1. Brendon Urie was born in St George, Utah, and his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, when he was two years old.
39 Facts About Brendon Urie
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Brendon Urie is the fifth and youngest child born to Boyd and Grace Urie.
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Brendon Urie is of about one quarter Polynesian descent from Hawaii, through his mother's side.
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Brendon Urie was raised in an LDS family but renounced his faith around 17 due to displeasure with the church and not believing in its ideology.
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Brendon Urie attended Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas; he described himself as a "spaz in high school," and explained that one student would always bully him.
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Brendon Urie worked at Tropical Smoothie Cafe to pay his band's rent for their practice space.
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When Brendon Urie filled in for Ross during a band rehearsal, they were impressed with Brendon Urie's vocal abilities and he was chosen as their lead singer.
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Brendon Urie wrote "New Perspective" for the soundtrack to the motion picture Jennifer's Body.
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On July 21,2014, Brendon Urie won "Best Vocalist" at the Alternative Press Music Awards.
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Brendon Urie provided guest vocals alongside Patrick Stump on The Cab's song "One Of THOSE Nights" from their debut album, Whisper War.
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Brendon Urie has been involved with several songs and other projects by former labelmates Fall Out Boy.
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Brendon Urie provided vocals on the songs "What a Catch, Donnie" and "20 Dollar Nose Bleed" from Fall Out Boy's 2008 album, Folie a Deux.
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Brendon Urie sang back vocals on the track "7 Minutes In Heaven" off of Fall Out Boy's From Under The Cork Tree.
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In 2008, Brendon Urie became involved with a song for the Coca-Cola Company, called "Open Happiness".
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Brendon Urie was featured as an elated news reporter in the music video for the song, which was released on July 16,2009.
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The members are seen dancing in animal costumes, Brendon Urie being in a dog suit.
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Brendon Urie appears in "One of THOSE Nights" by The Cab, which features Ryan Ross, Jon Walker, Pete Wentz, Patrick Stump and Spencer Smith.
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In 2011, Brendon Urie co-wrote a song with Rivers Cuomo of the band Weezer.
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In December 2013, Brendon Urie sang "Big Shot" in front of Billy Joel, President Obama, and an audience, when Billy Joel received the Kennedy Center Honors.
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On March 24,2014, Brendon Urie was featured on Travie McCoy's single "Keep On Keeping On" off his upcoming album Rough Waters.
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Brendon Urie featured on the entirety of the song "Love in the Middle of a Firefight" for Dillon Francis's album Money Sucks, Friends Rule.
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Brendon Urie was featured on the Lil Dicky track "Molly" on his debut studio album Professional Rapper.
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In 2016, Brendon Urie was featured on the song "It Remembers" by the band Every Time I Die, from their album Low Teens.
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Brendon Urie played the role from May 26,2017, to August 6,2017.
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In 2015, Brendon Urie wrote the song "Not A Simple Sponge" for the SpongeBob SquarePants musical.
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In 2022, Brendon Urie joined the band of friend and Viva Las Vengeance collaborator Mike Viola alongside Jake Sinclair, making the act a three-piece.
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Viola and Brendon Urie wrote the song "Diamonds of New York" about Adam Schlesinger, performing it on April 19,2022.
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Brendon Urie performed drums and percussion on every track of the project and is pictured in the album's cover artwork.
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Brendon Urie has cited Frank Sinatra, Queen, David Bowie, and Tom DeLonge as his biggest influences.
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Brendon Urie cited Taylor Swift as his influence as a songwriter.
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Brendon Urie was diagnosed with ADHD at a young age and has since been prescribed medication for the condition.
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Brendon Urie says that he likes to be open about his mental health to his fans.
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Brendon Urie met his wife Sarah Orzechowski at one of his shows, albeit while she was in a relationship.
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Brendon Urie joined Twitch on September 30,2015, and regularly livestreamed thereafter.
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In February 2017, Brendon Urie moved from Los Angeles to an undisclosed location, stating that "visits and constant harassment" from fans at his house led him to feel unsafe.
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Brendon Urie has been recognized for various philanthropic efforts, including his own Highest Hopes Foundation.
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Brendon Urie has campaigned and donated to several organizations and causes, including Planned Parenthood, the Human Rights Campaign, SisterSong and Everytown for Gun Safety, and several youth group organizations.
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Brendon Urie apologized and announced that all of his crew members will receive anti-harassment training.
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Brendon Urie stated "I can't tell you how sorry I am to those that have been hurt and to those who have had to wait while I took the time I needed to listen and just learn" while denouncing the allegations against himself as "entirely untrue".