Gerard Arthur Way (born April 9, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, and comic book writer. He is best known as the lead vocalist and co-founder of the rock band My Chemical Romance. He released his debut solo album, Hesitant Alien, in 2014.
Way is the co-founder of DC Comics’ Young Animal imprint. He wrote the comic mini-series The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys and the Eisner Award-winning comic book series The Umbrella Academy, the latter of which was later adapted into a Netflix series released in 2019.
instruments played
Guitar
Vocals
Associated Acts
My Chemical Romance
Children
1
Genres
Alternative rock emo pop punk post-hardcore punk rock hard rock
Labels
Reprise Warner Bros. Eyeball
Occupation
Singer songwriter musician comic book writer producer
Relatives
Mikey Way (brother) Joe Rogan (second cousin)
Spouses
Lindsey Way (m. 2007)
Website
Years Active
2001 present
Name
Gerard Way
Nationality
United States of America