Steven Page was born in 1970 in Scarborough, Ontario. Page was the co-frontman (along with Ed Robertson) for Canadian rock/pop group Barenaked Ladies from the group’s inception in 1988 until February 2009. Steve left the Barenaked Ladies in February, 2009 to pursue other opportunities including solo projects and theatrical opportunities.
In 2005, he released a solo album (collaborating with Lilac Time member and former Duran Duran drummer Stephen Duffy) under the name The Vanity Project. New York. In 2008 he also performed a concert of cover songs with The Art of Time Ensemble in Toronto. The concert is slated for release sometime in 2009. Page will be writing music for the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in the summer of 2009.