Rick Springfield Biography, Age, Wife (Barbara Porter), Net Worth, Is He Dead?

Rick Springfield is an Australian born singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and writer. He was the lead guitarist of the pop-rock band Zoot. He then started his solo career in 1972 after the group disbanded. As a solo artist, Springfield released her first single, a top 10 hit in Australia, and recorded her debut album. Beginnings (1972), after which he moved to the United States.

He rose to fame following the release of his worldwide single “Jessie’s Girl”, which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and also won the singer a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance. male. The success of this single and its album was followed by several top 10 US hits and 2 additional Grammy nominations for the singer.

Rick Springfield, Biography, Age

Better known by the stage name Rick Springfield, the singer was born Richard Lewis Springthorpe on August 23, 1949 in Guildford, a western suburb of Sydney, Australia. His parents are Eileen Louise (née Evennett) and Norman James Springthorpe, an army officer. He learned to play the guitar as a teenager, then played in several groups in his country and England. Springfield joined Melbourne-based pop-rock band Zoot in September 1969 as guitarist and vocalist. He also wrote several singles for the group during its two years of existence.

Rick Springfield began his solo career in October 1971 after signing with Sparmac Records. Her debut solo single, ‘Speak to the Sky’, peaked at No. 5 on the Australian chart. Go-Set singles chart. In 1972 he recorded his first studio album Debut after which he moved to the United States. Springfield was nabbed by Columbia Records in 1973 and with them he released his second album Comic Book Heroes. The multi-talented musician also lent his voice to a character in the animated series Mission: Magic!. He released 2 more albums Mission: Magic! (1974) and Waiting for Night (1976), after which he turned to acting.

In 1981, Springfield returned to music with a bang with the release of a fifth album Working Class Dog. The long wait certainly paid off Working Class reached No.7 on the Billboard 200 and also contained the worldwide single “Jessie’s Girl” which topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for 2 weeks. The album also contained a cover version of Sammy Hagar’s top 10 songs, “I Did It All For You”. Jessie’s Girl won Springfield a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance and the single remains his biggest hit to date.

Springfield has since released several other successful albums. He received a second Grammy nomination for the single ‘I Get Excited’ contained in Success Hasn’t Spoiled Me Yet (1982) followed by a 3rd nomination for ‘Affair of the Heart’, which features in his Live in Oz (1983) album.

Also an actor, Rick Springfield is best known for his role as Dr. Noah Drake in the long-running medical drama General Hospital as well as a starring role in the series High Tide (1994-1997). He also performed and recorded the soundtrack for the film Hard to Hold (1984). Springfield also had a role in the third season of the hit series Californication (2009). He recently had a recurring role as Vince Vincente/Lucifer in the twelfth season of the Dark Fantasy series Supernatural (2016).

Net value

Since stepping into the spotlight in 1981, RickSpringfield has remained consistent in his musical career. Four of his more than twenty albums have achieved platinum certification and several sold-out concerts and tours. The multi-talented singer-actor currently has an estimated net worth of $12 million.

Who is Rick Springfield Woman?

Rick Springfield is currently married to his wife of over 3 decades Barbara Porter. The couple met in 1981 while the singer was recording his 5th album in the same studio where Porter worked as a receptionist. They dated for several years and ended up tying the knot on October 27, 1984. They have two children together. Their first son, Liam, was born in 1985 and their second son, Joshua, was born in 1989.

Is Rick Springfield dead?

Rick Springfield is very much alive and well. However, the Australian-born musician and actor revealed his long battle with depression and suicidal thoughts. According to Springfield, he first attempted suicide when he was 16, and his battle with depression persisted even when he was at the peak of his career. He also chronicled his long-standing struggle with depression as well as his coping mechanisms in his memoir Late, Late In The Night: A Memoir which was published in October 2010.

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