Producers
Nile Rodgers Net Worth
Nile Rodgers's Net Worth as of 2024
$70 Million
Nile Gregory Rodgers was born 19 September 1952, in New York City, New York, USA. Nile rose to the prominence as the co-founder and leading guitarist of the music band Chic, which was one of the most popular during the disco era. Nile has also released several solo albums, though he was much more successful while producing and performing together with a number of artists including Sam Smith, Disclosure, Avicii, Pharrell Williams, Daft Punk, Madonna, Duran Duran, David Bowie, Diana Ross, Sister Sledge and many others. Rogers has been active in the entertainment industry since 1979.
Nile Rodgers Net Worth $70 Million
So just how rich is Nile Rodgers? Sources have estimated that the net worth of Nile Rogers is as high as $70 million, with the majority of his wealth coming from creating, performing music and producing other artists.
Nile Rodgers began his career as a guitarist playing in recording sessions or on live performances with such artists as Parliament Funkadelis, Betty Wright, Ben E. King, Aretha Franklin, Maxine Brown, Apollo Theatre and Joe Raposo. This experience encouraged him to found his own band. In 1970, he and Bernard Edwards founded The Big Apple Band, which was a band of back-up musicians, and they performed with such bands as The Jackson 5, Ashford & Simpson, Luther Vandross and The Boys. Due to their professional skills they became popular, and wanted to continue the career of the band, so to avoid confusion with another musician, Walter Murphy, the leader of the band called The Big Apple Band, in 1977 the name of the group was changed to Chic.
Since foundation, they have worked under the labels Sumthing Else, Warner Bros, Atlantic and Buddah. During their long career – as despite short pauses the band is active up to date – they have released 21 single, eight studio albums, 12 compilation albums, and two live albums. The 70’s were the golden age of the band as their first three albums called “Chic” (1977), “C’est Chic” (1978) and “Risque” (1979) received certifications according to the sales in the United States of America, Canada and the United Kingdom. They have also peaked in the very high positions on the American R&B chart.
What is more, Nile Rodgers has released four solo albums: “Adventures In The Land Of The Good Groove” (1983), “B-Movie Matinee” (1985), “Outloud” (1987) and “Chic Freak and More Treats” (1996), however they were not as successful as those released with Chic. Another important source of Nile’s net worth is producing, which he has been involved in since 1978, helping many artists to pursue their dreams. He produced Sister Sledge, whose album “We Are Family” (1979) topped the American R&B chart and was certified Platinum in the USA and Gold in the United Kingdom, Diana Ross and her album “Diana” (1980) whose album has reached the same success, Debbie Harry and the album “Koo Koo” (1981) which was certified gold in the USA and Silver in the United Kingdom, and many other successful artists.
In 2011, Rodgers announced that he was ill with prostate cancer. Luckily, in 2013 he reported that everything had cleared concerning the illness. Nile is married to Nancy Hunt.
Producers
Teddy Riley Net Worth
Edward Theodore Riley was born on October 8, 1967 in Harlem, New York, USA, and is a singer, instrumentialist, record producer and song writer. Teddy Riley started his career in 1984, and since then he has become very successful and known worldwide. Teddy is perhaps best known and praised for popularizing a new music genre, named New Jack Swing, of which he is ‘The King’.
So just how rich is Teddy Riley? Recently, sources have estimated that Teddy’s net worth is $80 million, the majority of it having been accumulated from his various activities in the music industry
Teddy Riley Net Worth $80 Million
Teddy Riley spent his childhood in Harlem: when he was five years old, Teddy started playing various instruments in church. At the age of 14, Riley began collaborating with local record producer Gene Griffin, and formed the band Kids at Work, making rap music. However the band soon split up, but three years later Teddy became more notable when he produced Kool Moe Dee`s 12 single Go See the Doctor, which entered the Billboard Hot 100, consequently increasing Teddy Riley’s early net worth.
Teddy was one of the leaders of the R&B band Guy, formed in 1987. It was also the time when the new music genre New Jack Swing was born. This genre is reflected in such songs as My Prerogative by Bobby Brown, I Want Her by Keith Sweat, and Just Got Paid by Johnny Kemp, all of which boosted Teddy’s net worth, as did Teddy’s collaborations with Big Daddy Kane, Jane Child, The Winans, and The Jacksons, particularly when he co-produced Michael Jackson`s album Dangerous. Riley worked on such songs as In the Closet, Jam, and Remember the Time. Dangerous sold around 32 million copies, and is considered to be one of the most successful albums of New Jack Swing. Guy stopped its performances in 1992, having released two albums: Guy (1988) and The Future (1990). In 2000 Guy III was released.
In 1991 Teddy formed another group – Blackstreet. Its hits include No Diggity along with Dr. Dre and Queen Pen, Girlfriend/Boyfriend together with Janet Jackson, Ja Rule and Eve, and Don`t Leave Me. Such collaborations with famous singers helped Teddy to add to his net worth. Moreover, Teddy worked along with the Spice Girls` member Melanie B, helping her to release her solo album Hot. In particular, he worked on the production of such songs as ABC 123, Pack Your S**t, and I Believe. Riley also contributed to the production of one of Lady Gaga`s albums, in particular the track Teeth.
Teddy Riley also possessed a recording studio in Virginia Beach, however, it was destroyed by fire in 2008. Thus, it can be seen that in recent years Teddy has been working more as a producer than as a singer, so producing records has also become the main source of Teddy Riley’s net worth.
Teddy Riley keeps his personal life rather private; Teddy’s partner is Donna Roberts. He has eight children.
Actors
Wood Harris Net Worth
Sherwin David Harris was born on the 17th October 1969 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. As Wood Harris, he is perhaps best known for the roles of drug kingpin Avon Barksdale in the crime drama “The Wire” and Julius Campbell – a high school student in the movie “Remember the Titans”. His career in the acting industry has been active since 1994.
Curious to find out how rich Wood Harris is? According to sources, the total amount of Wood Harris’ fortune is estimated at $4 million as of mid-2017, which has been accumulated through his acting career in numerous films and TV series.
Wood Harris Net Worth $4 Million
Wood was born the younger son of John and Mattie Harris, a bus driver and a housewife. His brother is another successful actor – Steve Harris – Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Awards nominee and the winner of NAACP Image Award in 2004.
Wood Harris is a well educated actor – not only that he attended Northern Illinois University form where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Theater Arts, but he also obtained a Master of Arts from New York University’s Tish School. Even then he showed his potential, and a promising acting career was in front of him.
Wood’s debut and his first major role was in the film “Above the Rim” (1994) – a basketball drama in which he was given the opportunity to play alongside Tupac Shakur – one of the greatest rappers of all time. It was a superb beginning to his career and also the opening for several engagements in various off-Broadway theatrical productions. These provided the basis for his net worth.
He continued to perform well, and was cast in several notable films; in 1998 he starred in blockbusters “As Good As it Gets” with Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt, as well as in Woody Allen’s comedy film – “Celebrity”. This is where Wood’s net worth started rising.
The year of 2000 was an important one for Harris, as he portrayed rock legend Jimi Hendrix in Showtime’s TV movie “Hendrix”, and won his first award – the New York Film Festival rewarded Wood Harris for the role of Derrick “D-Train” Trainer in Malcolm D. Lee’s short movie – “Morningside Prep” with “1st Run Best Actor”.
In the same year, Wood Harris acted in the movie “Remember the Titans” as Julius “Big Ju” Campbell – one of his most famous roles. His talent and commitment to acting was recognized again, as he was nominated for an NAACP “Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture” award as well as “Favorite Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture” – Blockbuster Movie Award. All these roles undoubtedly, positively influenced Wood’s wealth.
In 2002, Wood appeared in Damon Dash’s classic “Paid in Full”, playing the real-life kingpin Azie Faison. Since 2002, as a well seasoned actor, he was part of the regular cast of the first three seasons and the guest star of the fifth season of HBO’s TV series “The Wire”, in the role of a drug dealer Avon Barksdale. Certainly, this involvement as his best known role, has been a main source of his net worth.
There have been some guest appearances in TV dramas “Numb3rs”, “House M.D.” and “Hawaii Five-0” and another major role in the movie “Just Another Day” (2002). Wood Harris’ most recent roles includes two 2015 blockbusters – “Ant-Man” and “Creed”.
When it comes to his personal life, there are no rumors or any controversies. Wood has been married to Rebekah Harris since 2001, and they have two children, and according to his wife, Wood is a responsible and caring father and spouse. Since 2006, he has apparently been making efforts towards starting a musical career.
Businesspersons
Alan Schaaf Net Worth
Alan Schaaf was born on the 21st October 1987, in Granville, Ohio USA, and is an entrepreneur. He rose to fame as the founder and CEO of the online image sharing website and app entitled Imgur, which was launched at the beginning of 2009. In 2015 Schaaf was listed as one of Forbes 30 Under 30, which each year identifies 600 most inventive and successful people around the world. Schaaf has been active in the internet business since 2009.
How much is the net worth of Alan Schaaf? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of his net worth is as much as $10 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2017. Imgur is the major source of Schaaf’s net worth.
Alan Schaaf Net Worth $10 Million
To begin with, the boy was raised in Granville by his parents Lola Faye Schaaf and Ulysses Grant Schaaf. Alan became interested in computer technologies while studying at high school. Subsequently, he majored in computer science at Ohio University and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 2009.
While still a university student, he launched a free file-hosting service for images entitled Imgur. Schaaf not only offered free hosting of images for millions of users daily, but made it possible to gather a commentary-driven social community. As of the data given in 2015, he has managed to gather more than 150 million active users of Imgur, considerably enhancing his net worth in the process, as it should be noted that the site is maintained by advertising and merchandising.
In the autumn of 2012, Imgur presented a gallery of user uploaded images, which functions as a public gallery of the site and provides a comment and evaluation function. In the middle of 2013, Alan published his first content creation tool: the Imgur Meme Generator. There one can create simple macros, and a gallery with Meme templates can be viewed. The official mascot of the site is the Imguraffe, a combination of the components Imgur and Giraffe.
In 2014, the company received $40 million in investment from company Andreessen Horowitz. Currently, Imgur is listed as one of 50 most popular sites in the world alongside such networking sites as Twitter and Facebook. Imgur is the major source of Alan Schaaf’s net worth.
In addition to this, Schaaf has been giving motivational speeches at TechCrunch Disrupt and TEDxWellington. He has also been seen in many articles online, as well as in newspapers including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and many others.
Finally, in the personal life of Alan Schaaf, he does not reveal much about his private life. He is probably still single, as there are not even any rumours of romantic associations.
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