Billie Joe Armstrong

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1972-02-17 (52 years old)

Place of Birth Oakland, California, USA

Also Known As Green Day

Billie Joe Armstrong

Biography

Billie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and actor. Armstrong serves as the lead vocalist, primary songwriter, and lead guitarist of the punk rock band Green Day, co-founded with Mike Dirnt. He is also a guitarist and vocalist for the punk rock band Pinhead Gunpowder, and provides lead vocals for Green Day's side projects Foxboro Hot Tubs, The Network, The Longshot and The Coverups. Raised in Rodeo, California, Armstrong developed an interest in music at a young age, and recorded his first song at the age of five. He met Mike Dirnt while attending elementary school, and the two instantly bonded over their mutual interest in music, forming the band Sweet Children when the two were 14 years old. The band changed its name to Green Day, and would later achieve commercial success. Armstrong has also pursued musical projects outside of Green Day's work, including numerous collaborations with other musicians. In 1997, to coincide with the release of Nimrod, Armstrong founded Adeline Records in Oakland to help support other bands releasing music, and signed bands such as The Frustrators, AFI and Dillinger Four. The record company later came under the management of Pat Magnarella and finally shut down in August 2017. Description above from the Wikipedia article Billie Joe Armstrong, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Actor

2019
Punk

as Self

2018
2016
2013
Broadway Idiot

as Himself (archive footage)

2012
This Is 40

as Billie Joe Armstrong

2012
¡Cuatro!

as Himself

2007
2007
The Simpsons Movie

as Billie Joe Armstrong (voice)

2007
2006
Live Freaky! Die Freaky!

as Charlie (voice)

2005
Wake Me Up When September Ends

as Billie Joe Armstrong

2003
2001
1999
TV Total

as Self

1997
King of the Hill

as Face (voice)

1994
MTV Europe Music Awards

as Self - Performer

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Musical Guest

1974
American Music Awards

as Self - Musical Guest as Green Day

1959

Producer