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Vincent Neil Wharton is an American musician and vocalist who best known as the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe's lead vocalist. He currently has a net worth of $50 million.
Neil was born in Hollywood, California and his parents were Clois "Odie" Wharton and Shirley (née Ortiz). His mother is of Mexican ancestry, and his father is of Native American descent. In the 1960s, his family moved all over Southern California and eventually settled in Glendora. When he was just a teenager, he became interested in music.
Someone discovered Beil when he was performing with his band Rockandi last 1979. He eventually joined the band Mötley Crüe in 1980. The group was looking for a singer and was impressed after hearing him through Lee. Mötley Crüe released their first album Too Fast for Love in the same year. Throughout the decade, the band had a string of hit releases that established it as a big act in rock and roll.
The fortune of Mötley Crüe boosted after Tommy Lee, and Neil put aside their differences. They toured to support the 2005 compilation album Red, White & Crue. The tour became a Carnival of Sins that featured fire breathers, acrobats, and a dwarf to create an overall circus atmosphere. The group then released their most recent album, Saints of Los Angeles, in 2008 that features all of the original members.
Earnings & Financial Data
|
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2015 |
Event |
Total gross earnings from Mötley Crüe's Final Tour |
$86,100,000 |
|
2015 |
Sale of Asset |
Selling price of Vince Neil's Danville Home |
$2,500,000 |
|
2010 |
Lawsuit Settlement |
Bond given after arrest on suspicion of drunk driving in Las Vegas |
$2,000 |
|
2009 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Greatest Hits with the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe (approximately 1.04 million copies sold) |
$1,350,000 |
|
2008 |
Record Sales |
First week record sales of the album Saints of Los Angeles with the band Mötley Crüe (approximately 100 thousand copies sold) |
$130,000 |
|
2006 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the video album Carnival of Sins Live with the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe (approximately 1 million copies sold) |
$1,300,000 |
|
2006 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Carnival of Sins Live with the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe (approximately 3 million copies sold) |
$3,900,000 |
|
2005 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Red, White & Crüe with the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe (approximately 1.16 million copies sold) |
$1,500,000 |
|
2004 |
Lawsuit Settlement |
Fine and court fees after assaulting a sex worker at the Moonlight Bunny Ranch |
$1,130 |
|
2003 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Greatest Video Hits with the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe (approximately 1 million copies sold) |
$1,300,000 |
|
2001 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Lewd, Crüed & Tattooed with the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe (approximately 570 thousand copies sold) |
$741,000 |
|
2000 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album New Tattoo with the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe (approximately 203 thousand copies sold) |
$263,900 |
|
1998 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Greatest Hits with the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) |
$650,000 |
|
1997 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Generation Swine with the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) |
$650,000 |
|
1995 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Carved in Stone (approximately 100 thousand copies sold) |
$130,000 |
|
1994 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Mötley Crüe with the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) |
$650,000 |
|
1992 |
Contract |
Advance payment for his first record with Warner Brothers |
$2,000,000 |
|
1992 |
Contract |
Solo deal with Warner Brothers |
$4,000,000 |
|
1991 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the video album Decade of Decadence with the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe (approximately 500 thousand copies sold) |
$650,000 |
|
1991 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Decade of Decadence with the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe (approximately 2.11 million copies sold) |
$2,740,000 |
|
1990 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the film The Adventures of Ford Fairlane playing Bobby Black, the lead vocalist of the fictional rock band |
$21,410,000 |
|
1989 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the video album Dr. Feelgood The Videos with the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe (approximately 1 million copies sold) |
$1,300,000 |
|
1989 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Dr. Feelgood with the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe (approximately 8.37 million copies sold) |
$9,660,000 |
|
1987 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Girls, Girls, Girls with the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe (approximately 4.22 million copies sold) |
$5,490,000 |
|
1986 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the video album Uncensored with the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe (approximately 2 million copies sold) |
$2,600,000 |
|
1986 |
Lawsuit Settlement |
Restitution to the victims of a crash in Los Angeles |
$2,600,000 |
|
1985 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Theatre of Pain with the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe (approximately 2.9 million copies sold) |
$3,780,000 |
|
1983 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Shout at the Devil with the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe (approximately 4.27 million copies sold) |
$5,550,000 |
|
1981 |
Record Sales |
Record sales of the album Too Fast for Love with the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe (approximately 1 million copies sold) |
$1,300,000 |