Singers
Alex Clare Net Worth
Alex Clare's Net Worth as of 2024
$5 Million
Alex Clare was born on 14 September 1985 in Southwark, a London neighborhood, England, and is an alternative rock singer best known for his album ‘’The Lateness of the Hour’’.
So just how rich is Alex Clare as of mid-2017? Authoritative sources estimate that Clare’s net worth is as high as $5 million, accumulated from his career in the music industry, which only really took-off in 2010.
Alex Clare Net Worth $5 million
Clare grew up in a music oriented family, and was influenced by his father’s jazz records – he looked up to artists like Donny Hathaway and Stevie Wonder. Alex originally played the trumpet and drums, but eventually replaced them with playing the guitar, and songwriting. He attended Bishop Challoner School in Bromley, and continued his education in Westminster Kingsway College, in the catering field.
However, he went on to sign a contract with Island label in the UK following his demo. He made his debut with ‘’The Lateness of the Hour’’, an album produced by Major Lazer and Mike Spencer, which received mixed reviews but didn’t do as well commercially as was expected, and Clare was subsequently released from the record label. Nevertheless, things took a turn for better in the upcoming period – the first single from album was ‘’Up All Night’’ followed by ‘’Too Close’’ which achieved international success, and was selected to be in the advertisement for Internet Explorer 9 and soared as high as fourth spot on the UK Singles Chart. It also did well on German charts, and eventually reached number one.
Clare gained a lot of recognition in May 2011 when radio DJ Reggie Yates made his cover of ‘’When Doves Cry’’ his song of the day. In the following period, 3FM a Dutch radio station named his song ‘’Too Close’’ their megahit of that week, and subsequently the lead single of ‘’The Lateness of the Hour’’ earned a spot on the Top 10 hit songs list in five countries. Teaming up with the Universal Records, Alex made his songs available in the US as well. In 2012, Clare sang on Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of “The War of the Worlds – The New Generation”, a concept album based on the novel of the same name.
Alex published his second album – “Three Hearts” – in May 2014; the album’s lead single was ‘’War Rages On’’, which would later on become the theme song for “Our Girl”, a BBC drama. However, the second album wasn’t as successful as the first one. Subsequently, he was named songwriter of the year by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Most recently, in 2016 his song ‘’Up All Night’’ was used as a theme song for “Class”, a BBC fiction series. The same year he released the album ”Tail of Lions”, which received mostly positive reviews from the audience and critics, scoring a total four out of five stars on AllMusic. Alex then established his own record label in late 2016.
In his personal life, Alex Clare briefly dated Amy Winehouse in 2006. He is an Orthodox Jew and keeps a strict kosher diet. While touring, he tries to maintain the Talmud schedule and coordinate his job with his religious beliefs. Clare’s ‘’Tail of Lions’’ has religious meaning behind it, and several songs were inspired by Jewish proverbs. He is now married, has a child and lives in Jerusalem.
Actresses
Michelle Visage Net Worth
Michelle Lynn Shupack was born on 20th September 1968, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey USA, and better known under her stage name Michelle Visage, is a singer, television personality, host, radio DJ and author. She is best known as having been a member of the “Seduction” vocal trio, and later as the lead singer of “The S.O.U.L.S.Y.S.T.E.M”. Her other notable appearances include co-hosting “The RuPaul Show”, hosting red carpet coverage for the 1998 Grammy Awards, and being a judge on the reality competition shows “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and “RuPaul’s All Stars Drag Race”.
Have you ever wondered how rich Michelle Visage is? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Michelle Visage’s net worth is over $1 million, as of late 2017, accumulated largely through her singing career by being the lead vocalist in two bands. Her later career as a television personality has significantly increased her net worth too, which has continued to grow since she became active in the entertainment industry in the late 1980s.
Michelle Visage Net Worth $1 Million
Michelle is of Hungarian and Irish-Catholic descent, but was adopted and raised by a Jewish family in New Jersey. She went to an arts high school and later attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Manhattan. At the age of 16, Visage won a Madonna look-alike competition, which may have helped her decide to move permanently to New York soon after graduation, in pursuit of an acting career. However, Michelle actually launched her career as a singer, when she auditioned for and won a place in the dance-pop/house group “Seduction”, becoming the third vocal member. The group produced several hits, including “Two to Make it Right”, but then disbanded. Michelle subsequently collaborated with the freestyle dance act “TKA” on their song “Crash (Have Some Fun)”, and provided lead vocals to “The S.O.U.L.S.Y.S.T.E.M” on their song “It’s Gonna Be a Lovely Day”, a cover version of the Bill Withers’ song “Lovely Day”. The song was included on the soundtrack of “The Bodyguard” film and became a no.1 dance single that year, also peaking at no.34 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1993. These ventures all contributed to her net worth.
Visage started her television career in 1996 as the co-host of VH1’s talk show “The RuPaul Show”, and WKTU’s morning show for the next six years. In addition, she was featured on RuPaul’s Christmas album “Ho, Ho, Ho”, in the songs “With Bells On” and “Hard Candy Christmas”. In 1998 she hosted the red carpet coverage of the Grammys, and four years later the 25th anniversary of “Grease” party. She also co-hosted “The Jamz Session” in Los Angeles from 2002-2005. Her net worth was rising steadily.
Michelle then moved to work as a co-host of “The Morning Mix” on WNEW-FM, which spanned a year, and additionally she has also worked on various other radio stations, including Sirius Satellite Radio, SUNNY 104.3 in West Palm Beach, Florida and 93.3 MIA in Miami.
In January 2011 she moved back to Los Angeles to debut as a permanent judge on the reality television series “RuPaul’s Drag Race”, and then its spin-off show “RuPaul’s All Stars Drag Race”. Her collaboration with RuPaul continued, and she was again featured on his albums “Born Naked”, “RuPaul Presents:CoverGurlz 2”, “Realness”, “Slay Belles” and “Butch Queen”, all adding steadily to her net worth.
When it comes to her more recent activity, Visage became one of the contestants on the British reality series “Celebrity Big Brother” in January 2015, and left the house in fifth place. She is scheduled to to a judge in the TV series “Ireland’s Got Talent” from early 2018.
Michelle also published her first book, “The Diva Rules” in November 2015, the benefit of which to her net worth is still to be assessed.
When it comes to her private life, Michelle currently resides in California with her husband David Case and two daughters.
Actors
Shane West Net Worth
Shannon Bruce Snaith was born on 10 June 1978, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana USA, of Cajun French, Jamaican, Portuguese, and British descent. Shane is a musician, songwriter, and actor, best known to have been part of the show “Once and Again” as Eli Sammler. He was also part of “ER”, “A Walk to Remember”, and “Nikita”. All of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Shane West? As of mid-2016, sources estimate a net worth that is at $3 million, mostly earned through a successful career in acting. He reportedly earns around $50,000 per episode in the series “Salem” in which he plays John Alden. He also performs musically and was part of the punk rock band Germs. As he continues his career it is expected that his wealth will increase.
Shane West Net Worth $3 million
West’s mother and father were both musicians, forming punk bands punk bands of their own when they were younger. Under their influence, he well knew artists such as The Kinks, The Clash, and Elvis Costello, who certainly influenced his future direction. When he was 15 years old, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. and struggled for two years trying to get a break. He got eventually made his debut in the fourth season of “Picket Fences”, in which he made a guest appearance. His net worth was slowly rising.
In 1998, he would start making appearances in popular television series, including “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”. He then got his first major role in “Once and Again” in which he appeared for three seasons. Afterwards, he made his film debut in “Liberty Heights” which was directed by Barry Levinson. In 2000, he would appear in teen comedies “Get Over It” and “Whatever It Takes”, then two years later, he was cast alongside Mandy Moore in “A Walk to Remember” which is an adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel of the same name. The film would become a modest success and brought him good reviews and a rise in his net worth.
In 2003, he co-starred in “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” with Sean Connery; the film became a success, earning $179 million worldwide. After a year, he became part of the medical drama “ER” during the 11th season, playing Ray Barnett. He left the show after two seasons but returned in 2008 for three episodes of its final season. During this time he also made independent films, including “What We Do Is Secret” which helped revive the punk band Germs; he also drew many good reviews for his performance. One of his latest roles is the adventure fantasy drama “Salem”.
In music, Shane was the lead singer of the punk rock band Jonny Was, and they contributed to the soundtrack of “A Walk to Remember”. In 2005, he became the frontman of Germs and performed with the band for five years, touring in Europe and the US. However, he had less time with the band due to acting commitments, and his last performance with them was in 2009. He net worth still benefited, however.
For his personal life, it is known that Shane mentioned in an interview that he thought he was going to pursue a music career but found a lot of acting opportunities. He also owns a 1968 Camaro which he used in “A Walk to Remember”. Any relationships he keeps strictly private.
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