William Beckett was born in Libertyville, Illinois (a suburb of
Chicago). He is the lead singer for the band
The Academy Is (with members
Mike Carden,
Andy Mrotek,
Michael Guy Chislett and
Adam T. Siska). The band is signed to
Fall Out Boy bassist
Pete Wentz's label. He made a cameo
appearance in
Fall Out Boy's video for "A
Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More 'Touch Me'." He also appears
in the video for "Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)", which was created for
the 2006 film,
Snakes on a Plane (2006). He
has a sister named Courtney.