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Being a musical artist is a natural gift, it means they use the highest degree possible the gift that God gave them to use, this line is very well proved by Iggy Pop who is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and actor.
Moreover, he is also designated as the “Godfather of Punk” in the music industry. In fact, he rose to huge prominence by winning altogether 7 awards with over 10 nominations including the Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards (2009) and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2020).
Height / Weight / Age
Born on 21 April 1947. He seems very tall with his towering height which is 168 centimeters and 5’6” in feet & inches. He is very conscious about his physique and maintains himself with a weight of 65 kilograms and 143 lbs in pounds.
He is also very conscious about his physique and maintains perfect body measurements. Moreover, his personality is enhanced by his blue eyes and blonde hair.
| Date Of Birth | April 21, 1947 |
| Age | 78 Years |
| Height | In Feet & Inches: 5’6”
In Centimeters: 168 cm |
| Weight | In Kilograms: 65 kg
In Pounds: 143 lbs |
| Body Measurements | Not Known |
| Eye Color | Blue |
| Hair Color | Blonde |
| Shoe Size | Not Known |
Net Worth
Being a singer, this legendary pop singer, Iggy Pop earns a very handsome amount of money through her earnings. Moreover, he has managed to amass a million worth of fortune from his several albums and singles by working in the field of singing for more than 4 decades. According to the sources, Iggy’s estimated net worth is $24 million approximately.
Education / Family
Born in Muskegon, Michigan, United States, Iggy belongs to the White ethnicity. He is the loving and talented son of Louella Christensen (Mother) and James Newell Osterberg Sr. (Father). His father worked as a high school English teacher and baseball coach at Fordson High School in Dearborn, Michigan.
Moreover, Iggy was raised in a trailer park in Ypsilanti, Michigan where he played with various high school bands including “The Iguanas”. In fact, he also changed his name to Iggy Pop inspired by the band.
Talking about his education, he completed his high school education at Pioneer High School. Furthermore, Pop enrolled at the University of Michigan. Later, he dropped out to pursue a career in music.
Name |
Iggy Pop |
| Nick Name | Iggy Pop |
| Birth Place | Muskegon, Michigan, USA |
| Profession | Singer |
| Sexual orientation | Bisexual |
| School | Pioneer High School |
| College | University of Michigan |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Nationality | American |
| Home town | Muskegon, Michigan, USA |
| Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
| Fathers name | James Newell Osterberg, Sr. |
| Mothers name | Louella Christensen
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| Brothers | Not Known |
| Sisters | Not Known |
Career / Fashion and Style
Moving towards his career, Iggy took the first step regarding his career by moving to Chicago to learn more about blues, playing drums in blues clubs. Later, inspired by Chicago blues as well as bands like MC5, The Sonics, and The Doors, Pop formed the “Psychedelic Stooges” which included Scott on drums, Dave Alexander on bass, and Ron Asheton on guitar.
In fact, their debut show was made at a Halloween party at a house in Detroit, Michigan. Moreover, Iggy served as the lead vocalist of their newly formed band, “The Stooges” in the year 1967. He was most inspired by the stage presence of Jim Morrison that he often would perform bare-chested and throw himself off the stage that was the starting of “Iggy Culture” which would be remembered for decades.
After that, “The Stooges” got signed with Elektra Records and in 1969, their eponymous debut album, “The Stooges” under John Cale’s production in New York was released. However, the album couldn’t successful and the members of the band drifted apart.
Later, with the help of David Bowie, their band got reunited after which in the year 1973, they gave their blasting entry with the release of their studio album, “Raw Power”. But due to Pop’s persistent problem of drug addiction, he got involved in a brawl with a group of bikers and The Stooges disbanded once again.
Apart from that, Iggy was supported by Bowie throughout his addiction problem that Bowie even took him along as his companion on the “Station to Station tour” in the year 1976. Thereafter, he signed with RCA Records in the year 1977 and made his solo debut with the release of the album in collaboration with Bowie titled “The Idiot”.
On August 29, 1977, he also released his second solo album titled “Lust for Life”. Furthermore, Pop moved to Arista Records where he released his third studio album, “New Values” in 1979. Other than this, he also published his autobiography titled “I Need More” in the year 1980. Additionally, he released his sixth album, “Zombie Birdhouse” in 1982.
Further, his seventh album, “Blah-Blah-Blah” was released in 1986 that features the single “Real Wild Child”, which became his first commercially successful work. Likewise, he also released successful albums including “Brick by Brick” and “Instinct”.
Besides this, in the year 2003, the Stooges again got reunited with the release of his 14th album, “Skull Ring”. They also gathered huge publicity with the release of their albums including “Ready to Die” and “The Weirdness”.
Other than this, Pop has also made his appearance in multiple television series, including “The Adventures of Pete & Pete”, “Tales from the Crypt” and “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”. In fact, he has also featured in a number of movies, including “The Color of Money”, “The Crow: City of Angels”, “Sid and Nancy“, “Hardware”, “Snow Day”, “The Rugrats Movie”, “Coffee and Cigarettes” and many more.
In the year 2015, he also got a starring role as Vicious in the Björn Tagemose-directed silent film, “Gutterdämmerung”. Moreover, Iggy also featured as the main subject in the documentary, “Danny Says” and starred in Toby Tobias’ thriller, “Blood Orange” in the year 2016. In the same year, he released his 17th album, “Post-Pop Depression” which turned out to be his first-ever US Top 20 album.
He has also made his appearance in the 2019 Jim Jarmusch film, “The Dead Don’t Die”. Later, his eighteenth studio album, “Free”, was released on September 6, 2019. Thereafter, Pop released an alternate mix of his hit song “China Girl” on April 10, 2020.
On the occasion of his 73rd birthday, Pop released an exclusive cover of Sly & the Family Stone’s “Family Affair”, a song Pop covered in 1985, on April 21, 2020. Recently, French singer Clio released a duet with Iggy Pop titled “L’appartement” in April 2021.
Girlfriend, Affairs, Wife, and More
As for his relationship status, Iggy has married three times throughout his life. He first tied the sacred knot of marriage with Wendy Weissberg in 1968. Unfortunately, this marriage couldn’t last long and came to an end in November 1969. After that, he got married in 1984 to his second wife, Suchi Asano who is an actress.
However, after 14 years of togetherness, the couple divorced in 1999. As of now, he is married to his third wife, Nina Alu. Moreover, this lovely couple got married in 2008. In fact, he also has a son named Eric Benson, born in 1970 from a relationship with Paulette Benson.
| Girlfriend | Not Known |
| Marital status | Married |
| Wife | Wendy Weissberg (1968-1969)
 Suchi Asano (1984-1999)  Nina Alu (Present)
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| Children | Son: Eric Benson
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Favorite Things
Here we are providing the list of favorites of Iggy Pop:
| Favorite Actor | Not Known |
| Favorite Actress | Not Known |
| Favorite Destination | Not Known |
Some Interesting Facts About Iggy Pop
- His Zodiac sign is Taurus.
- Pop’s father was adopted by a Swedish-American nurse surnamed Osterberg.
- His parents supported him to explore his interests in music.
- He belongs to English-Irish-Danish-Norwegian descent.
- Iggy is also very popular on Instagram having more than 523K followers.
- In the year 2009, he was also awarded the Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards as a living legend.
- He also has a pet cockatoo named Biggy Pop.
- Pop’s birth name is James Newell Osterberg Jr.
- In the year 2010, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with “The Stooges”.
- He was signed up as the face of Swiftcover, the UK-based online insurance company in January 2009.
- Currently, he resides in Miami, Florida.
- He also had a relationship with 13-year old Sable Starr at the age of 23.
Social Media Profile(s)
- Instagram – @iggypopofficial
- Twitter – @IggyPop
- Facebook – @IggyPop
