John Popper: Biography in Details
Who is John Popper?
John Popper is an American musician, actor, and songwriter.
John is famous as a soundtrack for The Truth About Cats and Dogs (1996), Spun (2002), and, Kicking and Screaming (2005).
As of 2022, he appears in the role of The Judge in Stroke of Luck comedy-drama.
John Popper: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, and Education
John Popper was born on 29th March 1967 in Chardon, Ohio, the U.S.
Talking about his parent’s identity is still unknown. However, his father was a Hungarian immigrant while his mother is a lawyer.
Besides that, Popper has a brother who is also a lawyer. He spent his early life in Stamford, Connecticut, New York.
John Popper belongs to American nationality with Caucasian ethnicity.
Education
John Popper studied at Davenport Ridge school. Later, John Popper graduated from Princeton High School in 1986.
Meanwhile, he took piano, and guitar classes, and he never uses those instruments in his real life.
Moreover, John Popper dislikes being forced to practice.
John Popper: Career
Actor
John Popper debuted in Blues Brothers 2000 as Motel Band in 1998.
In the same year, he appeared as a Musical Guest on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (TV Series).
Similarly, he played the role of Frankie in Just for the Time Being, 2000.
Popper made his appearance as a singer in Lapdance (short) in 2000. In the next year, he was seen in Z Rock (TV Series). As of 2022, he appears as The Judge in Stroke of Luck.
John Popper will be filming Hush Money in the role of State Trooper which is in Pre- Production.
Musicians
John worked with Gutterboy (Artist) as a Harmonicist for the Just One Of Those Things song in 1989.
Similarly, John Popper played Harmonica in Pocket Full of Kryptonite album in 1991.
In the following year he worked as a Harmonica player in Save the Planet so We’ll Have Someplace To Boogie album.
Popper joined Dave Matthews Band as a Harmonica player in 1994. He played harmonica and a vocal duet for the Treasures album in 1996.
John Popper was cast as a Harmonica player for Sean Kinney in Garage Inc. by Metallica album.
John released his first solo album Zygote in 1999. In the same year, he released his second solo album Go Outside and Drive (The Vestal Version).
Similarly, Popper collab with Frogwings to play Croakin’ at Toads in 1999.
With The Devotees
With The John Popper Project
- The John Popper Project With DJ Logic (2006)
With The Duskray Troubadours
- John Popper and Duskray Troubadours (2011)
- Something Sweet Single (2011)
With Blues Traveler
- Traveler’s Blues (2021)
John Popper: Awards and Nominations
John Popper is the winner of the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1996.
Similarly, he has won Grammy Awards for the Run-Around song.
As of 2022, Popper is the nominee for Grammy Awards for Best Traditional Blues Album.
John Popper: Net worth, Salary
John Popper has a net worth of $1.5 million.
However, there is no info regarding his salary and income.
John Popper: Controversy and Rumors
There is controversy in 2003, John was arrested for Possession of Marijuana.
Again, on 6th March 2007, he was arrested near Ritzville, Washington by Washington Patrol.
In 2017, July there were rumors that he posted the home address and information of a boy who often made jokes about him.
Body Measurements: Height and Weight
John Popper stands at the height of 5 feet 10 inches with 75 kg weight.
He has black eyes with black curly hair.
Social Media
John Popper is active on social media platforms with 1.5k followers on Facebook.
Unfortunately, he doesn’t seem active on Instagram and Twitter.
Trivia
- John is 55 years old.
- His sun sign is Aries.
- Popper is associated with The Trucking Company, The John Popper Project, and The Allman Brothers.
- He has a tattoo on his chest that says, I WANT TO BE BRAVE.
John Popper’s Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | March | Friday |
| 2025 | March | Saturday |
| 2026 | March | Sunday |
| 2027 | March | Monday |
| 2028 | March | Wednesday |