David John Matthews, simply known as Dave Matthews, is a famous American musician, singer, record producer, as well as an actor. To the majority of people, Dave Matthews is perhaps best known as the lead singer of the popular rock band called “Dave Matthews Band”, often shortened as DMB. The band features Matthews, who sings and plays an acoustic guitar, a bassist Stefan Lessard, violinist Boyd Tinsley, a former saxophonist LeRoi Moore, who since his fatal accident in 2008 has been replaced by Jeff Coffin, and a drummer Carter Beauford. The “Dave Matthews Band” was formed in 1991 and ever since then has enjoyed success among its audience. Known for their worldwide tours and elaborate lighting shows, the “Dave Matthews Band” debuted in the music industry with their first studio album called “Under the Table and Dreaming”, which was released to highly positive reviews from both the critics and the audience.
Dave Matthews Net Worth $250 Million
Ever since then, the band has come out with seven more studio works, one of which, namely “Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King” was the first album to be released after Moore’s death. DMB’s seventh studio work did exceptionally well on the market, as it debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart and sold more than 424 000 copies during its first week. Considered to be the band’s best album to date, “Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King” sold more than a million copies in the United States alone and received not only a Platinum certification but two nominations for Grammy Awards.
A famous musician, how rich is Dave Matthews? According to sources, Dave Matthews’ net worth is estimated to be an impressive $250 million. Needless to say, most of Dave Matthews’ net worth and wealth comes from his singing career.
Dave Matthews was born in 1967, in Transvaal, South Africa, but when he was two years old his family moved out to the United States, more particularly, to New York. During his teenage life, Matthews travelled a lot between New York and England before finally settling down in New York City. Matthews’ life was filled with many losses and tragedies that would later inspire several songs that he wrote for the “Dave Matthews Band”. Matthews lost his father in 1977 due to lung cancer, and almost two decades later experienced the loss of his sister who was murdered in 1994 by her husband. That same year, “Dave Matthews Band” released their debut album “Under the Table and Dreaming”, which was dedicated to Matthews’ deceased sister.
Even though Dave Matthews is best known as a musician, prior to his big breakthrough he was also an actor who mainly made appearances in theatre. As his acting career progressed, Dave Matthews starred in Adam Sandler’s “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry”, “You Don’t Mess with the Zohan”, “Just Go with It” with Jennifer Aniston, Nicole Kidman and Brooklyn Decker, as well as “Lake City” and “In the Woods”.
A popular singer and actor, Dave Matthews has an estimated net worth of $250 million.
Grammy Awards: Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group (1997), for Best Male Rock; ASCAP Film and Television Music AwardsVocal Performance (2004)
Albums
Some Devil (2003), Imagine We Were (2005), Live at Luther College (1999), Live at Radio City (2007), Live in Las Vegas (2010)
Music Groups
“Dave Matthews Band” (1991)
Nominations
Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Rock Album, Grammy Award for Best Rock Song, Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video, MTV Video Music Award for Best Group, MTV Video Mu...
Movies
“I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry”, “You Don’t Mess with the Zohan”, “Just Go with It”, “Lake City”, “In the Woods”
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Trademark
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Percussive guitar
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Quote
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I hope it isn't entirely my songwriting but it may be. We've had a few songs that have done well on the radio but my songs don't 'test' very well when they test markets, so I guess that's what's happened. My songs are like a three-legged dog - you have to get to know them to have any love for them.
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We just enjoy ourselves and I think the tightness comes from just knowing each other. No two takes in the studio ever sound the same either, when we're in there, so it's sort of the same thing. No two nights repeat themselves too much.
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A guy and a girl can be just friends, but at one point or another, they will fall for each other... maybe temporarily, maybe at the wrong time, maybe too late, or maybe forever.
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Good music is good music, and everything else can go to hell.
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I go back to South Africa at least once a year, sometimes twice, and usually for a month. And probably, I'm guessing, I'll spend more time back there as I get older. South Africa gives me a perspective of what's real and what's not real. So I go back to South Africa to both lose myself and gain awareness of myself. Every time I go back, it doesn't take long for me to get caught into a very different thing. A very different sense of myself. It's a melting pot, southern Africa. You find these cultural collisions that result in art and music, and it's pretty amazing.
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Fact
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In 2000 he co-founded his own record label, ATO Records.
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On June 19 2007, son, August Oliver Matthews, was born at home.
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In fall of 2004, he participated in the Vote for Change concert tour organized to encourage the defeat of George W. Bush in the U.S. presidential election.
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His father, John, a non-smoker, died of lung cancer when Dave was 10 years old.
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In 1993 his eldest sister, Anne, died in a domestic tragedy at her home in South Africa. The DMB album "Under the Table and Dreaming" is dedicated to her. Anne is survived by her two children.
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Attended and graduated from St. Stithians College, a private all-boys school in Johannesbrug, South Africa.
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Came to America at the age of 18 and began working as a bartender in a jazz club in Charlottesville, Virginia. This is where he heard the artists play that later became part of his band.
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His wife gave birth to twin girls, Grace Anne and Stella Busina, in Seattle. [August 2001]
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Most common topics of his songs: women, drugs, live life to fullest, political messages
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Proposed to the same woman (Julia Grey) three different times, each time being told "no"
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He broke two ribs in 1999 after an accident while performing a grape-catching trick; he tripped over a guitar case and landed on the arm of a chair.
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He was in several plays in 1990-1991 in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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His father worked for IBM.
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Has two sisters (Anne and Jane) and a brother (Peter).
Has appeared on VH1 Storytellers (1996) with guitarist/friend Tim Reynolds.
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His band has had three Grammy nominated albums: "Under the Table and Dreaming," "Before these Crowded Streets," and "Big Whiskey and Grug Grux King". The band also won a Grammy in 1997 for their Rock song "So Much To Say.".
writer: "Stay Wasting Time" - as David J. Matthews
Static
2007/I
Short performer: "GraveDigger"
House M.D.
TV Series performer - 2 episodes, 2005 - 2007 writer - 1 episode, 2005
The Hitcher
2007
writer: "Out of My Hands" - as David Matthews
Joshua
2007
performer: "The Fly" / writer: "The Fly" - as David J. Matthews
Touch the Top of the World
2006
TV Movie writer: "Everyday", "Where Are You Going" - as David J. Matthews
Comeback Season
2006
writer: "Baby", "Busted Stuff"
CHIKARA from Zero to Hero (& Castagnoli)
2006
Video writer: "Ants Marching"
Late Show with David Letterman
2005
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005
arranger: "Glory Glory" - as David J. Matthews / performer: "Pet Store Humming", "Butterfly", "Glory Glory" / producer: "Glory Glory" / writer: "Pet Store Humming", "Butterfly" - as David J. Matthews
Dave Matthews Band: The Gorge
2004
Video documentary writer: "Grey Street", "Ants Marching", "Pig", "Dancing Nancies", "What Would You Say", "Loving Wings", "Where Are You Going", "Gravedigger", "Seek Up", "Halloween", "Tripping Billies", "Grace Is Gone" video
Still We Believe: The Boston Red Sox Movie
2004
Documentary writer: "Where Are You Going"
Smallville
2004
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Singing Songwriters
2004
Video performer: "Bartender" / writer: "Bartender"
Out of Time
2003/I
performer: "Joyful Girl" 1996
21 Grams
2003
lyrics: "Some Devil" 2002 - as David J. Matthews / music: "Some Devil" 2002 - as David J. Matthews / performer: "Some Devil" 2002
The Matrix Reloaded
2003
writer: "When the World Ends" Oakenfold Remix - as David J. Matthews
Dave Matthews Band: Some Other Stuff
2002
Video documentary writer: "Bartender", "When The World Ends"
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
2002
performer: "Iwoya"
Mr. Deeds
2002
writer: "Where Are You Going" - as David J. Matthews
Dave Matthews Band: The Videos 1994-2001
2001
Video writer: "What Would You Say", "Ants Marching", "Satellite", "Too Much", "So Much to Say", "Crash Into Me", "Tripping Billies", "Don't Drink the Water", "Stay Wasting Time", "Crush", "I Did It", "The Space Between"
Joe Dirt
2001
writer: "Crash Into Me"
Dave Matthews Band: Listener Supported
1999
Video documentary writer: "Pantala Naga Pampa", "Rapunzel", "Rhyme & Reason", "The Stone", "#41", "Crash Into Me", "Jimi Thing", "#36", "Warehouse", "Too Much", "Two Step", "Granny", "Stay Wasting Time", "#40", "Don't Drink the Water"
Fifty
1999
Documentary performer: "Crush"
Scream 2
1997
writer: "Help Myself" - as David J Matthews
Excess Baggage
1997
writer: "Crash Into Me" - as David J. Matthews
White Man's Burden
1995
writer: "Tripping Billies"
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Roman Holiday
2014
Short
Stan Nishihara
The Being Experience
2013/I
A Child's Garden of Poetry
2011
TV Movie voice
Just Go with It
2011
Ian Maxtone Jones
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
2008
James
Lake City
2008
Red (as David Matthews)
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
2007
Salesman
House M.D.
2007
TV Series
Patrick Obyedkov
Because of Winn-Dixie
2005
Otis
Where the Red Fern Grows
2003
Will Coleman
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Halo of Stars
2017
post-production
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06
2005
Video Game
Spirit of Snow
2002
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Jerome Project
2016
Documentary short producer post-production
At the Fork
2016
Documentary executive producer
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Faces in the Mirror
2012
musician
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Joshua
2007
special thanks - as David Matthews
21 Grams
2003
thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Farm Aid 2016
2016
TV Movie
Himself
Hello World!
2016
TV Mini-Series documentary
Narrator
Farm Aid: 30th Anniversary Concert
2015
TV Movie
Himself
Farm Aid 2014
2014
TV Movie
Himself
Stand Up to Cancer
2014
TV Special
Himself
Old Man
2014
Documentary
Himself
Sesame Street
2013
TV Series
Himself
Guns 'n' Hoses: 100 Years of FDNY vs NYPD Baseball
2012
Documentary
Himself -
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2012
TV Series
Himself
Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton
2012
Documentary
Himself
One World Concert
2012
TV Movie
Himself
MusiCares Tribute to Neil Young
2011
TV Movie
Himself - Singer
Made in Hollywood
2011
TV Series
Himself
Up Close with Carrie Keagan
2011
TV Series
Himself
Farm Aid 25: Growing Hope for America
2010
TV Movie
Himself
2010 CMT Music Awards
2010
TV Special
Himself - Nominee: Collaborative Video of the Year (w / Kenny Chesney) 'Im Alive'
Entertainment Tonight
2010
TV Series
Himself
The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards
2010
TV Special
Himself (as Dave Matthews Band)
Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief
2010
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Performer
Larger Than Life in 3D
2009
Documentary
Himself
Saturday Night Live
2003-2009
TV Series
Himself - Musical Guest / Ozzy Osborne
The 43rd Annual Country Music Association Awards
2009
TV Special
Himself
Farm Aid 2009
2009
TV Movie
Himself
Tavis Smiley
2009
TV Series
Himself
Late Show with David Letterman
1995-2009
TV Series
Themselves / Himself
Jack Johnson: Kokua Festival, Honolulu, Hawaii 2008
2009
TV Movie
Himself
Kokua 2008: 5 Years of Change
2009
Documentary
Himself - Artist
Moviemaking in Virginia: Take 3
2008
Video documentary
Himself - Interviewee
Wetlands Preserved: The Story of an Activist Nightclub
2008
Documentary
Himself
A Call to Action
2008
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Farm Aid 2007: A Homegrown Special
2007
TV Movie
Himself
Dave Matthews Band: Live at Piedmont Park
2007
Himself
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds: Live at Radio City
2007
Video
Himself
Live Earth
2007
TV Special documentary
Himself
Live from Abbey Road
2007
TV Series
Himself
Before the Music Dies
2006
Documentary
Himself - Musician
A Supernatural Evening with Carlos Santana
2005
TV Special
Himself
Mississippi Rising
2005
TV Movie documentary
Himself
VH1 Storytellers
1999-2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
Live 8: A Worldwide Concert Event Presented by Nokia
2005
TV Special
Himself
Dave Matthews Band: Stand Up Take 1
2005
Video short
Himself (as Dave Matthews Band)
Rove Live
2005
TV Series
Himself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1996-2005
TV Series
Himself
National Anthem: Inside the Vote for Change Concert Tour
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself
AV Squad
2004
TV Series
Himself
Dave Matthews Band: The Gorge
2004
Video documentary
Himself (Vocals & Guitars) (as Dave Matthews Band)
Inside Out: Trey and Dave Go to Africa
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself
MTV Backstage at the Grammys 2004
2004
TV Special
Himself
The 46th Annual Grammy Awards
2004
TV Special
Himself - Performer of The Beatles 40th (as Dave Mathews)
Dave Matthews Band: The Central Park Concert
2003
TV Special documentary
Himself
Johnny Cash Memorial Tribute
2003
TV Movie
Himself - Performer
CMT Crossroads
2003
TV Series
Himself
Soundstage
2003
TV Series documentary
Himself
2003 Radio Music Awards
2003
TV Special
Himself (as The Dave Matthews Band)
Charlie Rose
1999-2003
TV Series
Himself
20/20
2003
TV Series documentary
Himself
Go Further
2003
Documentary
Himself
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
TV Series
Himself
Elvis Lives
2003
TV Special
Himself (as Dave Matthews Band)
AOL Sessions
2002
TV Series
Himself / performer
Dave Matthews Band: Some Other Stuff
2002
Video documentary
Himself
MTV World Aids Day Concert
2002
TV Movie
Himself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
2002
TV Series
Himself - Musical Guest
Dave Matthews Band: Live at Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
2002
Video documentary
Himself (Vocals, Guitar)
Last Call with Carson Daly
2002
TV Series
Himself
Rockin' New Year's Eve 2002
2001
TV Special
Himself (Dave Matthews Band)
Groundwork
2001
TV Movie
Himself
Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words and Music
2001
TV Special documentary
Himself
America: A Tribute to Heroes
2001
TV Special documentary
Himself - Performer
Dave Matthews Band: The Videos 1994-2001
2001
Video
Himself (as Dave Matthews Band)
2001 MTV Movie Awards
2001
TV Special
Himself
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
2001
Documentary
Himself
Dave Matthews TV
2001
TV Special documentary
Himself - Performer
My VH1 Music Awards
2000
TV Special documentary
Himself
Santana: Supernatural Live
2000
Video documentary
Himself
Austin City Limits
2000
TV Series documentary
Himself
Power Vision - Pop Galerie
2000
TV Series documentary
Himself
An All-Star Tribute to Johnny Cash
1999
TV Special documentary
Himself
Dave Matthews Band: Listener Supported
1999
Video documentary
Himself (as Dave Matthews Band)
Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon
1999
TV Series
Himself
Politically Incorrect
1997-1999
TV Series
Himself
The Rolling Stones: Bridges to Babylon Tour '97-98