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Christopher Joseph Isaak Wiki Biography

Christopher Joseph Isaak was born on the 26th June 1956, in Stockton, California USA, and is a musician, singer, songwriter, and actor, but probably best known for his hits songs such as “Wicked Game”, “Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing”, “Somebody’s Crying”, and “Blue Hotel”. Isaak’s career started in 1984.

Have you ever wondered how rich Chris Isaak is, as of late 2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Isaak’s net worth is as high as $21 million, an amount earned through his successful career in music. However, Isaak also works as an actor, which has contributed to his wealth.

Chris Isaak was born to Joe Isaak, a forklift driver, and Dorothy, a potato chip factory worker. He went to the Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, where was a class president before matriculating in 1974. Later, Isaak studied at the San Joaquin Delta Community College and the University of the Pacific, graduating with a Bachelor of English and Communications Arts in 1981.

Isaak then formed the rock band called Silvertone, while in 1985 he released his debut studio album “Silvertone”, under Warner Bros. Records. The album wasn’t a commercial hit, but songs “Gone Ridin” and “Livin’ for Your Lover” featured in David Lynch’s “Blue Velvet” (1986) starring Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, and Laura Dern. Isaak’s self-titled album came out in 1986, before his breakthrough album “Heart Shaped World” came out in 1989 and peaked at No. 7 on Billboard 200. The release sold over 2.5 million copies in the US and achieved the triple-platinum status, while the single “Wicked Game” reached the Top 10.

In 1995, Chris released his fifth studio album “Forever Blue”, and it peaked at the No. 31 on the Billboard 200 and No. 27 on the UK Albums chart. It also achieved platinum status in the US, and was nominated for Best Rock Album. The single “Somebody’s Crying” received a Grammy nomination, while “Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing” featured in Stanley Kubrick’s final movie “Eyes Wide Shut” (1999) starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. By the end of the ‘90s, Isaak had recorded two more albums: “Baja Sessions” (1996) and “Speak of the Devil” (1998). His tenth studio album “Mr. Lucky” (2009), reached No.29 on Billboard 200 and No. 10 on Billboard Rock Albums chart. Also in 2009, Chris recorded “Beyond the Sun”, and it peaked at No. 34 on the Billboard 200 and No. 6 on the UK Albums chart, while his latest album “First Comes the Night” (2015) reached 66th place on the Billboard 200. His net worth has risen steadily.

Isaak debuted on film in Jonathan Demme’s Oscar-nominated “Jonathan Demme” (1988) starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Alec Baldwin, and Paul Lazar, and then had a minor role in Demme’s Oscar-winning thriller “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991) alongside Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins, while in 1992, Isaak appeared in David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me”, all of which added a substantial amount to his net worth. Through the ‘90s Isaak also played in such movies as Bernardo Bertolucci’s “Little Buddha” (1993) with Keanu Reeves and Bridget Fonda, “Grace of My Heart” (1996), and in Tom Hanks’ Oscar-nominated comedy “That Thing You Do!” (1996). From 2001 to 2004, Chris hosted 47 episodes of “The Chris Isaak Show”, and then had parts in John Waters’ “A Dirty Shame” (2004), and in “The Informers” (2008) with Billy Bob Thornton, Kim Basinger, and Mickey Rourke, increasing further his net worth. Most recently, Isaak appeared in an episodes of “Hot in Cleveland” (2014) and David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces” (2014).

Regarding his personal life, Chris Isaak’s is still single, but most intimate details are generally unknown, as he successfully manages to keep them out of the public eye. It is known that he resides by the beach in the San Francisco Bay area.

IMDB Wikipedia $21 Million 1956 1956-6-26 6′ 1″ (1.85 m) Actor Alec Baldwin American Anthony Hopkins Bernardo Bertolucci Billy Bob Thornton Blue Velvet (1986) Bridget Fonda California Cancer Chris Isaak Net Worth Christopher Joseph Isaak David Lynch Dennis Hopper Dorothy Isaak Eyes Wide Shut (1999) Isabella Rossellini Jeff Isaak Jodie Foster Joe Isaak June 26 Keanu Reeves Kim Basinger Kyle MacLachlan Laura Dern Michelle Pfeiffer Mickey Rourke Musician Nick Isaak Nicole Kidman Paul Lazar producer Soundtrack Stockton The Family Man (2000) Tom Cruise Tom Hanks True Romance (1993) United States University of the Pacific

Christopher Joseph Isaak Quick Info

Christopher Joseph Isaak Trademarks

1. His name in glitter, printed on his concert guitars
2. Embroidered western/cowboy shirts.
3. Roy Orbison falsetto-style voice

Christopher Joseph Isaak Quotes

• How close is Bullwinkle to a real moose?
• Just because there’s a camera running doesn’t mean you won’t get killed.

Christopher Joseph Isaak Important Facts

• Bruce Weber shot the photo art for his self titled second album, “Chris Isaak” in 1986.
• Was an amateur boxer while in college.
• Collects small red sculptural pieces which light up electronically.
• When he visits his mother, who is still living in his childhood home in Stockton, California, he still cleans the yard for her.
• His father was a forklift driver/operator and his mother, of Peruvian decent, was a factory worker.
• The 1999 music video for “Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing” was directed by Herb Ritts, and featured Isaak and French supermodel Laetitia Casta.
• The 1991 black and white music video for “Wicked Game” was directed by Herb Ritts, and featured Isaak and supermodel Helena Christensen.
• Is a fourth generation Stocktonian (Stockton, California, USA). His great grandparents, his grandparents, and his father were all born in Stockton before Chris and his brothers Nick and Jeff.
• His father’s family were ethnic Germans from Bessarabia, Russia. His mother’s family is from Trefontane, Monteggio, in Genoa, Italy.
• Is a surfer and has surfed with famous big wave surfers off San Francisco, where he is still living as of 2016.
• Music video “Wicked Game” was ranked #13 on VH1’s (2001) 100 Greatest Videos list.
• Two music videos that made it on VH1’s 50 Sexiest Video Moments: “Wicked Game” was #4 and “Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing” was #28.
• Good friends and collaborator with Stevie Nicks.
• Turned down the role of Ray Sinclair in Something Wild (1986).
• Turned down the role of Jeffrey Beaumont in Blue Velvet (1986).
• Good friends with Lara Flynn Boyle, the late Herb Ritts (1952-2002), and Bruce Weber.
• Ranked #68 on VH1’s 100 Sexiest Artists.
• He was actually going to be dropped by his record label until David Lynch used “Wicked Game” on the soundtrack of Wild at Heart (1990), making the song a big hit and saving his record deal. He later acted for Lynch in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992).
• Has “I (Heart) Carole L” written on one of his guitars in memory of Carole Low, his former Stagg High School sweetheart, who passed away from cancer.
• He lives by the beach in the San Francisco Bay area.
• Returned to San Francisco and performed as a solo act then backed by Silvertone band. Signed with Reprise Records.
• From a working-class background, earned his bachelor’s degree in English literature, then studied in Japan for a year. He worked in film studio there and also boxed as a light heavyweight amateur. Sang at parties and played rockabilly and Elvis Presley tunes on his guitar.
• 1980 graduate of University of the Pacific, Stockton, California, USA.
• He was one of the valedictorians of his graduating class at Stagg High School, Stockton, California, in 1974.
• Has two older brothers, Nick and Jeff. It was Nick who taught him how to play the guitar.
• Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. [1990]

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