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David Bowie (David Robert Jones) was born on 8 January, 1947 in London, England, is an English musician and actor (1947–2016). Discover David Bowie'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 69 years old?

Popular As David Robert Jones
Occupation Singer songwriter musician actor
Age 69 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 8 January 1947
Birthday 8 January
Birthplace London, England
Date of death 2016
Died Place New York City, US
Nationality United Kingdom

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David Bowie Height, Weight & Measurements

At 69 years old, David Bowie height is 5' 9¾" (1.77 m) .

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Height 5' 9¾" (1.77 m)
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Who Is David Bowie's Wife?

His wife is Angie Barnett (m. 19 March 1970-8 February 1980) Iman (m. 24 April 1992)

Family
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Wife Angie Barnett (m. 19 March 1970-8 February 1980) Iman (m. 24 April 1992)
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Children 2, including Duncan Jones

David Bowie Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is David Bowie worth at the age of 69 years old? David Bowie’s income source is mostly from being a successful Soundtrack. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated David Bowie'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
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Source of Income Soundtrack

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1947

David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter, musician, and actor.

He is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.

David Robert Jones was born on 8 January 1947 in Brixton, London.

His mother, Margaret Mary "Peggy" (née Burns), was born at Shorncliffe Army Camp near Cheriton, Kent.

Her paternal grandparents were Irish immigrants who had settled in Manchester.

She worked as a waitress at a cinema in Royal Tunbridge Wells.

His father, Haywood Stenton "John" Jones, was from Doncaster, Yorkshire, and worked as a promotions officer for the children's charity Barnardo's.

The family lived at 40 Stansfield Road, on the boundary between Brixton and Stockwell in the south London borough of Lambeth.

Bowie attended Stockwell Infants School until he was six, acquiring a reputation as a gifted and single-minded child—and a defiant brawler.

1953

From 1953, Bowie moved with his family to Bickley and then Bromley Common, before settling in Sundridge Park in 1955 where he attended Burnt Ash Junior School.

His voice was considered "adequate" by the school choir, and he demonstrated above-average abilities in playing the recorder.

At the age of nine, his dancing during the newly introduced music and movement classes was strikingly imaginative: teachers called his interpretations "vividly artistic" and his poise "astonishing" for a child.

The same year, his interest in music was further stimulated when his father brought home a collection of American 45s by artists including the Teenagers, The Platters, Fats Domino, Elvis Presley and Little Richard.

Upon listening to Little Richard's song "Tutti Frutti", Bowie later said that he had "heard God".

1956

Bowie was first impressed with Presley when he saw his cousin Kristina dance to "Hound Dog" soon after its release in 1956.

According to Kristina, she and David "danced like possessed elves" to records of various artists.

By the end of the following year, Bowie had taken up the ukulele and tea-chest bass, begun to participate in skiffle sessions with friends, and had started to play the piano; meanwhile, his stage presentation of numbers by both Presley and Chuck Berry—complete with gyrations in tribute to the original artists—to his local Wolf Cub group was described as "mesmerizing ... like someone from another planet".

1963

He studied art, music and design before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1963.

1969

He released a string of unsuccessful singles with local bands and a solo album before achieving his first top-five entry on the UK Singles Chart with "Space Oddity" (1969).

He died two days after both his 69th birthday and the release of his final album, Blackstar.

During his lifetime, his record sales, estimated at over 100 million records worldwide, made him one of the best-selling musicians of all time.

1970

Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s.

His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and his music and stagecraft had a significant impact on popular music.

Bowie developed an interest in music from an early age.

After uneven commercial success in the late 1970s, Bowie had three number-one hits: the 1980 single "Ashes to Ashes", its album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) and "Under Pressure" (a 1981 collaboration with Queen).

1972

After a period of experimentation, he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with the flamboyant and androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust.

The character was spearheaded by the success of "Starman" and album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, which won him widespread popularity.

1975

In 1975, Bowie's style shifted towards a sound he characterised as "plastic soul", initially alienating many of his UK fans but garnering his first major US crossover success with the number-one single "Fame" and the album Young Americans.

1976

In 1976, Bowie starred in the cult film The Man Who Fell to Earth and released Station to Station.

1977

In 1977, he again changed direction with the electronic-inflected album Low, the first of three collaborations with Brian Eno that came to be known as the Berlin Trilogy.

"Heroes" (1977) and Lodger (1979) followed; each album reached the UK top five and received lasting critical praise.

1980

He achieved his greatest commercial success in the 1980s with Let's Dance (1983).

1983

He also continued acting; his roles included Major Jack Celliers in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983), Jareth the Goblin King in Labyrinth (1986), Phillip Jeffries in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992), Andy Warhol in the biopic Basquiat (1996), and Nikola Tesla in The Prestige (2006), among other film and television appearances and cameos.

1988

Between 1988 and 1992, he fronted the hard rock band Tin Machine before resuming his solo career in 1993.

1990

Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Bowie continued to experiment with musical styles, including industrial and jungle.

1996

Often dubbed the "chameleon of rock" due to his constant musical reinventions, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.

Rolling Stone ranked him among the greatest artists in history.

As of 2022, Bowie was the best-selling vinyl artist of the 21st century.

2004

He stopped touring after 2004 and his last live performance was at a charity event in 2006.

2013

He returned from a decade-long recording hiatus in 2013 with The Next Day and remained musically active until his death from liver cancer in 2016.