Johnny Dee was born as John DiTeodoro. He joined Doro Pesch for the 1993 "Angels Never Die" tour. He has been playing with her since.



Johnny Dee started playing drums at an early age. In an interview with Dororocks.net Johnny states:

"I always had an interest in drums. When I was about 13, I was really into riding dirt bikes and Moto-Cross. One day I had a bad accident and broke my leg in two places. I spent that whole summer in a body cast and basically had to learn to walk again after I got it off. Since I really couldn’t do much else, I spent all my time listening to records and learning how to play. My friends and I would get together and jam in my basement and that’s really what started it all for me."

Waysted was Dee's introduction into the music business. In the same interveiw he recals:

"I was a kid playing locally dreaming of 'making it' and all of a sudden I’m living in England playing with Pete Way and Paul Chapman…idols of mine! I was a huge U.F.O fan. That was a cool time in my life for sure. I have a lot of great memories from that band…recording my first LP on a major label, doing my first video, touring arenas around the world. It was very satisfying to finally be able to do that. But there were also a lot of things I learned not to do as well!"

Other bands Johnny Dee has played in ar: Honeymoon Suite, Britny Fox, Uncle Edna and LeCompt.



With Philadelphia based band Britny Fox Johnny Dee won the Metal Edge's Best New Band Of The Year Award for 1988. He joined the band after the death of original drummer Tony "Stix" Destra before the recording of the band's debut album, Britny Fox. He replaced temporary drummer Adam West. Johnny Dee has been present on each of their albums.