Steven Tyler Biography
Steven Tyler is an American singer popular for being the lead singer of Aerosmith, a Boston-based rock band, where he plays the piano, harmonica, and percussion. Nevertheless, Tyler is also known as the Demon of Screaming for his high screams and wide vocal range.
Steven attended Theodore Roosevelt High School on Tuckahoe Road in Yonkers, New York a mile from his house. Nevertheless, he was expelled before his graduation due to the use of marijuana. Later on, Steven attended and graduated from Quintano’s School for Young Professionals.
Tyler is always seen to be energetic for his incredible on-stage acrobatics. He also dresses in his colorful masculine and feminine outfits with his trademark scarves hanging from his microphone stand. He became famous in 1970 after releasing hard rock albums like Toys in the Attic, Rocks, and hit singles like Sweet Emotion, Dream On, and Walk This Way.
Steven Tyler Music Career
His band started with Joe Perry, a guitarist, and Tom Hamilton, a bass guitarist at a local show in 1969. Later on, two other musicians joined and Aerosmith was formed in 1970. In the late 1970s, the band collapsed due to Tyler’s heavy drug addiction. However, after his rehabilitation in 1986, Aerosmith rose to fame after the remake of Walk This by Tyler, Joe Perry, and Run-DMC.
The band launched a comeback with multi-platinum albums like Permanent Vacation, Pump, Get a Grip, and Nine Lives which were featured in the Top 40 singles with combined 13 songs. The band has also won numerous awards. Aerosmith has four Grammy Awards in the category of Best Rock Performance by a Duo. They won with vocals for the songs Janie’s Got a Gun in 1990, Livin’ on the Edge in 1993, Crazy in 1994, and Pink in 1999.
Tyler was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside his band in 2013. Aerosmith had a $30 million US dollar contract for 4 records with Columbia Records in 1972 and Sony Music in 1991. They also had a deal with Geffen Records at a point. In addition, Tyler is also one of the 100 greatest singers in Rolling Stone. He was ranked third in the Hit Parader’s magazine Top 100 Metal Vocalists.
He also received the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) Founders Award along with his songwriting partner Joe Perry. Tyler also launched the Dirico Motorcycles on the 15th of September, 2007 at New Hampshire International Speedway. The bikes were designed by Tyler and engineered by Mark Dirico and later built by AC Custom Motorcycles in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Steven Tyler Age
How old is Steven? Steven is 75 years old as of 2023. He was born on March 26, 1948, at Stuyvesant Polyclinic, Manhattan, New York, United States. In addition, he celebrates his birthday on the 26th of March every year and his zodiac sign is Aries.
Steven Tyler Height and Weight
How tall is Steven? Victor Tallarico stands at an approximate height of 1.77 meters on average which is equivalent to 5 feet 8 inches tall. Regarding his weight, Tyler weighs around 75 to 85 kg.
Steven Tyler Wife
At first, Tyler was engaged to 16-year-old Julia Holcom also known as Diana Hall. They have been together for 3 years until their split which was pressurized by their age difference, withdrawn marriage proposal, and a planned pregnancy that turned into abortion.
Tyler also had a brief relationship with Bebe Buell, an American singer, and model. Together they had a daughter named Liv Rundgren Tyler who was born in 1977. Later on, Steven married Cyrinda Foxe, an ex-Warhol model in 1978. Cynthia was the former wife to David Johansen, a lead singer at New York Dolls. Cynthia and Victor had a daughter, Mia Abagale Tallarico (Mia Tyler) who is an actress, model, author, and media personality born on December 22nd, 1978. Unfortunately, Foxe and Tyler divorced in 1987 and she died in 2002 from brain cancer.
Tyler remarried Teresa Barrick on May 28th, 1988 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and together had a daughter named Chelsea Anna Tallarico who was born in 1989, and a son named Taj Monroe Tallarico who was born in 1991. In February, Teresa and Victor announced their divorce which was finalized in January 2006. Tyler was in another relationship with Erin Brady in 2006 and had their engagement in 2011 December. However, in January 2013, Tyler and Brady broke off their engagement. In 2014, Steven was seen with his girlfriend Aimee Preston.
Steven Tyler Family
Steven Victor Tallarico was born to Susan Ray Blanch (mother) who was a secretary and his father Victor A. Tallarico who was a classical musician and pianist teaching at Cardinal Spellman High School in The Bronx. His grandfather was Polish-born in 1892 in Klichaw, today known as Belarus. He emigrated to the USA in 1914 changing his surname to Blancha.
In addition, Tyler is also the grandchild of his maternal grandmother Bessie Elliott. His paternal grandfather is Giovanni Tallarico who was from Cotroneo, Calabria, Italy. Nevertheless, Steven has an older sister named Lynda. In addition, Tyler holds American nationality but Italian, German, Ukraine, English, and Afro-American ancestry and ethnicity. He is also the great-nephew to Florian Czarnyszewicz and the cousin to Tommy Tallarico.
Steven Tyler’s Net Worth
As an American rockstar musician, Tyler is to have an average net worth of around $150 million. This includes the various assets and money he has accumulated over the years.