What is Stewart Copeland's Net Worth?
Stewart Copeland is an American musician and composer with a net worth of $80 million. Best known as the drummer and founder of the band The Police, Copeland has also had a prolific career in composing music for films, television, and video games. Rolling Stone ranked him as the tenth best drummer of all time in 2016.
Early Life and Career Beginnings
Stewart Copeland was born in 1952 in Alexandria, Virginia, to CIA officer Miles Copeland and Scottish archaeologist Lorraine Adie. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Cairo, Egypt, and later to Beirut, Lebanon. Stewart began taking drum lessons at age 12 and played drums at school dances within a year. He moved to England as a teen and attended Millfield boarding school. He then studied at Alliant International University and the University of California, Berkeley.
Upon returning to England in 1974, Copeland worked as a road manager for Curved Air, eventually becoming the band's drummer.
The Police
In 1976, Stewart Copeland founded The Police with Sting (Gordon Sumner) and Henry Padovani, who was later replaced by Andy Summers. Managed by Stewart's brother Miles, the band rose to fame quickly. Before their debut album, Copeland wrote many of their early tracks, including their first single "Fall Out." He co-wrote several notable songs with Sting, such as "Re-Humanize Yourself" and "Peanuts."
The Police disbanded in 1986 but reunited at the 2007 Grammy Awards and again for a world tour to celebrate their 30th anniversary. Copeland directed a documentary titled "Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out," which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2006.
Klark Kent
Under the pseudonym Klark Kent, Stewart Copeland released several singles in 1978, with "Don't Care" making it onto the UK Singles Chart. In 1980, he released an album titled "Klark Kent: Music Madness from the Kinetic Kid," performing lead and backing vocals and playing all the instruments.
Movie Soundtracks
Stewart Copeland has enjoyed a prolific career composing movie soundtracks. He earned a Golden Globe nomination for his score for Francis Ford Coppola's "Rumble Fish" in 1983. He has also composed soundtracks for films such as "The Color of Money," "Wall Street," and "See No Evil, Hear No Evil," among others.
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Further Composing Career
Beyond film scores, Stewart Copeland has composed music for television and opera. His notable TV soundtracks include "The Equalizer" and "Dead Like Me." He also created music for ballets and the video game series "Spyro the Dragon."
Other Projects
Copeland co-founded the band Animal Logic with Stanley Clarke and Deborah Holland, and later formed Gizmo and Gizmodrome with other prominent musicians. He has performed orchestral compositions at various music festivals.
Personal Life
In 1982, Copeland married Sonja Kristina of Curved Air, with whom he has two sons, Jordan and Scott, and adopted a son, Sven. The couple divorced in 1991. He has a son named Patrick from a relationship with Marina Guinness. With his second wife Fiona Dent, Copeland has three children: Dylan, Eve, and Celeste. They reside in Los Angeles, California.
Real Estate
In August 1996, Stewart Copeland purchased a home in LA's Brentwood neighborhood for $1.286 million. The mansion is now worth between $8-10 million. In June 2021, he bought a home in Montecito, California, for $4.75 million, and listed it for rent for $25,000 per month in July 2023.
