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Frankfurt, West Germany
Frank Edwin Wright III (born December 9, 1972), better known by his stage name Tré Cool, is a German-born American musician, singer, and songwriter best known as the drummer for the punk rock band Green Day. He replaced the band's former drummer, John Kiffmeyer, in 1990 as Kiffmeyer felt that he should focus on college. Cool has also played in The Lookouts, Samiam, Dead Mermaids, Bubu and the…
Known for
- Nimrods — Self2026
- Green Day - Pinkpop 2017 — Self2026
- Green Day - Pinkpop 2013 — Self2026
- FireAid Benefit Concert — Self2025
- Green Day - Pinkpop 2010 — Self2025
- Green Day: 20 Years of American Idiot — Self2024
- American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special — Self2024
- Amazon Music Live with Green Day — Self2023
- Green Day - Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival — self2022
- Green Day Lollapalooza — Drummer2022
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Key facts
- Also known as
- The Snoo
- Born
- Frank Edwin Wright III , ( 1972-12-09 ) December 9, 1972 (age 53) , Frankfurt , Hesse , West Germany
- Origin
- Willits, California , U.S.
- Genres
- Punk rock pop-punk alternative rock hardcore punk garage rock new wave death metal
- Occupations
- Musician songwriter
- Instrument
- Drums
- Years active
- 1985–present
- Member of
- Green Day The Network Foxboro Hot Tubs Dead Mermaids Bubu and the Brood
- Formerly of
- The Lookouts Samiam
- Spouses
- Lisea Lyons, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1995 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1996 ) Claudia Suarez, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2000 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2003 ) Sara Rose Lipert, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2014 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edwin
- Family name
- Wright
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Frankfurt
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- alternative rock
- Instrument
- drum kit
- Record label
- Reprise Records
- Image
- RiP2013 GreenDay Tre Cool 0001 (cropped).jpg
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- Commons category
- Tré Cool
- date of birth
- 1972-12-09
- member of
- Samiam
- birth name
- Frank Edwin Wright III
- start of work period
- 1985-00-00
- pseudonym
- Tré Cool
- name in native language
- Tré Cool
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Encyclopedic overview
Frank Edwin Wright III (born December 9, 1972), better known by his stage name Tré Cool, is a German-American musician and songwriter, best known as the long-time drummer for the rock band Green Day. He replaced the band's former drummer John Kiffmeyer in 1990. Cool has also played in the Lookouts, Samiam, Dead Mermaids, Bubu and the Brood and the Green Day side projects the Network and the Foxboro Hot Tubs.
Early life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tré Cool” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.