| Celebrated Name: | Iggy Pop |
|---|---|
| Real Name/Full Name: | James Newell Osterberg Jr. |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 74 years old |
| Birth Date: | 21 April 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Muskegon, Michigan, United States |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.71 m |
| Weight: | 65 kg |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Wife/Spouse (Name): | Nina Alu (m. 2008), Suchi Asano (m. 1984–1999), Wendy Weissberg (m. 1968–1968) |
| Children: | Yes (Eric Benson) |
| Dating/Girlfriend (Name): |
N/A |
| Profession: | American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and actor |
| Net Worth in 2024: | $24 million |
| Last Updated: | January 2024 |
Iggy Pop is a famous American singer and songwriter who is probably best known as he is the lead vocalist of the band, ‘The Stooges’. He is also known as the “Godfather of Punk.”
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Early Life
James Newell Osterberg Jr., known by his stage name, Iggy Pop, was born on April 21, 1947, in Muskegon, Michigan. His father, James Newell Osterberg was a baseball coach and his mother, Louella was an English teacher at Fordson High School in Dearborn, Michigan. His family is of German and Irish descent. His father was adopted by a Swedish family and hence the surname, Osterberg.
Iggy did his schooling in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he was a part of various bands. Right from childhood, Iggy was interested in learning different forms of music. For his further studies, he then started going to the University of Michigan and eventually dropped out of college and moved to Chicago to learn about blue-style music.
Personal Life
Iggy Pop has been married thrice in his life. First, he was married to Wendy Weissberg, but the marriage lasted for a few weeks and was canceled shortly thereafter. He then married Suchi Asano, an actress. The couple were married for almost 15 years and were living a comfortable life until they got divorced due to their differences. Currently, Iggy is married to Nina Alu, who is Iggy’s longtime girlfriend, and the couple has a son together.
Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 21 April 1947, Iggy Pop is 74 years old as of today’s date 11th January 2024. His height is 1.71 m tall, and his weight is 65 kg.
Career
Although Iggy is considered as the ‘Godfather of Punk,’ he is into different styles of music. Iggy formed his first band is the early 1960’s and had to go through several bands and various forms of music before forming the Psychedelic Stooges, which later became The Stooges. They played a very different style of music, and we’re always experimenting. No doubt, their music had a different tone and quite an aggression to it altogether.
Sadly, their music wasn’t getting any commercial success, so they decided to switch their music to punk. It was during this time he changed his name to ‘Iggy Pop’ and started getting a good response to his punk music. Soon he became the lead singer. He was always very aggressive on the stage, performing most of the time shirtless. He even cut himself on the stage in front of the audience and was covered in blood.
Their first album was named after their band, i.e., ‘The Stooges’, and their second album was called ‘Fun House.’ After releasing both these albums, they weren’t a commercial hit at that time, but today they are considered as Punk Classics. Due to the lack of sales of their first two albums, they were off the record label, and also the band split due to drug problems.
Along with David Bowie, Iggy rebuilt ‘The Stooges’ and called it ‘Iggy & The Stooges.’ Their third album received a lot of positive reviews, but the band split. Iggy, along with his producer, Bowie, started solo albums like ‘The Idiot’ and ‘Lust For Life.’ He was also a part of a heavy metal album called ‘Instinct.’
The breakthrough of his life came when he released his next album, ‘Brick by Brick’ and his single ‘Candy’ became world popular. Iggy Pop continued the recording of his music and performing live. Iggy Pop has also appeared in numerous movies including, ‘Sid and Nancy’, The Color of Money,’ The Crow: City of Angels’, etc.
Awards & Achievements
Still today, Iggy Pop is considered as the ‘Godfather of Punk,’ that would be his biggest achievement in his life. Besides that, Iggy has been nominated on quite a few occasions and has won a few awards. Recently Iggy Pop was awarded France’s Highest Cultural Honor. He was also the winner of Kerrang! Hall of Fame.
Net Worth & Salary of Iggy Pop in 2024
As of January 2024, The estimated net worth of Iggy Pop is approximately $24 million. Most of his net worth comes from his incredibly inspired punk music.
Considered by a lot of audiences around the globe as one the pioneers of punk music or the godfather of punk music, Iggy Pop is one of the creative and aggressive stage performers. His music and aggressive stage performances have made billions of fans follow him and his music. With the help of Iggy Pop, Punk music came alive and is ringing in almost every music lover’s ear.