Tim McIlrath

About

Punk rock musician and lead singer for the Chicago band Rise Against who is also an outspoken animal rights activist. 

Before Fame

He majored in English and sociology at Northeastern Illinois University. He met his future bandmates while in college. 

Trivia

He has one blue eye and one brown eye, a condition that is known as heterochromia. 

Family Life

He raised two daughters with his wife Erin McIlrath. He is straightedge, meaning he abstains from all drugs and alcohol. 

Associated With

He is a friend and former bandmate of Pete Wentz, the bass player for pop punk group Fall Out Boy.