Chris Cornell Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

Key facts:

Chris Cornell was a renowned American singer, songwriter, and musician.

He was best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the rock bands Soundgarden and Audioslave.

Cornell achieved significant success with his bands: Soundgarden was considered one of the 'big four' grunge bands alongside Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Alice in Chains, while Audioslave had multiple hit singles and sold millions of albums.

Aside from his band work, Cornell also had a successful solo career, releasing albums such as "Euphoria Morning" and performing critically acclaimed solo tours.

Chris Cornell's tragic death in 2017 shocked the music world. Although ruled as a suicide, there is controversy surrounding the circumstances of his death.

Basic Information About Chris Cornell

Category	Celebrities › Rock Stars
Professions	Singer, Songwriter, Singer-songwriter, Musician, Guitarist, Businessperson, Chef, Restaurateur
Net worth	$40,000,000
Date of birth	1964-07-20
Place of birth	Seattle
Date of death	2017-05-17 (aged 52)
Nationality	United States of America
Gender	Male
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.9 m)
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia

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Chris Cornell's photos

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Date taken: 1983

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Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Soundgarden_Chicago.jpg
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Author: musicisentropy
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
Date taken: 8 August 2010

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Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chris_Cornell.jpg
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Author: christopher simon
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
Date taken: 6 February 2009, 20:39:41

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Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Quart_2009_-_Chris_Cornell.jpg
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Author: Jørund F Pedersen
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
Date taken: 3 July 2009, 21:44:46

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Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chris_Cornell_-_2012.jpg
Original Source: Chris Cornell 2012
Author: Bernard Stam
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
Date taken: 7 July 2012, 21:07:27

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Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chris_Cornell_(212441909).jpeg
Original Source: Imported from 500px (archived version) by the Archive Team. (detail page)
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Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
Date taken: 19 June 2003, 00:31:05 (UTC)

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Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chris_Cornell_Ottawa_Bluesfest_2011.jpg
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Author: Scott Penner
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
Date taken: 5 July 2011, 21:23:01

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Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chris_Cornell_CU_(6139461126).jpg
Original Source: Chris Cornell CU
Author: Josh Jensen from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
Date taken: 11 September 2011, 17:47

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Original Source: Imported from 500px (archived version) by the Archive Team. (detail page)
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Date taken: 30 March 2014, 22:12:22 (UTC)

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