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What Is Art Alexakis' Net Worth?

Art Alexakis is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, music video director, and actor who has a net worth of $2 million. Alexakis is best known as the lead singer and guitarist for the rock band Everclear. With Everclear, Art has released nine studio albums, including "World of Noise" (1993), "Sparkle and Fade" (1995), "So Much for the Afterglow" (1997), "Welcome to the Drama Club" (2006), and "Black Is the New Black" (2015), and the band is known for singles such as "Santa Monica," "Everything to Everyone," "I Will Buy You a New Life," and "Wonderful." Alexakis has also written and produced tracks for other artists, launched his own record labels, and worked as an A&R rep for Capitol Records.

Art directed the Everclear music videos "Everything to Everyone" (1997), "Wonderful" (2000), "AM Radio" (2000), "When It All Goes Wrong Again" (2001), and "Brown Eyed Girl" (2001), and he has appeared in the feature films "Committed" (2000), "Dishdogz" (2005), "Rid of Me" (2011), "Rogue River" (2012), "Wild" (2014), and "Dead 7" (2016), the short films "Room to Breathe" (2006) and "Father's Day" (2017), and the TV series "TheChris IsaakShow" (2002), "American Dreams" (2005), and "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide" (2006). He released the solo album "Sun Songs" in 2019, and from 2017 to 2019, he hosted a weekly show on the Sirius XM channel "Lithium," which is dedicated to '90s alternative rock, alternative metal, and grunge.

Early Life

Art Alexakis was born Arthur Paul Alexakis on April 12, 1962, in Los Angeles, California. When Alexakis was 5 years old, his father left, and his mother moved the family to Mar Vista Gardens, a Los Angeles housing project. Art grew up with four older siblings, and at the age of 12, he lost his brother George to a heroin overdose. That year, Alexakis' girlfriend, who was 15, died by suicide, and Art soon attempted to end his life as well, by jumping off the Santa Monica Pier with his pockets full of lead weights and sand. He later said that he was compelled to survive by the voice and vision of George. Alexakis was abused by older kids in his neighborhood, both physically and sexually, and at the age of 13, he began shooting up crystal meth and eventually became addicted to cocaine and heroin. He overdosed on cocaine at age 22, and he quit drugs in 1984. Art told the "London Free Press" in 1998, "I was depressed and feeling suicidal and just really hating my life and having really bad anxiety attacks. It was a good thing for me — kind of hitting bottom. At the time it was a black hole of hell. Now, looking back, it was the beginning for me." Alexakis studied film at Los Angeles Community College.

Career

In the '80s, Art was in a Los Angeles-based band called Shakin' Brave, and after moving to San Francisco, he launched Shindig Records and released the 1989 album "Tragic Songs of Life" with his band the Easy Hoes. He then formed the band Colorfinger, which released the EP "Demonstration" and the album "Deep in the Heart of the Beast in the Sun" in 1990. A few Colorfinger songs were later recorded by Everclear, including "Heartspark Dollarsign," "Invisible," and "Hateful." After Alexakis moved to Portland, he formed Everclear with Scott Cuthbert and Craig Montoya, in 1992, and they released the EP "Nervous & Weird" and the album "World of Noise" in 1993. Cuthbert was replaced in 1994, and Greg Eklund served as the band's drummer until 2003. Everclear's second album, 1995's "Sparkle and Fade," was a hit, going Platinum in the U.S., Canada, and Australia and reaching #25 on the "Billboard" 200 chart. The album featured the singles "Heroin Girl," "Santa Monica," "Heartspark Dollarsign," and "You Make Me Feel Like a Whore," and "Santa Monica" topped the "Billboard" Mainstream Rock chart. The band followed "Sparkle and Fade" with 1997's "So Much for the Afterglow," which was certified 2x Platinum in the U.S. and Canada. In 2000, they released the Platinum album "Songs from an American Movie Vol. One: Learning How to Smile" and the Gold album "Songs from an American Movie Vol. Two: Good Time for a Bad Attitude," followed by 2003's "Slow Motion Daydream" and 2006's "Welcome to the Drama Club."

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