Lewis Largent, a well-known personality in the music business, died on February 20 at the age of 58 following a protracted illness. Largent gained notoriety as the anchor of MTV’s well-liked alternative music program 120 Minutes, a radio DJ for KROQ, and the Senior Vice President of A&R at Island Def Jam Recordings.
Largent became the face of 120 Minutes during his time as Vice President of Music Programming at MTV in the early to mid-1990s.
The fact that he conducted in-depth interviews with renowned artists like David Bowie, Trent Reznor, Radiohead, Björk, and Smashing Pumpkins contributed to the show’s status as a must-see for aficionados of alternative music.
Largent left his position as host of 120 Minutes in 1995, but he remained a programmer for MTV until 1999. He afterward joined Island Def Jam Records, where from there until 2004, he was in charge of signing well-known alternative acts including Sum 41 and Andrew WK.
Julie Greenwald, the CEO and chairwoman of Atlantic Music Group, and their two children are Largent’s surviving spouses. Largent’s successor as presenter of 120 Minutes, Matt Pinfield, paid tribute to him on Twitter after learning of his passing and expressed his profound sorrow at the loss.
Lewis Largent parents: Who are Lewis Largent’s parents?
The identity of Lewis Largent’s mother is unknown. His father, on the other hand, was Roy Largent, and he was 32 years old when Lewis was born around 1926. It is unclear whether Roy Largent had any further children.