Jerry Lee Lewis net worth, age, wiki, family, biography and latest updates.
Jerry Lee Lewis, also known as The Killer, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He has been called “rock and roll’s first great wild man.” Jerry was born in the United States on September 29, 1935, in Ferriday, Louisiana.
Jerry Lee Lewis: Profile summary
Real Name | Jerry Lee Lewis |
Celebrated Name | Jerry Lee Lewis |
Male/Female | Male |
Profession(s) | American singer-songwriter, musician, and pianist |
Nationality | American |
Birth Location | Ferriday, Louisiana, United States |
Date of Birth | 29-Sep-35 |
Age | 87 years old |
Height | 1.68 m |
Heights in Feet | 5 feet and 6 inches |
Height(s) cm | 168 cm |
Weight(s) | 70 kg |
Weight in Pound | 154 pounds |
Marital Status | Married |
Spouse | Judith Brown (m. 2012), Kerrie McCarver (m. 19842005), Shawn Stephens m. 19831983), Jaren Elizabeth Gunn Pate (m. 19711982), Myra Gale Brown (m. 19571970), Jane Mitchum (m. 19531957), Dorothy Barton (m. 19521953) |
Son/Daughter | Yes (Steven Allen Lewis, Lori Lee Lewis, Phoebe Lewis, Ronnie Guy Lewis, Jerry Lee Lewis III, Jerry Lee Lewis Jr.) |
Net Worth | $16 million |
Jerry Lee Lewis: Early Life & Biography
Jerry Lee Lewis was born in Ferriday of, Louisiana, in the United States of America. Jerry was born in a destitute farming family to Elmo and Mamie Lewis. Jerry began to play the piano in childhood along with his cousins Mickey Gilley and Jimmy Swaggart; later, they became successful musicians. Jerry’s parents wanted him to play the piano in church, but he was banished from his first bible school for not following the music rules.
Jerry Lee Lewis: Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement
Jerry Lee Lewis’s age is 86 years old as of today’s date, 20th September 2022, having been born on 29 September 1935. Though he is 1.68 m tall, he weighs about 70 kg.
Jerry Lee Lewis: Personal Life, Affair, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids
Jerry Lee Lewis has had seven marriages in his life. He got married for the first time to Dorothy Barton in 1952 and separated in 1953 after twenty months of marriage. The second time he got married to Jane Mitchum in September 1953 and separated in October 1957. They had two children, Jerry Lee Lewis Jr. and Ronnie Guy Lewis. His third marriage was to Myra Gale Brown in December 1957, and separated in December 1970. They had two children, Steve Allen Lewis and Phoebe Allen Lewis.
He married for the fourth time to Jaren Elizabeth Gunn Pate which lasted from October 1971 to June 1982, and they had a daughter named Lori Lee Lewis. The fifth time he was married to Shawn Stephens, but Shawn died accidentally after 77 days. The sixth time Jerry married Kerrie McCarver was in 1984, and they divorced after 21 years in 2005, and they have a son named Jerry Lee Lewis III. Jerry’s last and seventh marriage was to Judith Brown in March 2012.
Jerry Lee Lewis: Career, Awards & Nominations
Jerry Lee Lewis did his first recordings with Sun Records in 1956, and Crazy Arms was a big hit. In 1957, a massive hit Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On made him globally famous. After that, he gave many hits like Great Balls of Fire, Breathless and High School Confidential, etc. Last Man Standing is the best-selling album with more than a million copies sold globally, and the Mean Old Man, the best-sold album in Lewis’s career.
Jerry Lee Lewis has a dozen gold records in rock and country music. He won many Grammy awards and also a Lifetime Achievement Award. Lewis was welcomed to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 and also inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame. Jerry Lee Lewis is the only alive member of the Million Dollar Quartet of Sun Records and the album Class of ’55.
Jerry Lee Lewis: Net Worth 2022
The net worth of Jerry Lee Lewis is $16 million as of 2022.