Gerard Way
Known For
Acting
Born
1977-04-09 in Newark, New Jersey, USA
Biography
Gerard Arthur Way (born April 9, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and comic book writer. He is best known as the lead vocalist and co-founder of the rock band My Chemical Romance. His debut solo album Hesitant Alien was released on September 30, 2014. Way co-created and wrote the comic series The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys and The Umbrella Academy, the latter of which was later adapted into a popular Netflix series that ran for four seasons. He is also the founder of DC Comics' Young Animal imprint, and wrote the imprint's flagship series, Doom Patrol. In 2013, Way made his television directorial debut on The Hub original series "The Aquabats! Super Show!," co-directing and co-writing the season two finale "The AntiBats!" with series co-creators Christian Jacobs and Jason deVilliers. The following year, Way, as part of the show's writing team, was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Writing in a Children's Series". In 2018, the character Peni Parker who he co-created appeared in "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse." Way also served as co-executive producer on the television series adaptation of "The Umbrella Academy" for its entire run from 2019 to 2024.
Most Known For
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - My Chemical Romance
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
MTV World Stage
as Self
Lennon or McCartney
as Self (voice)
¡Venganza!
as Vocals
Punk's Not Dead
as Self
Duran Duran: Unstaged
as Self - Vocals
The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics
as Self
The Breakfast Monkey
as Monkey / Crazy Boy (voice)
My Chemical Romance: Readings
My Chemical Romance: The Black Parade Is Dead!
as Self - Lead Vocals
My Chemical Romance: AOL Sessions
as Self
My Chemical Romance - ¡Venganza!
as Vocals
X-Mess Detritus
as Narrator (voice)
My Chemical Romance Hurricane Festival
as Self
My Chemical Romance Live in Starland Ballroom 2004
My Chemical Romance: Life on the Murder Scene
as Self
My Chemical Romance: The Midnight Curfew
as Self