▁S par row , ▁which ▁later ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Buck cher ry . ▁He ▁later ▁married ▁J asm ine ▁Law son , ▁an ▁American ▁actress ▁and ▁model .