Gwen Stefani
- Music Artist
- Writer
- Actress
Gwen Renée Stefani was born on October 3, 1969 in Fullerton, California & raised in Anaheim, California. She was one of four children born to Dennis
Stefani and Patti Flynn. Her siblings are
Eric Stefani, Jill and
Todd Stefani. Her father is of Italian
descent and her mother's ancestry is English, Irish, Scottish, German,
and Norwegian. She and her brother Eric began the band
No Doubt when Gwen was a teenager and she moved
from backing vocals to lead singer when their original lead, John
Spence, committed suicide. She dated band-mate
Tony Kanal for seven years, before marrying
English rocker Gavin Rossdale on 14
September 2002 in London. They had three children together before divorcing in 2016.