Peter Wentz
Alternative rock, Celebrity
1979 –
Who is Peter Wentz?
Peter Lewis Kingston "Pete" Wentz III is an American musician best known for being the bassist and primary lyricist for the American rock band Fall Out Boy. Since the announcement of Fall Out Boy's temporary hiatus in 2009, Wentz has formed the experimental electropop/dubstep group Black Cards. He owns a record label, Decaydance Records, which has signed bands such as Panic! at the Disco and Gym Class Heroes. Fall Out Boy returned in February 2013.
Wentz has also ventured into other non-musical projects, including writing, acting, and fashion; in 2005 he founded a clothing company called Clandestine Industries. He also hosts the TV show Best Ink and runs a film production company called Bartskull Films, as well as a bar called Angels & Kings. 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. People magazine states that "no bassist has upstaged a frontman as well as Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy."
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Jun 5, 1979
Wilmette - Also known as
- Pete Wentz
- Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz
- Wentz, Pete
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Ashlee Simpson
(2008/05/17 - 2011/11/22)
- Ashlee Simpson
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- DePaul University
Political Science - New Trier High School
- North Shore Country Day School
- DePaul University
- Lived in
- Wilmette
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Peter Wentz." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 18 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/peter_wentz>.
Discuss this Peter Wentz biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In