Dook LaRue

Dook LaRue (born April 9, 1963) is a French-American drummer known for his contributions to the pop and rock band The Rock-afire Explosion.

History
Dook was born in 1963 to Wolf Pack 5 drummer Dingo Starr and his girlfriend Fifi LaBelle at the Hôtel-Dieu de Paris. Dook grew up in Paris and was mainly raised in Marne-la-Vallée. Fifi later came out as gay and she stopped dating Dingo, leading to Dingo and Dook moving to Orlando, Florida, United States.

When he was 15, he answered a classified ad in the Orlando Sentinel announcing auditions: "Drummer murdered by Save Our Children supporter for being gay, need new one. Must have high-pitched baritone-esque voice. Auditions April 5 Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Orlando. RSVP." Four hundred drummers phoned about the ad and 50 auditioned. Dook won, and was made the drummer.

In 1988, Dook quietly came out as pansexual to the band.

In 2005, he married French poodle woman Sarah LaBelle, his mother's daughter. Since Fifi was Dingo's girlfriend at the time and they were not married, their marriage is not considered incest. Sarah was 18 when she married Dook.

Personal life
Dook and his wife Sarah live in Juba, South Sudan with their children. They have summer homes in Santa Monica, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Paris, and Honolulu.

Dook's mansion in Juba is considered the biggest and most expensive in all of Africa, containing luxurious interiors with ornate furnishings, deep plush carpets and fancy chandeliers.