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Kanye West Biography, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Wiki & More

Updated On : November 19, 2019

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Short Biography

Kanye West was born on 08-06-1977 in Atlanta in the state of Georgia, United States. He is an American Rapper, Songwriter, Record Producer, Fashion Designer, Entrepreneur, Singer, Philanthropist, Film Actor, Television Actor, Musician, Businessperson & Music Video Director who known for his work in Hollywood industry.

Kanye West Complete Bio & Career

Kanye Omari West, mainly known as Kanye West is a songwriter, rapper, fashion designer, entrepreneur and record producer. In 2004 he released his debut album “The College Dropout”. He is head and founder of creative company DONDA. He has 32 million albums sold and 100 million digital downloads worldwide. He has won 21 Grammy Awards which made him the most Grammy-winning artist of all time.
 
West was raised in a middle classed background and did his elementary schooling from Polaris High School, Oak Lawn. In 1997, he started taking art lessons in American Academy ofArtt in Chicago.  His college was becoming an obstacle in his dreams so he decided to drop college for his musical dreams and focused on music. Later he gave many minds blowing albums which include The College Dropout, Late Registration, Graduation, Watch The Throne and The life of Pablo. He also released some videos like VH1 Storytellers, Late Orchestration, and The College Dropout video anthology.
 
He did many tours like Touch The Sky Tour, Glow in The Dark Tour, Watch The Throne Tour, Saint Pablo Tour and Fame skills Tour. He also did many films like The Love Guru, State Property 2,  We were Once a Fairytale, Runaway, and Cruel.

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Kanye West Family, Relatives and Other Relations

He married his old friend and reality star Kim Kardashian on 24-05-2014. The couple together has 2 daughters named North West and Chicago West and 2 sons named Saint West and Psalm West. The couple got divorced on 02-03-2022. He married Bianca Censori in Jan 2023.

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Body Measurements

Chest Size 42
Waist Size 16
Hip Size 32
Skin Colour Black
Eye Colour Dark Brown
Hair Colour Black

Personal Info

Home Town Atlanta, Georgia
Nationality American
Religion Christian
Address Hidden Hills, California, U.S.
School Polaris High School, Oak Lawn, Illinois
College American Academy of Art, Chicago
Chicago State University, Chicago
Qualification College Dropout
Hobbies Travelling and Driving
Marital Status Married
Debut First Album - “The College Dropout” (2004)
First Film - “We Were Once a Fairytale” (2009)
Best Movies “We Were Once a Fairytale” (2009)
Salary N/A
Net Worth $600 Million
Official Website www.kanyewest.com

Collections

Car Collections Porsche Panamera, Mercedes-Benz SLR Stirling Moss, Mercedes SLR McLaren, Lamborghini Gallardo, and Aston Martin DB9 among various others

Favourites

Favorite Brand Louis Vitton
Favorite Sport Basketball
Favorite Actress Scarlett Johansson
Favorite Actor Will Smith
Favorite Movie Coming to America (1988)
Favorite Food Soul Food

Shocking / Interesting Facts & Secrets About Kanye West

  • He strongly dislikes President George Walker Bush as he doesn’t care about black people.
  • At the age of 10, he lived in China For A Year.
  • His actual name is Kanye Omari West.
  • After he met with the Fatal Car Accident he wrote the 'Through The Wire'.
  • In the history of Grammy Awards, he Is the 8th Most Successful Artist
  • He established a Design Company "DONDA" on the name of his Late Mother.
  • He is the most followed celebrities on the Twitter.
  • In his lifetime he has won 21 Grammys and 112 music awards as of 2019.
  • He dedicated the song ‘Hey Mama’ to his later mother

Kanye West Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown

47 years, 4months, 30 days old age Kanye West will turn 48 on 08 June, 2025. Only 7 months, 17 hours,29 minutes has left for his next birthday.

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