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Ellington Ratliff
Ratliff in 2013
Background information
Birth name	Ellington Lee Ratliff
Born	(1993-04-14) April 14, 1993 (age 31) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Pop rock power pop alternative rock pop
Occupation(s)	Musician, actor
Instruments	Drums
Labels	Hollywood
Website	ellington.ffm.to/ellington

Ellington Lee Ratliff (born April 14, 1993) is an American drummer and actor. He is best known as the drummer of pop rock band R5, which was active from 2009 until 2018, and as a contributor to The Driver Era.

Early life

Ellington Lee Ratliff was born on April 14, 1993, in Los Angeles, California, to Cheryl and George Ratliff. From his father's previous marriage, Ratliff has three half-brothers: Erick, Elden, and Garette.

Career

Acting

In 2001, Ratliff made his acting debut in All You Need as Robbie Crenshaw. As a young adult, he appeared in episodes of television shows like Eastwick, Raising Hope, Nickelodeon's Victorious, and Red Scare as well as the 2012 film My Uncle Rafael. He and Ross Lynch of R5 were extras in the 2011 movie The Muppets. Ratliff appeared in the 2017 Criminal Minds "Red Light" as well as in a 2019 episode of Grown-ish.

Music

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In October 2009, Ratliff met the Lynch siblings at a dance studio in California.

Equipment

Ratliff uses DW drums, pedals and hardware and Paiste cymbals, favoring their 2002 series. He has also used Tama drums and Promark drumsticks.

Filmography

Television

Films

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

References

1. "Music: R5's Ellington Ratliff readies for Riverside show and Wisconsin return". Onmilwaukee.com. July 24, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
2. "Ellington". Retrieved April 8, 2021 – via Instagram.
3. "EMT - Single". iTunes. December 9, 2020.
4. "Sun To Rise! - Single". iTunes. February 24, 2021.

External links

• r5rocks.com, the band's official website
• R5 at AllMusic
• Ellington Ratliff at IMDb
• Ellington Ratliff at IMDb

• 1993 births
• Living people
• Male actors from Los Angeles
• Musicians from Los Angeles
• R5 (band) members
• 21st-century American drummers