Lita Rossana Ford

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Lita Rossana Ford Wiki Biography

Lita Rossana Ford, born on the 19th of September 1958, is an American rock guitarist who became famous as part of the all-girl rock band The Runaways, and through eventually having her own solo career.

So how much is Ford’s net worth? As of mid-2016, it is reported by authoritative sources to be $3 million, acquired from her years in the music industry, both with her band and in her solo career.

Born in London, England, to an English father and Italian mother, Ford moved to the United States with her family, and they set up home in Los Angeles. At the age of 11 years old, Lita began learning to play the guitar, and when Ford was 16, she was recruited into an all-girl band, “The Runaways”. Ford along with Sandy West, Jackie Fox, Joan Jett and Cherie Currie formed the band in 1975 with the help of Kim Fowley. The rock band immediately became a success, and the girls became stars in the underground world of rock ‘n’ roll. The fame the band generated helped Ford’s career to advance, and also her wealth.

Unfortunately, the band broke after only four years despite their success, as the members had varying opinions as to what type of music they wanted to produce and pursue, which eventually led to the break-up.

Ford decided to pursue a solo career, and in 1983 released her first solo album “Out for Blood”, but it didn’t perform well in the charts and was unsuccessful. The following year she released another album entitled “Dancin’ in the Edge” and this time the album received positive reaction from her fans, with the single from the album “Fire in My Blood” charting in several countries.

In 1988, she released her third, self-titled album, and it became a huge success. Her duet with Ozzy Osbourne – “Close My Eyes Forever” – became a chart-topper and remained one of her most memorable hits to date. The success of “Lita” helped her revive her solo career and tremendously increased her wealth.

Ford followed “Lita” with three more albums entitled “Stiletto”, “Dangerous Curves”, and “Black”, but none had the same success as her third album. After years in the music industry, she decided to take a break from her career to focus on her family, raising her two children.

In 2009, Ford came back after a long break with a new band around her, and released the album “Wicked Wonderland”. Ford also resumed touring, and collaborations with other former rock icons and in 2012 recorded another album “Live Like A Runaway”. Her comeback albums and tours revived her career and also increased her wealth.

In early 2016 she released a new album entitled “Time Capsule” and also a memoir “Living Like A Runaway”.

In terms of her personal life, Ford was married to guitarist Chris Holmes in the ’90s, but the marriage was short lived. In 1994 she married Jim Gillette, vocalist of band Nitro and they have two children, but the two went their separate ways in 2011.

IMDB Wikipedia $3 Million 1.65 m 1958 1958-9-19 American British Brütal Legend (2009) Cherie Currie Composer Edgeplay (2004) England Guitarist Harry Leonard Ford Isabella Ford Jackie Fox James Leonard Gillette Jim Gillette m. 1994–2011 Chris Holmes m. 1990–1992 Joan Jett Kim Fowley Lita Ford Net Worth Lita Ford: The Complete Video Collection (2003) Lita Rossana Ford London Music Department Ozzy Osbourne Rocco Gillette September 19 Soundtrack The Kite Runner (2007) UK Virgo

Lita Rossana Ford Quick Info

Full Name Lita Ford
Net Worth $3 Million
Date Of Birth September 19, 1958
Place Of Birth London, England, UK
Height 1.65 m
Profession Guitarist
Nationality American, British
Spouse Jim Gillette m. (1994–2011), Chris Holmes m.(1990–1992)
Children Rocco Gillette, James Leonard Gillette
Parents Isabella Ford, Harry Leonard Ford
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/litaofficial
Twitter https://twitter.com/litaford
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MySpace https://myspace.com/litaford
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0285753/
Allmusic http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lita-ford-mn0000305468
Music Groups The Runaways, W.A.S.P., Close My Eyes Forever, Kiss Me Deadly, Falling In and Out of Love, Clearwater, FL, United States, Jacksonville, FL, United States, Arlington Heights, IL, USA
Nominations Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video, Close My Eyes Forever, Kiss Me Deadly, Falling In and Out of Love, Clearwater, FL, United States, Jacksonville, FL, United States, Arlington Heights, IL, USA
Movies Edgeplay: A Film About the Runaways, Metal Shop: Maximum Edition, Clearwater, FL, United States, Jacksonville, FL, United States, Arlington Heights, IL, USA
TV Shows I Love the ’80s Strikes Back, Do It For the Band: Women of the Sunset Strip, Howie, Clearwater, FL, United States, Jacksonville, FL, United States, Arlington Heights, IL, USA

Lita Rossana Ford Trademarks

  1. Mezzo-soprano vocals

Lita Rossana Ford Important Facts

  • She has English and Italian ancestry.
  • At the 2013 Malibu Music Awards, she presented the Rock Legend Award to Cherie Currie and they reunited onstage after 35 years. [October 2013]
  • Currently resides in Florida. Though past attempts at reuniting The Runaways have failed, a future reunion is still a strong possibility (2002).
  • Autobiography, “Living Like a Runaway”, released in print on March 1, 2016 (CD version to be released later). The introduction was written by her good friend Dee Snider, with whom she has frequently shared a concert-stage; for this reason, and to Lita’s delight, fans have affectionately nicknamed her “Twisted Sister’s Twisted Sister”.
  • Has two sons: James Leonard Gillette, Jr. (born May 13, 1997); Rocco Gillette (born June 2001). The boys’ father is her now-estranged second husband, Jim Gillette.
  • Separated from her second husband of 16 years, Jim Gillette. [February 2011]
  • Was engaged briefly to Black Sabbath leader/guitarist Tony Iommi during 1985. He appears momentarily at the beginning of the video of her song “Dressed to Kill”.
  • Is portrayed by Scout Taylor-Compton in The Runaways (2010).
  • Ranked #95 on VH1’s 100 Sexiest Artists.
  • Lita made a rare guest appearance on the LOU album “The Other Side”. The song “I Want to Be Loved” featured Lita on guitar and vocals (2005).
  • Her hit singles as a solo artist include: “Kiss Me Deadly” and “Close My Eyes Forever”.
  • Was a Grammy Award nominee in 1984 for Best Female Rock Performance, alongside Wendy O. Williams and Pia Zadora.
  • Taking up the guitar at age 11, she joined the all-girl rock band The Runaways. Her fourth solo album “Lita” (1988) went platinum, and Guitar magazine voted her Best Female Guitarist (1989).
  • Once dated Nikki Sixx of the heavy metal group Mötley Crüe in the mid-1980s.
  • She and Joan Jett were members of the all-female rock group The Runaways.

Lita Rossana Ford Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Girl in a Band 2015 TV Movie documentary performer: “Cherry Bomb” – uncredited Soundtrack
Bones 2010 performer: “Close My Eyes Forever” / writer: “Close My Eyes Forever” Soundtrack
WWE Raw 2009 TV Series writer – 1 episode Soundtrack
Brütal Legend 2009 Video Game performer: “Betrayal” / writer: “Betrayal” Soundtrack
Romeo & Juliet vs. The Living Dead 2009 performer: “Kiss Me Deadly” Soundtrack
100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs 2008 TV Movie performer: “Kiss Me Deadly” Soundtrack
Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2008 Video Game writer: “Close My Eyes Forever” Soundtrack
The Kite Runner 2007 performer: “Kiss Me Deadly” Soundtrack
I Love the 80’s 3-D TV Series documentary performer – 2 episodes, 2005 writer – 1 episode, 2005 Soundtrack
Edgeplay 2004 Documentary performer: “Broken Dreams”, “Back to the Cave”, “Stiletto”, “The Killin’ Kind”, “Blueberry”, “Black Leather Heart”, “War of the Angels”, “Lisa”, “Tambourine Dream” Soundtrack
Beavis and Butt-Head 1994 TV Series performer – 1 episode Soundtrack
RoboCop 1994 TV Series performer: “Future to This Life” Soundtrack
The Runaways Live in Japan 1977 TV Movie writer: “Gettin’ Hot”, “Neon Angels on the Road to Ruin” Soundtrack
Sesame Street 1969 TV Series performer: “Yakety Yak – Take it Back” Soundtrack
RoboCop 1994 TV Series theme song – 4 episodes Music Department
Howie 1992 TV Series musician: lead guitar Music Department
El camino del diablo 2005 Composer
Edgeplay 2004 Documentary Composer
Lita Ford: The Complete Video Collection 2003 Video Composer
Brütal Legend 2009 Video Game Rima (voice) Actress
Highway to Hell 1991 The Hitchhiker Actress
Northern Light Orchestra: The Spirit of Christmas 2009 Video very special thanks Thanks
American Bandstand’s 40th Anniversary Special 1992 TV Movie Herself Self
The Howard Stern Show 1992 TV Series Herself Self
The 19th Annual American Music Awards 1992 TV Special Herself Self
The 32nd Annual Grammy Awards 1990 TV Special Herself Self
The 17th Annual American Music Awards 1990 TV Special Herself Self
Hard ‘N Heavy Volume 11 1990 Video documentary Herself Self
Hard ‘N Heavy Volume 9 1990 Video documentary Herself Self
The 31st Annual Grammy Awards 1989 TV Special Herself Self
Musikladen 1977 TV Series Herself Self
The Old Grey Whistle Test 1977 TV Series Herself Self
The Runaways Live in Japan 1977 TV Movie Herself (as The Runaways) Self
Girl in a Band 2015 TV Movie documentary Herself – Guitar, The Runaways Self
The Playboy Morning Show 2015 TV Series Herself Self
Chopped 2015 TV Series Herself – Contestant Self
The Life, Blood and Rhythm of Randy Castillo 2014 Documentary voice Self
The Joy of the Guitar Riff 2014 TV Movie documentary Herself Self
Rock and Roll Roast of Dee Snider 2013 TV Movie Herself Self
That Metal Show 2008-2012 TV Series Herself – Guest Self
Sergio’s Blog 2011 TV Series Herself Self
Big Time Rush 2011 TV Series Herself Self
Rock N’ Roll Fantasy Camp 2010 TV Series Herself Self
100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs 2008 TV Movie Herself Self
Metal Shop, Vol. 2: Maximum Edition 2007 Video documentary Herself Self
Edgeplay 2004 Documentary Herself Self
I Love the ’80s Strikes Back 2003 TV Series documentary Herself Self
Lita Ford: The Complete Video Collection 2003 Video Herself Self
VH-1 Where Are They Now? 2002 TV Series documentary Herself Self
100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock 2000 TV Mini-Series documentary Herself Self
Herman’s Head 1993 TV Series Herself Self
Howie 1992 TV Series Herself (1992) Self
Retrosexual: The 80’s 2004 TV Mini-Series documentary Herself Archive Footage