
Gerard Way
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 fro…
Acting
- 2009MTV World StageSelf1 ep.
Behind the camera
- 2019Doom PatrolThanks2 ep.
- 2019The Umbrella AcademyCo-Executive Producer, Comic Book36 ep.
- 2012The Aquabats! Super Show!Director, Writer1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2011MTV World StageSelf1 ep.
- 2011BBC Radio 1's Live LoungeSelf1 ep.
- 2005Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Musical Guest2 ep.
- 2005MTV Video Music AwardsSelf2 ep.
Also known as: My Chemical Romance