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Currently, Slim Jim Phantom is 63 years, 8 months and 2 days old. Slim Jim Phantom will celebrate 64rd birthday on a Thursday 20th of March 2025. Below we countdown to Slim Jim Phantom upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Slim Jim Phantom |
| Occupation | Soundtrack |
| Age | 63 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
| Born | March 20, 1961 (Brooklyn, New York, USA) |
| Birthday | March 20 |
| Town/City | Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Nationality | USA |
Slim Jim Phantom’s zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.
Slim Jim Phantom was born in the Year of the Ox. Another of the powerful Chinese Zodiac signs, the Ox is steadfast, solid, a goal-oriented leader, detail-oriented, hard-working, stubborn, serious and introverted but can feel lonely and insecure. Takes comfort in friends and family and is a reliable, protective and strong companion. Compatible with Snake or Rooster.
Drummer Slim Jim Phantom was born James McDonnell on March 20, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York. He grew up in Massapequa, Long Island. McDonnell listened to his parents' jazz records as a kid and started taking drumming lessons at age ten.
Moreover, James took lessons from musician Mousie Alexander that included the study of jazz and working through books by Jim Chapin and Ted Reed. He jammed with fellow musicians Lee Rocker and Brian Setzer throughout grade school.
McDonnell, Setzer, and Rocker formed the rockabilly group the Stray Cats in 1979. The Stray Cats scored several hit songs (most notably the rousing "Rock This Town" in 1982) and released a few successful albums prior to breaking up in 1984.
In 1985 James and Rocker formed the group Phantom, Rocker, and Slick with former David Bowie guitarist Earl Slick; the trio had a minor hit with the song "Men Without Shame." McDonnell married actress Britt Ekland on March 20, 1984; the couple had a son named T.
J. and eventually divorced in 1992. James continues to play drums with his own self-titled roots rock trio and the band the Head Cat with Lemmy from Motorhead and guitarist Danny B. Harvey. He owns and runs the famous nightspot the Cat Club on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, California.
