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Ernest Evans also known as "Chubby Checker" has an estimated net worth of $4 million. He was born in South Carolina, and grew up in South Pennsylvania. He formed his first music group when he was in middle school. His boss at local grocery store introduced him as a songwriter who was working for the Cameo Parkway Records.
After this, he met Dick Clark of the Famous American Bandstand. He recorded his first single for Dick Clark. But the dance track "The Twist" gave him everlasting fame, this song was the number one on the Billboards Hot 100. Thereafter he recorded many dance numbers which include, "Pony Time", "The Fly", "Lets Twist Again" and "The Huckleback." He topped the dance charts again in the year 2008 with his single, "Knock Down the Walls".
Earnings & Financial Data
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Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
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2019 |
Asset |
Estimated value of Chubby Checker's website chubbychecker.com |
$2,300 |
|
2013 |
Lawsuit Settlement |
A trademark infringement lawsuit against Hewlett Packard and Palm, Inc. over a smartphone app previously offered through Palm's app catalog that is titled the "Chubby Checker," the program that claims to calculate a man's penis prowess based on their shoe size through a "foot to chubby converter" |
$500,000,000 |
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1961 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie Twist Around the Clock as himself |
$6,000,000 |