| Celebrated Name: | Snoop The Wire |
| Real Name/Full Name: | Felicia Pearson |
| Gender: | Female |
| Age: | 41 years old |
| Birth Date: | May 18, 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.62m |
| Weight: | 70kg |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Husband/Spouse (Name): | N/A |
| Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): | No |
| Dating/Boyfriend (Name): | N/A |
| Is Snoop the Wire Lesbian? | Yes |
| Profession: | Actress and Rapper |
| Salary: | Not yet revealed |
| Net Worth in [current date format=’Y’]: | $100 Thousand |
| Last Updated: | [current date format=’F Y’] |
Well, for hip hop lovers, the name Felicia Pearson is not that new to them. Felicia is an American rapper and actress who shot to fame after portraying character Felicia’ Snoop’ Pearson on the HBO series, the Wire. It is such a coincidence that she portrayed the character who bears her name in real life.
Maybe you know about Snoop the Wire very well, but do you know how old and tall is she and what is her net worth in [current date format=’Y’]? If you do not know, we have prepared this article about details of Wire’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
Pearson was born on May 18, 1980, to two jailed drug addicts in Baltimore, Maryland. She was raised in an East Baltimore foster home. Her birth state was one that no one expected that she would survive, for she was born premature weighing just 3 pounds. She rarely got a chance to interact fully with her biological parents, for her mother was a crack drug addict while the father was an armed robber. The situation of her parents made her go by her foster family’s surname. All this is revealed in a memoir, Grace After Midnight.
She started dealing drugs at the young age of 14 years. She has always been a tomboy. At the age of 14, she was sent down for second-degree murder after shooting a girl by the name, Okia Toomer. That’s how she joined the Maryland Correctional Institution for women in Jessup, Maryland. Still, She was released after six and a half years.
Thanks to Arnold Loney, her life took a turn at the age of 18. Arnold was a local drug dealer who took care of her as well sent her money in prison, was shot and killed. He had coined her nickname Snoop. Pearson earned her GED while in prison. Upon her release in 2000, she landed a local job fabricating car bumpers, but this did not last for long. She was fired after two weeks of service after her employer learned that she had a prison record.
Personal Life
Snoop is one of those celebrities who can keep their personal life private, and having to get to know about her; you have to dig deep. Regarding her sexuality, she is openly a lesbian. She said that she realized that she is more into women than men at the age of 12. She has dated other girlfriends over the years, and the known one is J Adrienne. This lesbian couple separated in 2017 after Pearson felt that she wasn’t worth Adrienne’s love. It is worth noting that the attachment that Adrienne had for Pearson made her leave her son in Chicago to stay with Pearson.
Pearson’s zodiac sign is Taurus. On March 10, 2011, Pearson and sixty others were arrested and charged with drug offenses. After the first hearing, Judge John Addison Howard denied her bail due to Pearson’s acting ability. She was later granted a bond of $50000 on April 8, 2011. In August the same year, she pleaded guilty to the charges the day before her trial began.
Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on May 18, 1980, Snoop the Wire is 41 years old as of today’s date [current date]. Her height is 1.62m tall, and her weight is 70 kg.
Career
Snoop the Wire’s acting career kicked off when she met Michael K. Williams, who played Omar Little on The Wire, in a Baltimore club. He was kind enough to invite her to visit the set one day and introduced her to the writers and producers. She was lucky enough to land a role in the series after subsequent auditions. Stephen King called her, ‘perhaps the terrifying villain to ever appear in a television series.’
Her appearance on The Wire saw her appearing in music videos for R&B singer Lil’ Mo, rapper Rick Ross, rapper Ace Hood, and Snoop Dogg. Pearson has appeared in the Spike Lee films Da Sweet Blood of Jesus and Chiq-Raq and CBS police procedural drama Blue Bloods, titled Good Cop Bad Cop. Snoop the Wire joined the cast of the VH1 reality television series Love and hip hop: New York for its 7th and 8th seasons.
Pearson was a volunteer as a prison visitor who also worked on anti-violence and literacy campaigns for youth. Pearson is also a supporter of The Stay Strong Foundation.
Awards & Achievements
Pearson has netted the following award for her name; Namic vision Awards Vision Award (Nominee) [2009] and Best performance – Drama The Wire (2002)
Net worth & Salary of Snoop The Wire in [current date format=’Y’]
Snoop the Wire’s appearance in The Wire and the videos of several musicians is one thing that has boosted her income. She also gets a good salary from the TV reality show, Love and Hip Hop: New York. Besides acting, Felicia gets some of her income from her book, “Grace After Midnight.” Her following in her Instagram page is another thing that has boosted her net worth. She has 341.7k followers on Instagram. Her salary is not yet revealed, but her net worth is calculated to $100 thousand as of [current date format=’F Y’].
Every successful person has their painful and beautiful side of the story, and Delicious Pearson is no exception. Her life story is a motivation for everyone brought up in a harsh environment and is on the verge of losing hope.