Gerard Way
Acting
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 from 2019 to 2024.
Known for
Acting28
movieLennon or McCartney
2014
Self (voice)
movieDuran Duran: Unstaged
2014
Self - Vocals
movie¡Venganza!
2009
Vocals
movieX-Mess Detritus
2008
Narrator (voice)
movieMy Chemical Romance: The Black Parade Is Dead!
2008
Self - Lead Vocals
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self / Self - My Chemical Romance
movieThe Breakfast Monkey
2000
Monkey / Crazy Boy (voice)
Writing5
Directing2
tvThe Aquabats! Super Show!
2012
Director
movieThe Breakfast Monkey
2000
Director
Crew1
tvDoom Patrol
2019
Thanks
Production1
tvThe Umbrella Academy
2019
Co-Executive Producer