- Born
- Birth nameMichael Ryan Pritchard
- Height5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
- Mike Dirnt was born on May 4, 1972 in Berkeley, California, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for The Simpsons Movie (2007), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) and Sex Tape (2014). He has been married to Brittney Cade since March 14, 2009. They have two children. He was previously married to Sarah Garrity and Anastasia Serman.
- SpousesBrittney Cade(March 14, 2009 - present) (2 children)Sarah Garrity(2003 - 2004) (divorced)Anastasia Serman(1996 - 1999) (divorced, 1 child)
- Bassist and backup vocalist for the punk band Green Day.
- The pressures of Mike being in Green Day were too much for him and Anastasia to deal with, so they separated.
- His nickname for his daughter is Hero.
- Earned his trademark last name from the sound that he had made in high school. He would play 'Air Bass Guitar', making a 'dirnt, dirnt, dirnt' noise. From there, it stuck.
- He and his girlfriend, Brittney, have welcomed their first child together, a boy named Brixton Michael Dirnt, on October 11, 2008. He weighed 8 lbs.
- We write music for ourselves and if other people like it, that's great.
- On Good Riddance: (Time of Your Life): "Putting that song on our record was probably the most punk thing we could do."
- I have a daughter and she's the greatest thing that ever happened to me. She gives me a good excuse to watch cartoons.
- Don't blame me for the explosion of punk rock. I didn't know our music was going to get that big.
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