What is Sebastian Bach’s Net Worth?
Sebastian Bach, a Canadian singer, songwriter, and actor, has a net worth of $1.5 million. He is most known for being the lead singer of the heavy metal/hair band Skid Row, which had mainstream success from 1987 to 1996. Since leaving Skid Row, Bach has had a successful solo career, toured with various musicals, acted in Broadway plays, appeared on reality shows, and guest performed with Guns n’ Roses.
Some of Bach’s famous Skid Row songs include “18 and Life,” “Remember You,” and “Youth Gone Wild.” He made his Broadway acting debut in April 2000 with the title role in “Jekyll & Hyde” and played Riff Raff in “The Rocky Horror Show” in 2001. Bach has also acted in numerous films, including “Rock of Ages” (2012) and “American Satan” (2017), and TV series like “Trailer Park Boys” (2007; 2014) and “Californication” (2013).
Early Life of Sebastian Bach
Sebastian Bach was born in Freeport, Bahamas, on April 3, 1968, to David Bierk and Kathleen Mae Hunter. He grew up in Peterborough, Ontario, and began singing in the All Saints’ Anglican Church choir at age 8. At 14, he joined the band Kid Wikkid and eventually moved in with his aunt in Toronto to pursue a career in music.
Sebastian Bach’s Career Highlights
Sebastian Bach became the lead vocalist of Skid Row in 1987 and released the 5x Platinum self-titled debut album in 1989. The band’s follow-up, “Slave to the Grind,” hit #1 on the “Billboard” 200 in 1991. After leaving Skid Row in 1996, Bach formed the band The Last Hard Men and released a self-titled album in 1998. He released several solo studio albums, including “Angel Down” (2007), “Kicking & Screaming” (2011), and “Give ‘Em Hell” (2014). Bach also appeared in various Broadway productions and hosted the VH1 reality show “Forever Wild” in 2002. He co-starred on the 2006 VH1 reality show “Supergroup,” competed on the CMT reality series “Gone Country” in 2008-2009, and toured with Guns N’ Roses as the opening act for their “Chinese Democracy Tour” from 2009 to 2010. Bach also did voice acting for the “SpongeBob SquarePants” episode “SpongeBob and the Clash of Triton” in 2010 and toured for the 30th anniversary of Skid Row’s debut album in 2019.
During his career, Bach invited his former Skid Row bandmates to join him on stage, but only drummer Rob Affuso accepted the invitation. Bach’s net worth is estimated to be $20 million.
Personal Life
Sebastian Bach married Maria Aquinar in 1992 and they have three children together. The couple divorced in 2010 and Bach later became engaged to model Minnie Gupta but they split up in 2014. He then married Suzanne Le in 2015, just two months after they began dating. In 2017, Bach underwent hernia surgery that was related to his years of screaming on stage during rock concerts.
Bach has been vocal about his political views on social media, frequently criticizing President Donald Trump and stating that he voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. He has expressed frustration with the current administration’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, calling Trump a “petulant little baby” who is “killing us.”
Accolades
Skid Row won an American Music Award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock New Artist in 1990. They were also nominated for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Album for their debut album of the same name.
Sebastian Bach, along with his “American Satan” co-stars, won Best Ensemble Cast at the 2017 Northeast Film Festival. He was also nominated for Best Guest Appearance (Comedy) for “Adults Only” at the 2013 Indie Series Awards.
Bach’s New Jersey Home Condemned and Sold at a Loss
Bach’s home in Lincroft, New Jersey, featured on MTV’s “Cribs” in 2000, was condemned in 2011 due to flooding from Hurricane Irene. In 2012, he put the home on the market for $669,000, and in 2016, it sold for $272,500, which was approximately $85,000 less than Sebastian paid for it 25+ years earlier.
