About
Born Aubrey Drake Graham, he first gained fame for his role as basketball player Jimmy Brooks on the TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation, then went on to become a rap phenomenon after his album Thank Me Later went platinum in 2010. His second album Take Care won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album and was certified quadruple platinum.
Before Fame
He traveled between Memphis and Toronto quite often as a child, due to his parent’s divorce.
What Is Drake’s Net Worth?
Drake is a Canadian-born actor, producer, and rapper who has an estimated net worth of $250 million dollars. Drake is invariably one of the highest-paid performers in the world. Previous to becoming a giant rap superstar, Drake was a child actor who performed in the Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation. Since first achieving mainstream triumph, Drake has made more than $430 million in his profession before taxes and lifestyle costs.
Net Worth: | $250 Million |
Salary: | $70 Million Per Year |
Date of Birth: | Oct 24, 1986 (35 years old) |
Gender: | Male |
Height: | 6 ft (1.83 m) |
Occupation: | Actor, Singer, Songwriter, Rapper, Voice Actor, Composer, Record producer |
Country: | Canada |
More
His album Take Care popularized the phrase “YOLO,” and the accompanying tour grossed over $42 million in 2012. He provided the voice for the character Ethan in the 2012 film Ice Age: Continental Drift.
- He released his debut EP, So Far Gone, in 2009
- He earned 4 BET Award nominations in 2011
- He won a Best Hip-Hop Video VMA in 2012 for “HYFR”
- He won his 1st Grammy, for Take Care, in 2013
- He attended the premiere of Get Hard in 2015
- He won 13 Billboard Music Awards in 2017
Family Life
He is half Jewish. He supported his mother Sandi Graham with the money he made from acting in Canada. He had an on-off relationship with Rihanna, whom he began dating in 2009. In 2016 and 2017, he dated pop star, Jennifer Lopez. He had a son named Adonis with Sophie Brussaux in October 2017. He has also dated tennis icon Serena Williams. In 2021, he and reality star Johanna Leia began dating. His father is Dennis Graham.
Associated With
He has collaborated on songs with such prominent artists as Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, and Lil Wayne.