Stewart Copeland

Stewart Armstrong Copeland is a musician from America and also a composer of music. He is mostly known as the drummer of ‘The Police,’ which was a British rock band. Stewart Copeland, besides being a film producer also wrote sections of music for orchestra and ballet. He is also a producer of video game Soundtracks.

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Biography and Early Life

Stewart Copeland was born in a town called Alexandria in Virginia. His parents are Miles Copeland Jr.,  a CIA officer, and Lorrain Adie, who was a Scottish archaeologist. He has four siblings, and he happens to be the youngest amongst them. A few months after he was born, his family went to Cairo, Egypt, and later relocated to Beirut.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Stewart Copeland in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Stewart Copeland’s age is 69 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 16 July 1952. Though, he is 6′ 2″ in feet and inches and 187 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 158 lbs in Pound and 72kg in Kilograms.

Education

In 1957, Stewart went to American Community School. When he got to 12 years of age, he started attending drum lessons and participated in school dances in a year as a drum player. He later went to Millfield Boarding School in England and studied there between 1967 to the year 1969. Stewart attended the United States International University California and the University of California, Berkeley.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

In 1974 Stewart got in love with Sonja Kristina who was a Curved Air vocalist. They got married in 1982 but divorced in 1991. Stewart adopted Sven who was Kristina’s son from her previous relationship. They together got two sons, Scott and Jordan. Stewart got Patrick, another son of Marina Guinness, the daughter of Desmond Guinness.

He later got three kids, Eve, Dylan, and Celeste with Fiona Dent who is his second wife. Miles Copeland III, Stewart’s eldest brother oversaw his interests in music projects being the manager of The Police. Stewart and the police bandmates were appointed as Chevalier of the Order des Arts et des Letters by the French government. His hobbies are: cycling along Santa Monica beach in California, playing polo, film making, and roller-skating. He also has an active YouTube channel uploading videos of jam sessions in Sacred Grove (his studio).

Is Stewart Copeland Gay?

Stewart Copeland is straight. According to his personal life, he married two wives, Sonja Kristina and Fiona Dent, and also had an affair with another lady Marina Guinness outside marriage and gave him a son. He can be said to be monogamous.

Professional Career

Stewart went back to England after he finished his studies. He worked as a journalist for a drummer magazine for Rock ‘n’ Roll music. In 1974 he worked for ‘Curved Air’ rock band as a road manager during its reunion tour.

From 1975 to 1976 he was a full-time regular drummer of the ‘Progressive’ rock band. In 1977, he founded The Police with guitarist Sting and Henry Padovani. They were the top band in the 1970s and 1980s. He was the youngest amongst his band members. He recorded and released singles under the pseudonym Klark Kent. Stewart got involved in a production company known as music and rhythm (WOMAD).

The Police band separated and after that, Stewart started creating soundtracks for movies. He also at some point once in a while playing the drum sets for other musicians. He later was employed by Peter Gabriel in his song Red Rain. Stewart composed music in 1993 for Channel 4’s director Bob Baldwin. In 1998 Insomniac Games commissioned Stewart to make the musical composition for the play station game known as Spyro the Dragon. Before composing the soundtrack he would try and get the sensation of everyone by playing the levels first.

Robby Kriger and Ray Manzarek hired Copeland to join them in playing a new album, but the agreement got to an end. In 2012 January Stewart featured on a reality series known as Storage Wars episode, the A&E. In July the same year he reunited with Stanley Clerk the former Animal Logic bandmate.

Copeland featured in The Tim Ferriss experiment in the first episode on 26^th November 2013. In 2017 Copeland formed Gizmodrome, a supergroup with Vittorio Cosma, Mark King, and Adrian Belew. They also released an album and gave it the same name as their group.

Awards

In 2004 Stewart was awarded the Primetime Emmy Awards for the outstanding composition of music. Also in 2005, he was awarded the BMI Film and TV Award. In 2016 Stewart was ranked as 10th amongst the 100 all-time Greatest Drummers by the Rolling Stone Magazine.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Stewart Copeland in 2021

As of 2021, Stewart Copeland has an estimated Net Worth of $90 Million. His band The Police have sold millions of copies of albums all over the world and this has greatly contributed to his net worth. He also played the drums for various top artists as well as different bands over the years.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

• Although he is married to Fiona Dent, he has never divorced his first wife Kristina.
• His eldest brother Miles was the one who founded I.R.S Records
• His father was one of the founding members of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and the Office of Strategic Services (OSS)

The American musician, Stewart Copeland is known to be amongst the best drummers worldwide. He also composed music and video game soundtracks that made him very famous. His career has been a big success and e has achieved what others could only dream of.

1. Lara July 28, 2021 at 9:04 am