Which Green Day Member Has the Highest Net Worth?
With so much talk about Bad Bunny headlining the Super Bowl halftime show, some may have forgotten or not have even known that Green Day is performing at the big game.
Before the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks battle it out for the Lombardi Trophy, the trio of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool will perform a special opening ceremony to kick off Super Bowl LX.
The game will be played at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, and Armstrong, who was born in Oakland and grew up in Rodeo, California, talked about how excited he and his bandmates are to be performing so close to home, calling it “an incredible honor.”
Green Day has been rocking stages and selling out shows for more than three decades. They burst onto the Bay Area punk scene in 1987 under the name Sweet Children, but in 1989 changed to Green Day before releasing their debut album 39/Smooth in 1990. Four years later, they achieved huge mainstream success with their breakthrough album and major-label debut Dookie.
The band has had several hits, winning five Grammys and earning 20 nominations throughout their career. Now, as Green Day takes the stage at the Super Bowl, here are a few things you may not have known about the legendary group, including how old they are and who has the highest net worth.
Tré Cool’s age and net worth
Tré Cool was born Frank Edwin Wright III on Dec. 9, 1972, in Frankfurt, West Germany, but later moved to California and was raised in the city of Willits in Mendocino County.
Cool joined Green Day in 1990 when he replaced the original drummer, John Kiffmeyer. In addition to Green Day, he has also performed with other groups, some of which were with Dirnt and Armstrong, including Samiam, Foxboro Hot Tubs, Bubu and the Brood, and the Lookouts. He also provided lead vocals for the Lookout’s tracks “The Mushroom is Exploding,” “That Girl’s from Outer Space,” and “Sonny Boy.”
Cool has been married three times and has three children. Today, he has an estimated net worth of $55 million, via Celebrity Net Worth.
Mike Dirnt’s age and net worth
Mike Dirnt was born Michael Ryan Pritchard on May 4, 1972, in Oakland, California. Dirnt became friends with Armstrong in middle school, and the two played guitar together growing up.
He and Armstrong own the coffee company, Oakland Coffee Works. Dirnt is also part-owner of the diner Rudy’s Can’t Fail Café in Oakland and Emeryville. Like Cool, he’s been married three times and has three children.
These days, he has an estimated net worth of $60 million, per Celebrity Net Worth.
Billie Joe Armstrong’s age and net worth
Billie Joe Armstrong was born on Feb. 17, 1972, and developed an interest in music at a young age.
In addition to being a vocalist, the Green Day frontman is considered by critics as one of the greatest punk rock guitarists of all time. Although he’s best known for his music career, Armstrong has done some acting as well. He lent his voice to The Simpsons Movie and King of the Hill. He has guest-starred in Nurse Jackie and Drunk History. Armstrong was also featured in the films This Is 40, Like Sunday, Like Rain, and played the lead role in Ordinary World.
He’s been married since 1994 and has two children.
Armstrong has the highest net worth among his bandmates at $75 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
