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Birth Name: Sean Howard Kinney
Place of Birth: Renton, Washington, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 27, 1966
Ethnicity: Irish, English, other
Sean Kinney is an American musician. He is the drummer for rock band Alice in Chains. Jerry Cantrell , William DuVall, Mike Inez , Layne Staley , and Mike Starr also are/have been members of the band. He was also a member of rock supergroup Spys4Darwin, with Inez.
He is the son of Shirlee, a city official, and Frank Kinney, a police officer. His father was from Seattle, Washington. His mother was from Oklahoma City.
Sean’s maternal grandfather’s surname was De Spain.
Source: Marriage record of Sean’s parents – http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov