Pete Wentz

Pete Wentz
Wentz in 2015
Born
Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III

(1979-06-05) June 5, 1979 (age 45)
Wilmette, Illinois, U.S.
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record executive
Years active1993–present[1]
Spouse
​
​
(m. 2008; div. 2011)​
Partner(s)Meagan Camper
(2011–present)
Children3
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Bass
  • vocals
Labels
Member ofFall Out Boy
Formerly of
Websitepetewentz.com

Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III (born June 5, 1979)[9] is an American musician who is the bassist and lyricist for the rock band Fall Out Boy. Before the band's formation in 2001, Wentz was a fixture of the Chicago hardcore scene and was the lead singer and songwriter for Arma Angelus, a metalcore band.[10] During Fall Out Boy's hiatus from 2009 to 2012, Wentz formed the experimental, electropop and dubstep group Black Cards. He owns a record label, DCD2 Records, which has signed bands including Panic! at the Disco and Gym Class Heroes.

Fall Out Boy returned from hiatus in February 2013, and have since released four albums; Save Rock and Roll, American Beauty/American Psycho, Mania, and So Much (for) Stardust.[11]

Wentz has also ventured into other non-musical projects, including writing, acting, and fashion; in 2005 he founded a clothing company called Clandestine Industries.[12] He hosted season 1 & 2 of the TV show Best Ink and runs a film production company called Bartskull Films and owned a bar called Angels & Kings in Chicago. His philanthropic activities include collaborations with Invisible Children, Inc. and UNICEF's Tap Project, a fundraising project that helps bring clean drinking water to people worldwide,[13] People magazine states that "no bassist has upstaged a frontman as well as Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy."[14] He is also a minority owner of the Phoenix Rising FC, a USL Championship team.[15]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Snapshot was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  3. ^ Heaney, Gregory. "The Damned Things Ironiclast AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  4. ^ "Fall Out Boy Hits 'High' Note With No. 1 Debut". Billboard.com. September 14, 2009. Archived from the original on July 4, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  5. ^ "Fall Out Boy – Folie à Deux". clickmusic. Archived from the original on June 14, 2017.
  6. ^ "30 albums we can't believe turn 20 this year". altpress. January 20, 2015.
  7. ^ "Arma Angelus – The Grave End of the Shovel EP". January 1, 1999. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ "Meet Bebe Rex, the vocalist in Pete Wentz's new project Black Cards". July 19, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  9. ^ Apar, Corey. "Pete Wentz Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
  10. ^ Montgomery, James (July 18, 2006). "Rise Against Wish Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco Would Educate Crowds". MTV.com. MTV. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  11. ^ "Pete Wentz, Fall Out Boy aren't ready to give up pushing boundaries". Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  12. ^ Pf, Catherine Blair; er (February 17, 2010). "Clandestine Industries by Pete Wentz: Weird T-Shirt Seekers, Look No Further". NBC New York. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  13. ^ Krudy, Edward (March 24, 2010). "Wentz moves on without Fall Out Boy". Today.com. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
  14. ^ Mock, Janet. "Snapshot: Pete Wentz". People. Retrieved March 27, 2015. no bassist has upstaged a frontman as well as Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy.
  15. ^ Davis, Noah (December 7, 2017). "Why Do Didier Drogba, Diplo, Pete Wentz, and Brandon McCarthy Own a Second-Tier American Soccer Team Together?". The Ringer. Retrieved September 5, 2018.