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Bob Weir Wiki Biography
Robert Hall Weir, known under the stage name Bob Weir, was born on October 16 1947 in San Francisco, California, United States of America. Bob is a popular figure in the music industry, being a famous American singer, songwriter and musician. Bob Weir is well known as he has been active in the music industry since 1963. He is best known as a vocalist and guitarist, being a founder of the famous rock band called “The Grateful Dead”, and having a distinctive playing and singing style.
How Rich is Bob Weir? It has been estimated that the current amount of Bob’s net worth has reaches the decent sum of $30 million, and music is a very important source of his wealth. Rich discography has been also a very important source of Bob Weir’s net worth. Undoubtedly, Bob is one of the richer American singers.
Weir was adopted in his early childhood. He got interested in music and playing various instruments in adolescence. Bob experienced difficulties while studying at school as he was dyslexic. Because of this, he changed schools many times as he was constantly expelled from the educational institutions.
The beginning of his career was the foundation of the band “Grateful Dead”. It has been reported that the founders of the band had been influenced by the legendary music band “The Beatles”. The band consisted of five members: Bill Kreutzmann the drummer, Phil Lesh the bassist and vocalist, Ron McKernan the vocalist and keyboard player, Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir who were both guitarists and vocalists. Bob is considered as the lead singer of the band as well as the rhythm guitarist. The band has released twenty-eight singles, thirteen studio albums, nine live albums, six compilation albums and ten video albums. The most successful albums that received platinum or multi-platinum certifications in USA were the following: “Workingman’s Dead” (1970), “American Beauty” (1970), “Europe ‘72” (1972) and “In The Dark” (1983). The band has worked under the labels of Arista, Warner Bross and The Grateful Dead. During the long-spanned career of the band, the members have received many honours but the most important was the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. The band has also been inducted into the Rolling Stone list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time as number 57.
Having in mind that Grateful Dead was the most important band it must be said that Bob has founded many more bands, like Furthur, The Dead, The Other Ones, RatDog, Bobby and the Midnites, and Kingfish. There is no doubt that these acts have also added to the overall amount of Weir’s net worth and wealth.
Weir was also one of the creators of the charity organization “Rex Foundation” and currently he is the board member. He is also an honorary board member of various non-profit, environmental or charitable organizations.
Bob Weir had a relationship with the dancer Frankie Hart; they lived together from 1969 to 1975. Weir married Natascha Münter in 1999. The family has two daughters.
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Bob Weir Quick Info
Full Name | Bob Weir |
Net Worth | $30 Million |
Date Of Birth | October 16, 1947 |
Place Of Birth | San Francisco, California, United States |
Profession | Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Film Score Composer, Actor, Musician |
Education | Menlo-Atherton High School |
Nationality | United States of America |
Spouse | Natascha Münter (m. 1999) |
Children | Shala Monet Weir, Chloe Kaelia Weir |
Siblings | James Parber |
Nicknames | Bobby Weir , Robert Hall , Robert Hall Weir , Ungrateful Dead , The Grateful Dead , Robert Hall “Bob” Weir , Grateful Dead , Bob Wier |
http://www.facebook.com/BobbyWeir | |
http://www.twitter.com/bobweir | |
IMDB | www.imdb.com/name/nm0918575 |
Awards | Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award |
Music Groups | Grateful Dead (1965 – 1995), Ratdog |
Movies | The Grateful Dead Movie, Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead, Ticket to New Year’s, Grateful Dead: Downhill from Here, Dreadheads: Portrait of a Subculture, Move Me Brightly, Grateful Dead: View from the Vault, Grateful Dead: View from the Vault 3, Grateful Dead: View from the Vault 2 |
Bob Weir Quotes
- I refuse to get hammered by age into being an old fart.
- We used to joke about incorporating as a religion.
Bob Weir Important Facts
- co-writes his songs with John Barlow; John Barlow writes the lyrics, Weir the music
- Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of the Grateful Dead)in 1994.
- Member of “The Grateful Dead”.
- Daughter, with Muenter, Shala Monet (b. 1998)
Bob Weir Filmography
Title | Year | Status | Character | Role |
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Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar | 2016 | TV Series performer – 2 episodes | Soundtrack | |
Animal House of Blues 33 1/3 | 2015 | Documentary writer: “SUNSHINE DAYDREAM” | Soundtrack | |
Guitar Man | 2015/I | Documentary performer: “All Along the Watchtower” | Soundtrack | |
Animal House of Blues: How a Community Helped Create a Hollywood Blockbuster or Two | 2012 | Documentary writer: “SUNSHINE DAYDREAM” | Soundtrack | |
Blue Crush 2 | 2011 | Video writer: “Truckin'” | Soundtrack | |
Wretches & Jabberers | 2011 | Documentary performer: “Breaking the Hold” | Soundtrack | |
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place | 2011 | Documentary writer: “Truckin'” – as Robert Weir | Soundtrack | |
The Music Never Stopped | 2011 | arranger: “Not Fade Away/Goin’ Down the Road Feeling Bad” Traditional – as Robert Weir / writer: “Sugar Magnolia Live at Porter Chester, NY, February 24, 1971”, “Truckin'”, “Truckin’ Live at Deer Creek Music Center, July 15, 1989” – as Robert Weir | Soundtrack | |
Extraordinary Measures | 2010 | writer: “Truckin'” – as Robert Weir | Soundtrack | |
The National Parks: America’s Best Idea | 2009 | TV Mini-Series documentary writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Peyote to LSD: A Psychedelic Odyssey | 2008 | TV Movie documentary writer: “Dark Star” | Soundtrack | |
Wetlands Preserved: The Story of an Activist Nightclub | 2008 | Documentary writer: “One More Saturday Night | Soundtrack | |
Phil Lesh & Friends Live at the Warfield | 2006 | Video “Slipknot!” | Soundtrack | |
Parashat Ha-Shavua | 2006 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Festival Express | 2003 | Documentary performer: “Country Jam”, “Ain’t No More Cane” | Soundtrack | |
The Dreamers | 2003 | writer: “Dark Star” 1968 | Soundtrack | |
The Boys of 2nd Street Park | 2003 | TV Movie documentary writer: “Sugar Magnolia” – as Robert Hall Weir | Soundtrack | |
Mystery Science Theater 3000 | 1997-1999 | TV Series writer – 2 episodes | Soundtrack | |
Runaway Bride | 1999 | “Sugar Magnolia” | Soundtrack | |
Celebrity | 1998 | music: “Truckin'” 1970 | Soundtrack | |
Flirting with Disaster | 1996 | writer: “Truckin'” | Soundtrack | |
Baseball | 1994 | TV Mini-Series documentary writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
The Wonder Years | 1993 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Comic Book Confidential | 1988 | Documentary music: “Dark Star” / music: “TRUCKIN” – as Robert Wier | Soundtrack | |
Into the Homeland | 1987 | TV Movie writer: “Truckin'” – as Robert Weir | Soundtrack | |
The Twilight Zone | 1985 | TV Series Opening theme music | Soundtrack | |
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead | 1981 | Video writer: “Mexicali Blues”, “Lost Sailor”, “Saint of Circumstance”, “Heaven Help the Fool”, “Truckin'” | Soundtrack | |
Grateful Dead: Backstage Pass | 1992 | Video short | Composer | |
The Twilight Zone | 1985 | TV Series 1 episode | Composer | |
Move Me Brightly: Celebrating Jerry Garcia’s 70th Birthday | 2013 | Video executive producer | Producer | |
Slightly Stoopid: Live at Roberto’s TRI Studios | 2012 | Video executive producer | Producer | |
Petulia | 1968 | Hippie 7 (uncredited) | Actor | |
The Music Never Stopped | 2011 | special thanks | Thanks | |
Fire in the Eyes | 1998 | Documentary short thanks | Thanks | |
Long Strange Trip | 2017 | Documentary completed | Himself | Self |
Johnnie Be Good | announced | Himself | Self | |
Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar | 2016 | TV Series | Himself – Guest | Self |
CBS This Morning | 2016 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 2016 | TV Series | Himself – Musical Guest | Self |
Dear Jerry: Celebrating the Music of Jerry Garcia | 2016 | Video | Himself | Self |
American Masters | 2016 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Self |
Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of Grateful Dead | 2015 | Himself | Self | |
Fare Thee Well: Circles Around the Sun | 2015 | Video documentary | Himself | Self |
Fare Thee Well: Rainbows Are Real | 2015 | Documentary short | Himself | Self |
American Express UNSTAGED: Dead & Company | 2015 | Himself – Dead & Company | Self | |
Janis: Little Girl Blue | 2015 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
The Big Interview with Dan Rather | 2015 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Guitar Man | 2015/I | Documentary | Himself | Self |
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2015 | TV Series | Himself – Musical Guest | Self |
MLB Network Presents | 2015 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir | 2014 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
Move Me Brightly: Celebrating Jerry Garcia’s 70th Birthday | 2013 | Video | Himself | Self |
Sweet Blues: A Film About Mike Bloomfield | 2013 | Documentary | Self | |
Sunshine Daydream | 2013 | Himself | Self | |
Village Music: Last of the Great Record Stores | 2012 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
Slightly Stoopid: Live at Roberto’s TRI Studios | 2012 | Video | Himself | Self |
The View | 2009 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Airplay: The Rise and Fall of Rock Radio | 2008 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
Battleground Earth: Ludacris vs. Tommy Lee | 2008 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Wetlands Preserved: The Story of an Activist Nightclub | 2008 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
A Call to Action | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
Chasin’ Gus’ Ghost | 2007 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
CBS News Sunday Morning | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Self |
Late Night with Conan O’Brien | 2007 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Electric Apricot | 2006 | Himself (uncredited) | Self | |
Grateful Dead Truckin’ Up to Buffalo | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself | Self |
Disco: Spinning the Story | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself | Self |
Bruce Hornsby & Friends | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Self | |
Festival Express | 2003 | Documentary | Himself – Grateful Dead / Interviewee | Self |
View from the Vault IV | 2003 | Video | Himself | Self |
Go Further | 2003 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
Elvis Lives | 2003 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
Austin City Limits | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Self |
View from the Vault III | 2002 | Video | Himself | Self |
View from the Vault II | 2001 | Video | Himself | Self |
The End of the Road | 2001 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
View from the Vault | 2000 | Video | Himself | Self |
Hellhounds on My Trail: The Afterlife of Robert Johnson | 2000 | Video documentary | Himself | Self |
Biography | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Self |
Grateful Dead: Anthem to Beauty | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
Feed Your Head | 1997 | Documentary short | Himself (Interview) | Self |
Save the Headwater’s Forests | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
Wired for Sound: A Guitar Odyssey | 1997 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1994 | TV Series | Himself – Guitarist | Self |
ABC in Concert | 1993 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Self |
Grateful Dead: Backstage Pass | 1992 | Video short | Himself | Self |
Late Night with David Letterman | 1982-1991 | TV Series | Himself / Himself – Guest | Self |
Evolution’s End? | 1991 | Video documentary | Himself | Self |
That’s What Friends Are for: Arista’s 15th Anniversary Concert | 1990 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
Sunday Night | 1990 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Grateful Dead: So Far | 1987 | Video documentary | Himself | Self |
Grateful Dead: Ticket to New Year’s Eve Concert | 1987 | Video documentary | Himself | Self |
Farm Aid ’87 | 1987 | TV Special | Himself (as Grateful Dead) | Self |
Dead Ringers: The Making of the Touch of Grey Video | 1987 | Video short | Himself | Self |
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead | 1981 | Video | Himself – Grateful Dead | Self |
Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland | 1978 | TV Movie | Himself – Grateful Dead | Self |
The Grateful Dead | 1977 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
Fillmore | 1972 | Documentary | Performers (as The Grateful Dead) | Self |
Beat-Club | 1972 | TV Series | Self | |
Baff – Fast eine Sendung | 1971 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
San Francisco Rock: A Night at the Family Dog | 1970 | TV Movie documentary | Himself – Grateful Dead | Self |
Gimme Shelter | 1970 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) | Self |
Playboy After Dark | 1969 | TV Series | Singer | Self |
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey’s Search for a Kool Place | 2011 | Documentary | Himself | Archive Footage |
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live | 2005 | TV Special documentary | Himself | Archive Footage |