Nuno Bettencourt

Born September 20, 1966 · Praia da Vitória, Terceira, Açores, Portugal

Nuno Duarte Gil Mendes Bettencourt (born September 20, 1966, in the Azores, Portugal) is a Portuguese guitarist, composer, and record producer. He became known as the lead guitarist of the Boston rock band Extreme and is cited as an influence by many guitarists from the 1990s onward, as one of the pioneers of the funk metal style.