Anthony Joseph Kiedis was born on 1st November 1962, in Grand Rapids, Michigan USA, of ancestry including Lithuanian, English, Irish, French, Dutch, and Mohican. He rose to prominence as the lead vocalist of the band he co-founded, Red Hot Chilli Peppers. Anthony Kiedis is also recognised under the nicknames Tony Flow, Cole Dammett and Antoine the Swan. He has been active in the entertainment industry since 1978.
So, is the man who has spent more than 30 years on the stage wealthy enough? It has been reported that the current net worth of Anthony Kiedis is as high as $120 million, most of his wealth having come from his performances with the Red Hot Chilli Peppers.
Anthony Kiedis Net Worth $120 Million
To begin with, his parents divorced when Anthony Keidis was only three years old, and he was first raised by his mother, Peggy and stepfather, and then from his early teens Anthony lived with his father, actor Blackie Dammett in Los Angeles, who unfortunately introduced him to drugs.
In 1978, Anthony debuted on the big screen with a minor role in the film “F.I.S.T.” (1978), directed by Norman Jewison. Since then, he has appeared on the screen playing himself, and in other roles this way adding to his net worth, too. In 2014, he debuted as an executive producer, with the film “Low Down”.
The career of the vocalist Kiedis began in 1983. Anthony, alongside Michael Balzary (Flea), Hillel Slovak, and Jack Irons founded the band called the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The band initially gave concerts in clubs and bars. In 1984 their first, self-titled album was released. After some disagreements and changes in the band, their second album, entitled “Freaky Styley” (1985) was released. It was produced by the outstanding personality George Clinton. The third album, “The Uplift Mofo Party Plan” (1987) was the first (and last), released by the original composition of the band. During their promotional tour, Kiedis and Hillel got heavily addicted to heroin, and in 1988 Hillel died after overdosing. After that incident, Jack Irons left the band.
At that time it seemed that the Red Hot Chili Peppers would die out, but the band rose like a phoenix from the ashes. Kiedis gave up drugs, and two new members joined them. The group released the album “Mother’s Milk” (1989), which became a hit, and the band reached their highest fame with their next album “Blood Sugar Sex Magik” (1991), which also became a hit, and the songs “Give It Away” and “Under the Bridge” became anthems of the band and were sung during every concert. Needless to say that the members of the band, and especially the leading vocalist, Kiedis, became very wealthy as well as famous.
Due to a change of personnel, the band then experienced a silent period. However, the third coming of the band began in 1999, with the return of former member John Frusciante. This recovery was marked by three excellent albums as follows: “Californication” (1999), “By The Way” (2002), and “Stadium Arcadium” (2006). Those albums established the group as one of the best in the world. The band has now released 10 albums, and in 2012, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Anthony Kiedis has had a number of girlfriends. In 2007, he fathered a son from a relationship with model Heather Christie. However, currently he is apparently in a relationship with the model Helena Vestergaard.
Fairfax High School, University of California, Los Angeles
Nationality
United States of America
Children
Everly Bear Kiedis
Parents
Blackie Dammett, Margaret Noble
Siblings
Jenny Noble, James Kiedis, Julie Noble
Nicknames
The Swan , The Tuff Daddy , Cole Dammett , Mike Chester , Tony , Tony Flow , Antoine the Swan , Red Hot Chili Peppers , Red Hot Chilli Peppers , The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Grammy Award for Best Rock Song, Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
Music Groups
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Movies
Bob and the Monster, The Chase, Point Break, Less Than Zero, Thrashin', F.I.S.T.
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Trademark
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Frequently performs shirtless
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Strange dance moves
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Quote
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What doesn't kill you only makes your book longer.
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When I was younger, I used to hate Germany. I hated the country, the people, the language, the culture, everything! But over the years I've grown to really appreciate the German people. I learned to admire their culture, the films, the poetry, the sculptures, the paintings, the music, and also the beautiful countryside. After all those years, and going there so many times, I really learned to love the country!
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"I inherited my father's insatiable desire to meet all the beautiful girls in the world".
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[About kissing band mate Dave Navarro in the Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Warped" video]: "It was totally spontaneous. It was no big deal. It was not any sort of contrived design to shock. The funny thing is people are so close-minded and uptight and freaked out by human contact of the same sex that it ended up having a shocking impact. Probably a lot of people couldn't handle it and decided they didn't like us. And that's okay, because to me it's more important to make someone that can relate to it feel good than to worry about people with a bad case of homophobia. I have a sneaking suspicion that there were probably a lot of frat guys out there who just could not handle the concept. But this is just my own imagination. Apparently the Russians love it though. They're kissers from way back" - interview in the March 5th, 1996 issue of the Toronto Sun.
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Fact
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Currently compiling a greatest hits album. This will include new material. [October 2003]
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(Mid-2004) Recording the new Red Hot Chili Peppers album.
currently writing his first autobiography. [April 2004]
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(Late 2004) Putting the finishing touches on the new Red Hot Chili Peppers and it should be out sometime in 2005 though.
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Has lived in Los Angeles since the age of eleven.
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Girlfriend Heather Christie gave birth to a baby boy on 2nd October 2007 at the Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles; they named their son Everly Bear.
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He always drinks ginseng tea before going on stage.
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Published his autobiography "Scar Tissue", which peaked at number 17 on the "New York Times" bestseller list (2004).
His father John Kiedis (aka Blackie Dammett) is an actor and president of RHCP club. His mother's name is Margaret "Peggy" Idema. They got married on July 2, 1960.
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Has a Rhodesian Ridgeback called Buster.
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Has three siblings. Two sisters (Julie and Jen) and one half brother (James).
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Resides in L.A.; he also owned a house in New Zealand for a while but he recently sold it, saying he actually didn't have enough time to go to New Zealand and didn't need that house.
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Has a nephew called Jackson Diego.
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Broke his back when he was 16 when misjudging a jump from a rooftop into a pool.
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Likes to do "thrilling" things. When he was younger, Anthony and Flea used to jump off roofs for fun.
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Most of the songs on the band's 2002 album 'By The Way' were written about his ex-girlfriend, fashion designer Yohanna Logan.
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Practices yoga.
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In the 1997 the band's touring had to be cancelled after he broke his wrist and his arm in many places in a serious motorbike accident when a car suddenly pulled a U-turn.
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Anthony met the The Dalai Lama during a trip in India at the end of 1996.
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Is a vegetarian.
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His great grandfather, Anton Kiedis, was Lithuanian and his father's mother has some Mohican blood.
TV Series writer - 2 episodes, 2014 performer - 1 episode, 2014
The Voice
2014
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Guapas
2014
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Super Bowl XLVIII Halftime Show
2014
TV Movie writer: "Give It Away"
The Block
2014
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Armstrong Lie
2013
Documentary writer: "Easily"
The Voice of the Philippines
2013
TV Series 1 episode
Mein, Lover, sein Vater und ich
2013
TV Movie writer: "Suck My Kiss" - uncredited
Divorce
2012
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Flight
2012/I
writer: "Under the Bridge"
No me la puc treure del cap
2012
TV Series writer - 1 episode
A Documentary of Life
2012
TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Tu cara me suena
2011
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Showboaters
2011
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Solyanka po-Piterski
2011
Short writer: "Kant"
Todd's Pop Song Reviews
2010-2011
TV Series documentary writer - 2 episodes
So You Think You Can Dance
2011
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2011
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth
2011
Documentary writer: "Scar Tissue"
The Fighter
2010/I
writer: "Strip My Mind"
One Night Stand
2010
TV Series short writer - 1 episode
X Factor
2010
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Law & Order: LA
2010
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Casal Rock
2010
TV Series writer - 5 episodes
Danville 2nd Ward Young Men
2010
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Formula 1: BBC Sport
2010
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Live from Studio Five
2010
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Big Bang Theory
2009
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Rage
2008
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008
writer: "Suck My Kiss"
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
2007
Video Game writer: "Suck My Kiss"
Idool 2007
2007
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Rock Band
2007
Video Game writer: "Dani California"
Cesko hledá SuperStar
2006
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Saturday Night Live
2006
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Coachella
2006
Video documentary writer: "Californication" - as Anthony Kiedes
My Name Is Earl
2006
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Everybody Hates Chris
2005
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Work of Director Mark Romanek
2005
Video documentary writer: "Can't Stop"
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
2005
Documentary writer: "Californication"
Independent Lens
2005
TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Idol - Jakten på en superstjerne
2004
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Chris Rock: Never Scared
2004
TV Special documentary writer: "Venice Queen"
Bluebird
2004
TV Movie writer: "Otherside"
Tony Hawk's Underground 2
2004
Video Game writer: "Power of Equality" - as Kiedis
Something's Gotta Give
2003
writer: "Butterfly"
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Greatest Videos
2003
Video documentary writer: "Give It Away", "Suck My Kiss", "Under the Bridge", "Aeroplane", "My Friends", "Scar Tissue", "Around the World", "Otherside", "Californication", "Road Trippin'", "By the Way", "The Zephyr Song", "Can't Stop", "Universally Speaking", "Soul to Squeeze"
Idol
2003
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
S.P.U.N.G
TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2003 music - 1 episode, 2003
'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection
2003
Video writer: "Bedrock Anthem"
Idols
2003
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Idols!
2003
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Orange County
2002
"Butterfly" / writer: "Butterfly"
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
2001
Video Game writer: "Fight Like A Brave"
ER
2001
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Saving Silverman
2001
writer: "Butterfly"
'Weird Al' Yankovic Live!
1999
Video writer: "Bedrock Anthem"
All Saints: The Video
1998
Video writer: "Under the Bridge MTV Live", "Under the Bridge", "Under the Bridge Acapella" uncredited - as Keidis
Free Tibet
1998
Documentary writer: "Give It Away" - as A. Kiedis
Mystery Science Theater 3000
1998
TV Series writer - 1 episode
'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Videos
1996
Video writer: "Bedrock Anthem"
Twister
1996
writer: "Melancholy Mechanics"
Top of the Pops
1996
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Lassie
1994
writer: "Breaking the Girl"
Beavis and Butt-Head
1993
TV Series writer - 3 episodes
Coneheads
1993
writer: "Soul to Squeeze"
Amongst Friends
1993
writer: "I Could've Lied"
Night and the City
1992
writer: "Freaky Styley"
Wayne's World
1992
"SIKAMIKANICO"
Pretty Woman
1990
writer: "Show Me Your Soul"
Say Anything...
1989
writer: "Taste The Pain"
Less Than Zero
1987
lyrics: "Fight Like A Brave" / music: "Fight Like A Brave"
Thrashin'
1986
writer: "Black Eyed Blonde"
Gimme an 'F'
1984
writer: "Get Up and Jump" - as A. Kiedis
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Go Robot
2016
Video short
Robot, 70's Gang Member
Gadget's Electric Garage
2008
TV Series
The Chase
1994
Will
The Simpsons
1993
TV Series
Anthony Kiedis
Point Break
1991
Tone
Less Than Zero
1987
Musician #3 (as Cole Dammett)
Tough Guys
1986
Red Hot Chili Peppers Member
Jokes My Folks Never Told Me
1978
Student (as Cole Dammett)
ABC Afterschool Specials
1978
TV Series
Jimmy Plummer
F.I.S.T.
1978
Kevin Kovak (as Cole Dammett)
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Go Robot
2016
Video short
Snow (Hey Oh)
2006
Short
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bunker77
2016
Documentary executive producer
Low Down
2014
executive producer
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Go Robot
2016
Video short
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Jay Leno's Garage
2016
TV Series documentary
Himself - Red Hot Chili Peppers
La Viola
2016
TV Series
Himself
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Dark Necessities
2016
Video short
Himself - Vocalist
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
TV Series
Himself - Guest Vocalist
Super Bowl XLVIII Halftime Show
2014
TV Movie
Himself (as Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Such Great Heights
2012
Documentary
Himself
The 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2012
TV Movie
Himself
Bad Brains: A Band in DC
2012
Documentary
Music Nuggets
2011
TV Series
Himself
Bob and the Monster
2011
Documentary
Himself
Red Hot Chili Peppers: I'm with You Live in Theaters
2011
Documentary
Himself
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
TV Series
Himself
Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson
2011
Documentary
Himself
Revenge of the Electric Car
2011
Documentary
Himself - Musician
Robert Williams Mr. Bitchin'
2010
Documentary
Himself
A Cross the Universe
2008
Video documentary
Himself
One Life
2008
TV Series documentary
Himself
Gadget's Electric Garage
2008
TV Series
Himself
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Stadium Arcadium
2007
Documentary
Himself
Making of Red Hot Chili Peppers' 'Hump de Bump'
2007
Video documentary short
America the Beautiful
2007
Documentary
Himself
Brit Awards 2007
2007
TV Special
Himself - Performer (as Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
2007
Documentary
Himself
Musikprogrammet - programmet om musik
2006
TV Series documentary
Himself - Performer
Later... With Jools Holland
2006
TV Series
Himself - Interview
Snow (Hey Oh)
2006
Short
Himself
Making of Red Hot Chili Peppers' 'Snow (Hey Oh)'
2006
Video documentary short
Himself
Making of Red Hot Chili Peppers' 'Tell Me Baby'
2006
Video documentary short
Himself
Making of Red Hot Chili Peppers' 'Dani California'
2006
Video documentary short
Himself
Saturday Night Live
2006
TV Series
Himself
Too Tough to Die: A Tribute to Johnny Ramone
2006
Documentary
Himself
House Band
2006
TV Series
Himself
Popworld
2006
TV Series
Himself
In the Cutz
2006
TV Series
Dancing with the Stars
2006
TV Series
Himself
Johnny Cash: God's Gonna Cut You Down
2006
Video short
Himself
Music Cares Person of the Year: Brian Wilson
2005
TV Special
Himself - Performer
UK Music Hall of Fame: Biggest Selling Artists of the 21st Century
2005
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Work of Director Mark Romanek
2005
Video documentary
Himself - Interviewee
The Work of Director Stéphane Sednaoui
2005
Video documentary
Himself (segments "Scar Tissue" and "Give it Away") (as Red Hot Chili Peppers)
All We Are Saying
2005
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Independent Lens
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
WrestleMania 21
2005
TV Special
Himself
Live with Kelly and Michael
2004
TV Series
Himself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
2004
TV Series
Himself
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Greatest Videos
2003
Video documentary
Himself (Vocals) (as Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Slane Castle
2003
Video documentary
Himself
2003 Radio Music Awards
2003
TV Special
Himself (as The Red Hot Chili Peppers)
MTV Bash: Carson Daly
2003
TV Special
Himself
Ice Cube: The Videos, Volume 1
2003
Video
Himself (segment "Wicked")
Go Further
2003
Documentary
Himself
Top of the Pops
1996-2003
TV Series
Himself
End of the Century
2003
Documentary
Himself, Red Hot Chilli Peppers
MTV Video Music Awards 2002
2002
TV Special
Himself - Presenter
Red Hot Chili Peppers: By the Way Concert
2002
TV Special
VH1 Backyard BBQ with the Red Hot Chili Peppers
2002
TV Special
Himself
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2002
TV Series
Himself
MTV 20: Live & Almost Legal
2001
TV Movie documentary
Himself (as Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Off the Map
2001
Video
Himself
MTV Video Music Awards 2000
2000
TV Special
Himself - Performer (as Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Rolling Rock Town Fair Featuring Red Hot Chili Peppers
2000
TV Special
Himself
Testimony: 20 Years of Rock on MTV
2000
TV Movie documentary
Himself (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Making the Video
1999
TV Series documentary
Himself
Woodstock '99
1999
TV Special
Himself
Behind the Music
1999
TV Series documentary
Himself
Nina Hagen = Punk + Glory
1999
Documentary
Himself
Free Tibet
1998
Documentary
Himself (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
1996 MTV Movie Awards
1996
TV Special
Himself
MTV Video Music Awards 1996
1996
TV Special
Himself - Presenter
Woodstock '94
1995
Video documentary
Himself (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Hi Octane
1994
TV Series
Himself
1993 MTV Movie Awards
1993
TV Special
Himself - Presenter
Rhythm & Jam
1993
TV Mini-Series
Himself
The Arsenio Hall Show
1993
TV Series
Himself
Red Hot Chili Peppers: What Hits?!
1992
Video
Himself
MTV Video Music Awards 1992
1992
TV Special
Himself - Red Hot Chilli Peppers Vocalist
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Funky Monks
1991
Video
Himself
Thrashin'
1986
Himself (uncredited)
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dolezal Backstage
2016
TV Series documentary
Himself
Whale Wars
2008
TV Series documentary
Himself - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Provinssirock 30
2008
TV Series documentary
Himself
Video on Trial
2006
TV Series
Himself - Red Hot Chili Peppers / Himself - Accused