William Beckett (born February 11, 1985) is an American musician who is the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the Chicago-based rock band The Academy Is..., who signed to Atlantic Records/Fueled by Ramen/Decaydance Records.

[2] A third core member of the band was Adam T. Siska, Beckett's classmate and friend from Barrington High School.

[3] In 2007, Alex Davies from the BBC described Beckett as a mix of Adam Lazzara and Prince, labeling him "utterly captivating".

Prior to co-founding The Academy Is... with Mike Carden, Beckett performed in an acoustic band called Remember Maine,[6] releasing the album The Last Place You Look on LLR Recordings when he was 17 years old.

[11] After breaking up The Academy Is..., allegedly to start a solo music career (though other reasons such as internal strife within the band were hinted at[12]), he released first EP, Walk the Talk on April 17, 2012, with the single "Compromising Me".

According to Us Magazine, he is co-authoring a book with Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz,[20] who had originally recommended the band to label Fueled by Ramen.

[26] He also appeared with Cobra Starship member Gabe Saporta at Emo Nite in 2023 for a performance of Snakes on a Plane (Bring it!).