Adam Yauch
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Adam Yauch Net Worth

Adam Yauch was an influential musician, actor, director, and activist. Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1964, he taught himself to play the bass guitar in high school and formed the Beastie Boys with John Berry, Kate Schellenbach, and Mike D. The group gained huge success with numerous albums and tours, and founded their own label "Grand Royal Records" in 1993. Yauch directed many of the Beastie Boys' music videos and founded Oscilloscope Laboratories and Oscilloscope Pictures. He was a practicing Buddhist and founded the Milarepa Fund to help promote awareness and generate support for the Tibetan cause. Yauch was diagnosed with cancer in 2009 and died in 2012. He was survived by his wife and son, and was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Adam Yauch is a member of Soundtrack

Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Soundtrack, Actor, Director
Birth Day August 05, 1964
Birth Place  Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Age 56 YEARS OLD
Died On May 4, 2012(2012-05-04) (aged 47)\nNew York City, New York, U.S.
Birth Sign Virgo
Birth name Adam Nathaniel Yauch
Also known as MC Adam MCA Nathanial Hörnblowér Bloach Abednego Gary
Genres Hip hop rap rock hardcore punk alternative hip hop rock opera
Occupation(s) Rapper musician songwriter director film distributor
Instruments Vocals bass guitar upright bass keyboard
Years active 1979–2012
Labels Def Jam Grand Royal Capitol
Associated acts Beastie Boys
Website beastieboys.com

💰 Net worth

Adam Yauch, also known as MCA, was a multi-talented artist in the United States, recognized for his contributions as a musician, actor, and director. As of 2024, his net worth is estimated to be within the range of $100K to $1M. Yauch was a founding member of the renowned hip-hop group, Beastie Boys, and his musical ventures, along with his creative experimentation, greatly influenced the landscape of the genre. Additionally, he dabbled in acting and directing, demonstrating his versatility and artistic vision beyond the realm of music. Adam Yauch's diverse career left a lasting impact on the entertainment industry, solidifying his legacy as a pioneering figure.

Biography/Timeline

1995

In 1995, while attending a speech by the Dalai Lama at Harvard University, he met his wife, Tibetan American Dechen Wangdu. They married in 1998 and had a daughter, Tenzin Losel, the same year.

1998

In 1998, during the MTV Video Music Awards, when receiving the Video Vanguard Award, Yauch condemned America's wars in Muslim countries and prejudice against Muslims and Arabs. Artist Cihan Kaan wrote an obituary in Al Jazeera that Yauch was "Muslim Americans' hero, and America's personal Jewish Gandhi", judging his plea to be greater for intercultural healing than the music of later anti-war Rappers whose lyrics included anti-Americanism and conspiracy theories.

2002

In 2002, Yauch constructed a recording studio in New York City called Oscilloscope Laboratories. He began an independent film distributing company called Oscilloscope Pictures. Yauch directed the 2006 Beastie Boys concert film, Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!, although in the DVD extras for the film, the title character in "A Day in the Life of Nathanial Hörnblowér" is played by David Cross. He also directed the 2008 film Gunnin' For That #1 Spot about eight high school basketball prospects at the Boost Mobile Elite 24 Hoops Classic at Rucker Park in Harlem, New York City. Yauch produced Build a Nation, the comeback album from hardcore/punk band Bad Brains. In addition, Oscilloscope Laboratories also distributed Kelly Reichardt's Wendy and Lucy (2008) and Oren Moverman’s The Messenger (2009).

2009

In 2009, Yauch was diagnosed and unsuccessfully treated for a cancerous parotid gland and a lymph node. He underwent surgery and radiation therapy, delaying the release of Hot Sauce Committee Part Two and the subsequent tour. He was unable to appear in music videos for the album. Yauch became a vegan under the recommendation of his Tibetan doctors. At the time, Yauch described the cancer as "very treatable".

2010

The Beastie Boys had sold 40 million records worldwide by 2010. In April 2012, the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Yauch was inducted in absentia due to his illness. His bandmates paid tribute to Yauch; a letter from Yauch was read to the crowd.

2011

In 2011, Yauch received the Charles Flint Kellogg Award in Arts and Letters from Bard College, the college he attended for two years. The award is "given in recognition of a significant contribution to the American artistic or literary heritage."

2013

On May 3, 2013, ceremonies were held to rename the Palmetto Playground in Brooklyn, New York, to Adam Yauch Park.

2014

Yauch attended Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn's Midwood neighborhood. In high school, he taught himself to play the bass guitar. Yauch formed the Beastie Boys with John Berry, Kate Schellenbach, and Michael Diamond. They played their first show—while still a hardcore punk band in the vein of Reagan Youth—on his 17th birthday. He attended Bard College for two years before dropping out.

2019

Yauch was also a strong supporter of feminism apologizing for early lyrics which he retroactively deemed offensive. Yauch's verse in the song "Sure Shot" includes the lyrics "I want to say a little something that’s long overdue/ The disrespect to women has got to be through/ To all the mothers and sisters and wives and friends/ I want to offer my love and respect to the end."

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