Snoop Dogg bio: age, height, real name, net worth, wife, kids

Snoop Dogg is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, producer, actor, entrepreneur, and media personality. Dogg stepped in the music industry with the help of famous American rapper and singer Dr Dre.

Snoop Dogg has done an excellent job as an actor as well. He played the lead roles in films like The Wash and Bones as well as Mac and Devin Go to High School together with rapper Wiz Khalifa in 2012. He has also made a ton of cameos in movies.

Snoop Dogg profile summary

• Snoop Dogg real name: Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.
• Celebrated name: Snoop Dogg
• Date of birth: 20th October 1971
• Place of birth: Long Beach, California, United States
• Snoop Dogg age: 49 years (as of 2020)
• Nationality: American
• Ethnicity: Mixed race
• Height: 6 feet 4 inches
• Weight: 85kg
• Marital status: Married
• Spouse: Shante Taylor
• Profession: Singer, rapper, songwriter, producer, actor, entrepreneur, media personality
• Net worth: $150 million

Biography

Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. was born on 20th October 1971 in Long Beach, California, in the United States. How old is Snoop Dogg? He is 49 years old as of the year 2020.

His parents are Vernall Varnado and Beverly Broadus Vernall. His mother brought him up since his father; a war veteran was never around most of the time. He used to play the piano and sing in his local church while growing up.

Dogg had a notorious childhood, characterized by frequent gang memberships and drug dealings. After finishing school, he was arrested for dealing with coc*ine.

Singing career

Snoop Dogg started rapping in sixth grade. He started recording songs with the homemade tapes together with his cousins under the brand name 213.

The group caught the attention of producer Dr Dre, and this marked the beginning of his music career. Here is the list of Snoop Dogg songs so far:

• Young, Wild and Free
• Drop It Like Its Hot
• Que Maldicion
• Ain't No Fun
• What's My Name
• Onda Differente
• Sexual Eruption
• Lodi Dodi
• Sweat
• Bi*ch Please
• Beautiful
• My Family
• Doggy Dogg World
• Vato
• Lay Low
• The Shiznit
• Gin N Juice
• Nuthin But a G'Thang
• Murder was the Case
• French Inhale
• I Wanna Thank Me
• That's That Sh*t
• Let's Get Blown
• G Funk
• I Wanna Rock
• Serial Killa
• Peaches N Cream
• Gaspar Yanga
• Gangsta Luv
• Still a G Thang
• Countdown

Snoop Dogg albums

The rapper released his debut studio album on 23rd November 1993 under Death Row Records. He has gone on to release more studio albums as well as collaboration albums as follows:

• Dogg*style (1993)
• Tha Doggfather (1996)
• Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told (1998)
• No Limit Top Dogg (1999)
• Tha Last Meal (2000)
• Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss (2002)
• R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece (2004)
• Tha Blue Carpet Treatment (2006)
• Ego Trippin' (2008)
• Malice n Wonderland (2009)
• Doggumentary (2011)
• Reincarnated (2013)
• Bush (2015)
• Coolaid (2016)
• Neva Left (2017)
• Bible of Love (2018)
• I Wanna Thank Me (2019)
• Tha Eastsidaz with Tha Eastsidaz (2000)
• Duces 'n Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way with Tha Eastsidaz (2001)
• The Hard Way with 213 (2004)
• Mac & Devin Go to High School with Wiz Khalifa (2011)
• 7 Days of Funk with 7 Days of Funk (2013)
• Royal Fam with Tha Broadus Boyz (2013)
• Cuzznz with Daz Dillinger (2016)

Acting career

Snoop made his TV show debut in 1997 after starring in a sitcom known as The Steve Harvey Show in an episode I Do, I Don't. His first appearance in the film took place in 1998 in a minor role as Scavenger Smoker in Half Baked.

He has played different roles in different TV shows and films. Here is a breakdown of Snoop Dogg movies and TV shows.

Films

• Murder was the Case
• A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
• Half Baked
• Ride
• The Wrecking Crew
• Hot Boyz
• Up in Smoke Tour
• Training Day
• Baby Boy
• Bones
• The Wash
• Malibu's Most Wanted
• Old School
• Bigg Snoop Doggy Raw 'N Uncut Volume 1
• Starsky and Hutch
• Soul Plane
• Racing Stripes
• The Tenants
• Boss'n Up
• Arthur and the Invisibles
• Singh Is Kinng
• Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder
• Falling Up
• Bruno
• Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
• The Big Bang
• We are Party
• Mac and Devin Go to High School
• Turbo
• Reincarnated
• Scary Movie 5
• The Distortion of Sound
• Pitch Perfect 2
• The Culture High
• Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
• Grow House
• Future World
• The Beach Bum
• Trouble
• Dolemite is My Name
• The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge and the Run

TV shows

• The Word
• The Steve Harvey Show
• King of the Hill
• Just Shoot Me
• Doggy Fizzle Televizzle
• Playmakers
• Crank Yankers
• Chappelle's Show
• Las Vegas
• The Bernie Mac Show
• The L Word
• 2004 Spike Video Game Awards
• Weeds
• Snoop Dogg's Father Hood
• Monk
• One Life to Live
• Dogg After Bark
• WWE Raw
• The Boondocks
• Big Time Rush
• 90210
• The Cleveland Show
• Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta
• Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood
• Snoop and Son, a Dad's Dream
• Sanjay and Craig
• Show me the Money
• Trailer Park Boys
• Lip Sync Battle
• Martha and Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
• The Simpsons
• Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta
• The Joker's Wild
• Coach Snoop
• Sugar
• Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
• American Dad
• Utopia Falls

Snoop Dogg wife

On 12th June 1997, Snoop Dogg tied the knot with his long-time high school sweetheart Shante Taylor. They stayed together until 21st May 2004 when he filed for a divorce citing irreconcilable differences. However, the two renewed their marriage vows on 12th January 2008.

The couple has three lovely children, a son and two daughters. Snoop Dogg kids are Corde, Cordel and Cori. Snoop Dogg son, Corde was born on 21st August 1994. The other two daughters, Cordell and Cori, were born on 21st February 1997 and 22nd June 1999 respectively.

Before his marriage to Shante, he was in a relationship with Laurie Holmond and bore a son known as Julian Corrie Broadus in 1998. In 2015, Corrie Broadus together with his girlfriend Jessica Kyzer bore a son making Snoop Dogg a grandfather. Snoop Dogg grandson goes by the name, Kai.

Snoop Dogg height and weight

How tall is Snoop Dogg? He is 6 feet and 4 inches tall. He weighs 85 kg.

Net worth

Snoop Dogg net worth is estimated to be around $150 million. His primary source of income is his career as a rapper and a singer. He also makes a good amount of cash from album sales and his YouTube channel.

Snoop Dogg is one of the most talented and highly sought-after rappers in the world. He did not let the rough time he had growing up hinder him from becoming the man he is today.

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