Ram Dass Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

Key facts:

Ram Dass was an American spiritual teacher and author.

He donated all of his book royalties to charity every year.

His royalties generate as much as $1 million every year for various charities.

He suffered a debilitating stroke in 1997 that left his body paralyzed on the right side and caused aphasia.

He founded the charities Seva Foundation and Hanuman Foundation.

Basic Information About Ram Dass

Category	Celebrities › Authors
Professions	Writer, Psychologist, Author, Teacher, Actor
Net worth	$100,000
Date of birth	1931-04-06
Place of birth	Boston
Date of death	2019-12-22 (aged 88)
Nationality	United States of America
Gender	Male
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb

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Movie / Series	Role
The Midnight Gospel	Ram Dass 1 episode, 2020

Was a Harvard professor who worked with Timothy Leary exploring the psychological effects of LSD and other psychedelic substances. Later traveled to India, where he met the guru Prem Rawat, who gave him the name "Ram Dass." Ram Dass means "Servant of God" in Hindi.
Co-founded The Seva Foundation. The fees from his writing and lecturing helped finance the organization.
In 1997, suffered a semi-paralyzing stroke that left him wheelchair bound.
Learned at age 78 that he had fathered a son, Peter Reichard, while attending Stanford University 53 years earlier. Peter was the product of a brief affair Ram Dass had with a fellow grad student named Karen Saum.
Son of Gertrude (Levin) and George Alpert, a lawyer. His parents were both from Russian Jewish families.