Who is Dave Grohl?

Dave Grohl is a singer, songwriter, musician, and director from the United States. Dave Grohl most likely began playing guitar at a young age and is mostly self-taught. Later, he taught himself to play the drums, claiming John Banham as his main influence.

Dave Grohl – Birth, Parents, Siblings & Education

Dave Grohl was born on January 14, 1969, in Warren, Ohio, USA.

David Eric Grohl is his given name. His father is James Grohl, and his mother is Virginia Grohl.

He has a sister named Lisa Grohl. Dave is an American citizen of mixed (Slovak-German-Irish) ancestry. 

His zodiac sign is Capricorn.

In terms of Dave’s educational background, he entered as a freshman at Thomas Jefferson High School in Virginia. 

He then went to Bishop Ireton High School. Later, he attended Annandale High School in Virginia.n

Net Worth of Dave Grohl? Salary, Earning

Dave Grohl has an estimated net worth of roughly $320 million as of 2023, which he has earned via his professional career.

Facts of Dave Grohl

Relationship, Married life, Boyfriend/Girlfriend

On August 2, 2003, Dave Grohl married Jordyn Blum. 

Jordyn, his wife, is a film and television producer. In April 2002, the couple met.

Violet Maye (born on April 15, 2006), Harper Willow (born on April 17, 2009), and Ophelia Saint (born on August 1, 2014) are their three daughters from their marriage. 

Dave named Violet after his maternal grandmother.

Previous Relationships

He previously married photographer Jennifer Youngblood in 1994 after meeting the previous year in 1993. 

They split in 1997, after being together for around 4 years.

He dated Louise Post, the vocalist for the alternative rock band Veruca Salt, with whom he dated from the end of 1996 until January 1997.

Then, in 1998, he had an affair with musician Tina Basich, but the relationship didn’t work out and they split up.

In 1999, Dave dated actress Kari Wuhrer. After three years together, the pair divorced in 2002.

From September 2000 to February 2001, he was in a relationship with Canadian bassist Melissa Auf der Maur.

Body Measurement- Height, Weight, Hair Color

Dave Grohl stands 6 feet tall and weighs 78 kilograms. 

His hair is dark brown, and his eyes are hazel.

Dave Grohl – Professional Career

Concerning his job, DGrohl auditioned and was chosen as the drummer in the hardcore punk band ‘Scream’ at the age of 17, for which he dropped out of high school in his junior year. 

He toured extensively with the band and recorded numerous live CDs with them, the most well-known of which were ‘No More Censorship’ and ‘Fumble’.

He traveled to Seattle to audition for ‘Nirvana’ when ‘Scream’ split in the late 1990s. 

He joined the band full-time after being chosen, and they eventually obtained a deal with a big record label, ‘DGC Records. 

Following that, the band recorded and published their debut album, “Nevermind.”

Before embarking on their European tour in 1994, he and Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic worked on numerous demos at Seattle’s Robert Lang Studios. 

Until the arrival of Kurt Cobain, the duo completed several of his compositions together. 

After Kurt Cobain’s death in 1994, the band came to an end.

The ‘Foo Fighters’ released their second album, ‘The colors and the shape,’ in May 1997. 

The album quickly became a chartbuster, with multiple major tunes such as “Ever-Long,” “My Hero,” and others.

In June 2008, he joined Paul McCartney’s band for a concert at Liverpool’s Anfield Football Stadium as part of the English city’s year as “European Capital of Culture.”

Awards and nominations

He was nominated for Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming at the Primetime Emmy Awards for Sonic Highways (2014), and he received the Grammy Award for Sound City (2013) at the Cinema Eye Audience Choice Prize in 2014.

Dave Grohl – Social Media Status

Dave is active on Facebook and Twitter, with approximately 1.09 million followers on Facebook. 

In Twitter, he has approximately 3.06 million followers.

However, he does not have an official Instagram page.

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Quick Facts of Dave Grohl

• Dave is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and director.
• He played drums for the grunge band ‘Nirvana’ from 1991 to 1994, after which the band broke up following the death of its lead singer, Kurt Cobain.
• At the age of 17, Dave auditioned and got selected to be the drummer in a hardcore punk band ‘Scream’ for which he dropped out of high school in his junior year.
• As of 2023, he has an estimated net worth of around $320 million and he has earned that sum of money from his professional career.
• Dave is married to Jordyn Blum on August 2, 2003.