Tré Cool

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Biography

Born December 9th, 1972 in Frankfurt, Germany. Grew up in the mountains of Northern California's Mendocino County. Tre was Lawrence Livermore's neighbor in Mendocino and began his musical career playing drums for Livermore's Mendocino punk band, the Lookouts, in 1985 at 12 years old. Tre was an active member of the Gilman Street scene, and joined Green Day as drummer after Al Sobrante left the group.

  • Real name
  • Frank Edwin Wright III
  • Name variations
  • Cool·Tr Cool·Tr'e Cool·Tré·Tré Cool·Tre'·Tre' Cool·Tree Cool·トレ・クール
  • Aliases
  • Frank E. Wright·King Underpants·The Snoo
  • Primary profession
  • Soundtrack·actor·composer
  • Country
  • United States
  • Nationality
  • American
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 09 December 1972
  • Place of birth
  • Frankfurt
  • Knows language
  • English language
  • Member of
  • Green Day

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Trivia

Drummer for the punk band Green Day.

Has one son named Frankito born in 2001 to then wife Claudia.

Daughter Ramona Isabel Wright (born January 12, 1995), with his ex-wife Lisea Lyons, was named after his idol, Joey Ramone.

Can also play the guitar, both bass and lead.

Has also played with bands The Lookouts, and Samiam.

He is the godfather of lead singer/guitarist of Green Day , Billie Joe Armstrong s kids.

Dressed up as Benji Madden of Good Charlotte for Halloween, 2004.

Made his first records with The Lookouts when he was 12.

He is the only person to ever climb the Universal Studios ball (their trademark) in Orlando, Florida. He climbed the ball at the 1998 MTV Music Awards.

His dad was a Vietnam helicopter pilot

(October 2008) His band, Green Day , is in the studio with Butch Vig, recording the follow-up to their 2004 classic "American Idiot".

(November 2004) Is touring his new album "American Idiot" with his band Green Day in the USA.

(July 2005) Headlining the Roskilde Festival in Denmark (as Green Day)

Quotes

I wanna survive an avalanche, I wanna be one of those people a dog finds,buried under a ton of snow, almost dying of starvation.

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