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Joseph Mark Trohman (born September 1, 1984 in Hollywood, Florida) is the lead guitarist of the Chicago-based band Fall Out Boy.
The son of a cardiologist,Trohman was raised in South Russell, Ohio before moving to the Chicago area. His family is Jewish, although he noted to JVibe, "I think we were more Jewish culturally than we were religiously because after my brother's bar mitzvah, we stopped going to synagogue entirely." Trohman and Pete Wentz attended New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois, and the two briefly played together in a band called Arma Angelus. Trohman then met Patrick Stump at a Borders bookstore in Chicago, leading to the formation of the band Fall Out Boy.
Trohman collects guitars, and has designed an electric guitar for Washburn Guitars called the Joe Trohman Washburn Idol. He is also a Star Wars enthusiast, and told starwars.com, "I still collect tons of action figures. My closet in my apartment is full — 95% of Star Wars toys."
Trohman's house in Chicago was featured in a 2007 episode of MTV Cribs