Reggie Watts Biography

Reggie Watts is an American Singer, Actor, Comedian, and Beatboxer. His work is popularly showcased on The Late Late Show With James Corden, Pitch Perfect, and many more. He is also a Stand-up comedian and speaks in various languages, accents, and gibberish and also makes weird noises to entertain his audience. Reggie also likes to play various musical instruments as well.

Early Life

Reggie Watts was born in Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany on 23rd March 1972. He is the only child of Charles Alphonso Watts who worked 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 completed his schooling at 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 Cornish College of the Arts.

Reggie Watts Career

He began his career by working as a singer and a few of his songs were So Beautiful and Get Ready. His work came under the limelight when he was seen 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. Apart from his singing career he has worked 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.

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Reggie Watts has also been on the TED show and likes to upload content on his YouTube account. According to his Instagram profile, he has been quite active and has shared various thoughts and some fun musical or comedian videos on the same app during covid times. He has been also sharing his favorite music with his fans.

Awards and Nominations

In 2005 he was awarded Malcolm Hardee “Oy Oy” Award and in the next year, he received 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 the musical comedy act and also Creative Capital Grant for the Performing arts.

Reggie Watts Biography

Real Name Reginald Lucien Frank Roger Watts
Birth Date 23 March 1972
Age (as of 2022) 50 Years
Birth Place Stuttgart, Germany
Nationality American
Profession Comedian Actor, Musician
Religion Christianity
Sun sign Aries

Physical Statistics

Height in feet inches – 6’ 1” – in Centimetres – 183 cm
Weight in Kilograms – 80 kg  –  in Pounds –  176 lbs
Hair Color Black
Eye Color Black
Body Type Average

Family

Father Christiane Watts
Mother Charles Alphonso Watts
Sister Not Known
Brother Not Known

Qualification/Education

School Great Falls High School
College Cornish College of the Arts

Relationship Status

Marital Status Single
Affair No
Girlfriend None
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Personal Life

Reggie’s personal life is quite private and away from the limelight he seems to be single but there are rumors of him with Andrea Feyler who is a ballet dancer. The rumored couple has been spotted a lot of time together in public places. But there seems no hint of them being together. He has basically not confirmed anything about his relationship and prefers to keep it low-key as he has a lot of work and shooting.

Reggie Watts Net Worth

He is quite popular and has been seen in various late-night shows of Jimmy Fallon and James Corden. His main source of income comes from his singing. Music, acting, and comedian career. He has made various appearances on TV shows and Films along with that he has released various songs and his voice has been used in a gaming video as well. It is estimated that his net worth is around $2 million.

Trivia

  • He took piano and Violin lessons at the age of 5.
  • Reggie Watts studied Jazz at Cornish College of the Arts.
  • He has appeared on a Netflix Special show named Spatial.
  • He was also seen in music videos of Night and Day by Hot Chip, Stop Desire by Tegan and Sara, and Ask Yourself by Panther Modern.
  • During his college days, he used to work with Wayne Horvitz and Maktub which is a Seattle-based music band.
  • Reggie had a voice role in a virtual reality videogame named Accounting+.
  • He is also a cousin of Alice Walker who is an American writer.

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