1. Benjamin Gibbard was born on August 11,1976 and is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist.
20 Facts About Ben Gibbard
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Ben Gibbard is best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie, with whom he has recorded ten studio albums, and as a member of the indie pop supergroup The Postal Service.
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Ben Gibbard was born to Allen and Margaret Ben Gibbard in Bremerton, Washington.
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Ben Gibbard's father was in the Navy and his family moved around the country, including spending time in Northern Virginia before returning to Washington.
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Ben Gibbard spent his early life there during the grunge music explosion of the early 1990s.
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Ben Gibbard graduated from Olympic High School in Bremerton in 1994, and studied environmental chemistry at Western Washington University.
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In 1996, while playing guitar in the band Pinwheel, Ben Gibbard recorded a demo cassette under the moniker Death Cab for Cutie, titled You Can Play These Songs with Chords.
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Ben Gibbard had a minor role in the John Krasinski film Brief Interviews with Hideous Men based on the David Foster Wallace short story collection of the same title.
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Ben Gibbard completed a solo tour through the US in the spring of 2007 that featured David Bazan of Pedro the Lion and singer-songwriter Johnathan Rice.
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In November 2014, Ben Gibbard appeared as a guest on Foo Fighters' eighth studio album Sonic Highways.
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Ben Gibbard became engaged to actress and musician Zooey Deschanel in 2008 and married her in September 2009 near Seattle.
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Ben Gibbard later married photographer and tour manager Rachel Demy on October 21,2016 in Seattle.
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Ben Gibbard reportedly gave up alcohol in 2008 and began running marathons.
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Ben Gibbard ran his first trail ultramarathon in 2013 and has since completed several each year.
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Ben Gibbard has been a fan of the MLB's Seattle Mariners since the age of five and has thrown the first pitch at two Mariners games.
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In 2024, Ben Gibbard performed the national anthem at the Mariners' Opening Day game at T-Mobile Park.
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Ben Gibbard is an activist for gay rights and wrote an article in The Daily Beast explaining why the issue is important to him.
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Ben Gibbard stated that when his lesbian sister got married, it was "the most beautiful thing" he ever saw.
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Ben Gibbard has been open about his political views, expressing his support of the Democratic Party.
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Ben Gibbard is referenced in "The Cones of Dunshire", an episode from the sixth season of Parks and Recreation.