• Travis Barker is the drummer of the band Blink 182. In 2008, Barker collaborated with DJ AM on a mixtape.

  On September 29, 2008, shorty after performing at a show in South Carolina, both Barker and DJ AM were in a plane that crashed off the runway as it attempted to take off. Four people died in the accident. Barker and DJ AM were seriously injured.TMZ.com: Travis Barker & Dj Am Both in Critical After Plane Crash (September 20, 2008)

  Holly Scoop reported on March 5, 2009, that Barker and his ex-wife Shanna Moakler were getting remarried. The couple's divorce was finalized in early 2008. Moakler made the statement, "When you almost lose a loved one, it makes you appreciate things you took for granted."HollyScoop: Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler to Wed Again (March 5, 2009) On April 1, 2009, Perez Hilton reported the couple had once again broke up.Perez Hilton: Moakler and Barker Break-Up Again (April 1, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Full name: Travis Landon Barker
  2. Born: November 14, 1975
  3. Birthplace: Fontana, California
  4. Divorced Shanna Moakler in 2008
  5. Founded Stars and Straps clothing company in 1999
  6. Founded LaSalle Records and Wahoo's Fish Taco restaurant in 2004
  7. Was seriously injured in a plane crash in September of 2008
  8. March 2009: Announced that he and Shanna Moakler are getting remarried

• Plane Crash

  On September 19, 2008, Barker was injured in a plane crash. Both he and DJ AM were on board a jet that crashed in South Carolina after a performance. The crash left four people dead. Both DJ AM and Barker were severely burned. E Online: Barker, AM "Really Badly Burned" (September 20, 2008) Barker was released from Joseph M. Still Burn Center on September 29, 2008.Celebitchy: DJ AM and Barker expected to make full recovery (September 21, 2008)

• Lawsuit

  Barker filed a lawsuit against Bombardier Inc., Clay Lacy Aviation and Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in November 2008 claiming that the September Learjet plane crash was a result of defective parts. The suit was filed in L.A. County Superior Court. Thelma Martin Still, mother of crash victim Charles Still, also filed suit alleging that the pilots "negligently decided to abort" take-off when the tires failed on the Learjet. Charles Still died in the crash.Boston Herald: Barker claims crashed Learjet was faulty (November 21, 2008) People: Barker Blames Pilots, Equipment for Plane Crash (November 24, 2008)

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