Rob Zombie has a net worth of $50 million. he is a film producer, director, screenwriter, actor, and musician. He is popular because of his signature horror-themed lyrics, films, industrial music, and unique dressing. He founded the White Zombie band in the 80s. He has sold approximately 15 million albums worldwide.
Details of His Career Life
Rob released his first solo album in 1997, ‘Hell Billy Deluxe’ a year after launching his solo career. The album reached number 5 on the US Billboard 200 chart. The album sold over 3 million copies worldwide and the song ‘Hands of Death’ was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. In 2001, he released his second album ‘The Sinister Urge’ which was the second platinum album in the US followed by ‘Educated Horses’ in 2006 IT featured in the top 10 Billboard 200. By 2021, he was releasing his seventh album ‘The Lunar Injection Kool-Aid Eclipse Conspiracy’.
He did voice-overs in movies like ‘Slither’, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ and ‘Super’. In 2003 he landed a role as a voice actor in ‘Spiderman’, ‘Justice League’ and ‘Mr.—pickles 2016 edition.
Rob wrote and directed the film ‘House of 1000 Corpses’. This earned him $17 million worldwide in 2003. This was followed by ‘The Devils Reject’ a continuation of the previous film, and in 2007 he directed ‘Halloween’ and then ‘Halloween II’ in 2009 which were inspired by his love for horror as it matched the signature on his music.
His career was flourishing and this motivated him to release ‘Lords of Salem’ in 2012 which was well-received and received so many positive reviews compared to any other film he had written or directed before. he directed ‘Tom Papa’, a stand-up comedy, and did an episode of ‘CSI Miami’.
Personal Life
Rob Zombie was born on January 12 1965 in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He is the brother of Spider One a lead singer of the rock group Power Man. After high school, he enrolled at Parsons School of Design, and worked as a production assistant on a TV show called ‘Pee-wee’s Playhouse’.
He met Sean Yselt, a co-founder of white zombie, while at Parsons. They dated from 1984 but broke up in 1991 though they continued to work together. In 1993 he met Sheri Moon, an actress, and married in 2002 at Grace Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas. He has a home in Los Angeles and a farmhouse in Connecticut where they shelter rescued farm animals. His compassion for animals turned him vegan. He changed his name legally, in 1996, from Robert Bartleh Cummings to Rob Zombie.
He sold his house in Los Angeles for $3.5 million in 2014.
Inspiration Behind Ron Zombie’s Creativity.
His band name, white zombie, was from the 1932 horror film ‘White Zombie’ while his name Rob Zombie is from a character in the film ‘God of Thunder’.
Rob customized his 1967 Ford F100 with graphics from his album artwork and zombie headlights to use for his Mayhem Tour. His public image is unique because of his large beard, long hair, horror-themed makeup, and transgressive fashion sense. He grew up watching horror movies and musicians like Alice Cooper, Elton John, and Queen who played as role models in his creative journey.
