Gerard Arthur Way (born April 9, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and comic book writer who was the lead vocalist and co-founder of the rock band My Chemical Romance from its formation in September 2001 until its split in March 2013. His debut solo album Hesitant Alien was released on September 30, 2014. Way is also the co-founder of DC Comics' Young Animal imprint. He wrote the comic mini-series The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys and the Eisner Award-winning comic book series The Umbrella Academy.
Gerard Way has appeared in 12 movies.
These include My Chemical Romance: Life on the Murder Scene, My Chemical Romance: AOL Sessions, The Breakfast Monkey, X-Mess Detritus, My Chemical Romance - In the Studio, My Chemical Romance Live at the iTunes Festival London 2011, My Chemical Romance: The Black Parade Is Dead!, The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed Comics, My Chemical Romance Hurricane Festival, Duran Duran: Unstaged, Punk's Not Dead and Lennon or McCartney.Gerard Way has appeared in 3 TV Series.
These include MTV World Stage, Saturday Night Live and Jimmy Kimmel Live!.