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| caption = Cantor performing with [[Tally Hall (band)|Tally Hall]] in 2006
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| birth_name = Robert Howard Cantor
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'''Robert Howard''' "'''Crunchy"''' '''Cantor''' (born August 26, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter and creator of multiple [[viral video]]s. He is best known as the yellow-tied vocalist and guitarist of [[indie rock]] band [[Tally Hall (band)|Tally Hall]].<ref name=unrated/><ref name=DO/>
Cantor is also known for his solo work as a [[comedy music]]ian and viral video creator, particularly from the song "[[Shia LaBeouf (song)|Shia LaBeouf]]", in which actor [[Shia LaBeouf]] is depicted as a [[cannibal]]istic [[serial killer]].<ref name=time/><ref name=NYdaily/><ref name=MTV/> His other work has included a solo album titled ''Not a Trampoline'',<ref name=improper/><ref name=AD/> and another viral video, "29 Celebrity Impressions, 1 Original Song".<ref name=DM/><ref name=wrap/>
==Early life==
Cantor was born and raised in [[Bloomfield Hills, Michigan|Bloomfield Hills]], Michigan.<ref name=unrated/> He attended [[Andover High School (Michigan)|Andover High School]], where he met future [[Tally Hall (band)|Tally Hall]] member Zubin Sedghi and future collaborator Zach Krasman. In 2002, when attending [[University of Michigan]], he formed Tally Hall with Sedghi and musician Andrew Horowitz. He majored in [[molecular biology]], with a minor in nonprofessional music. He graduated in 2005, and turned down a full scholarship to [[medical school]] in order to pursue music full-time with Tally Hall.<ref name=unrated>{{cite journal|title=Tally Hall: Welcome To Tally Hall|journal=Unrated Magazine|last=Lax|first=Rick|url=http://www.unratedmagazine.com/Document.cfm?Page=Features/index.cfm&Article_ID=245|access-date=August 2015}}</ref>
==Career==
===Tally Hall===
Between 2002 and 2011, Cantor performed as a guitarist and vocalist of the [[Michigan]]-based band [[Tally Hall (band)|Tally Hall]]. Tally Hall is currently on hiatus. The band's five members are distinguished by the color of their neckties, with Cantor's signature color being yellow.<ref name=DO>{{cite interview||last=Cantor |first=Rob |interviewer=Darryl Smyers |title=Tally Hall's Rob Cantor Estimates That His Band's Cult Following Counts 200 Billion Fans|url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/music/tally-halls-rob-cantor-estimates-that-his-bands-cult-following-counts-200-billion-fans-7055694|periodical=[[Dallas Observer]]|date=August 4, 2011|access-date=August 2015}}</ref>
Cantor's career as a member of Tally Hall saw the release of three full-length albums: ''[[Complete Demos]]'' (2004), ''[[Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum (album)|Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum]]'' (2005), and ''[[Good & Evil (album)|Good & Evil]]'' (2011).<ref name=DO/>
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==Discography==
===With [[Tally Hall (band)|Tally Hall]]===
* ''[[Complete Demos]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum (album)|Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum]]'' (2005)
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