Deryck Whibley
Deryck Whibley was born in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada on March 21st, 1980 and is the Guitarist. At the age of 44, Deryck Whibley biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, songs, and networth are available.
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Deryck Jason Whibley (born March 21, 1980), nicknamed Bizzy D, is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known for his work as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, keyboardist, main songwriter, and producer of the rock band Sum 41.
Personal life
Whibley lived in Ajax, Ontario, and attended Southwood Park Public School. He grew up in a single parent household. If Whibley was not a musician, he could see himself doing architecture in another life. As a teenager, he attended Exeter High School. It was there that he and his bandmates were discovered while playing at their War of the Bands. In high school, Whibley was the captain of his basketball team.
In 2003, Whibley dated Hilton Hotels heiress and reality TV celebrity Paris Hilton.
Whibley married fellow singer Avril Lavigne in 2006. The couple occasionally performed together and have spoken about their relationship in interviews. Whibley and Lavigne began dating when she was 19 years old, after being friends since she was 17.
The wedding was held on July 15, 2006. About 110 guests attended the wedding, which was held at a private estate in Montecito, California.
After little over three years of marriage Lavigne filed for divorce on October 9, 2009 and the divorce was finalised on November 16, 2010.
On August 30, 2015, Whibley married model Ariana Cooper in Los Angeles. They have one child, Lydon Igby, born March 1, 2020.
Whibley has chronic back pain due to a series of back injuries, starting with a slipped disc during a 2007 concert. On August 5, 2010, Whibley was hospitalized after he was attacked in a bar in Japan late at night by three unknown individuals. After an MRI scan, it was revealed that Whibley herniated a disc in his back for the fourteenth time. Although advised against performing, Whibley rejoined the band on August 8 in Osaka for the Summer Sonic Festival. The back injuries, alongside severe anxiety, caused Whibley to self-medicate with alcohol. Whibley again injured his back in April 2013, causing him to miss shows.
On May 17, 2014, Whibley announced that, a month earlier, he had been hospitalized for alcoholism with severe liver and kidney damage. He has remained sober since.
Recording career
With drummer Steve Jocz, bassist Richard Roy, and vocalist Jon Marshall, Whibley formed Sum 41. They were originally called Kaspir and were a NOFX cover band. The band's 1999 debut with Island Records was the start of a new one. "Half Hour of Power" was the band's debut album in 2000, and All Killer No Filler followed in 2001. The band's first single from the album, "Fat Lip," debuted at number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, and it remains the band's most popular single to date. All Killer No Filler has been awarded platinum in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Does This Look Infected? Chuck (2004), Underclass Hero (2007), Screaming Bloody Murder (2011), 13 Voices (2016), and Order in Decline (2019). In Canada, the three albums before Screaming Bloody Murder were listed platinum.
The band appears more than 300 times a year and has long-running tours, the majority of which last longer than a year. They have been nominated for seven Juno Awards and have twice been crowned (Group of the Year in 2002 and Rock Album of the Year for Chuck in 2005). Screaming Bloody Murder, their fifth studio album, was released on March 29, 2011. The band's cousin Matt Whibley joined Deryck Whibley on keyboard during the Screaming Bloody Murder Tour.
Besides Sum 41, Whibley spent his career in music as both producer and manager. He was a member of Bunk Rock Music, a music production and production firm. He also worked for No Warning. He sold his part of Greig Nori early 2005 after parting ways with the company.
During his Sum 41 absence in 2005 and 2006, he collaborated with Tommy Lee on guitar and backing vocals for his album, Tommyland: The Ride, and A Million in Prizes with Iggy Pop.
He was the producer of We Have an Emergency, Sum 41 co-member Jason McCaslin's debut album The Operation M.D. He produced Permanent Me's first album in 2007. He appeared on Avril Lavigne's album The Best Damn Thing, where he performed and played guitar.
He has appeared on occasion as an actor in addition to his musical career. In King of the Hill, he portrayed Tony in the film Dirty Love and himself as a guest character.
Whibley's drummer "Pain for Pleasure" died on November 7, 2007, during a herniated tour. Sum 41 was on tour with Finger Eleven while Finger Eleven was on tour, and the remainder of the Strength in Numbers Tour was cancelled, but Finger Eleven went to Winnipeg, Manitoba, to perform Sum 41 in replacement of Sum 41.
M.D. is a doctor who treats cancer patients. "Sick + Twisted" was Whispers' second album Birds + Bee Stings, which was out on June 29, 2010. He also played keyboard and piano on the same instrument. On December 21, 2010, he appeared on stage with the band playing guitar on this album.
Whibley contributed some guitar to Tommy Lee's side's album Methods of Mayhem's second album, A Public Disservice Announcement, which was released on September 21, 2010.
"Broken Pieces," "Over and Out," and "Lost in Reality" were two of Summer's "Broken Pieces" and "Lost in Reality" were co-wrote by the writer. She's Kinda Hot EP was released on their She's Kinda Hot EP.
Whibley created "Ruin My Life" on February 18, 2022, on a Simple Plan collaboration track.
