Carly Elisabeth Simon was born on the 25th June 1945, in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA of German, Swiss and Spanish descent. She is a multi-talented musician – a singer, songwriter, and composer. She is also recognized as an actress, known for small roles in several TV shows and films. Her career in the entertainment industry has been active since the 1960s.
Have you ever wondered how rich Carly Simon is? According to sources, it is estimated that the overall size of Carly’s net worth is equal to $45 million. Her career in entertainment has earned her a big part of her wealth over time, during which she has released a number of singles and albums. Additional to this, she has appeared in a number of television shows and films, which have also added to her fortune.
Carly Simon Net Worth $45 Million
Carly Simon was raised in a Catholic family of Jewish ancestry, with three siblings. She is the daughter of Richard Simon, who was the co-founder of Simon & Schuster publishers and a pianist, and Andrea Louise Simon, a singer; thus, she grew up in surroundings that were musically rich. Partly tanks to that, when she started stuttering and a psychiatrist tried to cure her, at the age of eight Carly began singing and songwriting; for her these were therapy. After attending Riverdale Country School, she continued education at Sarah Lawrence College, and became a member of Alpha Gamma Delta Fraternity. However, it did not take long for her to quit education and start her career in the world of music.
Carly’s career began in the 1960s, when she started a music duo with her sister Lucy, entitled “The Simon Sisters”, releasing three albums before her sister Lucy decided to leave and dedicate herself to her husband. Carly continued on her own, becoming one of the most successful singers and songwriters in the music industry. Her first self-titled solo album was released in 1971, and immediately propelled her into the music scene, as the song “That’s The Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be”, entered the Billboard Top Chart at No. 10. The same year she released her second album, entitled “Anticipation”, which reached No. 30 on the Billboard Chart.
Her career had just begun, but she already made a name for herself, and her career only rose from that point on, peaking at the end of the 1980s, when she won Grammy, Oscar, and Golden Globe Awards for the song “Let The River Run”, which was used for the film “Working Girl” (1983).
Carly has released 39 albums in total, which have increased her net worth by a large degree, as every one of them became more successful than the previous release; some of the albums include “Spy” (1979), “Spoiled Girl” (1985), “My Romance” (1990), “Hello Big Man” (1983), “The Bedroom Tapes” (2000), “Moonlight Serenade” (2005), and her last studio album “Never Been Gone” (2009).
She has also recorded two Christmas albums, in 2002 and 2003, entitled “Christmas Is Almost Here”, and “Christmas Is Almost Here Again”, and she has released a number of compilation albums such as “The Best Of Carly Simon” (1975), “Anthology” (2002), “Playlist: The Very Best Of Carly Simon”, and the latest release “Songs From The Trees: A Musical Memoir Collection” (2015). All added steadily to her net worth.
Thanks to her successful career, Carly has earned numerous prestigious awards, such as Best New Artist for her debut album, and Best Album Package, for her “Boys In The Trees” (1978) album. She was inducted into the Songwriting Hall Of Fame in 1994, and also inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame in 2004, for her song “You Are So Vain”.
Apart from her successful career on the music scene, Carly has also been recognized as an actress for several roles in films, such as “Taking Off” from 1971, “Perfect” from 1985, and in the 2004 film “Little Black Book”. On the TV, she has made guest-starring appearances in episodes of “Thirty something”, “Total Recall”, “Family Guy” and “Bob’s Burger”. All these roles contributed to her overall net worth.
Regarding her personal life, Carly Simon was been married to Canadian singer-songwriter James Taylor from 1972 until 1983. They have two children named Sarah Maria Taylor and Benjamin Simon Taylor, both are also musicians. Later, she was briefly engaged to William Donaldson but they broke up, and she married James Hart in 1987, but they divorced in 2007. At the present time she is single.
