# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/james-munky-shaffer
# Generated: 2026-08-13T13:24:25.634Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/james-munky-shaffer"
name: "James \"Munky\" Shaffer"
slug: "james-munky-shaffer"
description: "James Christian Shaffer, also known by his stage name \"Munky\", is an American musician best known as a co-founder and guitarist of the nu metal band Korn. He was ranked at No. 26 of Guitar World's 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time."
tagline: "American guitarist (born 1970)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Korn_Rock_Im_Park_2016_(12_von_14)_(1).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
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  slug: "singer"
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birthDate: "1970-06-06"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
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  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "JC_SHAFFER"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump