Deryck Whibley Biography
Deryck Whibley is a Canadian musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his work as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, keyboardist. Main songwriter and producer of the rock band Sum 41.
Deryck Whibley Age
Whibley was born in Scarborough, Ontario, on March 21, 1980. He is 39 years old as of 2019.
Deryck Whibley Parents
He was initially raised by his single mother, Michelle, and moved multiple times during his childhood. Whibley spent his teenage years with his mother and stepfather Kevin Gordon.
Deryck Whibley Wife
Whibley once dated former model and actress Paris Hilton. He later began dating the Canadian-French singer Avril Ramona Lavigne. Lavigne and Whibley had been friends since their teenage days. The couple decided to get married and the wedding took place in 2006 at a private estate in Montecito, California.
Deryck Whibley Education
He stays at Ajax, Ontario, Whibley attended Southwood Park Public School and later went to Exeter High School. During his school days, he developed an interest in music.
Deryck Whibley Career
During his teenage years, Whibley started to think about forming his own band and recognized Steve Jocz to be the best drummer around. Jocz was already the drummer for another band but Whibley managed to convince him to join him and form their new band. The name of the band was Kaspir.
Whibley then recruited Dave Baksh as the lead guitarist. Jason McCaslin as the bassist to complete the lineup and decided to change the name of the band. They played in the Supernova show on the 41st day of their summer vacation. It gave them the idea of the name ‘Sum 41’, short for Summer 41.
Three years after the formation of their band. Whibley and his band managed to get an international record deal from Island Records in 1999. They released their first extended play ‘Half Hour of Power’ on June 27, 2000, which featured eleven singles including ‘Makes No Difference’.
The band released their first studio album ‘All Killer No Filler’ on May 7, 2001. Under Island Records in the US and Aquarius in Canada. It was certified platinum in Canada.
Their second studio album, titled ‘Does This Look Infected?’, was released on November 26, 2002. It featured 12 singles with additional bonus tracks in the UK. The album received fair reviews from fans and critics.
Chuck’ was the third studio album from ‘Sum 41’ and probably the biggest success Whibley has tasted in his two-decade-long music career so far. The album was released on October 12, 2004. It was featured in the top lists in the US and Canada. The album had 13 singles, with additional bonus tracks in different countries. The album won the Rock Album of the Year award at the Juno Awards in 2005.
During the mid-2000s, the band went on a hiatus and Whibley collaborated with other artists on several solo projects. He was part of Tommy Lee’s album ‘Tommyland: The Ride’ and ‘A Million in Prizes: The Anthology’ with the iconic punk rock musician Iggy Pop.
Whibley played the guitar in and produced Avril Lavigne’s 2007 album ‘The Best Damn Thing’. In the same year, he helped his band member Jason McCaslin release his debut album, ‘We Have an Emergency’.
The band members of Sum 41 reunited and released the band’s fourth studio album titled ‘Underclass Hero’ on July 18, 2007. It featured popular singles like ‘Underclass Hero’, ‘Walking Disaster’, and ‘With Me’. It reached the top of the Canadian Albums Chart as well as peaked at number seven on the U.S. Billboard 200. The album received a nomination at the Juno Awards for Rock Album of the Year.
Deryck Whibley Trivia
On August 5, 2010, Whibley was hospitalized with a disc hernia after being attacked in a bar in Japan at night by three unknowns. An MRI revealed that Deryck has slipped a disc in his back a second time. Advised not to play, Whibley joined the group in Osaka on 08 August for the Summer Sonic festival.
Deryck Whibley Net Worth
His estimated net worth is $6 million.