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Rick Nielsen Wiki Biography
Richard Alan Nielsen was born on 22 December 1948, in Elmhurst, Illinois, USA. He is a vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist, best known for being a member of the rock band Cheap Trick. He owns numerous custom-made guitars, with the most popular one being his five-neck guitar. All of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Rick Nielsen? As of mid-2016, sources estimate a net worth that is at $22 million, mostly earned through a successful career in the music industry. Rick has collaborated with numerous artists, and has made multiple appearances on television, in films and on radio. He’s also toured several countries, and all of these activities have ensured the position of his wealth.
Rick was born into a very music oriented family, with both his parents being opera singers. They owned a music store in Rockford and he used this opportunity to learn how to play several instruments. After learning the drums for six years, Rick then decided to switch to playing the keyboard and guitar. He started his own school band called The Phaetons, and soon they would change their name to The Grim Reapers.
After using that name for a while, they changed their name to Fuse and released a studio album that didn’t sell well. This led to them disbanding in 1970, and Rick would go on and join the band Nazz for a short time. He also formed the short-lived Sick Man of Europe, before creating Cheap Trick in 1973 with Bun E. Carlos, Tom Petersson, and Robin Zander. During their first few albums, Nielsen would be responsible for writing almost all of their songs, and they found success as a band and even had a No. 1 US single, “The Flame”. He also started to work with other artists such as John Lennon.
With Cheap Trick, Rick has made numerous television and radio appearances. They’ve also performed on multiple music shows and made appearances on late night shows hosted by David Letterman, Jay Leno, and Conan O’Brien. Rick also appeared in the film “Disorderlies”, and in an episode of “American Pickers”. In 2013, he made another appearance in “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me”, and would participate in Dave Grohl’s documentary “Sound City”. He also performed with the Foo Fighters for a while, and one of his latest appearances was in “Live From Daryl’s House”. All added to his net worth.
Nielsen has worked with multiple artists throughout his career including Hall & Oates, Alice Cooper, Motley Crue, and House of Lords. He has also written songs for artists such as The News and Rick Derringer.
Aside form music, Rick owns his own brewery and pizzeria, and does local charity work as well. His collection of guitars has been featured in various exhibits around the US.
For his personal life, Rick is married to Karen, and they have three sons and a daughter. Rick is reputed to have owned around two thousand guitars through the years, with reports stating that he now owns around 250 various instruments. In 2002, he displayed 34 guitars at a free exhibit. He’s well known to wear a flipped ball cap when performing, showing similarities to Huntz Hall of The Bowery Boys. He also has a black and white motif for clothes, but has made a lot of fashion changes over the years.
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Rick Nielsen Quick Info
Full Name | Rick Nielsen |
Net Worth | $22 Million |
Date Of Birth | December 22, 1948 |
Place Of Birth | Rockford, Illinois, United States |
Profession | Guitarist |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Karen Nielsen |
Children | Daxx Nielsen, Scarlett Nielsen, Miles Nielsen, Erron Nielsen |
Parents | Ralph Nielsen, Marilyn Nielsen, I Want You to Want Me, The Flame, Surrender, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Walnut Creek, CA, United States, Waukegan, IL, United States |
Nicknames | Nielsen, Rick , Richard A. Nielsen |
https://www.facebook.com/CheapTrickRickOfficial | |
https://twitter.com/cheaptrickrick | |
https://www.instagram.com/cheaptrickrick/ | |
MySpace | http://www.myspace.com/rick_fansite |
IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0630973/ |
Allmusic | http://www.allmusic.com/artist/rick-nielsen-mn0000307135 |
Music Groups | Cheap Trick (Since 1974), Fuse, The Nazz, Buck Satan and the 666 Shooters, Revolting Cocks |
Rick Nielsen Quotes
- I’m a really normal guy. You know our song, the one that goes, ‘It wasn’t easy, it was hard as hell … Never worked so hard, had so much pain.’ That’s really what Cheap Trick is all about: Work hard, keep trying.
Rick Nielsen Important Facts
- Guitarist and main songwriter for rock band Cheap Trick.
Rick Nielsen Filmography
Title | Year | Status | Character | Role |
---|---|---|---|---|
Live from Daryl’s House | 2016 | TV Series documentary writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
The Boss | 2016 | writer: “I Want You to Want Me” | Soundtrack | |
Everybody Wants Some!! | 2016 | writer: “I Want You to Want Me Live” | Soundtrack | |
Pixels | 2015 | writer: “Surrender” | Soundtrack | |
Stalker | 2014 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Late Show with David Letterman | TV Series performer – 1 episode, 2014 writer – 1 episode, 2014 | Soundtrack | ||
Californication | 2009-2014 | TV Series writer – 2 episodes | Soundtrack | |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2011-2013 | TV Series writer – 2 episodes | Soundtrack | |
Sound City | 2013 | Documentary performer: “From Can to Can’t” / writer: “Auf Wiedersehen”, “Surrender”, “Stiff Competition”, “From Can to Can’t” | Soundtrack | |
How I Met Your Mother | 2013 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Thanks for Sharing | 2012 | writer: “SURRENDER” | Soundtrack | |
New Girl | 2012 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Conan | 2011 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Super | 2010/I | writer: “If You Want My Love” | Soundtrack | |
Drop Dead Diva | 2010 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Grown Ups | 2010 | writer: “Just Got Back” | Soundtrack | |
One Tree Hill | 2004-2010 | TV Series writer – 2 episodes | Soundtrack | |
The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien | 2009-2010 | TV Series writer – 2 episodes | Soundtrack | |
10 Things I Hate About You | 2009 | TV Series writer – 2 episodes | Soundtrack | |
Bandslam | 2009 | writer: “I Want You to Want Me” | Soundtrack | |
Orphan | 2009 | writer: “Surrender” – as Rick Neilsen | Soundtrack | |
United States of Tara | 2009 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Lost | 2009 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Rudo y Cursi | 2008 | writer: “Quiero que me quieras I Want You to Want Me”, “I Want You to Want Me” | Soundtrack | |
Emily’s Reasons Why Not | 2008 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Dancing with the Stars | 2008 | TV Series lyrics – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Friday Night Lights | 2008 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
South Park | 2007 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
SingStar Amped | 2007 | Video Game writer: “I Want You To Want Me” | Soundtrack | |
Skate. | 2007 | Video Game writer: “Surrender” | Soundtrack | |
Idool 2007 | 2007 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Supernatural | 2006 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Guitar Hero II | 2006 | Video Game “SURRENDER” | Soundtrack | |
Employee of the Month | 2006 | writer: “Surrender” | Soundtrack | |
Kurt Cobain About a Son | 2006 | Documentary writer: “Downed” | Soundtrack | |
John Tucker Must Die | 2006 | writer: “I Want You to Want Me” | Soundtrack | |
Air Guitar Nation | 2006 | Documentary writer: “I Want You To Want Me” | Soundtrack | |
The Comeback | 2005 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
The Third Wish | 2005 | writer: “I Want You To Want Me” | Soundtrack | |
Cold Case | 2004-2005 | TV Series writer – 2 episodes | Soundtrack | |
Canadian Idol | 2004 | TV Series writer – 2 episodes | Soundtrack | |
Cheap Trick: From Tokyo to You | 2004 | Video writer: “Just Got Back”, “Big Eyes”, “Best Friend”, “Pop Drone”, “Words”, “If You Want My Love”, “My Obsession”, “I Want You To Want Me”, “Carnival Game”, “Lookout”, “Special One”, “Dream Police”, “Scent Of A Woman”, “Surrender” | Soundtrack | |
I Love the ’80s Strikes Back | 2003 | TV Series documentary writer: “I Want You To Want Me” | Soundtrack | |
Daddy Day Care | 2003 | writer: “Surrender” | Soundtrack | |
Scrubs | 2001-2002 | TV Series writer – 2 episodes | Soundtrack | |
Joe Dirt | 2001 | writer: “If You Want My Love” | Soundtrack | |
Freaks and Geeks | 1999 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Detroit Rock City | 1999 | writer: “Surrender” | Soundtrack | |
10 Things I Hate About You | 1999 | writer: “I Want You To Want Me” | Soundtrack | |
Second Skin | 1998/I | Short writer: “Surrender” | Soundtrack | |
Small Soldiers | 1998 | writer: “Surrender” | Soundtrack | |
La vida en el aire | 1998 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Private Parts | 1997 | writer: “I Want You To Want Me” | Soundtrack | |
The Evening Star | 1996 | writer: “Ghost Town” | Soundtrack | |
The Simpsons | 1996 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Bio-Dome | 1996 | writer: “He’s a Whore” | Soundtrack | |
S.F.W. | 1994 | writer: “Surrender” | Soundtrack | |
Beavis and Butt-Head | 1994 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Queens Logic | 1991 | writer: “I Want You to Want Me” | Soundtrack | |
Up the Creek | 1984 | writer: “Up the Creek” | Soundtrack | |
Rock & Rule | 1983 | “Born to Raise Hell”, “I’m The Man”, “Ohm Sweet Ohm”, “Send Love Through: Finale” / writer: “Born to Raise Hell”, “I’m The Man”, “Ohm Sweet Ohm” | Soundtrack | |
Spring Break | 1983 | writer: “Spring Break” | Soundtrack | |
Wu ting | 1981 | writer: “Gonna Raise Hell” | Soundtrack | |
Roadie | 1980 | writer: “Everything Works If You Let It”, “Gonna Raise Hell” | Soundtrack | |
Up the Academy | 1980 | lyrics: “Surrender” / music: “Surrender” | Soundtrack | |
Over the Edge | 1979 | writer: “Hello There”, “Surrender”, “Downed” | Soundtrack | |
Top of the Pops | 1979 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | Soundtrack | |
Back | 2007 | Video short | Actor | |
The Drew Carey Show | 1998 | TV Series | Rick Nielsen | Actor |
Boy Meets World | 1994 | TV Series | Gordy | Actor |
Disorderlies | 1987 | Hijacked Car Driver | Actor | |
Last Action Hero | 1993 | featured musician – as Rick Nielson | Music Department | |
The Big One | 1997 | Documentary grateful acknowledgment | Thanks | |
Sound City | 2013 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
That Metal Show | 2011 | TV Series | Himself – Guest | Self |
Beatles Stories | 2011 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
Cheap Trick Live in Austin | 2010 | TV Movie | Himself – Lead Guitar & Vocals | Self |
SXSW Flashback 2010 | 2010 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
Cheap Trick: Sgt. Pepper Live | 2009 | Video | Himself | Self |
The Colbert Report | 2006-2009 | TV Series | Himself – Musical Guest / Himself | Self |
Rock Prophecies | 2009 | Documentary | Self | |
Stars and Their Guitars: The History of the Electric Guitar | 2008 | Video documentary | Himself | Self |
Mellodrama | 2008 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
The Cheap Trick or Treat Halloween Ball | 2006 | TV Special documentary | Cheap Trick | Self |
Headline Country | 2006 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Hard Rock Treasures | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
Inside Dish with Rachael Ray | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Self |
Daddy Day Care | 2003 | Himself (as Cheap Trick) | Self | |
TV Funhouse | 2001 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock | 2000 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself – Member, Cheap Trick | Self |
Cheap Trick: RockWalk Induction | 1998 | Video documentary short | Himself | Self |
Cheap Trick: Live in Australia | 1997 | Video documentary | Himself – Lead Guitar & Vocals | Self |
The Big One | 1997 | Documentary | Himself – Entertainer | Self |
Hard ‘N Heavy Volume 8 | 1990 | Video documentary | Himself – Cheap Trick | Self |
Hard ‘N Heavy Volume 9 | 1990 | Video documentary | Himself | Self |
American Pickers | 2016 | TV Series documentary | Himself | Self |
WGN Morning News | 2016 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Live from Daryl’s House | 2016 | TV Series documentary | Himself – Guitar & Vocals | Self |
Sonic Highways | 2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself | Self |
Late Show with David Letterman | 2014 | TV Series | Himself – Musical Guest | Self |
Skum Rocks! | 2013 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2013 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Pink Lady | 1980 | TV Series | Cheap Trick | Archive Footage |