Pete Wentz
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Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III (born June 5, 1979)[7] 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.[8] 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.
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Born | Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III (1979-06-05) June 5, 1979 (age 44) Wilmette, Illinois, U.S. |
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Years active | 1993–present[1] |
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Partner(s) | Meagan Camper (2011–present) |
Children | 3 |
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Member of | Fall Out Boy |
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Website | petewentz |
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.[9]
Wentz has also ventured into other non-musical projects, including writing, acting, and fashion; in 2005 he founded a clothing company called Clandestine Industries.[10] 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,[11] People magazine states that "no bassist has upstaged a frontman as well as Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy."[12] He is also a minority owner of the Phoenix Rising FC, a USL Championship team.[13]