Brendon Urie was born in St George, Utah, and his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, when he was two years old.
32 Facts About Brendon Urie
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Brendon Urie is the fifth and youngest child born to Grace and Boyd 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 left the faith around 17 due to displeasure with the church and not believing in its ideology.
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Wilson asked Brendon Urie to try out for a band he was in, since they needed a replacement guitarist.
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Brendon Urie 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 in order 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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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, the nation's highest honor for influencing American culture through the arts.
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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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Brendon Urie co-wrote a song with Rivers Cuomo of the band Weezer.
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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 a song for the SpongeBob SquarePants musical.
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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 married Sarah Orzechowski on April 27,2013, after announcing their engagement in September 2011.
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In February 2017, Brendon Urie moved from his home in Los Angeles to an undisclosed location, stating that "visits and constant harassment" from fans approaching him at his house led him to feel unsafe.
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Brendon Urie has said that he has been diagnosed with ADHD and was prescribed medication for the condition at a young age.
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Brendon Urie says that he likes to be open about his mental health to his fans.