Mark Knopfler Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

$105,000,000

Mark Knopfler is a British songwriter, film score composer, guitarist, and record producer with a net worth of $105 million dollars. He is most famous as the lead vocalist, guitarist, and writer for the band Dire Straits, which disbanded in 1995. Mark has also served as a guest session artist for multiple musicians and provided scores for films like ‘The Princess Bride’, ‘Wag the Dog’, and ‘Last Exit to Brooklyn’.

Key facts:

Mark Knopfler is a British songwriter, film score composer, guitarist, and record producer.

He is most widely recognized as the lead vocalist, guitarist, and writer for the band Dire Straits.

In addition to his work with Dire Straits, Knopfler has served as a guest session artist for multiple musicians.

He has also provided scores for films such as 'The Princess Bride', 'Wag the Dog', and 'Last Exit to Brooklyn'.

Knopfler was involved in other projects, including producing Bob Dylan's album 'Infidels' and writing the song 'Private Dancer' for Tina Turner's comeback album.

Basic Information About Mark Knopfler

Category	Celebrities › Rock Stars
Professions	Singer, Guitarist, Record producer, Singer-songwriter, Songwriter, Musician, Film Score Composer, Multi-instrumentalist
Net worth	$105,000,000
Date of birth	1949-08-12 (74 years old)
Place of birth	Glasgow
Nationality	United Kingdom
Gender	Male
Height	6 ft (1.83 m)
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia

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Mark Knopfler's photos

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1/ Filename: mark-knopfler-1979-3yERO542.jpg

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Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mark_Knopfler_-_1979.jpg
Original Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/khiltscher/4152930699/in/set-72157617076465552/
Author: Klaus Hiltscher
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
Date taken: 2 December 2009

2/ Filename: dire-straits-1-09P2S1Kd.jpg

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Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dire_Straits_1.jpg
Original Source: originally posted to Flickr as direstraits
Author: Eddie
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
Date taken: 7 December 2005, 22:49:34

3/ Filename: dire-straits-1985-mark-knopfler-alan-clark-jack-sonni-b0W143Gn.jpg

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Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dire_Straits_1985_Mark_Knopfler_Alan_Clark_Jack_Sonni.jpg
Original Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/56492970@N07/5569924656/
Author: Zoran Veselinovic
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
Date taken: 10 May 1985

4/ Filename: mark-knopfler-en-bilbao-8k2pN1Os.jpg

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Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mark_Knopfler_en_Bilbao.jpg
Original Source: originally posted to Flickr as Mark Knopfler en Bilbao
Author: aherrero
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
Date taken: 7 April 2001, 22:47:56

5/ Filename: markknopfler-060528-p5280036a-jm-60TfnsM3.jpg

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Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MarkKnopfler_060528_P5280036a_jm.JPG
Original Source: Self-photographed
Author: Joachim Müllerchen
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic, 2.0 Generic and 1.0 Generic license.
Date taken: 28 May 2006

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Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mark_Knopfler_NEC_2008.jpg
Original Source: Flickr
Author: Chris J Bowley
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
Date taken: 17 May 2008

7/ Filename: mark-knopfler-zwolle-2013-629e9Y91.jpg

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Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mark_Knopfler_Zwolle_2013.jpg
Original Source: Own work
Author: Ckuhl
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
Date taken: 7 June 2013, 21:26:44

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Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DSC08946_Mark_Knopfler_Emmylou_Harris_by_Volkan_Yuksel.JPG
Original Source: Own work
Author: Volkan Yuksel
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.