Ronald Joseph Radke was born on 15th December 1983, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. and is a singer and composer, the founder and former singer of post-hardcore / metalcore band Escape the Fate, and is also the founder and current singer of Falling in Reverse. Radke has been active in the entertainment industry since 1999.
How much is the net worth of Ronnie Radke? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of his wealth is as much as $4 million, as of the data presented in early 2018. Music is the major source of Radke’s modest fortune.
Ronnie Radke Net Worth $4 million
To begin with, Radke grew up with his older brother and his father in rather poor conditions with his grandmother, after Radke’s mother had left the family. He learned to play guitar and piano in his first band, and while at high school he founded several short-lived bands.
Concerning his professional career, together with his friend Max Green, who he met at a talent show, and Bryan Money, Radke founded the band Escape the Fate in 2004, and co-opted drummer Omar Espinoza and keyboarder Carson Allen. The group recorded their “Escape the Fate EP” demo, and was signed by Epitaph Records in early 2006. Epitaph recorded and released the EP “There’s No Sympathy for the Dead” and debut album “Dying is Your Latest Fashion” in 2006, both produced by Michael Baskette, so establishing his net worth.
However, in the same year Radke was involved in a murder, instigating a friend to kill the then 18-year-old Michael Cook; Radke’s friend committed suicide shortly after the fact, and Ronnie Radke was sentenced to four years in prison on charges of incitement to murder. Shortly after the discovery of the scandal Radke was thrown out of the band and replaced by the former Blessthefall singer Craig Mabbitt. The group also stated that Radke’s problems with narcotics and various stays in detoxification clinics also led to him being thrown out. He failed to report to the police in June 2008, after which the remainder of the suspended sentence was turned into a jail sentence, and due to his imprisonment, the group could not undertake tours outside the US for a certain period.
Radke was released from custody on 12th December 2010, and started working on several demos with the new group Falling in Reverse, which was signed by Epitaph Records. Their debut album “The Drug in Me is You” was released in July 2011. In October 2011, the group had to cancel a tour with Black Veil Brides because their singer, Andy Biersack was injured in an accident, however, a renewed concert tour was announced for December of the same year. On 31st October 2011 Radke was arrested again – during a concert at Six Flags Great Adventure he had thrown his band three microphone stand into the crowd, injuring a 16-year-old girl and 24-year-old man, but he was released after a few days, however, the concert hall cancelled all other metal concerts after this incident and banned the group.
Regardless, in 2012, Radke became the nominee for the Kerrang! Award in the category Hero of the Year. At the end of 2013, Radke announced on the Falling In Reverse Facebook page the release of a mixtape, and additionally released the single “Destiny”, which could be downloaded on an email signup for free. In 2013, they released their second studio album – “Fashionably Late” – which peaked in the 2nd position on Billboard Top Rock Albums. In 2015, the band released their following album “Just Like You”, which also reached the 2nd position on Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums. Recently the group released their album “Coming Home” (2017) which reached the 34th position on Billboard 200.
Finally, in the personal life of the singer, he was engaged to model Crissy Henderson and they have a daughter together, yet the two parted their ways after Ronnie allegedly had an affair. Currently, Radke is single.
