Billie Joe Armstrong Facts: Age, Husband, Children, Net Worth —
Billie Joe Armstrong is an American musician who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Green Day, which he co-founded with Mike Dirnt in 1987.
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.
Armstrong developed an interest in music at a young age, and recorded his first song at the age of five.
He met 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 later changed its name to Green Day. Armstrong has also pursued musical projects including numerous collaborations with other musicians.
Armstrong’s business ventures include founding Adeline Records to help support other bands in 1997, coinciding with the release of Nimrod.
Adeline signed acts such as The Frustrators, AFI, and Dillinger Four. The record company shut down two decades later in August 2017. Armstrong also co-founded Oakland Coffee Works in 2015.
Billie Joe Armstrong Age
Billie Joe Armstrong was born on February 17, 1972. He celebrated her 51st birthday in 2023. He was born in in Oakland, California and was raised in Rodeo, California.
Armstrong attended Hillcrest Elementary School in Rodeo, where a teacher encouraged him to record a song titled “Look for Love” at the age of five on the Bay Area label Fiat Records.
Billie Joe Armstrong Parents
Billie Joe Armstrong’s parents were Ollie Jackson and Andrew Marsicano Armstrong. His father was a jazz musician and also worked as a truck driver. His mother worked as a waitress at Rod’s Hickory Pit in El Cerrito, California.
His great-great-grandparents Pietro Marsicano and Teresa Nigro were Italian immigrants from Viggiano who settled in Boston until 1869, when they moved to Berkeley, California.
His father died of esophageal cancer on September 10, 1982, when Armstrong was 10 years old.
Billie Joe Armstrong Siblings
Armstrong has three older sisters named Marci, Hollie, and Anna, and two older brothers named David and Alan.
Billie Joe Armstrong Wife
Billie Joe Armstrong is married to Adrienne Armstrong, They tied the knot on July 2, 1994, after meeting at one of Green Day’s early performances in Minnesota.
It was 1990, and Green Day was doing its first tour. They were still up-and-coming and known for playing just about anywhere, including garages, farms, and basements. On July 4 of that year, they played at a house party in Dinkytown that Adrienne and her boyfriend attended.
Green Day played again at The Varsity the following day, and that’s when a friend of Adrienne’s introduced her to the band members. She and Billie started corresponding and became penpals. Their friendship grew over long-distance calls while Adrienne was still in an on-and-off relationship.
She ended it after graduating from college and remained single for a year, during which she and Billie saw each other occasionally. He would sometimes visit Mankato on his own and organize mini-tours with Green Day in the city to see Adrienne.
Eventually, Billie asked Adrienne to move to California with him and give their romance a try. Adrienne was scared, but she was determined to be with Billie. So, she had a large garage sale where she sold many of her belongings.
Adrienne then hired a mini U-Haul to take the rest of her stuff to California and drove with Steve and her friend, Holly. Two weeks into her stay, Billie asked for her hand in marriage, and they wed in July 1994. Soon after, Green Day shot to fame, and they started expanding their family.
Billie Joe Armstrong Children
Billie Joe Armstrong has two children wife his wife Adrienne: Joseph Marciano Armstrong and Jakob Danger Armstrong. They are both musicians and have collaborated with their father on various projects.
Billie Joe Armstrong Net Worth
Billie Joe Armstrong’s net worth is estimated to be $75 million as of December 2023.
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