Jonathan Howsmon Davis was born on 18th January 1971, in Bakersfield, California USA, and is a musician who became famous at the beginning of the ‘90s, being the lead vocalist of Korn, a nu metal band. He is also an actor and a DJ, also known as JD, JDevil, or J Devil.
So just how rich is Jonathan Davis? Sources estimate the singer’s net worth is $45 million, Jonathan Davis being ranked number 58 in the list of the richest frontmen in music. The musician has made most of his money from album sales, tours, concerts, appearances, and royalties. The media have estimated that in 2014, Korn was charging between $85,000 and $125,000 for one performance. The singer doesn’t just perform with his band, but also in solo acts.
Jonathan Davis Net Worth $45 Million
Jonathan Davis grew up surrounded by music. His father was a keyboardist and performed with Buck Owens and Frank Zappa, while his mother was an actress and a dancer. Jonathan started being a DJ in 1987, while he was still in high school, and worked for Pacific West Sound for a few years, until he started singing.
In 1993, Jonathan Davis became the leading singer for Korn. The band has released 11 studio albums, including “Korn” in 1994, “Follow the Leader” in 1998, “Take a Look in the Mirror” in 2003, and “The Path of Totality” in 2011. Korn was ranked number three in a list of the biggest nu metal bands by “Nu-metal: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk”. Their albums sold millions of copies worldwide, which include: 13 million copies of “Issues”, their fourth album, five million copies of “Untouchables”, the fifth album, and 2.2 million copies of “See You on the Other Side”, their seventh album. In 2005, Korn received $25 million from Virgin Records, money paid part of the profits that the band would make from their next albums.
Besides singing with Korn, Jonathan Davis has also been performing as a DJ since 2009. In 2011, the singer performed as JDevil in an opening act on the tour “Path of Totality”, by Korn. Besides these performances, JDevil has performed in some concerts during the “Identity Festival”, and made a four-day tour in the US. He made remixes for “Hear Me Now” in 2011, and for “The Kids Will Have Their Say” and “Bug Party” in 2012.
As an actor, Jonathan David has appeared in the films “Queen of the Damned”, “The Still Life”, “Seeing Other People”, and “Existence”. His voice can be heard in the horror comedy “The Devil’s Tree”. He was also a cast member in the television movie “Korn Presents: See You On The Other Side” and appeared in the video “Korn: Live on the Other Side”. His music was featured in soundtracks of several films, including “The Crow: City of Angels”, “Charlie’s Angels”, “Wonderland”, and “Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life”.
In his personal life, Jonathan David has been married twice and has three children. The singer married Renee Perez in 1998 and divorced in 2000; they have a son. In 2004, Jonathan married Deven Davis and the couple has two children.
Korn, Killbot, Jonathan Davis and the SFA, Sexart, Freak on a Leash, Falling Away from Me, Rotting In Vain
Movies
Seeing Other People, Sin-Jin Smyth, Woodshop, Korn: Live on the Other Side, Loud Times Video Magazine: Vol. 3
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Quote
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[About working as a coroner's assistant in his youth] "Mainly I discovered that I'm not afraid of death, but I'm afraid of dying too young. I want my son to bury me, and I want to be mummified and have my body put in the wall. I just don't want to rot. I want to be preserved in a mausoleum behind glass with both my middle fingers up with a disco ball above my head. I wouldn't charge people admission. That would be my last gift to the world."
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We've never been a political band. But if I can't say the F-word in the United States of America, I'm going to say something about it. If it gets to the point, where you can't cuss on TV, I'm moving to a different country.
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I have been on the road for so long that it has become my second home
MTV, a day in the life of KoRn
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Fact
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Lives in Malibu, California.
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His wife, Devon Davis, gave birth to their son, Zeppelin, born on April 28, 2007.
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Jonathan, his older son Nathan, and his newborn son Pirate, were all born on the 18th, but different months
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Son, Pirate Houseman Davis born March 18, 2005
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Davis' bio-mechanical microphone stand was custom-designed for him by artist H.R. Giger. Only 5 exist in the world, two are in Davis' possession and the other three are kept in the Giger Museum in Switzerland and are used in gallery exhibitions.
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Son, Nathan Houseman Davis, born October 18 1995, with Renee Perez. Jonathan and his son were both born on the 18th of a month (March and October) on a Wednesday at the same hour.
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Half-brother is Mark Chavez, lead singer of rock band Adema.
Graduated from Highland High School in Bakerfield, California; the mascot is the "Highlander" - complete with bagpipes.
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Plays the bagpipes.
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Is classically trained.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dope
2015
writer: "Freak On A Leash"
The Collector
2009/I
writer: "Dead Bodies Everywhere"
Rage
2009
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Saturday Night Live
2005
TV Series producer - 1 episode
Wonderland
2003
performer: "Love on the Rocks" 1980
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
2003
producer: "Did My Time"
Queen of the Damned
2002
performer: "Forsaken", "Redeemer", "Slept So Long", "Not Meant for Me" / producer: "Forsaken", "Redeemer", "System", "Slept So Long", "Not Meant for Me" / writer: "Forsaken", "Redeemer", "System", "Slept So Long", "Not Meant for Me"
