| Celebrated Name: | James Bowen |
| Real Name/Full Name: | James Anthony Bowen |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 42 years old |
| Birth Date: | 15 March 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Surrey, England |
| Nationality: | British |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Weight: | 78 kg |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Wife/Spouse (Name): | Monica Bowen (m. 2019) |
| Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): | No |
| Dating/Girlfriend (Name): | N/A |
| Is James Bowen Gay?: | No |
| Profession: | Author and Street Performer |
| Salary: | N/A |
| Net Worth in 2024: | $2 Million |
| Last Updated: | January 2024 |
James Anthony Bowen, also known as James Bowen, is an English Author and a Street Performer. He currently lives in London. James has faced lots of problems in his life, but meeting Bob changed it completely. His memoirs were International bestsellers, and he made quite a sum from his books. The memoirs were so good that films were even made based on the first two books and were released in the year 2016. The sequel of the films will be released in 2024. To pass his time, James helps in numerous charity events, which mainly work for animal welfare, literacy, and homeless people.
Maybe you know about James Bowen very well, but do you know how old and tall is he and what is his net worth in 2024? If you do not know, we have prepared this article about details of James Bowen’s short biography-wiki, career, professional life, personal life, today’s net worth, age, height, weight, and more facts. Well, if you’re ready, let’s start.
Early Life & Biography
James Anthony Bowens was born in Surrey, England. At an early age, his parents broke off their marriage, which severely affected James. He moved to Australia with his mother. As he was new to the country, he was bullied and ragged in school by his classmates. Being frustrated by such treatment, he dropped off from school in his second year of high school. His behavior completely changed and made him into a roughneck kid.
He has also been diagnosed with Schizophrenia, Manic Depression, and ADHD, which stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Being tired of this life, he moved back to the UK to live with his half-sister, which didn’t work out, and he chose to leave and live on the streets. He began sleeping on streets and sometimes in stray shelters. To deal with such a situation, he started taking Heroine as he couldn’t accept the fact that he was homeless.
Personal Life
James Life took a drastic turn when he met Bob. Bob is considered the main reason behind the engagement of James and Monica. James believes that Bob helped him to find his lady love, Monica. They got engaged and currently live in a four-story house. James believes that meeting Bob was one of the best things which happened to him. From living on the streets to a well-built house, he gives all the credit to his cat Bob.
Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 15 March 1979, James Bowen is 42 years old as of today’s date 11th January 2024. His height is 1.81 m tall, and his weight is 78 kg.
Career
James being a Street performer, had enrolled himself in the detoxification program, which used to help him by treating his addiction and would allow him to go for performing in the Covent Gardens. One day while returning home, he found a ginger cat on the street, assuming it to be one of the neighbors he went back. The next few days, he saw the cat at the same spot, and when he moved closer, he spotted a wound on the cat’s leg.
He immediately took the cat to the hospital and got her treated. He tried finding the original owner and is failing, so they decided to take care of the cat himself as the cat used to follow him everywhere, even at his performances. The duo got famous, and since then, they have been together. Inspired by this, he wrote a book on Bob named ‘A Street Cat Named Bob’ which amazingly sold 1 million copies and was ranked at no. 7 of the best sellers in the New York Times.
Awards & Achievements
Talking about the awards and achievements of James, his biggest achievement was his meeting with Bob and his lady love Monica. His book ‘A Street Cat Named Bob’ had been nominated for UK’s National Book Awards under the popular nonfiction category. The same book was also listed at number 7 on the list of most inspiring teenage books. The ranks on the list were decided by a poll being a part of the World Book Day.
Net Worth & Salary of James Bowen in 2024
As of January 2024, James Anthony Bowen has an estimated net worth of $2 Million. He initially had nothing, and meeting with Bob made him drop the detoxification program as he believed that Bob was enough for him to cure his body. He even stated that the main reason behind his success is Bob.
A man who faced lots of difficulties in his life, even started taking heroin taught us one of the most important lessons of life, A person can change himself anytime he wants, there are no such time limits for it and also that meeting one person can make you change your lifestyle which happened in the life of James Bowen- ‘A man from scratches to Riches.’
