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Dougie Poynter
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Dougie Lee Poynter, born November 30, 1987, is the youngest member of the pop rock group McFly, who sprang to stardom as a result the release of their first single, "5 Colours in Her Hair". He joined the band when he was fifteen.

Poynter was brought up in Corringham, Essex. Before joining McFly, Poynter lived with his mother Sam, younger sister Jazzie, two lizards, two cats, two dogs, a hamster, and a frog. He used to make money by breeding lizards, earning himself the nickname Lizard King at school (he was also known as Grunger, for his different music and fashion tastes as compared to the other students). He was in a punk rock band called Ataiz and his decision to leave for London was clearly taken with mixed sentiment amongst Poynter's friends.

Poynter plays the bass guitar and also has solo vocals in songs such as "Too Close For Comfort". He also wrote the lyrics for the song "Silence Is A Scary Sound" which the band played on their 2005 arena tour.

Poynter is generally considered the shyest member of the band, despite a brief personality transformation in 2005 when he "stripped" on their Wonderland Tour 2005 DVD and being much more outspoken. He is still, however, quiet in interviews and rarely says much.

Poynter has four tattoos - a star on each ankle, the word "Athletes" across the top of his foot (as in Athlete's Foot, the other McFly members have similar tattoos), and a large space-themed scene - complete with rocket and alien - over his upper right chest, which he got to celebrate his 18th birthday. It was recently extended down his right arm.