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Bret Michaels is an American musician with an estimated net worth of $18 million. Michaels is famous for being the lead vocalist of the glam rock band Poison. He is also well known for being in reality TV shows, and being a TV judge.
He was born on March 15, 1963 in Butler Pennsylvania. His birth name is Bret Michael Sychak. When he was six years old he was diagnosed with Type-1 diabetes. Michaels started learning to play the guitar when he was a teenager. In 1983 he along with Rikki Rockett, Bobby Dall, and Matt Smith started the band Paris. In 1984 they changed the bands name to Poison. In the late 90's Bret recorded his first solo album. In 2005 he was a judge on Nashville Star. By 2007 he became a reality TV star in his dating reality show entitled "Rock of Love". Michaels later appeared in "The Celebrity Apprentice 3" Bret has two daughters with Kristi Lynn Gibson. His daughters are named Raine and Jorja.
Earnings & Financial Data
|
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2007 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the live album Live, Raw & Uncut |
$2,400,000 |
|
2006 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Poison'd! |
$21,000,000 |
|
2005 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the compilation album The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock with the American rock band Poison (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |
|
2005 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the video album The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock (DVD) with the American rock band Poison (certified gold by RIAA) |
$50,000 |
|
2001 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Hollyweird |
$11,000 |
|
2000 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the video album Poison Greatest Video Hits with the American rock band Poison (certified gold by RIAA) |
$50,000 |
|
1999 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Crack a Smile... and More! |
$12,000 |
|
1999 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the live album Power to the People with the American rock band Poison (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |
|
1995 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the compilation album Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986–1996 with the American rock band Poison (certified 2x platinum by RIAA and gold by Music Canada) |
$2,100,000 |
|
1992 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Native Tongue with the American rock band Poison (certified platinum by Music Canada and gold by RIAA) |
$550,000 |
|
1991 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the video album Swallow This Live: Flesh & Blood World Tour with the American rock band Poison (certified gold by RIAA) |
$50,000 |
|
1990 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the video album Flesh, Blood, & Videotape with the American rock band Poison (certified gold by RIAA) |
$50,000 |
|
1990 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the live album Swallow This Live with the American rock band Poison (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |
|
1989 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Flesh & Blood with the American rock band Poison (certified 4x platinum by Music Canada, 3x platinum by RIAA, and silver by BPI) |
$3,460,000 |
|
1988 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the video album Sight for Sore Ears with the American rock band Poison (certified gold by RIAA and Music Canada) |
$55,000 |
|
1987 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Open Up and Say... Ahh! with the American rock band Poison (certified 5x platinum by RIAA, 4x platinum by Music Canada, and silver by BPI) |
$5,460,000 |
|
1985 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Look What the Cat Dragged In with the American rock band Poison (certified 3x platinum by RIAA, platinum by Music Canada, and silver by BPI) |
$3,160,000 |