J Mascis

American musician
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Summary

J Mascis was born on December 10, 1965[1], in Amherst[2]. He has worked as a guitarist[3], singer[4], singer-songwriter[5], actor[6], and film actor[7]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,605 views/month, #6,703 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Native language: English[10]
  • Occupation: television actor[11], film producer[12], composer[13], musician[14]
  • Educated at: University of Massachusetts Amherst[15], Amherst Regional High School[16]
  • Member of: J Mascis + The Fog[17], Deep Wound[18], Witch[19], Dinosaur Jr.[20]
  • Religion or worldview: Hinduism[21]
  • Sex or gender: male[22]
  • Genre: alternative rock[23]
  • Commons category: J Mascis[24]
  • Given name: Joseph[25]
  • Official website: http://www.jmascis.com/[26]
  • Instrument: guitar[27], voice[28]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[29]
  • Start of work period: 1982[30]
  • Writing language: English[31]
  • Social media followers: 49,553[32], 48,992[33], 52,252[34], 51,664[35], 5500[36], 6550[37], 10,000[38]

Why It Matters

J Mascis has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was J Mascis born?

J Mascis's place of birth was Amherst[2].

What did J Mascis do for work?

J Mascis worked as a guitarist[3], singer[4], singer-songwriter[5], actor[6], and film actor[7].

Where did J Mascis go to school?

J Mascis was educated at University of Massachusetts Amherst[15] and Amherst Regional High School[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → J Mascis + The Fog, Deep Wound, Witch +1
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 13d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 20
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ckb', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'gl', 'it', 'ja', 'ko',
    Claims rich → —
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  3. 23d ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Educated at → University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst Regional High School
    Port person id → 579040
    Aliases → —
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