Born name

Thomas Wesley Pentz

nickname

DJ Diplodocus, Diplo

Sun sign

Scorpio

Place of birth

Tupelo, Mississippi, USA

nationality

training

In 1997 he began going to the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida.

Post that, he enrolled at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

occupation

DJ, Plattenproduzent, Rapper, Songwriter

family

• Father – Thomas Pentz
• Mutter – Barbara Jean (Cox)
• Siblings – unknown

Manager

Diplo is attached with –

• The Windish Agency
• Echo Location Talent Agency
• TMWRK-Management
• Sacks & Co. (media work)

Genre

EDM (Electronic Dance Music)

instruments

none

labels

Big Dada, Mad Decent, Hyatt Records und Atlantic Records

Build

Athletic

Height

178 cm (approx)

weight

86 kg or 190 pounds

girlfriend

Diploma from –

• Maya Arulpragasam (2003-2008) – He was romantic with British-Sri Lankan rapper and singer MIA from 2003 to 2008. They are still very good friends.
• Kathryn Lockhart (2009-2014) – Then in 2009 he started dating Kathryn Lockhart. They dated for several years until they called it quits in April 2014. Because of this long relationship, the DJ has two sons, Lockett (born 2010) and Lazer (born 2014).
• Katy Perry (2014-2015) – In April 2014, he started dating famous pop singer, Katy Perry. The rumors surfaced the next month that they had split. It was ON again, OFF again a kind of relationship. They eventually split in March 2015.

race/ethnicity

White

hair colour

Hellbraun

eye color

Blau

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Blue eyes
• Short hair

measurements

Diplo’s body specifications can be:

• Chest – 104 cm or 41 inches
• Arms/biceps – 38 cm or 15 inches
• Waist – 86 cm or 34 inches

shoe size

10,5 (US)

brand promotion

He was featured in a commercial on the Blackberry Torch 9800.

Religion

His religious beliefs are not known.

Known for

His EPs and albums like Florida (2004), Guns Don’t Kill People… Lazer Do (2009), Skrillex and Diplo present Jack Ü (2015) etc.

First album

As a solo artist , Diplo released Florida (as his first official album) in 2004 via Big Dada Label. The standard edition of the album consists of 11 singles.

As part of the music group Major Lazer , his debut album was Guns Don’t Kill People… Lazer Do Released in June 2009 through Downtown Records. It was named the 10th best album of 2009 by Rhapsody (Online Music Store).

As one half of the musical duo Jack Ü , Diplo first released Skrillex and Diplo present Jack Ü in February 2015 by OWSLA and Mad Decent. Consisting of 9 singles, it received positive reviews overall.

first movie

As an actor, his first appearance was in a short music video Malicious N Wonderland released in 2010, where he played the role as Waiter #2.

His slightly larger role came in the next film Burning Man: Babel released in 2014, where he portrayed the role as Wesley Pentz .

Personal trainer

Diplo’s exercise routine and diet plan are unknown.

Diplo favorite things

• Creative Person – The Ninja of Antwoord
• Music Producers – Sophie, Eprom, Calvin Harris, etc.
• Shoes – Mr Hare
• Festival to perform – Crazy decent block party
• Food Spot (When he was at Temple University) – Sister Mohammed’s kitchen

Diplo Facts

1. Diplo is the founder of the record label, Mad Decent .
2. During his childhood he spent most of his time in Miami and learned to play Miami bass.
3. He’s like a big brother to New Zealand singer Lorde.
4. Diplo is co-founder of Heaps Decent, a non-profit organization.
5. In Philadelphia he even taught students by working as a school teacher.
6. Along with Skrillex, he formed a DJ duo called Jack Ü in 2013. The duo had previously performed at Ultra Music Festival in Miami in 2014.
7. His stage name “Diplo” was derived from Diplodocus due to his keen interest in dinosaurs from a young age.
8. Diplo is also part of the music group, Major Lazer, which was created by him in 2008 with a British DJ, Switch . Now Switch has left the group.
9. He had his first kiss when he was in middle school. It was with a girl who was his enemy, but to hide from the police they started kissing.
10. Visit his official website @ diplo.com.