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Adam Yauch (Adam Nathaniel Yauch) was born on 5 August, 1964 in New York City, U.S., is an American musician (1964–2012). Discover Adam Yauch's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 47 years old?
| Popular As |
Adam Nathaniel Yauch |
| Occupation |
Musician · rapper · songwriter · filmmaker |
| Age |
47 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
| Born |
5 August 1964 |
| Birthday |
5 August |
| Birthplace |
New York City, U.S. |
| Date of death |
4 May, 2012 |
| Died Place |
New York City, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
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Adam Yauch Height, Weight & Measurements
At 47 years old, Adam Yauch height not available right now. We will update Adam Yauch's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
Not Available |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
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| Hair Color |
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Who Is Adam Yauch's Wife?
His wife is Dechen Wangdu (m. 1998–2012)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Dechen Wangdu (m. 1998–2012) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Adam Yauch Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Adam Yauch worth at the age of 47 years old? Adam Yauch’s income source is mostly from being a successful Musician. He is from United States. We have estimated Adam Yauch's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Musician |
Adam Yauch Social Network
Timeline
Adam Nathaniel Yauch (August 5, 1964 – May 4, 2012), also known by the stage name MCA, was an American rapper, bassist, filmmaker and a founding member of the hip hop group Beastie Boys.
Besides his musical work, he also directed many of the band's music videos and did much of their promotional photography, often using the pseudonym Nathaniel Hörnblowér for such work.
Yauch founded Oscilloscope Laboratories, an independent film production and distribution company based in New York City.
As a Buddhist, he was involved in the Tibetan independence movement and organized the Tibetan Freedom Concert.
In 1995, while attending a speech by the Dalai Lama at Harvard University, he met his wife, Tibetan American Dechen Wangdu.
They married in 1998 and had a daughter the same year.
In 1998, during the MTV Video Music Awards, when receiving the Video Vanguard Award, Yauch condemned America's wars in Muslim countries and prejudice against Muslims and Arabs.
In 2002, Yauch constructed a recording studio in New York City called Oscilloscope Laboratories.
He began an independent film distributing company called Oscilloscope Pictures.
He directed the 2006 Beastie Boys concert film Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!
Yauch produced Build a Nation (2007), the comeback album from hardcore/punk band Bad Brains.
He directed the 2008 film Gunnin' For That #1 Spot about eight high school basketball prospects at the Boost Mobile Elite 24 Hoops Classic at Rucker Park in Harlem, New York City.
Yauch was a practicing Buddhist.
He became an important voice in the Tibetan independence movement, creating the Milarepa Fund, a nonprofit organization devoted to Tibetan independence and organized several benefit concerts to support the cause, including the Tibetan Freedom Concert.
In July 2009, Yauch was diagnosed with a cancerous parotid gland and lymph node.
Beastie Boys had sold 40 million records worldwide by 2010.
In 2011, Yauch received the Charles Flint Kellogg Award in Arts and Letters from Bard College, the college he attended for two years.
The award is "given in recognition of a significant contribution to the American artistic or literary heritage".
He underwent surgery and radiation therapy, delaying the release of Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 1 until 2011 (when it was renamed to Hot Sauce Committee Part Two) and canceling the trio's planned tour.
He was unable to appear in music videos for the album.
Yauch became a vegan on the recommendation of his Tibetan doctors.
At the time, Yauch described the cancer as "very treatable".
He died in 2012 from parotid cancer, after which the Beastie Boys disbanded.
Born in Brooklyn, New York City, Yauch was an only child.
His father Noel was an architect, and his mother Frances was a social worker.
Yauch's mother was Jewish and his father Catholic, but he had a non-religious upbringing in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn.
Yauch attended Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn's Midwood neighborhood.
In April 2012, the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Yauch was inducted in absentia due to his illness.
His bandmates paid tribute to him; a letter from Yauch was read to the audience.
When Bad Brains released Into the Future (2012), the band dedicated the album to Yauch, their longtime friend and backer, who had died several months previously.
Yauch died in New York City at age 47 on May 4, 2012.
In his last will and testament, Yauch left instructions that his music could not be used in advertising, though the legal validity of such an instruction has been questioned.
They played their first show—while still a hardcore punk band in the vein of Reagan Youth—on his 17th birthday.
He attended Bard College for two years before dropping out.
His stage name, MCA, is an initialism for "Master of Ceremonies Adam."
Beastie Boys, a hip-hop trio, released their first album Licensed to Ill on Def Jam Records when Yauch was 22.
He directed many of Beastie Boys' music videos, often under the pseudonym Nathanial Hörnblowér.
