TRÉ COOL
Tré is Green Day's drummer and backup vocalist.
Tré was born on December 9th, 1972 in Frankfurt, Germany, where his dad was stationed. His birth name was Frank Edwin Wright III. He grew up primarily in the small town of Willits, California with his father and two older siblings.
Tré's neighbour was the Lookout! Records owner Lawrence Livermore, who recruited Tré to his punk outfit "The Lookouts". It was Livermore who came up with the name Tré Cool.
Tré decided to drop out of high school in year 10 (his "sophomore" year in the US). Later he passed a high school equivalency test and earned his GED. He even began taking classes at a nearby community college.
Once Green Day had finished its first tour around the U.S., John decided to leave Green Day. Billie and Mike then asked Tré to join the band.
Tré's father owned a small trucking company and he lent the band a used Bookmobile for their early tours; a few times he even came along to drive it.
In January 1995 Tré had a daughter called Ramona and soon afterwards he married his long-time girlfriend Lisea Lyons. They later divorced and in May 2002 he married a woman named Claudia. Tré and Claudia have a child, named Frankito, born in 2001. Although they are now divorced they still live together (with Frankito).
