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American musician, singer, producer, film director, writer, co-founder and keyboardist Ray Manzarek, has an estimated net worth of $25 million. One of the most influential keyboard players in the history of rock music, Doors member Ray Manzarek was born on February 12, 1939. Born to Polish immigrants in Chicago, Illinois. After dropping out of U.C.L.A.'s law program, he reconsidered going to graduate school, eventually going back under their prestigious film program. It was in this environment that Manzarek helped form the Doors. Being one of the most influential rock bands in America, they released several albums before the untimely death of lead singer Jim Morrison in July of 1971.

Raymond Daniel Manczarek Jr. was diagnosed with Cholangiocarcinoma, a rare kind of cancer which strikes its bile duct. He died on May 20, 2013 while having the treatment in a hospital in Rosenheim, Germany.

Earnings & Financial Data

Date

Category

Description

Amount

2010

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the box set A Collection of the American rock band The Doors (certified platinum by ZPAV)

$30,000

2007

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the compilation album The Future Starts Here: The Essential Doors Hits of the American rock band The Doors (certified gold by RIAA)

$500,000

2006

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the compilation album Legacy: The Absolute Best of the American rock band The Doors (certified 2x platinum by ARIA, platinum by FIMI, and gold by RIAA, BPI, BEA and IRMA)

$842,500

2002

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the compilation album Legacy: The Absolute Best of the American rock band The Doors (certified gold by RIAA)

$500,000

2000

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the compilation album The Very Best of The Doors of the American rock band The Doors (certified gold by RIAA and Music Canada)

$550,000

1998

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the compilation album The Best of the Doors of the American rock band The Doors (certified 6x platinum by ARIA, platinum by Music Canada and CAPIF, gold by IFPI-AUT and PROMUSICAE, and silver by BPI)

$715,000

1998

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the live album In Concert of the American rock band The Doors (certified platinum by RIAA, gold by Music Canada, CAPIF and SNEP, and silver by BPI)

$1,240,000

1996

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the box set The Doors: Box Set of the American rock band The Doors (certified platinum by RIAA)

$1,000,000

1990

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the soundtrack album The Doors: Original Soundtrack Recording of the American rock band The Doors (certified platinum by RIAA and Music Canada, and gold by BPI, BVMI, IFPI-SWI and ABPD)

$1,575,000

1984

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the compilation album The Best of The Doors of the American rock band The Doors (certified diamond by RIAA, 6x platinum by Music Canada, platinum by BPI, SNEP, IFPI-SWI and CAPIF, and gold by IFPI-FIN and IFPI-NOR)

$11,357,000

1982

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the live album Alive, She Cried of the American rock band The Doors (certified gold by RIAA and Music Canada)

$550,000

1979

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the compilation album The Doors Greatest Hits of the American rock band The Doors (certified 3x platinum by RIAA, 2x platinum by Music Canada, and gold by SNEP)

$5,850,000

1977

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album An American Prayer of the American rock band The Doors (certified platinum by RIAA)

$1,000,000

1971

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the compilation album Weird Scenes Inside the Gold Mine of the American rock band The Doors (certified gold by RIAA)

$500,000

1970

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album L.A. Woman of the American rock band The Doors (certified 4x platinum by ARIA, 3x platinum by Music Canada, 2x platinum by RIAA and SNEP, platinum by PROMUSICAE, and gold by BPI, BVMI, IFPI-AUT and IFPI-SWI)

$3,680,000

1969

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the compilation album 13 of the American rock band The Doors (certified platinum by RIAA and Music Canada)

$1,100,000

1969

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Morrison Hotel of the American rock band The Doors (certified platinum by RIAA, Music Canada, SNEP, ZPAV and PROMUSICAE, and gold by BPI, IFPI-AUT and IFPI-SWI)

$1,750,000

1969

Record Sales

Estimated record sales from the live album, Absolutely Live (500 thousand copies-US)

$685,000

1968

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album The Soft Parade of the American rock band The Doors (certified platinum by RIAA and Music Canada, 2x gold by SNEP, and silver by BPI)

$1,160,000

1967

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Waiting for the Sun of the American rock band The Doors (certified platinum by RIAA and Music Canada, 2x gold by SNEP, and gold by BPI and BVMI)

$1,650,000

1966

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Strange Days of the American rock band The Doors (certified platinum by RIAA and Music Canada, 2x gold by SNEP, and gold by BPI and BVMI)

$1,650,000

1965

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album The Doors of the American rock band The Doors (certified 4x platinum by RIAA and Music Canada, 3x platinum by SNEP, 2x platinum by BPI, platinum by BVMI and IFPI-SWE, and gold by CPIF, IFPI-AUT and PROMUSICAE)

$6,608,000