Chester Bennington is a person.
Chester Charles Bennington ( born March 20 , 1976 ) is an American musician , singer , songwriter and actor . He is best known as the lead vocalist of rock bands Linkin Park , Dead by Sunrise , and live rock cover band Bucket of Weenies . Bennington was the lead vocalist for Stone Temple Pilots from 2013 to 2015 . Bennington formed his own band , Dead by Sunrise , as a side project in 2005 . Bennington has been ranked in the Top 100 Heavy Metal Vocalists by Hit Parader ( No. 46 ) .