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Eddie Van Halen Wiki Biography

Edward Lodewjik Van Halen was born on 26 January 1955 in Nijmegan, the Netherlands, to a Dutch father, Jan van Halen who a clarinetist, saxophonist and pianist, and mother, Eugenia van Halen (née van Beers) an Indonesian-born Eurasian. He is a record producer, author, guitarist as well as a songwriter,  To the public, Eddie Van Halen is perhaps best known as a member of a popular band Van Halen, which also consists of Van Halen’s brother Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony and David Lee Roth. His career began in the late 1960s

A noted singer and songwriter, how rich is Eddie Van Halen, as of late 2017? According to sources, Eddie Van Halen’s net worth is estimated to be $90 million, most of which he has accumulated through his involvement with the Van Halen band.

Eddie Van Halen Net Worth $90 Million

Eddie Van Halen was seven years old when his family migrated to the United States, where they settled down in California. Both Eddie and Alex had been fascinated with music, as a result of which they took piano lessons. Later, Eddie decided to switch from piano to drums, yet when he heard his brother play the guitar, he chose to learn that as well. One of Van Halen’s first bands was The Broken Combs, in which he played with his brother and other boys: the band usually performed at their Hamilton Elementary School during lunchtime. In 1972, Eddie Van Halen co-founded the rock band known as Van Halen, with which he became a well-recognized face in the music industry.

In 1984, “Van Halen” released their most successful studio album to date entitled “1984”, which peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200 music chart, a position it maintained for five weeks. The album produced such singles as “Jump”, “I’ll Wait”, and “Hot for Teacher”. Up to date, the album has sold more than 12 million copies in the United States alone, which earned it a 12-times platinum certification from the RIAA. So far, the band has released 12 studio albums, the most recent of which entitled “A Different Kind of Truth” came out in 2012 to worldwide commercial success. One of the singles of the album, namely “Stay Frosty”, was listed as the 16th Best Song of 2012 by “Rolling Stone” magazine. For their contributions to music, Van Halen has been rewarded with an American Music Award, a Grammy Award, as well as several MTV Video Music Awards.

Aside from the group, Eddie has been known for his collaborative work with other artists. In 1978, he worked with Ted Templeman on the song called “Can’t Get Away from You”, while in 1982 he played guitar on Michael Jackson’s hit single “Beat It”. Van Halen had also worked with Brian May on his project called “Star Fleet Project”, which consisted of three songs. More recently, in 2013 he collaborated with LL Cool J on two tracks from his “Authentic” album, namely “We’re the Greatest” and “Not Leaving You Tonight”.

In regards to his personal life, Eddie Van Halen married Valerie Bertinelli in 1981, and in 1991 the couple had a son, however, Van Halen and Bertinelli split up in 2005, allegedly due to his addiction to cocaine, and divorced in 2007. Since 2009, Van Halen has been married to Janie Liszewski.



Full Name Eddie Van Halen
Net Worth $90 Million
Date Of Birth January 26, 1955
Place Of Birth Nijmegen, Netherlands
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Profession Musician, Songwriter, Guitarist, Keyboard Player, Record producer, Author, Bassist, Drummer
Education Pasadena City College
Nationality Dutch-American
Spouse Janie Liszewski (m. 2009), Valerie Bertinelli (m. 1981–2007)
Children Wolfgang Van Halen
Parents Eugenia van Halen, Jan Van Halen, Eruption, Jump, Hot for Teacher
Siblings Alex Van Halen
Nicknames Edward Lodewijk Van Halen , Van Halen, Eddie , Edward Lodewijk “Eddie” Van Halen
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/eddievanhalen
Twitter https://twitter.com/eddievanhalen
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/eddievanhalen/
MySpace http://www.myspace.com/eddievanhalen
IMDB www.imdb.com/name/nm0887007
Allmusic https://www.allmusic.com/artist/eddie-van-halen-mn0000146544
Awards American Music Award, a Grammy Award, MTV Video Music Awards
Record Labels Warner Bros., Interscope Records
Albums A Different Kind of Truth (2012), Van Halen Live: Right Here, Right Now (1993), Van Halen (1978), Van Halen II (1979), Women and Children First (1980), Fair Warning (1981), Diver Down (1982), 1984 (1984)
Music Groups “Van Halen” (Hard rock band)
Nominations The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time (2012, Nr 1 by Guitar World magazine),100 Greatest Guitarists (2011, Nr 8 by Rolling Stone Magazine), Hollywood Rock Walk (Guitar Center’s Hollywood)
Movies The Seduction of Gina (1984), The Wild Life (1985), Twister (1996), The World’s Greatest Tribute Bands (2016, documentary), Filthy Gorgeous: The Trannyshack Story (2005), Van Halen: Hot for Teacher (1984),
TV Shows Rock Legends (2016, documentary), Right Now (1979), The Jon Stewart Show (1995), Saturday Night Live Band, Two and a Half Men (2009)
Trademark
1 Likes to jump up in the air and do the splits during his “Eruption” guitar solo.
2 Frankenstrat guitar
3 “Eruption” guitar solo
4 Two-tapping (a guitar technique that he popularized)
5 Use of synthesizers
6 Use of the whammy bar
Quote
1 I just like songs. I don’t mean to sound like a prick or nothin’, but I’ve never really been that much of a fan of bands outside of Cream. And I don’t really listen to anything nowadays. The last record I might’ve bought was Peter Gabriel’s So. With Cream, I was more a fan of their interaction live. You know, they were an example of “What’s the difference between jazz and rock & roll? We just play louder.” That’s all. We get 12 notes. Do what the fuck you want with ’em, you know???
2 You’d have to be numb or dead not to get excited about 20,000 people screaming.
3 I’m a musician, Dave’s a rock star.
4 “I really don’t feel like I’ve done s**t yet.” When asked by Rolling Stone magazine to describe his greatest accomplishment as a guitarist (sometime around 2003).
Fact
1 October 2012. After an extensive seven-month reader’s poll face-off contest (500,000 votes), Guitar World magazine declares: Eddie Van Halen “Greatest Guitarist of All-Time”.
2 Once said in an interview he built his own guitar. His Frankenstrat consisted of the body of a Fender but the double-coil pickup of a Gibson. Later, to confuse those who would try to make unauthorized copies of his Frankenstrat, he added a non-functioning single-coil pickup and extra wiring in the middle to confuse people as to how the sound was produced.
3 Ex-son-in-law of Andrew Bertinelli and Nancy Bertinelli.
4 Eddie’s very first guitar was a Teisco Del Ray electric with 4 pickups bought for $70.
5 Brother-in-law of Stine Schyberg.
6 Likes to say that David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar’s problems with the band were due to “LSD” — Lead Singer Disease.
7 Has debuted the EVH Wolfgang guitar, which he describes as a culmination of his years of knowledge and experience with guitars. Eddie quietly road tested this new guitar during the band’s recent reunion tour.
8 August 4, 2008 – Engaged to Janie Liszewski.
9 One of the tracks from Van Halen’s self-titled debut album in 1978 includes Eddie’s “Eruption” guitar solo. Eruption originally was intended to be a guitar warm-up exercise. However, one day while in the studio as Eddie was playing Eruption, the recording engineer happened to be recording. The rest is history (although, ironically, Eddie reportedly didn’t like the way it sounded).
10 While he is often credited as inventing the “tapping” technique, this is actually incorrect. The technique had been around for many years; he merely popularized it within the rock and roll genre.
11 Has a reputation for being modest about his guitar talents, sometimes stating that Van Halen songs have been successfully made from guitar riffs of his that he didn’t think were very good.
12 Didn’t speak any English when he and his family first immigrated to America.
13 Is a recovering alcoholic; Eddie’s father died of complications from alcoholism, and, reportedly, his paternal grandfather was an alcoholic also.
14 When Van Halen became successful, one of the first things Eddie and his brother Alex did with their earnings was to tell their father he could retire and take things easy for the rest of his life.
15 In 1999 he had hip replacement surgery.
16 Met David Lee Roth while they both attended Pasadena Community College in the 1970s.
17 His father, Jan van Halen, was an accomplished sax and clarinet musician in his own right. He appeared on clarinet on “Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now)” on the “Diver Down” album (released on April 14th, 1982).
18 Son, Wolfgang Van Halen, born March 16, 1991.
19 Has been working on new material in his home studio since being declared cancer-free (he was treated for throat cancer in 2000/2001), but has no idea what he’s going to do with it for now. Van Halen split with its label, Warner Brothers, in 2001, and is currently without a recording contract. [June 2002]
20 Parents moved the family to Pasadena, California, USA from the Netherlands when he and brother Alex were young. His father was Dutch, his mother Indonesian.
21 Father, with Valerie Bertinelli, of son Wolfgang Van Halen.
22 Guitarist for rock group Van Halen.
23 Younger brother of Alex Van Halen.

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
WKRP in Cincinnati 1978 TV Series writer – 1 episode
The Mind of a Chef 2016 TV Series documentary writer – 1 episode
Strictly Come Dancing 2016 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Sing 2016 writer: “Jump” – as Eddie Van Halen
Everybody Wants Some!! 2016 writer: “Everybody Wants Some!”, “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love”
Ochéntame… otra vez 2016 TV Series documentary writer – 1 episode
Eddie the Eagle 2016 “Jump”
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 2016 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Mike & Mike 2015 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Superkids – Die größten kleinen Talente der Welt 2015 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Minions 2015 writer: “Eruption”
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2015 TV Series performer – 1 episode
Furious 7 2015 writer: “Blast Off”
Glee 2009-2015 TV Series writer – 2 episodes
Love Film Festival 2014 writer: “Jump”
Today at Wimbledon 2014 TV Series writer – 1 episode
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2014 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Dancing on Ice 2014 TV Series writer – 2 episodes
The Voice UK 2014 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Born to Be Wild: The Golden Age of American Rock 2014 TV Series documentary writer – 1 episode
Masters Snooker 2014 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues 2013 writer: “Dance The Night Away” – as Eddie Van Halen
South Park 2013 TV Series writer – 1 episode
One Hit Wonderland 2013 TV Series documentary writer – 1 episode
Star King 2013 TV Series writer – 1 episode
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2011-2013 TV Series writer – 22 episodes
Celebrity Splash! Australia 2013 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Mayweather 2013 TV Movie documentary performer: “We’re The Greatest”
The World’s Greatest Tribute Bands 2013 TV Series writer – 1 episode
The Footy Show 2013 TV Series writer – 1 episode
This Is 40 2012 writer: “Little Guitars”
Argo 2012 writer: “Dance the Night Away”
That’s My Boy 2012 writer: “And The Cradle Will Rock”, “Dance The Night Away”
Late Show with David Letterman 2011 TV Series writer – 1 episode
The Green Hornet 2011 writer: “Feel Your Love Tonight”
Wir sind Kaiser 2010 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Total Wipeout 2010 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Guitar Hero: Van Halen 2009 Video Game writer: “Ain’t Talkin Bout Love”, “And The Cradle Will Rock”, “Atomic Punk”, “Beautiful Girls”, “Cathedral”, “Dance The Night Away”, “Eruption”, “Everybody Wants Some”, “Feel Your Love Tonight”, “Hang Em High”, “Hear About It Later”, “Hot For Teacher”, “I’m The One”, “Jamie’s Cryin”, “Jump”, “Little Guitars”, “Loss Of Control”, “Mean Street”, “Panama”, “Romeo Delight”, “Running With The Devil”, “So This Is Love”, “Somebody Get Me A Doctor”, “Spanish Fly”, “Unchained”
Electric Dreams 2009 TV Mini-Series writer – 1 episode
Zombieland 2009 writer: “Everybody Wants Some”
Two and a Half Men 2009 TV Series performer – 1 episode
Rage 2009 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Guitar Hero World Tour 2008 Video Game writer: “Hot For Teacher”
Op zoek naar Joseph 2008 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Superbad 2007 writer: “Panama”
Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey 2005 Documentary writer: “Eruption” – as Van Halen
Herbie Fully Loaded 2005 writer: “Jump”
American Dad! 2005 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Gran Turismo 4 2004 Video Game writer: “Panama”
I’m Sammy Hagar 2004 Short performer: “Why Can’t This Be Love” / writer: “Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love”, “Why Can’t This Be Love”
High Chaparall 2004 TV Series documentary writer – 1 episode
Little Nicky 2000 writer: “Running With the Devil”
Freaks and Geeks 1999-2000 TV Series writer – 5 episodes
Ready to Rumble 2000 writer: “Runnin’ With The Devil”
Mission to Mars 2000 writer: “Dance The Night Away”
Detroit Rock City 1999 writer: “Running With The Devil”
Big Daddy 1999 writer: “Jump”
Lost & Found 1999/I writer: “Runnin’ with the Devil” – as Eddie Van Halen
Olympic Glory 1999 Documentary short writer: “Hot For Teacher”
Varsity Blues 1999 writer: “Hot For Teacher”
La leggenda del pianista sull’oceano 1998 “Lost Boys Calling” 1998
SLC Punk! 1998 writer: “Hot For Teacher”
Lethal Weapon 4 1998 producer: “Fire in the Hole” – as Eddie Van Halen
Private Parts 1997 writer: “Jamie’s Cryin'”, “Dance The Night Away”
Twister 1996 performer: “Respect The Wind” / producer: “Respect The Wind” / writer: “Humans Being”, “Respect The Wind”
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie 1995 writer: “Dreams”
Airheads 1994 writer: “I’m the One” – as E. Van Halen
Van Halen Live: Right Here, Right Now 1993 Video writer: “Poundcake”, “Judgement Day”, “Man on a Mission”, “When It’s Love”, “In ‘N’ Out”, “Right Now”, “Pleasure Dome”, “Spanked”, “Runaround”, “Finish What Ya Started”, “Cabo Wabo”, “The Dream Is Over”, “Jump”, “Top of the World”
MTV Video Music Awards 1991 1991 TV Special writer: “Poundcake”
Over the Top 1987 producer: “Winner Takes It All”
Van Halen Live Without a Net 1986 Video performer: “There’s Only One Way To Rock”, “Summer Nights”, “Get Up”, “5150”, “Best Of Both Worlds”, “Panama”, “Love Walks In”, “Guitar Solo”, “I Can’t Drive 55”, “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love”, “Why Can’t This Be Love”, “Rock and Roll”
Better Off Dead… 1985 writer: “Everybody Wants Some!!”
The Wild Life 1984 performer: “DONUT CITY” – uncredited / producer: “DONUT CITY” – uncredited / writer: “DONUT CITY” – uncredited
Ekkusu bonbâ 1980 TV Series “Star Fleet”

Composer

Title Year Status Character
Sacred Sin 2006 Video as Eddie Van Halen
Van Halen: Humans Being 1996 Short co-composer
Van Halen Live Without a Net 1986 Video
The Wild Life 1984
The Seduction of Gina 1984 TV Movie
Van Halen: Hot for Teacher 1984 Video short

Actor

Title Year Status Character
Two and a Half Men 2009 TV Series Eddie Van Halen
Late Show with David Letterman 1993 TV Series
Cafe Americain 1993 TV Series Street Musician
Frasier 1993 TV Series Hank
Van Halen: Hot for Teacher 1984 Video short Edward Van Halen

Music Department

Title Year Status Character
Sydney 1990 TV Series composer: theme music – as Eddie Van Halen, 1990

Producer

Title Year Status Character
Sacred Sin 2006 Video executive producer – as Eddie Van Halen

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
Renegade Live @ the House of Blues 2009 Video documentary special thanks
Bonne année 2008 special thanks

Self

Title Year Status Character
Piers Morgan Tonight 2013 TV Series Himself
Cry Baby: The Pedal that Rocks the World 2011 Video documentary Himself (as Eddie Van Halen)
Biography 2010 TV Series documentary Himself
Lopez Tonight 2010 TV Series Himself
Guitar Hero: Van Halen 2009 Video Game Himself (voice)
Spike’s Guys Choice 2009 TV Movie Himself (as Eddie Van Halen)
American Masters 2007 TV Series documentary Himself
Howard Stern on Demand 2006 TV Series Himself
Joe Does the Oscars 2006 TV Movie Himself
Howard Stern 1998 TV Series Himself
Van Halen: Video Hits Vol. 1 1996 Video Himself
Van Halen: Humans Being 1996 Short Himself
The 23rd Annual American Music Awards 1996 TV Special Himself
The History of Rock ‘n’ Roll 1995 TV Series documentary Himself
The Jon Stewart Show 1995 TV Series Himself – Guest
The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 1993 TV Special Himself – Audience Member
Van Halen Live: Right Here, Right Now 1993 Video Himself
This Morning 1992 TV Series Himself
MTV Video Music Awards 1992 1992 TV Special Himself – Van Halen Guitarist
Saturday Night Live 1987 TV Series Himself
Van Halen Live Without a Net 1986 Video Himself (as Eddie Van Halen)
Frank Sinatra: Portrait of an Album 1985 Video Himself (uncredited)
Late Night with David Letterman 1985 TV Series Himself
The 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1981 TV Special Himself

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
Rock Legends 2016 TV Series documentary Himself
E! True Hollywood Story 2009 TV Series documentary Himself
20/20 2009 TV Series documentary Himself
Dr. Drew’s Celebrity Addiction Special 2008 TV Movie documentary Himself
Countdown Spectacular 2 2007 TV Movie Himself
De wereld draait door 2007 TV Series Himself
Video on Trial 2006 TV Series Himself – Van Halen
The Van Halen Story: The Early Years 2003 Video documentary Himself
Mayor of the Sunset Strip 2003 Documentary Himself
Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals 4 2000 TV Movie documentary Himself

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2007 AVN Award Adult Video News Awards Best Music Sacred Sin (2006)

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