Darby Crash

Quick Facts

Full Name	Darby Crash
Occupation	Punk Singer
Date Of Birth	Sep 26, 1958(1958-09-26)
Age	66
Date Of Death	1980-12-07
Birthplace	Los Angeles
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Virgo

Darby Crash Biography

Darby Crash is one of the most popular and richest Punk Singer who was born on September 26, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The co-founding member of punk group The Germs, the group which has released singles such as “Forming.”

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Darby Crash (formerly Bobby Pyn; born Jan Paul Beahm; September 26, 1958 – December 7, 1980) was an American punk rock vocalist and songwriter who, along with longtime friend Pat Smear (born Georg Ruthenberg), co-founded the punk rock band the Germs. He committed suicide by way of an intentional heroin overdose.

Faith’s third husband, Bob Baker, died suddenly of a heart attack at 39 in 1972; they had married in 1964 when a very young Beahm introduced the idea of them marrying after they began dating. She never married Beahm’s biological father, and not long after Bob Baker’s death, Beahm learned that his biological father, whom he never met, was also deceased. Bob Baker was a Korean War veteran.

His older brother passed away from an overdose of a drug in his early teens.

Darby Crash Net Worth

Darby Crash is one of the richest Punk Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Darby Crash 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was raised by his mother who verbally abused him.

He was killed by deliberately taking too much heroin one day prior to He killed himself by intentionally overdosing on heroin, one day before John Lennon was killed. was murdered.

Since his death, his mother received the Germs’ album and merchandise royalties, thanks to Darby’s deal with Bug Records that was drafted a few months prior to his death. Crash’s mother, Faith Ardelan Baker (February 28, 1922 – May 31, 2009), died in Los Angeles. Up until her death, she was convinced that her son’s death was from an accidental overdose and not a suicide. His sister, Faith Jr., died of cancer in 2006 in Los Angeles.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Darby Crash Dating?

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Plagued by Crash’s worsening heroin addiction, and live performances that now often ended prematurely due to violent conflict between audience members and the Los Angeles Police Department, the Germs disintegrated in April 1980, their last show being April 26 at the Fleetwood in Redondo Beach.

Facts & Trivia

Darby Ranked on the list of most popular Punk Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Darby Crash celebrates birthday on September 26 of every year.

Lexicon Devil: The Fast Times and Short Life of Darby Crash and the Germs, an oral history of the Germs and biography of Darby Crash written by Brendan Mullen, was published in 2002.

What happened to Darby from the Germs?

Darby Crash, singer of the Germs, the most outrageous band on the West Coast, died tragically in 1980 when he committed suicide.

Is Darby Crash still alive?

December 7, 1980

How old was Darby Crash when he died?

22 years (1958–1980)

What was Darby Crash's real name?

Jan Paul Beahm

Why did Darby Crash suicide?

Whether it was depression, nihilism, substance abuse or sexuality, Pat Smear said Crash told him: “‘The only reason I’m doing this is get money to get enough heroin to kill myself with. ‘ He’d said that so many times that I just said, ‘Oh, right’… and didn’t think about it anymore.”