Janet Jackson Biography, Spouse, Age, Height and Career Explained!
by Coleen Adams March 16, 2023
Janet Jackson is a wealthy celebrity with a net worth of $190 million
Wikipedia’s Biography of Janet Jackson
Singer and actress Janet Damita Jo Jackson were born May 16, 1966, in Gary, Indiana, U.S.A. She is the youngest member of the famous Jackson family of performers. Janet, the tenth child of Katherine and Joseph Jackson, grew up in a musical household and is now widely recognized as one of the most successful artists in the world. She has sold more than 140 million records worldwide.
So, what is Janet Jackson net worth as of the middle of 2017? With a successful career in the mid-1970s, Janet is said to have amassed a net worth of $190 million. Famous for her insightful songwriting and musical prowess, Jackson has acted in several films and T.V. shows, contributing to her growing fortune. One of these films was the 2000 romantic comedy The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, in which she costarred- with Eddie Murphy.
Ms. Janet Jackson, To the tune of $190 Million in Wealth
Around the time of her birth, Janet Jackson’s older brothers Jackie, Tito, Marlon, Randy, and Michael Jackson were already appearing as the Jackson 5. First in Las Vegas, then in their variety show dubbed “The Jacksons,” Janet Jackson’s early appearances were in conjunction with her brothers’ act. After making these early performances, Janet, who had been thinking about alternatives to the entertainment industry, decided she wanted to pursue a career in performing instead. Once “The Jacksons” became popular, Janet Jackson was offered a position in the C.B.S. comedy Good Times in 1977.
A&M Records was Janet Jackson’s preferred recording studio, and they were willing to sign her by 1982. Jackson released her first self-titled studio album the following year, which did well despite little promotion leading up to its release. But it wasn’t until Janet Jackson’s third album, “Control,” which she produced without her father’s involvement, that she finally became a household name. More than fourteen million copies of “Control” were sold, providing Jackson a considerable early boost to her net worth and earning her several accolades, including a record four American Music Awards for a single album. The success of her subsequent album, “Rhythm Nation 1814,” signaled that Janet Jackson’s career would soon emerge from the shadow cast by her family name, and she signed a lucrative contract with “Virgin Records” once her contract with “A&M” ended. The subsequent release of several critically acclaimed albums, such as 1993’s “Janet” (which sold twenty million copies) and 1997’s “The Velvet Rope,” significantly increased her wealth.
Thanks to subsequent singles like “Nasty,” “That’s the Way Love Goes,” “Rhythm Nation,” “Together Again,” and “All for You,” Janet currently holds the record for the most consecutive top 10 hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with 18. In 2010, she was ranked as the seventh-best artist of all time and the fifth-best R&B/hip-hop artist of the past 25 years by Billboard. The earnings from Janet Jackson’s career are verified to be above a billion dollars.
Throughout her life, Janet Jackson has been married three times: first to James DeBarge in 1984, a marriage that was later dissolved for unknown reasons, and twice to producer Rene Elizondo, the first time from 1991 to 2000 and the second from 1999 to 2000. She has a son with Wissam Al Mana, executive director of the “Al Mana Retail Group” in Qatar, whom she married secretly in 2012 and divorced two years later, in 2017.
