American musician
Pete Wentz
Wentz in 2021
Born Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III
(1979-06-05 ) June 5, 1979 (age 45) Occupations
Musician
singer
songwriter
record executive
Years active 1993–present[ 1] Spouse
Partner(s) Meagan Camper (2011–present) Children 3 Musical career Genres Instruments Labels Member of Fall Out Boy Formerly of Website petewentz .com
Musical artist
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]
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^ "Fall Out Boy – Folie à Deux" . clickmusic. Archived from the original on June 14, 2017.
^ "30 albums we can't believe turn 20 this year" . altpress. January 20, 2015.
^ "Arma Angelus – The Grave End of the Shovel EP" . January 1, 1999. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2024 .
^ "Meet Bebe Rex, the vocalist in Pete Wentz's new project Black Cards" . July 19, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2024 .
^ Apar, Corey. "Pete Wentz Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved November 10, 2008 .
^ 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 .
^ "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 .
^ 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 .
^ Krudy, Edward (March 24, 2010). "Wentz moves on without Fall Out Boy" . Today.com . Retrieved March 25, 2010 .
^ 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.
^ 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 .