Barry Manilow is an American singer-songwriter, musician, producer, and conductor with an estimated net worth of $70 million. He is 6’0″ and weighs 190 pounds. Barry Alan Pincus was born on June 17, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York. He adopted his mother’s maiden name- Manilow- at his bar mitzvah. In 1961 he enrolled into the Julliard performing arts school and took various jobs to cover his expenses. He even worked as a jingle writer composing jingles like State Farm Insurance’s (“Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there…”), and Band-Aid’s (“I am stuck on Band-Aid, ’cause Band-Aid’s stuck on me!”).
In the early 1970s Manilow arranged and produced albums for Bette Midler, Dionne Warwick, and other artists. This exposure led to an opportunity to sign a recording contract with Arista.
Barry Manilow has released a total of 29 studio albums, 15 compilation albums, and 4 live albums throughout his career. Some of his most famous recordings are “Mandy”, “Copacabana (At the Copa), “Could It Be Magic”, and “Can’t Smile Without You”.
Barry Manilow has won a host of accolades throughout his almost long career. In 1979 he won a Grammy award for Best Male Vocal Performance for “Copacabana”. Barry Manilow was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002. In 2007 the RIAA awarded Manilow with a plaque for attaining 75 million in sales worldwide. He has also won a Special Tony Award, two Emmys, and two American Music awards.
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1. 700,350.2 Joe Mauer Fathead ($99.95 each)
2. 1,621.5 2014 Chevrolet Camaro from Mauer Chevrolet ($43,170.00 each)
3. 25,000 Tag Heuer Men’s Swiss Automatic Carrera Black Leather Strap ($2,800.00 each)
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