Andy Hurley

Andy Hurley is the kind of musician I respect because his story isn't really about fame, it's about the music itself. Before Fall Out Boy made him a household name as their drummer, he was grinding through hardcore punk bands in the Milwaukee scene, which tells me drumming was a genuine calling, not a shortcut to stardom. Joining Fall Out Boy full-time in 2003 put him behind one of the biggest pop-punk acts of the era. I also find it interesting he went through University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. There's a thoughtful, principled streak there that I think shaped the band more than people credit.

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Name (English)

Andy Hurley

Name (Japanese)

アンディ・ハーリー

Reading

あんでぃ・はーりー

Born

May 31, 1980 (age 46)

Origin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Occupation

musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Monkey

High school

Menomonee Falls High School

University

University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

• Official sitehttps://www.hurleyxvx.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/hurleyxvx/
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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy%20Hurley
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q349835

Tags

• Wisconsin
• musician

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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