Marc Anthony is one of the biggest names in Latin music, with more than 40 million albums sold worldwide. He has four Grammy Awards to his name and three Latin Grammy Awards, and has performed on hit singles with Jennifer Lopez, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Pitbull and J Balvin, among others. He’s also acted in movies like El Cantante and Bad Boys II, among others. How much money does Marc Anthony have? Let’s take a look at his net worth!
Early Life
Anthony was born in New York City to immigrants from Puerto Rico. His mother's name is Julia and his father's name is Lorenzo.
He spent the first 12 years of his life living with them in public housing projects in the South Bronx, attending Morris High School in the Bronx, later enrolling at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts for a performing arts program.
In a 1988 interview with People, a former classmate recalled him as having been really good at math ... [and] really good with money. He also recalled that when he wasnt working on music, he was always cleaning his apartment.
When he was a child, he was heavily influenced by his parents, who worked in a piano bar. Early on, they would not allow him to listen to anything but Puerto Rican music; in particular, salsa. Salsa would always be playing at home, he recalled. The family would often visit New York City from Puerto Rico and spend summers there.
Awards and Nominations
He has received five Grammy Awards and three Emmy Awards. He has also won an American Music Award, a People's Choice Award, and a Latin Billboard Award.
In 2003, he was honored with the Special Achievement Time magazine Entertainment Wise Legend Award.
He has been nominated for Golden Globe Awards, including three nominations for Best Actor. He won one of those awards.
He has been nominated twice for a Screen Actors Guild Award, and was awarded with an American Latino Media Arts Award.
In 2010, he received an honoris causa degree in Fine Arts from El Paso Community College in Texas. He was presented with an Honorary Degree by California State University, Fullerton on June 10, 2011.
In addition to his music and acting careers, he has also pursued other business ventures, including restaurant ownership and producing. He currently serves as a coach on NBC's reality talent show The Voice.
Personal Life
Marc Anthony, born Marco Antonio Muñiz (September 16, 1968), is a Puerto Rican singer and actor. He has released more than 15 solo albums since 1990, including Ritmo Latino (1993), which sold over three million copies in the U.S., Travesuras (1996) and Libre (2002). His achievements include seven Grammy Awards and five Latin Grammy Awards.
He is one of the most successful Latin entertainers in history with a record-setting 14 number one singles on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks
On December 17, 2010, Anthony married Jennifer Lopez. The couple had twins, Max and Emme (born February 22, 2008). Lopez gave birth to their third child - a son named Mason - on August 8, 2013. However they were later divorced in 2014.
Marc received an estimated $50 million in assets as part of a divorce settlement and remained primary caretaker of their children while Jennifer moved out of his house by November 2014 and bought her own home nearby.
Marc has a reported net worth of $130 million. Of that, he earned $21 million from his 15 tours, including his Latin American tour in 2004-05. After taxes and expenses he netted $20 million from touring over those four years alone. He also earns $4 million for each Vegas residency show.
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In 1990, Marc Anthony was signed to Tommy Mottola's Sony label after impressing him with a rendition of Oh What a Night at a live audition. In 1991, he recorded his debut album Marc Anthony and gained distinction for his takes on Jamaican-based hits like Red Roses for a Blue Lady and Guantanamera.
Anthony's success at the time eventually led to him signing the biggest record deal of any Latino artist in history, with Columbia Records.
In 1992, his self-titled album was released, and it included hits like I Need to Know and You Sang to Me. This album helped him earn a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist.
In 1993, he released his follow-up album Todo a Su Tiempo. The album was a commercial success, debuting at number two on both pop and R&B charts in Billboard. It included hits like If You Had My Love, Bailamos and Tu Fotografia. His next album Primitive Love became his first number one album on both charts in 1995. This featured hits like Do You Know Where You're Going To? and I Can't Believe.
Summary
Cuban-American singer and actor Marc Anthony has a net worth of $125 million. Born in New York, he signed with Tommy Mottola's label Casablanca Records at the age of 22, then went on to be a member of Menudo for several years before launching his solo career. In 1993, he released his debut album Otra Nota, which won him instant fame and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Latin Pop Performance.
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