Bennington was born in Phoenix, Arizona. His mother was a nurse, while his father was a police detective who worked with child sex abuse cases[2] and took double shifts.[3] Bennington took interest in music at a young age, citing Depeche Mode and Stone Temple Pilots as early inspirations[4] and dreamed of becoming a member of Stone Temple Pilots.[5]
Bennington's parents divorced when he was 11 years old and his father gained custody of him.[3] After the divorce, Bennington started abusing marijuana, alcohol, opium, cocaine, methamphetamine,[4][6] and LSD.[3] He eventually overcame his drug addiction, and would go on to denounce drug use in future interviews.[7] During a Linkin Park tour, he started heavily drinking[2] but claimed to have quit in 2011, noting, "I just don't want to be that person anymore."[8]
Bennington has one child, Jaime, from a previous relationship with Elka Brand.[17] He also adopted his son, Isaiah.[18]
Bennington married his first wife, Samantha Marie Olit, on October 31, 1996.[17] They had one child together, Draven Sebastian Bennington (born April 19, 2002).[17] Bennington's relationship with his first wife declined during his early years with Linkin Park, and they divorced in 2005.[19]
After divorcing his first wife, Bennington married Talinda Ann Bentley, a former Playboy model,[17] with whom he has three children: Tyler Lee Bennington and twins Lilly and Lila (born 2011). The wedding ceremony was custom designed. They live in Gilbert, Arizona.[20]
Bennington was plagued with poor health during the making of Meteora, and struggled to attend some of the album's recording sessions.[30] In the summer of 2003, he began to suffer from extreme abdominal pain and gastrointestinal issues while filming the music video for "Numb" in Prague. He was forced to return to the United States for surgery, and filmed the remainder of the music video in Los Angeles.[31][32]
Bennington sustained a wrist injury in October 2007 while attempting to jump off a platform during a show in Melbourne at the Rod Laver Arena. Despite the injury, he continued to perform the entire show with a broken wrist, before heading to the emergency room. He received five stitches.
Bennington also made a cameo in the 2006 film Crank as a customer in a pharmacy.[45] He later appeared as a horse-track spectator in the film's 2009 sequel, Crank: High Voltage.[46] Bennington also had a role as the ill-fated racist Evan, in the 2010 film Saw 3D: The Final Chapter.[47]
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