Darby Crash
Darby Crash | |
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Darby Crash in April 1980 | |
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| Birth name | Jan Paul Beahm |
| Also known as | Bobby Pyn |
| Born | September 26, 1958 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | December 7, 1980 (aged 22) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1975–1980 |
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Jan Paul Beahm (better known by his stage name Darby Crash, formerly Bobby Pyn; September 26, 1958 – December 7, 1980) was an American singer who, along with longtime friend Pat Smear (born Georg Albert Ruthenberg), co-founded the punk rock band the Germs and was best known as their lead vocalist. In 1980, he committed suicide by deliberately overdosing on heroin.