Tré Cool is North American.
Frank Edwin Wright III ( born December 9 , 1972 ) , known professionally as Tré Cool , is a German-born American musician , drummer and composer , best known as the drummer for the punk rock band Green Day . The United States of America ( USA ) , commonly known as the United States ( U.S. ) or America , is a constitutional federal republic composed of 50 states , a federal district , five major self-governing territories , and various possessions . Forty-eight of the fifty states and the federal district are contiguous and located in North America between Canada and Mexico .