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Gladys Knight Net Worth In 2022 - Birthday, Age, Weight, Husband And Kids

How much is Gladys Knight worth? Gladys knight is an American actress, author, and also a singer. As of 2022, her net worth is $30 milion.

Author:Nathanial BlackwoodSep 06, 20228769 Shares515845 Views
As of 2022, Gladys Knight net worthis estimated at $28 million.
Gladys knight is an American actress, businesswoman, author, songwriter, and also a singer. She is also a 7 times Grammy winner. The middle name of Gladys knight is Maria. She is also known for her hit records with her group, The Pips. She is better known by the title of “Empress of Soul.”
She was born on May 28th in the year 1944 in Atlanta City in Georgia USA. Currently, she is 76 years, has a height of 1.61m, a weight of 121.25 lbs, and holds an American nationality.
She has also recorded two number-one singles, which are “Midnight Train to Georgia” and also “That’s what friends are for.” She has also recorded 11 number-one R&B singles. She has also recorded the theme song for the James bond film License to kill.

Gladys Knight Early Life

She is a talented singer from a young age. She was born in Atlanta in Georgia. She had also made her solo debut at the age of 4. After that, at the age of 8, she made “The Pips” with her siblings Merald and Brenda, and two cousins Elenor and William. After some time, her other two cousins of her joined Edward and Langston.

Gladys Knight On Her First Onscreen Kiss | The Queen Latifah Show

Net worth$28 million
ProfessionSinger, Songwriter, Actress, Author, Model
HusbandWilliam McDowell, Barry Hankerson, Les Brown, James Newman
Kids3
Birthday28 May 1944
Age78 years
Height5 feet 4 inches
NationalityAmerican

Gladys Knight Personal Life

Gladys has 3 children, and she has also married 4 times. First, she was married to James Newman in the year 1960. Her first husband was a drug addict and also left the family when she was 20 years old. After that, she got retired from pips for her children and then pips toured by them. After that, she joined Pips again for her family after having her daughter Kenya.
After that, in 1973, she divorced James. In 1974 she again got married to Barry Hankerson in Detroit. After that, they have a son and then divorced in 1979. Then in the year 1995, she married Les Brown, and they also divorced in 1997. Then she joined Gamblers Anonymous to quit her Gamblinghabit after she lost $60,000 in one night.

Gladys Knight Discography

She has done many songs in her career some of them are I was coming home again in 1978; I was still caught up with you in 1978, That’s what friends were for in 1985, Licence to Kill in 1989, Settle in 2010, I who have nothing in 2011, Soon in 2015, Just a Little in 2015 and many more songs that she has done.

Gladys Knight Husband

She has four husbands James Newman, Barry Hankerson, Les Brown, and William McDowell. James Newman is a musician who gets divorced in 1973, Barry Hankerson creates background records, and they get divorced in 1979.
Then she married Les Brown, and they get divorced in 1997, and he was a motivational speaker. Then, she marries William McDowell, who has a community center, which is a school attended by McDowell.

Gladys Knight Kids

She has three children. Her first son Jimmy Neman III was born on August 13, 1962. Jimmy owns Newman Management Inc.; then she has a daughter in 1963, whose name is Kenya. She is a businesswoman. Then, Knight, has her youngest son Shanga Hankerson has his restaurant.

Gladys Knight Siblings

She has three siblings. Her first brother is Merald Knight Jr., who is a singer. She also has a sister whose name is Brenda Knight, who is also a singer. And her last brother is David knight.

Gladys Knight House And Residence

She lives on a farm in North Carolina, and her family lives in Las Vegas.
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