Bruce Springsteen Bio
Real Name: Bruce Frederic Joseph Springsteen
Shortname : Bruce
Profession: Singer, Songwriter
Personal Life
Date of Birth : September 23, 1949
Age (as in 2019) : 70 Years
Birthplace : Long Branch, New Jersey, United States
Zodiac sign : Libra
Nationality: American
Hometown : Colts Neck in New Jersey
School : St. Rose of Lima Catholic School, Freehold Borough High School
University / College: Ocean County College
Ethnicity : Mixed (Irish, Dutch, and Italian/Sicilian)
Net Worth : $500 Million
Family
Father: Douglas Frederic Springsteen
Mother: Adele Ann
Siblings: Two
Sisters: Virginia, Pamela
Marital Status : Married
Spouse: Julianne Phillips (1985-1989,Divorced), Patricia Scialfa (1991)
Children:3
Son:Evan James Springsteen(25th July 1990), Samuel Ryan Springsteen (5th January 1994)
Daughter:Jessica Rae Springsteen (30th December 1991)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) : 177 cm (in centimeters), 1.77 m, 5’ 9” (in feet inches)
Weight (approx.): 72 kg, 158 lbs (in pounds)
Body Measurements (approx.): Chest: 42 inches
- Waist: 34 inches - Biceps: 14 inches
Eye Colour: Hazel
Hair Colour: Dark Brown
Bruce Springsteen Wiki
Bruce Springsteen is an American Rock star; he is a widely popular singer, songwriter, guitarist and record artist. He is a Grammy winning artist and has sold more than 70 million albums in United States. Bruce Springsteen s one of the America’s most admired musicians, his album ‘Born to run’ is regarded as the best rock and roll albums of times.
Early life
Bruce Springsteen was born on September 23, 1949 to his parents Douglas Fredrick and Adele Ann in Long Branch, New Jersey. His mother inculcated his passion towards music and bought him his first guitar. Bruce Springsteen credits his catholic upbringing a lot for his success in music. He attended ‘St. Rose of Lima Catholic School’ in Freehold Borough and then attended Freehold High School. Talking about his college studies, Springsteen went to ‘Ocean County College’.
Career
Bruce Springsteen started his career at low pace, he performed with various anonymous bands, but it didn’t work out for him. Boston's ‘The Real Paper’ music critic Jon Landau saw his performance at the ‘Harvard Square Theater’ in 1974, and commented that Bruce Springsteen is the future of rock and roll. Bruce Springsteen collaborated with ‘E Street Band’ and did a show at New York’s ‘Bottom line club’. It really garnered much needed attention and praise for Springsteen. In 1975, his third album ‘Born to Run’ was released; it hit it well on Billboard 200 and gained major spot 3. Springsteen’s albums ‘Born in the USA’ and ‘Born to Run’ have sold more than 184 million albums in the United States and around the world, making him one of the world's best-selling artists. His album ‘tunnel of love’ came out in 1987, it was slower yet intellectual album; it also gathered him positive reviews. Bruce has also won many awards and accolades for his fine work in field of music, he was named one of eight ‘Artists of the Decade’ and the fourth highest grossing concert artist of the decade by the ‘Rolling Stone’ magazine. He has also won Golden Globe awards in the category of Best Original song in movies ‘The Wrestler’ and ‘Philadelphia’.
Personal Life
Bruce Springsteen is married to actress Julianne Phillips; they met during a tour in early 1980s. They both eventually fell in love and married in year 1985. But the love didn’t last long, the love couple divorced in year 1989. Bruce Springsteen fell in love with singer Patti Scialfa and the together tied the love knot in 1991, and they are blessed with three kids.
At present Springsteen is residing in Colts Neck, New Jersey, and United States along with his family.
Bruce Springsteen is very generous, he donated huge amount, when New Jersey was hit by a natural calamity in 2012, named ‘Hurricane Sandy’ , he also donated his performances from live shows on the name of victims and to the donation funds.
Net worth
Bruce Springsteen’s net worth is $300 million, as per information available on news portals and web sources. He is regarded as one of the greatest singers of all time.
