Elvis Presley Profile, Age, Height, Net Worth, Affairs, Biography & More
Elvis Presley was an American singer, actor and Sergeant in the United States Army. Dubbed the “King of Rock and Roll”, Elvis Presley is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, led him to both great success and initial controversy.
Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family when he was 13 years old. His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African-American music to a wider audience. Presley, on rhythm acoustic guitar, and accompanied by lead guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, was a pioneer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues.
In 1955, drummer D. J. Fontana joined to complete the lineup of Presley’s classic quartet and RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage him for more than two decades. Presley’s first RCA Victor single, “Heartbreak Hotel”, was released in January 1956 and became a number-one hit in the United States. Within a year, RCA would sell ten million Presley singles. With a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records, Presley became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll; though his performative style and promotion of the then-marginalized sound of African Americans led to him being widely considered a threat to the moral well-being of the White American youth.
In November 1956, Presley made his film debut in Love Me Tender. Drafted into military service in 1958, Presley relaunched his recording career two years later with some of his most commercially successful work. He held few concerts, however, and guided by Parker, proceeded to devote much of the 1960s to making Hollywood films and soundtrack albums, most of them critically derided. Some of his most famous films included Jailhouse Rock (1957), Blue Hawaii (1961), and Viva Las Vegas (1964). In 1968, following a seven-year break from live performances, he returned to the stage in the acclaimed television comeback special Elvis, which led to an extended Las Vegas concert residency and a string of highly profitable tours. In 1973, Presley gave the first concert by a solo artist to be broadcast around the world, Aloha from Hawaii. Years of prescription drug abuse and unhealthy eating habits severely compromised his health, and he died suddenly in 1977 at his Graceland estate at the age of 42.
Having sold over 500 million records worldwide, Presley is recognized as the best-selling solo music artist of all time by Guinness World Records. He was commercially successful in many genres, including pop, country, rhythm & blues, adult contemporary, and gospel. Presley won three Grammy Awards, received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36, and has been inducted into multiple music halls of fame. He holds several records, including the most RIAA-certified gold and platinum albums, the most albums charted on the Billboard 200, the most number-one albums by a solo artist on the UK Albums Chart, and the most number-one singles by any act on the UK Singles Chart. In 2018, Presley was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Elvis Presley Biodata and Biography |
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Name
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Elvis Aron Presley
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Nick-name
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Elvis Presley, Elvis, The Pelvis, The King, The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll
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Sex
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Male
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Date of Birth
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8 January 1935
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Age
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42 Years (as in 1977)
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Date of Death
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16 August 1977
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Cause of Death
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Cardiac Arrest
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Profession / Occupation
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Singer, Actor
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Mother Tongue
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English
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Religion
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Christianity
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Nationality
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American
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Zodiac Sign
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Capricorn
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Height / Weight
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5’11¾” / 80 kg
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First Movie |
Love Me Tender (1956)
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Debut |
Film: Love Me Tender (1956)
Album: Elvis Presley (1956) |
Money Factor |
$ 300 million/film (USD)
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Elvis Presley Family and Relatives |
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Father
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Vernon Elvis Presley
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Mother
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Gladys Love Presley
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Brothers
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Jesse Garon Presley (Twin Brother)
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Sisters |
None
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Marital Status
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Divorced
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Wife |
Priscilla Presley (m. 1967- 1973)
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Daughters |
Lisa Marie Presley
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Sons | None |
Girlfriends/ Affairs | Dixie Locke (1953-1955) June Juanico (1955-1957) Venetia Stevenson (1957) Kathleen Case (1957-1960) Anita Wood (1957-1962) Priscilla Presley (1959-1960 and 1962-1973) Yvonne Craig (1962-1963) Linda Rogers Ann-Margret (1963) Chris Noel (1965) Mary Ann Mobley (1965) Mindy Miller Nancy Sinatra Susan Henning (1968) Cassandra Peterson Joyce Bova (1969-1972) Sheila Ryan (1973-1975) Kitty Carl (1973) Cher (1974) Kathy Westmoreland (1976) Ginger Alden (1976-1977) |
Elvis Presley Height, Weight and Body Measurements |
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Height in Centimeters
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182cm
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Height in Meters
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1.82 m
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Height in Feet Inches
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5’11¾”
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Weight
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80 kg |
Body Measurement
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40-32-14 |
Chest Size
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40 inches |
Waist Size
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32 inches |
Biceps Size
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14 inches |
Eye Colour
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Blue |
Hair Colour
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Naturally Brown, dyed black |
Elvis Presley Favorites |
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Favorite Colour
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Not Known
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Favorite Actor
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James Dean, John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Steve McQueen, and Marlon Brando
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Genres
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Rock and roll . pop . rockabilly . country . gospel . R&B . blues |
Favorite Food | Peanut butter, bacon, banana, and honey sandwich; Presley loved biscuits and gravy, potato cheese soup and meatloaf with mushroom gravy |
Hobbies | Go-carting, karate, Touch Football, Gospel Singing, Numerology |
Favorite Music Artists | Roy Acuff, Hank Snow, Ted Daffan, Ernest Tubb, Jimmie Davis, Jimmie Rodgers, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and Bob Wills |
Favorite Movie | A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), Rebel Without a Cause (1955), King Creole (1958), Bullitt (1968), Dirty Harry (1971) |
Instruments | Vocals . guitar . piano |
Labels | Sun . RCA Victor . HMV . Allied Artists Music Group |
Favorite Sport | Football and Racquetball |
Sexual Orientation | Straight |
Elvis Presley Education School and Colleges |
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Education Qualification
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Graduate
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School
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L. C. Humes High School |
College / University
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Not Known |
Others
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Not Known |
Elvis Presley Residence and Contact Address |
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Birth Place
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Tupelo, Mississippi, United States |
Home Town
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Tupelo, Mississippi, United States |
Death Place
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Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
Cause of death
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Cardiac arrest |
Phone No / Mobile No
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Not Known |
Email ID
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Not Known |
Website
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Not Known |
Elvis Presley Awards, Honours, Achievements |
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EWwy Award
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Not Known |
Golden Globe Award
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Not Known |
Screen Actors Guild Award
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Not Known |
Controversies
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Not Known |
Elvis Presley Social Media |
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Twitter
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Facebook
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Instagram
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Wikipedia | Elvis_Presley |
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