Richard Stephen Sambora was born on 11 July 1959, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey USA of Polish descent, and is a musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor and composer, probably best known as being a guitarist and lead singer of the band Bon Jovi, which he joined in 1983.
How rich is Richie Sambora? In 2015, Richie’s net worth is estimated to be $65 million, most of his wealth having been accumulated from his successful career as a singer, having started in the music industry in the mid-’70s
Richie Sambora Net Worth $65 Million
Richie Sambora attended Woodbridge High School, but had become interested in music earliest than that, beginning by learning the accordian when he was about six years old, and then the guitar when in his early teens. He soon learned to play saxophone, piano and trumpet as well, and was heavily influenced by such artists as The Beatles, Eric Clapton, and Led Zeppelin. He played in minor bands such as Mercy and Message, but Sambora’s step towards real success began in 1983 when he joined the rock band named “Bon Jovi”, a band created by Jon Bon Jovi, in which he became a lead guitarist after the previous guitarist Dave Sabo was fired. In addition, Sambora occasionally served as a lead singer of some of the band’s songs such as “I’ll Be There for You” and “These Days”. “Bon Jovi” soon received a lot of public recognition, and with the remarkable sales of their albums, significantly increased Sambora’s net worth. Since its creation, the band has released 12 commercially successful albums, the most recent being “What About Now” (2013), an album that peaked at #1 in the United States Billboard 200, and sold 101,000 copies during its first week of release.
In addition to his group albums, in 1991, Sambora released a solo album entitled “Stranger in This Town”, with a guest star Eric Clapton on one of the songs. The album peaked at #36 on The Billboard 200, and at #20 on UK Albums Chart. His second solo album entitled “Undiscovered Soul” was released in 1998, and achieved commercial success as well, peaking at #24 on the UK Albums Chart. Sambora’s third solo album “Aftermath of the Lowdown” was released in 2012. All added to Richie’s net worth.
Recently, Sambora has written themes songs for a tabloid news show “Entertainment Tonight”, and an entertainment news program “The Insider”. Sambora’s solo attempts, his collaborations with such artists as LL Cool J, Cher and Desmond Child, as well as many other projects have significantly contributed to his impressive $65 million net worth. Richie Sambora is a widely known and publicly appreciated artist.
In 2004, Sambora was bestowed with an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by Keats University, while in 2009, he and Jon Bon Jovi were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. That same year a street in his home town of Woodbridge was renamed after Richie Sambora, called “Richie Sambora Way”.
An artist with an impressive net worth, Richie Sambora has been an active supporter of charitable causes. Sambora raised money for such events as Dream Street, Steve Young Forever Young Foundation, and Michael J. Fox’s Parkinson’s disease charity. Sambora has also privately donated to several cancer charities.
In 2012, Richie Sambora was awarded the Golden Heart Award by the Midnight Mission charity for his charitable work and support of the cause. Throughout his career with Bon Jovi, Sambora has co-written four #1 hit singles, 20 Top 10 singles, and approximately 40 Top 40 singles.
In his personal life, Richie Sambora was married to Heather Locklear(1994-2007) and they have a daughter. He now lives in Los Angeles, but is known to have properties on the US east coast as well.
