Jacoby Dakota Shaddix (born July 28, 1976) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, sporadic actor and former television presenter. He is best known as being the founding member and the continuous lead singer of the California-based rock band Papa Roach since the band's formation in 1993.As well as being the lead singer of Papa Roach, Shaddix is also officially the lead singer of a post-hardcore band called Fight the Sky under the pseudonym 'John Doe'.