Kirk Hammett net worth is
$70 Million
Kirk Hammett Wiki Biography
Kirk Lee Hammett was born on 18th November 1962, in San Francisco, California USA, of Filipino (mother) and part-Irish (father) descent. Kirk is a musician, and is no doubt best-known as the lead guitarist of Metallica, the band with which he has been performing since 1983. Besides being a rock start, he is also a songwriter and a writer: his first book was published in 2012.
So just how rich is Kirk Hammett? His net worth is estimated at $70 million, most of the money having been made from music, during a career spanning more than 30 years.
Kirk Hammett Net Worth $70 Million
Kirk grew up in El Sobrante, California, where he attended high school. In the early ‘80s, Kirk Hammett took guitar lessons from the famed Joe Satriani, but also studied film and Asian arts at San Francisco State University. Kirk formed his first band, Exodus, in 1980, when he was only eighteen. Three years later, he became the guitarist of the rock band Metallica, by replacing the former lead guitarist, Dave Mustaine, right before the band started producing its first studio album, “Kill ‘Em All”. He has released eight albums with Metallica, from 1983 to 2008, and is actually the songwriter of many of the plays on these albums, from which the most famous are “Enter Sandman” and “Creeping Death”. The rock star had several appearances on other studio albums and videos, including “Kichigai” (by Septic Death), “John the Fisherman” (by Primus), and “Trinity” (by Carlos Santana).
Kirk Hammett is rated one of the best guitarists in the world: he is number 5 in “The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists” (Joel McIver, 2009), number 11 in “The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time” (The Rolling Stone, 2003) and has three songs in “The Top 100 Guitar Solos”: “One”, ranked number 7, “Fade To Black”, which is number 24, and “Master of Puppets”, which is number 51.
He has also appeared in a series of documentaries and television shows, which add to the income the rock star makes from music. In 2009, the Metallica members, including Kirk Hammett, were inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, but the band, whose worth was estimated at $500 million, is still performing and touring, with Kirk as lead guitarist. Kirk Hammett contributed a lot the rock band’s success not only as a lead guitarist, but also as a song writer. Kirk’s earnings from performing with Metallica are confidential, but media have written about millions of dollars earned by the troupe’s members from albums’ sales, concerts, tours and royalties.
For more than 20 years, he has been working with the Japanese company ESP Guitars, for which he endorses; he also has his own range of electric guitars signed by this company, called The ESP Kirk Hammett (or just ESP KH). Kirk Hammett’s collection consists of more than 20 guitars, from which the most expensive was estimated to cost about $2 million. In 2009, Kirk Hammett sold a mansion in Pacific Heights, California, for $7.6 million.
He completes his earnings with television appearances, in shows and documentaries, and by doing voice-overs for animated characters, in series like “The Simpsons” or “Metalocalypse”. Kirk Hammett has a large horror memorabilia collection, which inspired him to write his first book, called “Too Much Horror Business”, published in 2012. The guitarist created also the “Kirk Von Hammett’s Fear FestEvil”, an annual horror convention, which had its first edition in 2014.
In his personal life, Kirk Hammett was married to Rebecca Enrica Kestelyn from 1987 to 1991, and in 1998 he married Lani Gruttadauro; the couple has two children.
| Full Name | Kirk Hammett |
| Net Worth | $70 Million |
| Date Of Birth | November 18, 1962 |
| Place Of Birth | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.715 m) |
| Profession | Musician, Songwriter, Guitarist, Author, Bassist, Pianist |
| Education | San Francisco State University, De Anza High School, Nothing Else Matters, Enter Sandman, The Unforgiven, San Francisco State University, De Anza High School, Nothing Else Matters, Enter Sandman, The Unforgiven |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Lani Hammett (m. 1998), Rebecca Hammett (m. 1987–1990) |
| Children | Angel Ray Keala Hammett, Vincenzo Kainalu Hammett |
| Parents | Teofila "Chefela" Oyao, Dennis L. Hammett, Nothing Else Matters, Enter Sandman, The Unforgiven, Dennis L. Hammett, Teofila "Chefela" Oyao, Nothing Else Matters, Enter Sandman, The Unforgiven |
| Siblings | Tracy Hammett, Rick Hammett, Nothing Else Matters, Enter Sandman, The Unforgiven, Tracy Hammett, Rick Hammett, Nothing Else Matters, Enter Sandman, The Unforgiven |
| Nicknames | Kirk Lee Hammett , Hammett, Kirk , Metallica , The Ripper , Kirk Hampster |
| Facebook | http://www.facebook.com/kirkHammetthttp://www.facebook.com/kirkHammett |
| Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/kirkhammett |
| Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/kirkhammetthttp://www.instagram.com/kirkhammett |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004987 |
| Awards | Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance, Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance, MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video, Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance, Kerrang! Award for Best Album, Kerrang! Award for Best International Band, Kerrang! Hall of Fame Award, American Music... |
| Music Groups | Metallica (Since 1983), Exodus (1980 – 1983), Nanowar, Devilhead |
| Movies | Metallica Through the Never, Metallica: Dark Souls, Metallica: Master of Puppets, Metallica: Reflections, Metallica: Phantom Puppets, Metallica Through the Never, Metallica: Dark Souls, Metallica: Master of Puppets, Metallica: Reflections, Metallica: Phantom Puppets |
| # | Trademark |
|---|
| 1 | ESP Kirk Hammett guitar |
| 2 | Curly hair |
| 3 | Heavy guitar solos |
| # | Quote |
|---|
| 1 | I think it's morally wrong to keep someone away from what keeps him happy. |
| 2 | There was a lot of anguish after Cliff died, and basically Jason was the punching bag. We vented so much on him, and it wasn't really fair. [on how Metallica coped with the transition from bassist Cliff Burton to Jason Newsted] |
| 3 | We were very, very frightened. I had to sit down and take stock of my life and see if I had a life outside the band, because I was questioning if there was even a future for Metallica. That was a scary thought; when you've been in a band for as long as we have, you take for granted that it's always going to be there. [recalling the uncertainty of Metallica's future, after Jason Newsted left the band and James Hetfield entered rehab] |
| 4 | A life lived unexplored is a life not worth living. |
| # | Fact |
|---|
| 1 | When he plays the guitar wearing a bandage on the hand to avoid scratching. |
| 2 | Lives in San Francisco, California. |
| 3 | His father had Irish, English, Scottish, and German ancestry. His mother's family is Filipino. |
| 4 | Son, Vincenzo Kainalu was born on June 28, 2008. |
| 5 | Officially endorsed by ESP Guitars (a Japanese company). He has several signature ESP guitar models (mostly identified by "KH" letters) and he has worked with the company since the late 80s. |
| 6 | Son Angel Ray Keala, born October 6, 2006. |
| 7 | In November 6, 1998 he suffered from appendicitis when Metallica was on tour in England. He went to a London hospital, recovered, and couple of weeks later flew back to San Francisco. |
| 8 | Replaced Dave Mustaine as permanent guitarist for Metallica in 1983. |
| 9 | His musical influences are Led Zeppelin, UFO and Jimi Hendrix. |
| 10 | Previous band before Metallica was the trash metal band Exodus. |
| 11 | In a 1998 issue of Guitar Legends: The Top 100 Guitar solos, Kirk is credited with 3 songs: "One" (No. 7), "Fade To Black (No. 24), and "Master of Puppets" (No. 51). |
| 12 | Known for his custom made guitars with horror film graphics |
| 13 | Has one dog, Darla |
| 14 | Collects horror film memorabilia |
| 15 | Avid surfer |
| 16 | Vegetarian |
| 17 | Has his birth date and place tattooed on his stomach |
| 18 | Took guitar lessons from Joe Satriani. |
All pictures
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The Big Short | 2015 | writer: "Master of Puppets", "Eye of the Beholder" | |
| Mike & Mike | 2013-2015 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| Brows Held High | 2014 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Metallica: Amped for IMAX | 2013 | Short writer: "Fixxxer", "Damage, Inc" | |
| Metallica Through the Never | 2013 | writer: "...And Justice for All", "Fuel", "Enter Sandman" - as Hetfield'/Urich/Hammett / writer: "Creeping Death", "Master Of Puppets" - as Hetfield'/Urich/Burton/Hammett / writer: "Cyanide" | |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2011 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 2010-2011 | TV Series writer - 3 episodes | |
| Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory | 2011 | Documentary writer: "Welcome Home Sanitarium", "Fade to Black", "The Day That Never Comes" | |
| Ruisrock - 40 vuotta rockia ja rakkautta | 2011 | TV Movie documentary writer: "Master of Puppets", "Enter Sandman" | |
| Cry Baby: The Pedal that Rocks the World | 2011 | Video documentary writer: "Enter Sandman" | |
| Trauma | 2010 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Super Bowl XLIV | 2010 | TV Special writer: "Cyanide" - uncredited | |
| Casino Jack and the United States of Money | 2010 | Documentary writer: "ENTER SANDMAN" | |
| House M.D. | 2009 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| WWE Raw | 2009 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| California's Gold | 2009 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
| Guitar Hero: Metallica | 2009 | Video Game writer: "All Nightmare Long", "Broken Beat & Scarred", "Creeping Death", "Cyanide", "Disposable Heroes", "Dyers Eve", "Enter Sandman", "Fade To Black", "Frantic", "Fuel", "King Nothing", "Master of Puppets", "My Apocalypse", "The Memory Remains", "The Thing That Should Not Be", "The Unforgiven", "Welcome Home Sanitarium" | |
| A Cross the Universe | 2008 | Video documentary writer: "Final" - as Hammet | |
| Guitar Hero World Tour | 2008 | Video Game writer: "Trapped Under Ice" | |
| Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock | 2007 | Video Game writer: "One" | |
| Heavy Metal in Baghdad | 2007 | Documentary writer: "Fade to Black" | |
| Rock Band | 2007 | Video Game "Enter Sandman" | |
| Metal: A Headbanger's Journey | 2005 | Documentary writer: "Master of Puppets" - as Hammett | |
| The Work of Director Anton Corbijn | 2005 | Video documentary writer: "Hero Of the Day" | |
| The Devil and Daniel Johnston | 2005 | Documentary writer: "Master of Puppets" | |
| Metallica: Some Kind of Monster | 2004 | Documentary writer: "Frantic", "Some Kind of Monster", "Dirty Window", "My World", "Shoot Me Again", "Enter Sandman", "Purify", "Master of Puppets", "The Unnamed Feeling", "Sweet Amber", "All Within My Hands", "Damage, Inc.", "St. Anger", "Invisible Kid" - as Hammett | |
| Old School | 2003 | writer: "Master Of Puppets" | |
| Biker Boyz | 2003 | writer: "We Did It Again" | |
| The Forsaken | 2001 | writer: "Enter Sandman" - as Kirk L. Hammett | |
| The Sopranos | 2000 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Metallica: Cunning Stunts | 1998 | Video documentary writer: "Creeping Death", "Hero of the Day", "King Nothing", "Fuel", "Until It Sleeps", "Fade to Black", "Master of Puppets", "Enter Sandman" | |
| Your Friends & Neighbors | 1998 | writer: "Enter Sandman", "Welcome Home Sanitarium" | |
| Spawn | 1997 | performer: "Satan" | |
| Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills | 1996 | Documentary writer: "Welcome Home Sanitarium", "Orion" | |
| ECW Hardcore Heaven 1994 | 1994 | Video writer: "Enter Sandman" - uncredited | |
| MTV Video Music Awards 1991 | 1991 | TV Special writer: "Enter Sandman" | |
| Metallica: Enter Sandman | 1991 | Video short writer: "Enter Sandman" | |
| Metallica: Cliff 'Em All! | 1987 | Video documentary writer: "Creeping Death", "Damage, Inc.", "Master of Puppets", "Fade To Black", "Welcome Home Sanitarium" | |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Billions | 2016 | TV Series | Metallica |
| Tallica Parking Lot | 2013 | Short voice | |
| Howard Stern on Demand | 2013 | TV Series | |
| Metalocalypse | 2006-2010 | TV Series | Barkeep / Queen of Denmark / Smoked Fingers fan |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live: Whole Lotta Shakin' | 2009 | Video | |
| The Simpsons | 2006 | TV Series | Kirk Hammett |
| Metallica: Enter Sandman | 1991 | Video short | Kirk Hammett (uncredited) |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Metallica Through the Never | 2013 | executive producer | |
| Too Much Horror Business: The Kirk Hammett Collection | 2012 | Short executive producer | |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Metallica Through the Never | 2013 | screenplay by | |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory | 2011 | Documentary special thanks: Metallica | |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Metallica: Cliff 'Em All! | 1987 | Video documentary | Himself (Guitarist) (as Metallica) |
| Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk | 2017 | Documentary completed | Himself |
| Smokestack Lightning: The Legendary Howlin' Wolf | 2016 | Documentary post-production | |
| Pop Wrapped TV | 2015 | TV Series documentary | |
| Lennon or McCartney | 2014 | Documentary short | Himself |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Metallica Live at Blizzcon | 2014 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Metallica: This Monster Lives | 2014 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Hit the Lights: The Making of Metallica Through the Never | 2014 | Video | Himself |
| The 56th Annual Grammy Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself - Performer (uncredited) |
| Le grand journal de Canal+ | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Sidewalks Entertainment | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Metallica: Amped for IMAX | 2013 | Short | Himself |
| Metallica Through the Never | 2013 | | Himself |
| Too Much Horror Business: The Kirk Hammett Collection | 2012 | Short | Himself - Host |
| Metallica: Quebec Magnetic | 2012 | Video | Himself |
| Music Nuggets | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Metal Evolution | 2011-2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| MSN Exclusives | 2012 | TV Series | Himself (2013) |
| Rock in Rio | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| That Metal Show | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Cry Baby: The Pedal that Rocks the World | 2011 | Video documentary | Himself |
| X-Play | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Metallica/Slayer/Megadeth/Anthrax: The Big 4 - Live from Sofia, Bulgaria | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| Lemmy | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| Metallica: Orgullo pasión y gloria. Tres noches en la ciudad de México. | 2009 | Video | Himself |
| Metallica - Français pour une nuit | 2009 | Video | Himself - guitar |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live: Message of Love | 2009 | Video | Himself |
| Metallica: In Their Own Words | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Guitar Hero: Metallica | 2009 | Video Game | Himself |
| Lars Ulrich - En metalrod vender hjem | 2008 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004 | 2006 | Video | Himself |
| Get Thrashed: The Story of Thrash Metal | 2006 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Darwin Awards | 2006 | | Himself |
| The Work of Director Anton Corbijn | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself (segments "Hero of the Day" and "Mama Said") (as Metallica) |
| When Metallica Ruled the World | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Rage | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Metallica: Some Kind of Monster | 2004 | Documentary | Himself |
| MTV Backstage Pass: Summer Sanitarium Tailgate Party | 2003 | TV Short | Himself |
| MTV Video Music Awards 2003 | 2003 | TV Special | Himself - Performer (as Metallica) |
| Slayer: War at the Warfield | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself (In Special Feature) (DVD) |
| Boogie | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Metallica: Dark Souls | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Metallica: St. Anger Rehearsals | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself (Guitarist) (as Metallica) |
| Headbangers Ball | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| MTV Icon: Metallica | 2003 | TV Special documentary | Himself (Guitarist) (as Metallica) |
| End of the Century | 2003 | Documentary | Himself, Metallica |
| Classic Albums: Metallica - The Black Album | 2001 | Video documentary | Himself (Guitarist) (as Metallica) |
| MTV Video Music Awards 2000 | 2000 | TV Special | Himself (Guitarist) (as Metallica) |
| 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock | 2000 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself - Member, Metallica |
| S&M Documentary | 2000 | Video short | Himself (uncredited) |
| FanClub | 2000 | TV Series | Himself |
| Making the Video | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| MADtv | 2000 | TV Series | Himself |
| Metallica: S&M | 2000 | TV Special documentary | Himself (Guitarist) (as Metallica) |
| MTV Video Music Awards 1999 | 1999 | TV Special | Himself - Performer (as Metallica) |
| Woodstock '99 | 1999 | TV Special | Himself (Guitarist) (as Metallica) |
| Hero of the Day | 1998 | Video | Himself (Guitarist) (as Metallica) |
| Metallica: Cunning Stunts | 1998 | Video documentary | Himself (Guitarist) (as Metallica) |
| Metallica: Live Covers | 1998 | TV Movie | Himself (Guitarist) (as Metallica) |
| Metallica TV | 1998 | TV Special | Himself |
| Behind the Music | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Metallica: Reload/Rehearse/Request | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Guitarist |
| Metallimania | 1997 | Documentary | Himself |
| The 24th Annual American Music Awards | 1997 | TV Special | Himself (Guitarist) (as Metallica) |
| In a Metal Mood | 1996 | Documentary | Himself |
| Space Ghost Coast to Coast | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| Woodstock '94 | 1995 | Video documentary | Himself (Guitarist) (as Metallica) |
| Headbangers Ball | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, San Diego | 1993 | Video documentary | Himself (Guitarist) (as Metallica) |
| Metallica: Live Shit - Binge & Purge, Seattle | 1993 | Video | Himself |
| For Those About to Rock: Monsters in Moscow | 1992 | Documentary | Himself (as Metallica) |
| MTV Video Music Awards 1992 | 1992 | TV Special | Himself - Metallica Guitarist |
| A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica | 1992 | Video documentary | Himself - Guitarist |
| Metallica: Live Tushino Airfield, Moscow 28 Sept 1991 - Monsters of Rock Festival | 1991 | Video | Himself (as Metallica) |
| Metallica: 2 of One | 1989 | Video | Himself (Guitarist) (as Metallica) |
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