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Tre Cool

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Tre Cool is an accomplished German-American drummer, best known as the long-time drummer for the punk rock band Green Day. He joined the band in 1990 and has played on all of their subsequent studio albums. He has also been commended for his powerful drum sound and his creative and complex drum patterns.

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<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1972</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Tre Cool is Born</div><div class='timeline-text'>On December 9, 1972, Frank Edwin Wright III, better known as Tre Cool, was born in Frankfurt, Germany.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1987</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Joins The Lookouts</div><div class='timeline-text'>At the age of 14, Tre Cool joined his first band, The Lookouts.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1990</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Joins Green Day</div><div class='timeline-text'>Tre Cool replaced John Kiffmeyer as the drummer for Green Day.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1994</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Releases 'Dookie' with Green Day</div><div class='timeline-text'>The band released 'Dookie', their third studio album, which went on to sell over 10 million copies in the US alone.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2004</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Releases 'American Idiot' with Green Day</div><div class='timeline-text'>The band released 'American Idiot', a rock opera that became a landmark album in their career.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2015</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</div><div class='timeline-text'>Green Day, with Tre Cool as drummer, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2020</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Releases 'Father of All...' with Green Day</div><div class='timeline-text'>The band released 'Father of All...', their thirteenth studio album.</div></div></div>

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Tre Cool, a German drummer, was born on December 9, 1972, and is currently 50 years old. He is best known for being the drummer of the American punk rock band Green Day, which has won multiple Grammy Awards and other accolades for their work.