Will Butler

Will Butler: Biography in Details

Who is Will Butler?

Will Butler, better known as the former member of Montreal-based indie rock Arcade Fire is a composer, musician, and multi-instrumentalist.

He is popular for his spontaneity and antics during live performances.

Will Butler: Birth Facts, Early Life

Will Butler was born on October 6, 1982, in Truckee, California, USA. His full name is William Pierce Butler.

He is the son of father Edwin Farnham Butler II, a geologist for an oil conglomerate, and mother Liza Rey who performed on the family TV show, The King Family Show. His parents currently reside on Mount Desert Island, Maine.

Talking about his grandparents, his maternal grandfather is a former jazz steel guitarist Alvino Rey, and his maternal grandmother, Luise, was a member of The King Sisters, who starred in The King Family Show.

Win grew up in The Woodlands, Texas, and later moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He also has a brother named Win Butler who is also a multi-instrumentalist and composer like him.

Butler holds citizenship in Canada which makes him a citizen of Canada. His zodiac sign is Aries.

Win attended Phillips Exeter Academy preparatory school in New Hampshire before majoring in Poetry and Slavic studies at Northwestern University.

Later, he pursued a Mid-Career Master’s in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School of Government.

Will Butler: All about his Career

Will Butler started his career as a Disc Jockey for the WNUR Rock Show, where he had hired Nathan Amundson of Rivulets as a substitute DJ at WNUR-FM. He was also a poetry editor of Northwestern’s literary magazine, Helicon.

Since he joined the band Arcade Fire in the mid-2000s, he has established himself as a popular composer, musician, and multi-instrumentalist.

After around 2 decades together with the band, he decided to leave Arcade Fire and go single. The band’s album We which was released on May 6, 2022, was his last performance with Arcade Fire on a studio album.

As a solo performer, he has released solo albums such as Policy, Friday Night, and Generations.

Awards, Nominations

In January 2014, Win was nominated for Best Original Score at the 86th Academy Awards for the original score of Her.

Moreover, The band, Arcade Fire has won five awards from 21 nominations, including two Juno Awards from six nominations, one Meteor Music Award from three nominations, and two PLUG Independent Music Awards from three nominations.

Will Butler: Salary, Net Worth, Income

Will has an estimated net worth of $8 million US. Similarly, he hasn’t talked about his salary or asset value.

Rumors and Controversies

Unlike his brother Win, he has maintained a clean profile. His brother Wn was accused of sexual misconduct.

Will Butler: Body Stats, Hair and Eye Color

Butler stands at a height of 6 feet 0 inches and weighs moderately. He has irresistible dark brown eyes and blonde hair.

Social Media Platforms

Will is quite active on social media platforms.

He has over 20k followers on Facebook, around 32k followers on Twitter, and around 17.5k followers on Instagram.

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