11 Facts About Win Butler

Win Butler co-founded the Montreal-based indie rock band Arcade Fire with Josh Deu and his wife Regine Chassagne.

Win Butler lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina, before his brother Will was born.

Win Butler's maternal grandmother, Luise, was a member of The King Sisters, who starred in a weekly variety program on ABC called The King Family Show.

At the age of 15, Win Butler started attending the Phillips Exeter Academy preparatory school in New Hampshire, where he lived in Abbot Hall.

Win Butler moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 2000 to attend McGill University, where he met his future wife, Regine Chassagne, whom he married in 2003.

Win Butler graduated from McGill in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in religious studies.

Win Butler is married to fellow Arcade Fire member Regine Chassagne, who gave birth to the couple's child, a son, in 2013.

Win Butler was naturalized as a Canadian citizen on July 9,2019, in a ceremony held in Montreal and hosted by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada minister Ahmed Hussen.

Win Butler is a frequent participant in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, and won the game's Most Valuable Player award in 2016.

Win Butler said all contact with the accusers was consensual, and he denies all allegations of misconduct.

Win Butler claimed that during that period he was struggling with mental health, substance abuse, and depression.