Reggie Watts is an American singer, actor, comedian, and beatboxer. His work is frequently featured on The Late Late Show With James Corden, Pitch Perfect, and many others. He is also a stand-up comedian and speaks in different languages, accents, and gibberish, and also makes strange noises to entertain his audience. Reggie also enjoys playing various musical instruments. He has a total of 291,000 followers on his Instagram account.
Early life
Reggie was born on March 23, 1972, in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is the only child of Charles Alphonso Watts, who served as an officer in the US Air Force, and Christiane, who was French. He spent his childhood in Germany, Spain, and Montana. In 1990, he graduated from Great Falls High School. At the age of 18, he moved to Seattle, Washington, for further studies. He went to the Art Institute of Seattle and the Cornish College of the Arts.
Reggie Watts career
He started his career as a singer, and some of his songs were “So Beautiful” and “Get Ready”. His work came under the spotlight when he was spotted with Maktub. He has released various solo albums and collaborative songs like Closer, Dance Anthem of the ’80s, Holy City, OATMILK, Stranded, Simplified, Why Shit So Crazy?, Live at Third Man, A live at Central Park and many more. Besides his singing career, he has appeared in various TV shows and films such as Pitch Perfect 2, The Yes Men Fix the World, Transition, Creative Control, The SpongeBob Movie, Spatial, Super Jail, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Made Here, Mash-Up, Cracker Night, Funny as Hell, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Inside Army Schumer and many more.
Reggie has also been on the TED show and enjoys uploading content to his YouTube account. He also shares videos in which he plays musical instruments and owns a YouTube account where he has 145,000 subscribers and has uploaded more than 200 videos. He will be speaking at CES 2021 on social media and technology for creatives. According to his Instagram profile, he has been quite active sharing different thoughts and some funny music or comedian videos in the same app during COVID times. He has also shared his favorite music with his fans.
Awards and Nominations
In 2005, he received the Malcolm Hardee “Oy Oy” Award, and the following year, he received the Andy Kaufman Comedy Award and the Seattle Mayor’s Arts Award. In 2008, he was awarded the MAP Fund Award, and the next year he won the ECNY Award for Musical Comedy Act and also the Creative Capital Grant for the Performing Arts.
Reggie Watts biography | |
|---|---|
| Real name | Reginald Lucien Frank Roger Watts |
| date of birth | March 23, 1972 |
| age | 53 years |
| place of birth | Stuttgart, Germany |
| nationality | American |
| job | Comedian, Actor, Musician |
| religion | Christianity |
| sun sign | Aries |
Physical Statistics | |
| height | in feet inches – 6′ 1” – in centimeters – 183 cm |
| Weight | in kilograms – 80kg – in pounds – 176 pounds |
| bust size | 42 inches |
| waist size | 38 inches |
| bicep size | 16 inches |
| shoe size | 11 (USA) |
| Hair color | black |
| eye color | black |
| body type | average |
Reggie Watts family | |
| father | Christian Watts |
| mother | Charles Alphonso Watts |
| sister | Not known |
| Brothers | Not known |
Qualification/Education | |
| school | Great Falls High School |
| University | Cornish College of the Arts |
relationship status | |
| marital status | single |
| affair | no |
| Is he gay? | no |
| Who is Reggie Watts’ girlfriend? | none |
favorite things | |
| hobbies | traveling, singing |
| favorite Food | Not known |
| favorite destination | Dubai, Norway |
| favourite colour | black |
Personal life
Reggie’s personal life is quite private and away from the spotlight. He appears to be single, but there are rumors of him dating Andrea Feyler, a ballet dancer. The rumored couple has been spotted spending a lot of time together in public places. But there doesn’t seem to be any indication that they are dating. He hasn’t basically confirmed anything about his relationship and prefers to keep it low-key as he has a lot of work and filming to do.
Reggie Watts net worth
He is very popular and has been seen on various Jimmy Fallon and James Corden late-night shows. His main source of income is his singing. Music, acting, and a comedian career. He has made various appearances in TV shows and movies, he has also released various songs, and his voice has also been used in a gaming video. His net worth is estimated to be around $2 million.
Facts About Reggie Watts
- At the age of 5, he received piano and violin lessons.
- Reggie studied jazz at the Cornish College of the Arts.
- He has appeared on a Netflix special called Spatial.
- He has also appeared in music videos for Hot Chip’s Night and Day, Tegan and Sara’s Stop Desire, and Panther Modern’s Ask Yourself.
- During his college years, he worked with Wayne Horvitz and Maktub, a Seattle-based music band.
- Reggie had a voice role in a virtual reality video game called Accounting+.
- He is also a cousin of Alice Walker, an American writer.