Pete Wentz

Quick Facts

Full Name	Pete Wentz
Occupation	Bassist
Date Of Birth	Jun 5, 1979(1979-06-05)
Age	45
Birthplace	Wilmette
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Gemini

Pete Wentz Biography

Pete Wentz is one of the most popular and richest Bassist who was born on June 5, 1979 in Wilmette, Illinois, United States. Fall Out Boy bassist, lyrics writer and backing vocalist. She also has an album label called Decaydance Records, which has signed several artists such as Panic! on the Disco and Gym Class Heroes.

He’s been in Fall Out Boy with He’s been a part of Fall Out Boy with Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman, and Andy Hurley., Joe Trohman, and Andy Hurley.

Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III (born June 5, 1979) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, A&R consultant, and record executive. He is best known as the bassist for the American rock band Fall Out Boy, since 2001. Before Fall Out Boy, Wentz was a fixture of the Chicago hardcore scene and was the lead singer and songwriter for Arma Angelus, a metalcore band. 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.

Wentz was primarily involved in the Chicago hardcore punk scene and was in several bands in the late 1990s. He formed his first band First Born in 1993. By the mid-1990s, he became an infrequent bass player for Racetraitor.

He got married to He married Ashlee Simpson on May 17, 2008; they divorced in

2011. He and Simpson had a son named Bronx in 2008. In 2014, he had a son named Saint Laszlo with his girlfriend Meagan Camper. The couple welcomed a daughter named Marvel Jane in May 2018. on May 17 in 2008; they split in the year 2011. The couple Simpson had one son who was named Bronx in 2008. Then in 2014, the couple was blessed with one child who was named Saint Laszlo together with partner Meagan Camper. The couple welcomed their daughter, with the name of Marvel Jane in May 2018.

Pete Wentz Net Worth

Pete Wentz is one of the richest Bassist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Pete Wentz 's net worth $16 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The soccer star was All State during high school.

He was the founder of the experimental electro-pop Black Cards, an experimental electro-pop group. Black Cards during his band’s break from 2009 to 2012.

Wentz’ parents met while campaigning for former Vice President Joe Biden’s senatorial run in the 1970s. Wentz recalled in a Rolling Stone interview that his earliest musical memory was listening to The Foundations’ song “Build Me Up Buttercup” in the back of his father’s car. Wentz attended New Trier High School and North Shore Country Day School, where he was an all-state soccer player. He considered pursuing a professional career in the sport, but decided that music was a more fulfilling choice; he says that he “always had a magical connection to the ball. But it didn’t feel like an adventure. Music was more of a challenge and, in the end, felt more interesting.”

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Pete Wentz height 5 ft 7 in Pete weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Pete Wentz Dating?

According to our records, Pete Wentz married to Ashlee Simpson. As of December 1, 2023, Pete Wentz’s is not dating anyone.

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Wentz has bipolar disorder, and has taken medication for it since he was eighteen. In February 2005, Wentz attempted suicide by taking an overdose of the anxiety medication Ativan, and as a result, spent a week in the hospital. Commenting on the event to a magazine, he said:

Facts & Trivia

Pete Ranked on the list of most popular Bassist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Pete Wentz celebrates birthday on June 5 of every year.

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.” He is also a minority owner of the Phoenix Rising FC, a USL Championship team.

What percent black is Pete Wentz?

Pete Wentz – The Fall Out Boy frontman may seem like your typical white-bread rocker, but he’s actually 50 percent Afro-Jamaican, courtesy of his mom.

Are Pete Wentz and Brendon Urie friends?

Pete Wentz: This is what it really is. The truth behind all of it is Brendon lives five minutes away from me and has been a friend of ours for like ten years now.

Did Fall Out Boy Split 2020?

Fall Out Boy is technically still on hiatus, not broken up , but Stump is now fully focused on reintroducing himself as a solo artist: His first release, the EP Truant Wave, came out in February, showcasing his move away from pop-punk and toward R&B.

Did Pete Wentz leave Fall Out Boy?

He felt like he let the band down around Infinity On High “My life got really tabloidy,” said Pete of the time that record came out, “and I feel like I let my band down, on a personal level, because every interview was about that, and it was the wrong kind of attention.

Is Pete Wentz related to Colin Powell?

He has a younger sister, Hillary, and a younger brother, Andrew. His maternal grandfather, Arthur Winston Lewis, served as the U.S. Ambassador to Sierra Leone; Arthur Winston Lewis’ cousin was General Colin Powell.