Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper was born on the 22nd June 1953, in Queens, New York City, USA of Swiss, German and Italian-American descent. She is a legendary singer, songwriter and actress, who during her career has been nominated for 490 and won 256 awards, among which a Grammy, Emmy, Tony, Billboard, American Music and others. She is an inductee into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and is identified in the exhibition of women who rock at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum. This exceptional personality has been active in the entertainment industry since 1980.
So how much is Cyndi Lauper’s net worth? It has been announced that the total size of Lauper’s wealth currently stands at $30 million. The main source of her net worth is music. She is known to have sold more than 20 million singles and 50 million albums which have also added considerably to the net worth of Cyndi.
Cyndi Lauper Net Worth $30 Million
Cyndi Lauper was raised in a Catholic household in Queens. Cyndi has played the guitar and created songs since the age of 12, and was influenced in her singing career by such artists as Billie Holiday, Judy Garland, Ella Fitzgerald and The Beatles. She rose to fame in the beginning of the 1980’s.:her debut studio album “She’s So Unusual” (1983) peaked in high positions of the album charts almost worldwide including USA, Australia, Canada, Japan and many European countries. The cult singles as “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” (1983), “All Through the Night” (1983), “She Bop” (1983) and “Time After Time” (1983) appeared in the top-five positions of the charts, helping Lauper to set the record of the first debut album made by female which managed to chart four singles in the top-five positions. The album was certified six times platinum in USA, eight times platinum in Canada, platinum in Switzerland and Argentina, gold in France, Germany, UK, Hong Kong and Brazil. The outstanding success has followed with other albums of the singer: studio albums “True Colors” (1986) and “A Night to Remember” (1989) as well as the compilation album “Twelve Deadly Cyns…and Then Some” (1994). Up to date, Cyndi Lauper has released 47 singles, 33 music videos, 10 studio albums, seven compilation albums and four video albums which have added significant revenues to her net worth.
More, this legendary singer proved to be a rather gifted actress who has landed roles on the stage of Broadway, on television and in the cinema. She was cast in the musicals “The Threepenny Opera” (2006) and “Kinky Boots” (2013). Lauper has appeared as a guest star in a long list of television series including “Gossip Girl” (2008) and “Happily Divorced” (2012), and starred in television films like “The Wall – Live in Berlin” (1990), “The Happy Prince” (1999) and others. Cyndi landed the lead roles in the feature films “Vibes” (1988) directed by Ken Kwapis, “Off and Running” (1991) directed by Edward Bianchi, “The Opportunists” (2000) directed and written by Myles Connell and “Here and There” (2009) directed by Darko Lungulov. All these roles have also increased the total size of Cindy Lauper’s net worth.
Concerning her private life, Cyndi Lauper has been married to the actor David Thornton since 1991, and they have one child.
