How much is Henry Rollins worth?
| Net Worth: | $3 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Musician |
| Date of Birth: | February 13, 1961 (age 61) |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.75 m) |
About Henry Rollins
Henry Rollins, whose full name is Henry Lawrence Garfield, is an American actor, activist, comedian, musician, and singer. He became popular in 1980 after joining the short-lived band “State of Alert” and then became a member of the hardcore punk group Black Flag. In the next decade, he became a film and television actor that ok part in many classics – The Chase, Johnny Mnemonic, Heat, and Batman Beyond to name a few.
Working alongside some of the highest-paid Hollywood actors and actresses contributed a lot to the wealth of the actor and singer. In October 1980, Henry formed the hardcore punk group SOA (State of Alert). That year, he also joined another band – Black Flag.
Henry Rollins rose to prominence as part of the Rollins Band, especially when they began to present and appear on television. He was born on February 13, 1961, in Washington, D.C. He’s the only child of Paul and Iris Garfield. His father is Jewish and his mother is of Irish descent. When he was three years old, his parents divorced and he was raised by his mother in Glover Park, Washington.
Rollins attended The Bullis School, from which he graduated in the late 1970s. He then entered the American University in Washington but dropped out during the first semester. Instead, he began working minimum-wage jobs to support himself. While working as a courier for kidney samples at the National Institute of Health and other odd jobs, he met his friend Ian MacKaye who influenced him to pursue a music career.
Henry Rollins has produced a lot of music during his career. In the 1980s he even produced an album of acoustic songs for Charles Manson, a famed convict, according to The Guardian. Overall, his discography includes fourteen albums with Rollins Band, eight with Black Flag, three solo, two with the State of Alert, and one with Wartime.
Concurrently with composing and producing music for both his solo projects and for the four bands that he was part of, Rollins also created many audiobooks and spoken word projects. From 1985 to 2012, he has seventeen spoken word albums, twelve spoken word videos, and five audiobooks. From all of his diverse solo and collaborative music projects, the talented musician has accumulated a net worth estimated to be $3 million over the past 30 years.
What makes this skilled performer so successful are his many transformations in the show business. While being part of Black Flag, Rollins began his film career by appearing in several independent films. His film debut came in the 1982 classic The Slog Movie, followed by The Right Side of My Brain. In the 1990s, he worked with the likes of Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Charlie Sheen, and many other actors for some of the best-selling films of the decade – The Chase, Heat, Lost Highway and Jack Frost to name a few.
Besides independent, Henry Rollins has worked in many documentaries, direct-to-video, and television films such as American Hardcore, A House on the Hill, Feast, and Wrong Turn 2. In addition to his acting, the multi-talented television star has also transitioned into radio and podcast.
In May 2004, he began hosting his own weekly radio show Harmony in My Head. In recent years, starting February 2015, he began recording his own regular podcast titled Henry and Heidi alongside his longtime manager Heidi May.
Summing-Up
Henry Rollins is a Grammy Award winner and a true Hollywood superstar. Over the past 40 years, the underrated actor, producer, and writer has been consistently working in many professions. First, he was a singer that rose to prominence with his association in four rock groups, then he became an actor and most recently, he became a radio host and podcaster.
All in all, Rollins has taken part in nearly 100 films, and television series. He also released a large number of solo albums, audiobooks, spoken word music, and videos, and, even appeared in two video games. Presently, he has earned million and continues to make a name for himself in the show business with all of his different talents. As of 2023, Henry Rollins’ net worth is estimated to be $3 million dollars.
