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Gerard Way
Gerard Arthur Way is an American singer, songwriter, and comic book writer, best known as the lead vocalist and co-founder of the rock band My Chemical Romance. They are considered one of the most influential rock groups of the 2000s and a major act in the emo and pop-punk genres, despite the band rejecting the former label.
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Born 9 April 1977 · Q204132
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2026· 4 entries
Public attention spiked: 12,243 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4.3× the usual 2,833, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 8,541 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3× the usual 2,833, with 0 article edits.
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Performed guest vocals on and appeared in the accompanying music video for the song "No Place of Warmth" by Dallas-based metal band Frozen Soul
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2025· 2 entries
Uproxx: My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way Has Supposedly Landed His Dream Gig, The Voice Of A New ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Game
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Way and members from The Interrupters announced a new project named The Mock-Ups, with Way providing vocals and bass
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2024· 2 entries
My Chemical Romance announced the Long Live The Black Parade tour, taking place throughout North America in 2025
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Way announced a new comic book series Paranoid Gardens, with the first issue releasing in July
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2023· 1 entry
HotNewHipHop: Gerard Way Net Worth 2023: What Is The My Chemical Romance Star Worth?
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2022· 1 entry
loudwire: Gerard Way Rocks Cheerleading Uniform at My Chemical Romance Show
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2021· 1 entry
The Cheat Sheet: Gerard Way Was Inspired By 9/11 to Create My Chemical Romance
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2020· 2 entries
Way released an original song titled "Here Comes the End", which features singer Judith Hill and appears on the second season of The Umbrella Academy
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Alternative Press: Gerard Way wrote this solo song for his post-MCR band that never formed
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2019· 3 entries
My Chemical Romance announced they would be reuniting with a date in Los Angeles on December 20 and a new merchandise line
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Way released a cover of "Happy Together" by the Turtles, again featuring Toro
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Way released a cover of "Hazy Shade of Winter" by Simon & Garfunkel, once again in collaboration with Toro
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2018· 2 entries
Way released his first major solo single in over two years, titled "Baby You're a Haunted House"
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The character Peni Parker who he co-created appeared in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
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2015· 2 entries
Way co-wrote and contributed backing vocals to the song "Louder Than Your Love" on Black Veil Brides frontman Andy Black's debut solo album The Shadow Side
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Way revealed on Reddit that he is a second cousin of comedian and podcaster Joe Rogan
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2014· 4 entries
Released album “Hesitant Alien”.
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It was announced that Way will be making his debut in the Marvel Universe by writing for the alternate universe Spider-Man series Edge of Spider-Verse
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Way began openly discussing his gender identity struggles online and in interviews
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In 2014, Way began openly discussing his gender identity struggles online and in interviews.
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2013· 4 entries
With Chris Thompson from Pop Culture Hound, Way discussed his new Umbrella Academy series in more detail and confirmed he would do two volumes back-to-back, with a couple of flashback issues in-between
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Gerard Way stated that he and Gabriel Bá will be working on parts three and four of his comic book series Umbrella Academy beginning in the new year
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My Chemical Romance announced their break up
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Way made his television directorial debut on The Hub original series The Aquabats
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2011· 1 entry
My Chemical Romance stated that Mikey and Gerard were working on another comic book project which they had kept under wraps since mid-2009
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2008· 2 entries
And, following speculation that Way had retired indefinitely from comics, a third installment entitled Hotel Oblivion was released in 2018–2019
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Way and musical project Julien-K remixed a version of the song "Sleep When I'm Dead" by the Cure for their EP Hypnagogic States
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2007· 3 entries
After a concert in Colorado, Way married Lindsey Ballato, bassist of Mindless Self Indulgence, backstage on the final date of the Projekt Revolution tour
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Way began writing the comic-book miniseries The Umbrella Academy
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Way struggled with alcoholism and prescription drug addiction for many years but as of 2007 was maintaining sobriety.
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2006· 2 entries
Way was raised Catholic, stating in 2006 that he was "not Catholic anymore", and in 2013 that he was a theist who "had always acknowledged [he] received [...] artistic gifts from God".
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That he was "not Catholic anymore", and in 2013 that he was a theist who "had always acknowledged [he] received [
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2001· 1 entry
Way co-created a cartoon with Joe Boyle called The Breakfast Monkey
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1999· 1 entry
Studied at School of Visual Arts (1999).
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1995· 1 entry
Studied at Belleville High School (1995).
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1993· 1 entry
Writing a comic book series called On Raven's Wings, published by Hart D
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1977· 2 entries
The son of Donna Lee (née Rush) and Donald Way
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Born 1977-04-09.
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