Tré cool real name

American drummer (born 1972)

Musical artist

Frank Edwin Wright III (born December 9, 1972), better known by his stage name Tré Cool, is a German-born American musician, best known as the long-time drummer for the rock band Green Day.^[3] He replaced the band's former drummer, John Kiffmeyer, in 1990.^[4] Cool has also played in the Lookouts, Samiam, Dead Mermaids, Bubu and the Brood and the Green Day side projects the Network and the Foxboro Hot Tubs.^[5][6]

Early life

Frank Edwin Wright III was born on December 9, 1972,^[7] in Frankfurt, West Germany,^[7] to Frank Edwin Wright Jr.

and Linda Wright. He lived in Willits, California, with his father and elder sister Lori. He has German heritage, and his father was a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War.^[8][9]

In his second year, Cool dropped out of high school and opted to earn a GED. He began taking classes at a local community