Andrew Lloyd Webber – now Baron Lloyd Webber – was born on 22 March 1948, in Kensington, London England, into a musical family. He is known worldwide as an oustanding composer and impresario with, in particular, a string of musical plays to his credit, to the extent where Webber has been honoured with a knighthood followed by a peerage by Queen Elizabeth II.
So just how rich is Andrew Lloyd Webber? It has been estimated by sources that the current net worth of Andrew is over 1.2 billion dollars, accumulated mostly during his career as a composer over almost 50 years. His fabulous works have earned him not only money but also fame, including being the winner of an Academy Award, three Grammy Awards, seven Tony Awards, a Golden Globe Award, seven Olivier Awards, and fourteen Ivor Novello Awards. Additionally he has been inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, American Theatre Hall of Fame and the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Andrew Lloyd Webber Net Worth $1.2 Billion
Andrew Lloyd Webber’ mother, Jean Hermione Johnstone was a pianist and violinist, whereas his father William Lloyd Webber was a noted composer and organist. His brother Julian Lloyd Webber is a famous cellist and conductor. Andrew Lloyd became interested in music at a very early age, being just nine years old when he composed a six pieces suite.
Andrew Lloyd Webber has been active in the entertainment industry since 1965. His early influences were Richard Rodgers, Frederick Loewe, and Lionel Bart. Professionally, he initially composed works in collaboration with lyricist Tim Rice, the most notable being ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ (1967), and this partnership continued through the 70s, with compositions including ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ (1971) and ‘Evita’ (1974). Subsequent productions from Andrew Lloyd’s prolific imagination have been ‘Cats’ (1981), ‘Song and Dance’ (1982), ‘Starlight Express’ (1984), ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ (1986), ‘Aspects of Love’ (1989), ‘Sunset Boulevard’ (1993) and ‘Whistle Down the Wind’ (1998), all of which increased Andrew Lloyd’s net worth considerably.
In addition to the abovementioned awards, Webber received a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations for ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ in 1988, Praemium Imperiale arts prize in 1995, Kennedy Center Honors in 2006, Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service in 2008. With his outstanding works Webber is considered to be one of the most important composers of musical plays in the 20th century.
Further to being a great composer, in 1977 he founded ‘The Really Useful Group Ltd.’, which is involved in concert, video, television, film, theatre production, magazine publishing, music and record publishing. The company has also significantlyincreased the total amount of Webber’s net worth. What is more, Andrew Lloyed Webber added to both his net worth and fame as president of Arts Educational Schools, London. Andrew Lloyd Webber was included on the richest people list by The Sunday Times in 2006.
In his personal life, Andrew Lloyd Webber has been married three times. His first marriage was to Sarah Hugill(1972-83). In 1984, Andrew Lloyd married Sarah Brightman, but they divorced after six years of marriage. In 1991, Webber married his third wife Madeleine Gurdon. Andrew Lloyd has five children.
