What Is Elle King’s Net Worth?
Elle King, daughter of comedian Rob Schneider, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actress with a net worth of $4 million.
King has appeared in several of her father’s films and performed with him in his 2020 Netflix special. She also co-starred with Diane Keaton and Jeremy Irons in a 2020 romantic comedy.
King has released two studio albums and her single “Ex’s & Oh’s” reached #1 on the “Billboard” Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, earning her two Grammy nominations. She was also featured on a Grammy-nominated Dierks Bentley single that was certified Platinum in the U.S. and Canada.
Early Life and Background
Elle King, born Tanner Elle Schneider, was born in Los Angeles, California in 1989. Her father is actor and comedian Rob Schneider, and her mother is former model and current doula London King. After her parents’ divorce, King lived in Ohio with her mother and stepfather, Justin Tesa. At the age of 9, Tesa introduced her to the music of female hard rock band the Donnas, which sparked her interest in pursuing music. She began learning to play the guitar at 13 and later added the banjo to her repertoire due to her love for the music of Earl Scruggs and Hank Williams.
King attended Buck’s Rock Performing and Creative Arts Camp in Connecticut as a teenager, where she performed in several musicals. She later enrolled at Philadelphia’s University of the Arts to study film and painting after graduating from Elisabeth Irwin High School/Little Red School House in Manhattan. She has also lived in Copenhagen, Denmark and Los Angeles before returning to New York City.
Elle King’s Career Highlights
At age 16, Elle began performing in NYC nightclubs using a fake ID, and after signing with RCA, she released the single “Good to Be a Man” in March 2012.
In June of the same year, “The Elle King EP” was released and reached #34 on the “Billboard” Top Heatseekers chart, and the track “Playing for Keeps” was the theme song for the 2012 VH1 reality series “Mob Wives Chicago.”
In September 2014, Elle released the hit single “Ex’s & Oh’s,” which was certified 4x Platinum in the U.S. and 5x Platinum in Canada. “Ex’s & Oh’s” reached the top 10 in more than a dozen countries.
Her debut album, “Love Stuff,” was released in February 2015, and it went Platinum in the U.S., Gold in Canada, and Silver in the U.K. The album reached #26 on the “Billboard” 200 chart.
In October 2018, King released her second album, “Shake the Spirit,” and it reached #68 on the “Billboard” 200 chart. The album featured the singles “Shame” and “Baby Outlaw,” and “Shame” reached #22 on the “Billboard” Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart.
In 2021, she teamed up with Miranda Lambert again for the song “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home),” which reached #6 on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart and #9 on the Country Airplay chart. The song earned the duo nominations from the Grammys and Country Music Association Awards.
Elle King’s Relationship History and Motherhood
Elle King got engaged to Andrew Ferguson less than two weeks after they met in early 2016. They got married on Valentine’s Day of that year but announced their split in May 2017 after Ferguson was arrested for allegedly assaulting King. In a 2018 interview, King admitted to partying hard to numb her emotions after the divorce but eventually realized she needed to cut the darkness out of her life.
In March 2021, King announced that she was expecting a baby with tattoo artist Dan Tooker, who she got engaged to in October 2020. The couple welcomed their son Lucky Levi Tooker on September 1, 2021. King’s mother served as her doula during pregnancy, and King expressed her love for motherhood, saying she always wanted to be a mom but never imagined it would be this good.
Awards and Nominations
Elle King has been nominated for several awards throughout her career. She has received four Grammy nominations, including Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance for “Ex’s & Oh’s” in 2016, and Best Country Duo/Group Performance for “Different For Girls” in 2017 and “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” in 2022.
King has also earned three Academy of Country Music Awards, winning Music Event of the Year for “Fooled Around And Fell In Love” in 2020. Her other ACM Award nominations were for Vocal Event of the Year for “Different For Girls” in 2017 and Video of the Year for “Elle King and Miranda Lambert: Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” in 2022.
In addition, King received a Teen Choice Award nomination for Choice Music: Break-Up Song for “Ex’s & Oh’s” in 2015, and an MTV Europe Music Award nomination for Best Push Act and an iHeartRadio Music Award nomination for Alternative Rock Song of the Year for “Ex’s & Oh’s” in 2016. She also received CMT Music Award nominations for Video of the Year and Collaborative Video of the Year for “Dierks Bentley Feat: Elle King: Different for Girls” in 2017, and the song earned a “Billboard” Music Award nomination for Top Country Collaboration.
Elle King’s Hollywood Hills Home
Elle King purchased a 3,494 square foot home in the Hollywood Hills in 2018 for $1.7 million. The four-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom home was sold in 2020 for $1.8 million.
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