Pete Wentz

Biography

Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III (born June 5, 1979) is an American musician best known as the bassist and lyricist for the 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. Fall Out Boy returned from hiatus in February 2013, and have since released three number-one albums; Save Rock and Roll, American Beauty/American Psycho, and Mania. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pete Wentz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Teen Titans Go!

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Late Night with Seth Meyers

One Tree Hill

Saturday Night Live

CSI: NY

Californication

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

All Movies (20)

• Fall Out Boy - So Much for (2our) Dust: Live from Madison Square Garden2024 · as Self
• Halloween in Hollywood2022 · as Self
• Escape Plan 2: Hades2018 · as Bug
• Fall Out Boy: The Boys of Zummer Tour Live in Chicago2016 · as Self
• 5 Seconds of Summer: How Did We End Up Here?2015 · as Self
• Super Bowl Blitz: A Concert for the Troops2015 · as Self
• Lennon or McCartney2014 · as Self
• The Young Blood Chronicles2014 · as Fall Out Boy / Defenders Of The Faith
• All Time Low: Straight to DVD2010 · as Self
• Degrassi Goes Hollywood2009 · as Pete Wentz
• Moustachette2009 · as Travis Pullman
• The Vans Warped Tour 15th Anniversary Celebration2009 · as Self
• Sex Drive2008 · as Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy)
• Fall Out Boy - Live In Phoenix2008 · as Self
• Fall Out Boy: Live from UCF Arena2007 · as Self
• Fall Out Boy: Solid Gold Uncertainty2006 · as Self
• Release the Bats2005 · as Himself
• Bedussey2005 · as Pancho
• My Heart Will Always Be the B-Side To My Tongue EP: The Story2004 · as Himself
• Goodnight Moon—

All TV Shows (33)

• All That2019 · as Self
• Double Dare2018 · as Self - Contestant
• American Idol2018 · as Self - Performer
• All You Need Is Me2017 · as Pete Wentz
• Match Game2016 · as Self - Panelist
• School of Rock2016 · as Colton Stuebner
• Celebrity Family Feud2015 · as Self
• Motor City Masters2014 · as Self - Guest Judge
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Musical Guest
• Hollywood Game Night2013 · as Self
• Radio Disney Music Awards2013 · as Self
• Teen Titans Go!2013 · as Pete Wentz (voice)
• Opening Act2012
• The Eric Andre Show2012 · as Self
• Friends with Benefits2011 · as Joe
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• Destroy Build Destroy2009 · as Self
• Privileged2008
• 902102008 · as Pete Wentz
• Californication2007 · as Pete Wentz
• CSI: NY2004 · as Chester Byron
• Dog Whisperer2004 · as Self - Owner of Hemingway
• One Tree Hill2003 · as Pete Wentz
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
• Punk'd2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Musical Guest
• CMT Crossroads2002 · as Self
• Victoria's Secret Fashion Show1995 · as Self
• MTV Europe Music Awards1994 · as Self - Webcast Host
• MTV Video Music Awards1984 · as Self
• MTV Video Music Awards1984 · as Self - Preshow Host
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Musical Guest