Darlene Love was born as Darlene Wright on the 26th July 1941 in Los Angeles, California USA, and is probably best recognized for being a singer, who has released a number of albums and singles, such as “He’s A Rebel” (1962), “Unconditional Love” (1998), “Introducing Darlene Love” (2015), etc. She is also known as an actress, appearing in the role of Trish Murtaugh in the “Lethal Weapon” franchise. Her career has been active since 1959.
So, have you ever wondered how rich Darlene Love is? It has been estimated from authoritative sources that the total sum of Love’s net worth is over $5 million, as of late 2016, coming from her professional career in the entertainment industry not only as a singer, but also as an actress. Another source is coming from her autobiographical book “My Name Is Love: The Darlene Love Story” (1998).
Darlene Love Net Worth $5 Million
Darlene Love is the daughter of Ellen Maddox and Reverend Joe Wright, a Pentecostal minister; her sister is Edna Love, who is known in the media as the lead singer of the group Honey Cone. She spent her childhood in San Antonio, Texas, listening to gospel music, and where she became a member of the local church choir when she was 10 years old. While there, she was spotted by Cora Marin, a director of the choir, after which she was asked to become a member of the Music Mart, and her musical career began. Later, in high school, she co-joined The Blossoms, a girl group.
Subsequently, Darlene began to work with producer Phil Spector in 1962, when she released her debut single entitled “He’s A Rebel”, which was credited to the Crystals. Since then her career has only gone upwards, and so has her net worth. Before her debut solo album came out, as a part of the Blossoms she was a backup singer behind such hits as “Baby, I Love You” by the Ronettes, “That’s Life” by Frank Sinatra, and “Da Doo Ron Ron” by the Crystals.
Beside that, she was also a member of the trio Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans, known for recording the Oscar-winning song “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” originally from the film “Song of the South” (1946), that entered the 1963 Top 10. In the same year, she released the single “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”, increasing further her net worth.
During the 1980s, Darlene began appearing in musicals, including “Leader Of The Pack”, which was nominated for a Tony Award, and in 1988 her first album was released under the title “Paint Another Picture”. Four years later, she recorded the single “All Alone On Christmas”, and was one of the vocals on the song “Jingle All The Way”; her net worth was certainly rising. Most recently, she released the studio album “Introducing Darlene Love” (2015).
Thanks to her accomplishments in the music industry, Darlene was the winner of the 1995 Rhythm and Blues Foundation’s Pioneer Award, and was inducted in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame in 2011.
Apart from her successful career as a singer, Darlene Love is also recognized as an actress, who has appeared not only in the “Lethal Weapon” film series, but also in Broadway productions, including “Grease”, “Hairspray”, etc. All of these appearances have increased her net worth by a large margin.
Speaking about her personal life, Darlene Love has been married to Alton Allison since 1984; the couple has three sons.
