Who was Chris Cornell? When did he die? His Bio: Wife, Cause of Death, Net Worth, Kids, Family
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Casino Royale (2006)
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Man of Steel (2013)
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Singles (1992)
as Chris

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The Avengers (2012)
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Short Info

Net Worth $60 million
Date Of Birth July 20, 1964
Spouse Vicky Karayiannis, Susan Silver, Black Hole Sun, Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart, You Know My Name, Tampa, FL, USA, Jacksonville, FL, USA, Fort Myers, FL, USA
Mark Raw edged vocals
Fact First American male to perform the opening credits song for a James Bond film (You Know My Name, from Casino Royale (2006)).



Who was Chris Cornell?

Christopher John Boyle was born on 20 July 1964 and was a musician, singer and songwriter best known as the lead singer for the American rock groups Soundgarden and Audioslave, and the establisher of Temple of the Dog, a band dedicated to his late friend Andrew Wood. Cornell was additionally known for a number of his solo projects and soundtrack contributions. He passed away in 2017

Net Worth

So just how rich was Chris Cornell? According to authoritative sources, this musician had a net worth of $60 million, accumulated from his over three decades long career in the mentioned field, particularly from releasing “Screaming Life” and “Fopp” among others songs.

Early Life

Cornell was born in Seattle, Washington, where he spent his formative years. His parents were of Irish-Catholic and  Jewish ancestry, and he additionally described both of them as alcoholics. He was the middle child with three younger sisters and two older brothers. Speaking about his education, he was a student of Christ the King Catholic elementary school, and during his time there, performed in front of an audience for the very first time, singing the anti-war song entitled “One Tin Soldier.” He was afterwards a student of Shorewood High School, but was pulled out of the school in seventh grade, basically for questioning the catholic faith.

Soundgarden

The band named Soundgarden was established in 1984 by Cornell, Yamamoto and Thayil, who was initially working on drums and vocals. In 1985, the group was joined by Scott Sundquist as the drummer, in order to let Cornell completely focus on his vocal abilities. The band’s initial recordings were three tunes that were part of the compilation named “Deep Six”. Sund quist left in 1986 to spend more time with his family, replaced by Matt Cameron, after which the band signed a deal with Sub Pop, releasing the “Screaming Life” EP in 1987 and the “Fopp” EP in the following year. Even though the group was being approached by important labels, they signed to SST Records, an independent label, in 1988, and launched their debut album under the title “Ultramega OK”, for which they attained a Grammy Award nomination in the category of Best Metal Performance in 1990. Soundgarden subsequently signed a deal with A&M Records, actually the very first grunge band to sign a deal with a major label, and alongside Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains, Soundgarden quickly evolved into one of the most successful groups from Seattle’s grunge scene during the early ‘90s.

Solo Career

In 1998, Cornell started working on content for a solo album made in collaboration with Alain Johannes and Natasha Shneider. The album, which was ultimately entitled “Euphoria Morning”, was released in late September 1999, featuring “Wave Goodbye”, an homage to Chris’ late friend, Jeff Buckley, and following which Chris went on a tour, which attracted  high attendances, with Cornell supported by musicians such as Alain Johannes, Rick Makmann and Natasha Shneider. However, his album didn’t live up to the expectations, selling less than 400,000 copies in the US, however, the single “Can’t Change Me” ended up being nominated for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance at the 2000 Grammy Awards, and the singer subsequently recorded the French version of the song.

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Audioslave

The band Audioslave was created after Zack de la Rocha quit Rage Against the Machine and the rest of the members were looking for a singer. Rick Rubin, producer and friend, recommended that they contact Cornell, who was in the process of creating a second solo album, but decided to leave that project aside and work with Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk. Additionally, Morello spoke about Chris, stating “He stepped to the microphone and sang the song, and I couldn’t believe it. It didn’t just sound good. It didn’t sound great. It sounded transcendent.” The established quartet compiled 21 songs over the course of 19 days of rehearsal and began studio work in May 2011, and in November of the following year, they released their debut album entitled “Audioslave”, which was consisted of 14 songs such as “Cochise”, “Show Me How To Live” and “What You Are”. The album actually became the most band’s most successful, earning gold certification from the RIAA.

Temple of the Dog and Soundtrack Contributions

Besides being a member of the aforementioned bands, Cornell was also a part of Temple of the Dog, with whom he released the self entitled album, consisted of 10 tracks such as “Say Hello to Heaven”, “Hunger Strike” and “Pushin Forward Back”. The band held its first tour in 2016, celebrating their 25th anniversary. Chris’ music could also be heard on soundtracks for movies such as “Great Expectations” and “Mission: Impossible 2”, as well as on “Casino Royale”, and his song entitled “You Know My Name” was rewarded with a 2006 Satellite Award for Best Original Song.

Private Life and Social Media

In 1990, after five years of dating Cornell married Susan Silver, the manager of Alice in Chains and his band, Soundgarden. The couple had one child, a daughter named Lillian Jean, born in 2000, but four years later they separated, and during the same year Chris he married Vicky Karayiannia, a publicist. In late December 2008, the singer revealed that he won back the collection of 15 guitars, after a court battle with his ex-wife. Cornell was active on social media such as Twitter, attracting a following of almost two million people.

Death

In May 2017, the singer was found unconscious in the bathroom of the hotel room he was staying in. Initially, his death was ruled out as homicide, however, as the surveillance video showed nobody entering his room, Cornell’s death was eventually proclaimed suicide by hanging. He was 52 when he died.

General Info

Full Name Chris Cornell
Net Worth $60 million
Date Of Birth July 20, 1964
Height 1.88 m
Profession Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Chef, Restaurateur, Songwriter, Businessperson, Black Hole Sun, Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart, You Know My Name, Tampa, FL, USA, Jacksonville, FL, USA, Fort Myers, FL, USA
Education Christ the King School, Shorewood High School, Black Hole Sun, Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart, You Know My Name, Tampa, FL, USA, Jacksonville, FL, USA, Fort Myers, FL, USA
Nationality American

Family

Spouse Vicky Karayiannis, Susan Silver, Black Hole Sun, Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart, You Know My Name, Tampa, FL, USA, Jacksonville, FL, USA, Fort Myers, FL, USA
Children Toni Cornell, Christopher Nicholas Cornell, Lillian Jean Cornell, Black Hole Sun, Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart, You Know My Name, Tampa, FL, USA, Jacksonville, FL, USA, Fort Myers, FL, USA
Parents Karen Cornell, Ed Boyle, Black Hole Sun, Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart, You Know My Name, Tampa, FL, USA, Jacksonville, FL, USA, Fort Myers, FL, USA
Siblings Katy Boyle, Patrick Boyle, Suzy Boyle, Peter Boyle, Maggie Boyle, Black Hole Sun, Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart, You Know My Name, Tampa, FL, USA, Jacksonville, FL, USA, Fort Myers, FL, USA

Accomplishments

Awards iHeartRadio Music Award for Rock Song of the Year, Satellite Award for Best Original Song, World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film, Black Hole Sun, Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart, You Know My Name, Tampa, FL, USA, Jacksonville, FL, USA, Fort Myers, FL, USA
Music Groups Black Hole Sun, Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart, You Know My Name, Tampa, FL, USA, Jacksonville, FL, USA, Fort Myers, FL, USA, Soundgarden, Audioslave, Temple of the Dog, Mad Season, Eleven, Center for Disease Control Boys, Alice Mudgarden
Nominations Grammy Award for Best Rock Song, Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media, Black Hole Sun, Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart, You Know My Name, Tampa, FL, USA, Jacksonville, FL, USA, Fort Myers, FL, …
Movies Singles

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Marks

# Marks / Signs
1 Raw edged vocals
2 Goatee

Quotes

# Quote
1 I’m not a lyric writer to make statements. What I enjoy doing is making paintings with lyrics, creating colorful images. I think that’s more what entertainment and music should be.

Facts

# Fact
1 Wife Vicky gave birth to their second and his third child, Christopher Nicholas. It’s the first son. [December 2005]
2 Left Audioslave, citing “irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences” as the reason. [February 2007]
3 New wife Vicky gave birth to his second daughter named Toni on the 18th of September. [September 2004]
4 Will be one of the artists with Audioslave in this year’s revival of Lollapalooza, started by Perry Ferrell of Jane’s Addiction, a touring festival of music and other exhibits. [July 2003]
5 Left Audioslave in 2007 due to growing differences between himself and the other band members. The other members of the band went on to reestablish Rage Against the Machine with their former vocalist Zack De La Rocha, while Cornell went back to his solo career.
6 First American male to perform the opening credits song for a James Bond film (You Know My Name, from Casino Royale (2006)).
7 Dropped out of school at age fifteen.
8 His father had Irish ancestry. His mother has English, Scottish, and Northern Irish ancestry. Chris’s maternal grandfather, Ralph Trivett Cornell, was born in Rothesay, Nova Scotia, Canada, to Julian Trivett Cornell and Emily Keillor Emmerson. Chris’s maternal grandmother, Marion M. MacNutt, who was born in Washington state, was the daughter of a Canadian-born father, James Frederick MacNutt, and a Wisconsin-born mother, Clarabell J. Hubbell.
9 Lives in Los Angeles.
10 Owns a rock-themed restaurant in Paris called “Black Calavados”.
11 Vicky gave birth to his second daughter named Toni on the 18th of September, 2004
12 Sold over 5 million records with his band Soundgarden. Sold over 300,000 copies of his solo debut, Euphoria Morning, as well as earned a grammy nomination. In 2002 his new band Audioslave sold 2 million copies of their self titled debut.
13 Is an avid reader who enjoys books on philosophy and eastern culture. Counts Sylvia Plath among his favourite authors.
14 Wrote the track ‘Wave Goodbye’ about the death of his friend, musician Jeff Buckley.
15 Enjoys snowboarding and mountain biking in his leisure.
16 November 19th 2002: release of Audioslave’s debut album.
17 Used to be a cook.
18 Wrote “Jesus Christ Pose” as a parody of Jane’s Addiction singer / Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell.
19 Lead vocalist, songwriter, guitarist and co-founder of the alt rock band Soundgarden (was originally the drummer before Matt Cameron joined and Cornell switched to vocals).
20 Daughter Lilian Jean (b. 28 June 2000) (7 lbs 12 oz).

Pictures

Movies

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock 2010 Video Game writer: “Black Rain”
20 to 1 TV Series documentary performer – 1 episode, 2010 writer – 1 episode, 2010
WWE Raw 2010 TV Series writer – 3 episodes
The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien 2009 TV Series performer – 1 episode
Rage 2003-2009 TV Series writer – 2 episodes
100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs 2008 TV Movie writer: “Black Hole Sun”
One Tree Hill TV Series performer – 3 episodes, 2008 writer – 1 episode, 2008
Life on Mars TV Series performer – 1 episode, 2008 writer – 1 episode, 2008
Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2008 Video Game lyrics: “Black Hole Sun” / music: “Black Hole Sun”
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2008 TV Series writer – 1 episode
World in Conflict 2007 Video Game writer: “Shadow on the Sun”
SingStar Amped 2007 Video Game lyrics: “Cochise”
Ha-Shminiya 2007 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Rock Band 2007 Video Game writer: “Black Hole Sun”
Scrubs 2006 TV Series lyrics – 1 episode
Casino Royale 2006 lyrics: “You Know my Name” / performer: “You Know my Name”
Becoming Bond 2006 TV Movie documentary performer: “You Know My Name” / producer: “You Know My Name” / writer: “You Know My Name”
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby 2006 writer: “Cochise” 2002
Miami Vice 2006 writer: “Shape of Things to Come”, “Wide Awake”
Bug 2006 performer: “Disappearing Act” 2006 / writer: “Disappearing Act” 2006
Guitar Hero 2005 Video Game writer: “Cochise”
Audioslave: Live in Cuba 2005 Video documentary lyrics: “Set It Off”, “Your Time has Come”, “Like a Stone”, “The Worm”, “Gasoline”, “Doesn’t Remind Me”, “Be Yourself”, “Out of Exile”, “I am the Highway”, “Show Me How to Live”, “Cochise” / writer: “Outshined”
The Work of Director Mark Romanek 2005 Video documentary lyrics: “Cochise”
Idol 2002-2005 TV Series writer – 2 episodes
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2004 Video Game writer: “Rusty Cage”
Collateral 2004 writer: “Shadow On The Sun” – as Christopher Cornell
Riding Giants 2004 Documentary writer: “My Wave”
Roswell 2000 TV Series performer – 1 episode
Blast from the Past 1999 writer: “Drawing Flies”
Great Expectations 1998 performer: “Sunshower” / producer: “Sunshower” / writer: “Sunshower”
Hype! 1996 Documentary writer: “Nothing to Say” – as Christopher J. Cornell / writer: “Searching With My Good Eye Closed”
The Basketball Diaries 1995 writer: “Blind Dogs” – as Christopher J. Cornell
Beavis and Butt-Head 1993-1994 TV Series writer – 2 episodes
S.F.W. 1994 performer: “Like Suicide” Acoustic Version / writer: “Jesus Christ Pose”, “Like Suicide” Acoustic Version
Top of the Pops 1994 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Soundgarden: Black Hole Sun 1994 Short writer: “Black Hole Sun”
True Romance 1993 writer: “Outshined”
Benny & Joon 1993 writer: “PUSHIN’ FORWARD BACK” – as Christopher J. Cornell
Soundgarden: Motorvision 1992 Video lyrics: “Little Joe”, “Jesus Christ Pose”, “Slaves & Bulldozers” / music: “Jesus Christ Pose”, “Slaves & Bulldozers” / writer: “Searching with My Good Eye Closed”, “Rusty Cage”, “Outshined”, “Mind Riot”
Singles 1992 performer: “Seasons” / performer: “Spoonman demo version” – as Christopher J. Cornell / producer: “Seasons” / producer: “Spoonman demo version” – as Christopher J. Cornell / writer: “Birth Ritual”, “Spoonman demo version” – as Christopher J. Cornell / writer: “Seasons”, “Spoonman”
Wayne’s World 1992 “LOUD LOVE”, “ALL NIGHT THING”
Pacific Heights 1990 writer: “HANDS ALL OVER” – as Christopher Cornell
Soundgarden: Louder Than Live 1990 Video lyrics: “Get on the Snake”, “Hands All Over” / writer: “Gun”, “Big Dumb Sex”, “Loud Love”
Lost Angels 1989 writer: “Get on the Snake”
Say Anything… 1989 writer: “Toy Box”, “Flower”
The Promise 2016/II writer: “The Promise”
Vinyl 2016 TV Series performer – 1 episode
13 Hours 2016 performer: “‘Til the Sun Comes Back Around” / writer: “‘Til the Sun Comes Back Around”
Bones 2015 TV Series performer – 1 episode
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV Series writer – 2 episodes, 2014 – 2015 performer – 1 episode, 2015
Saturday Night Live TV Series performer – 1 episode, 2015 writer – 1 episode, 1996
A Walk Among the Tombstones 2014 writer: “Black Hole Sun”
The Marty Stuart Show 2014 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Fino alla fine del mondo 2013 TV Series documentary writer – 1 episode
One Hit Wonderland 2013 TV Series documentary performer – 1 episode
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 2011-2013 TV Series performer – 2 episodes
Guardian of the City 2013 Short writer: “Shadow on the Sun”
Danville 2nd Ward Young Men 2013 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Man of Steel 2013 performer: “Seasons” / writer: “Seasons”
Sound City 2013 Documentary writer: “Rusty Cage”
Late Show with David Letterman TV Series writer – 1 episode, 2012 performer – 1 episode, 2011
Supernatural 2012 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Sons of Anarchy 2012 TV Series writer – 1 episode
The Avengers 2012 writer: “Live to Rise”
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TV Series performer – 1 episode, 2012 writer – 1 episode, 2012
Metal Evolution TV Series documentary lyrics – 1 episode, 2011 writer – 1 episode, 2011
We Bought a Zoo 2011 writer: “Hunger Strike”
Machine Gun Preacher 2011 performer: “The Keeper” / writer: “The Keeper”
Conan 2010 TV Series lyrics – 1 episode
X Factor 2010 TV Series writer – 1 episode

Actor

Title Year Status Character
Chris Cornell: Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart 2015 Video short
Howard Stern on Demand 2011 TV Series
Soundgarden: Black Hole Sun 1994 Short Chris Cornell
Singles 1992 Chris

Music Department

Title Year Status Character
Singles 1992 composer: additional music

Self

Title Year Status Character
The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale 2016 Documentary
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2007-2015 TV Series Himself / Himself – Musical Guest
Good Morning America 2015 TV Series Himself – Musical Guest
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2015 TV Series Himself – Musical Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2015 TV Series Himself – Musical Guest
All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records 2015 Documentary Himself
Late Show with David Letterman 1999-2013 TV Series Himself – Musical Guest / Himself
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 2011-2013 TV Series Himself – Musical Guest
Ali 70 from Las Vegas 2012 TV Movie Himself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2000-2012 TV Series Himself / Himself – Musical Guest
Tavis Smiley 2011 TV Series Himself
Pearl Jam Twenty 2011 Documentary Himself
The Jay Leno Show 2009 TV Series Himself
The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien 2009 TV Series Himself – Musical Guest
Last Call with Carson Daly 2009 TV Series Himself
Zulu Awards ’09 2009 TV Special Himself – Presenter
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts 2008 TV Special Himself
Fashion Rocks 2008 TV Movie Himself
Howard Stern on Demand 2007 TV Series Himself
Walmart Soundcheck 2007 TV Series Himself
Live Earth 2007 TV Special documentary Himself
Guys Choice 2007 TV Movie Himself
The Henry Rollins Show 2007 TV Series Himself
Chris Cornell: Live from the Fenix Underground 2007 Video Himself
Audioslave: Live in Cuba 2005 Video documentary Himself – Vocals / Guitar (as Audioslave)
Audioslave: [email protected] 2005 TV Movie Himself (as Audioslave)
React Now: Music & Relief 2005 TV Movie Himself
Musikprogrammet – programmet om musik 2005 TV Series documentary Himself – Audioslave
Malfunkshun: The Andrew Wood Story 2005 Documentary Himself
Rage 1994-2003 TV Series Himself / Themselves
Audioslave 2003 Video short Himself
100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock 2000 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself – Member, Soundgarden
Behind the Music 2000 TV Series documentary Himself
Showbiz Today 1999 TV Series Himself
Power Vision – Pop Galerie 1997-1999 TV Series documentary Himself
Making the Video 1999 TV Series documentary Himself
Biography 1998 TV Series documentary Himself
We’re Outta Here! 1997 Video documentary Himself
Hype! 1996 Documentary Himself – Soundgarden
Jam 1996 TV Series documentary Himself
Soundgarden: Motorvision 1992 Video Himself (Vocals & Guitars)
Temple of the Dog: Hunger Strike 1992 Video short Himself
Soundgarden: Louder Than Live 1990 Video Himself (Vocals)

Awards

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2007 ASCAP Award ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Top Box Office Films Casino Royale (2006)
2007 World Soundtrack Award World Soundtrack Awards Best Original Song Written for Film Casino Royale (2006)
2006 Satellite Award Satellite Awards Best Original Song Casino Royale (2006)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2012 Golden Globe Golden Globes, USA Best Original Song – Motion Picture Machine Gun Preacher (2011)
2008 Grammy Grammy Awards Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Casino Royale (2006)
2007 Gold Derby Award Gold Derby Awards Original Song Casino Royale (2006)

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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