Pete Wentz
Pete Wentz is the bassist and primary songwriter for pop/punk band Fall Out Boy. Wentz is also a budding entrepreneur, having started his own record label (Decaydance Records) and clothing and merchandise line (Clandestine Industries).
On November 20, 2008, Wentz' wife Ashlee Simpson gave birth to the couple's first child. They named the baby boy Bronx Mowgli Wentz.1
Fast Facts
- Name: Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III
- Born: June 5, 1979
- Hometown: Wilmette, Illinois
- Of Hawaiian and German ancestry
- Attended DePaul University before dropping out to focus on music
- Companies: Decaydance Records, Clandestine Industries
- Bass player for the band Fall Out Boy
- Spouse: Ashlee Simpson
- Son, Bronx Mowgli Wentz, was born on November 20, 2008
Suicide Attempt
Only a few months before the release of Fall Out Boy's breakthrough album, Wentz attempted suicide by trying to overdose on the anti-anxiety medication Ativan. Wentz eventually recovered and detailed his experiences in the song "7 Minutes in Heaven (Atavan Halen)" which was included on the album.2
Marriage
On May , 2008, Wentz married singer Ashlee Simpson.3 On May 28, 2008, the couple announced that they were expecting their first child.4 On November 16, 2008, reports began circulating that Simpson was in labor. One source even reported that she had given birth.5 A rep for the couple denied the claims. On November 20, 2008, Simpson gave birth to a baby boy, which the couple named Bronx Mowgli Wentz.1
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