Leif Garrett Net Worth

What is Leif Garrett’s net worth?

Leif Garrett, the American singer, actor, and television personality, has a net worth of $10 thousand. He rose to fame as a child actor, but his later legal and drug abuse issues have overshadowed his early success.

Early Life and Family

Garrett was born in Hollywood, California in 1961 to Rik Nervik and Carolyn Stellar. His father was often absent from his life. Garrett has one sister, Dawn Lyn, and both siblings were interested in acting from a young age. Garrett was homeschooled to accommodate his acting career and graduated high school at the age of 15.

Career Highlights of Leif Garrett

Leif Garrett started his acting career with his sister and appeared in various movies and TV shows such as “Devil Times Five,” “Gunsmoke,” and “Wonder Woman.” He gained popularity with his role in “Three for the Road” and became a teenage heartthrob. He took a break from acting to focus on his music career but returned in the 1980s and appeared in movies like “The Outsiders” and “Thunder Alley.”

Garrett also appeared in stage productions and hosted “8-Track Flashback” on VH-1. He won the grand prize on the celebrity edition of “Fear Factor” and was added to the cast of TruTV’s “The Smoking Gun Presents: World’s Dumbest…”. In 2010, he appeared on “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew” to deal with his addiction to heroin.

In 2019, Garrett released his autobiography “Idol Truth” in which he revealed some of the chaos in his rise to stardom, including how another artist replaced his vocal tracks on some of his early albums.

Leif Garrett’s Music Career

Garrett signed a five-album recording contract with Atlantic Records in 1976. His first album, “Leif Garrett,” was released in July 1977 and all four singles from the album charted on the US Billboard Hot 100. In 1978, he released his second album with the hit single “I Was Made for Dancin'” becoming his greatest hit in both the United States and the United Kingdom. He released three more albums in 1979, 1980, and 1981, but none were as successful as the first two. After his fifth album’s release in 1981, he primarily stopped releasing music, though he occasionally provided vocals for a project.

In 1999, he formed the band Godspeed but broke up soon afterward after giving only a few performances. In 2006, Garrett appeared with the retro act, Original Idols Live!, in Las Vegas. He also did a number of tours beginning in 2010.

Leif Garrett’s Dating History

Leif Garrett dated actress Nicollette Sheridan in the late 1970s on and off for five years until 1985. He also dated various co-stars, including Kristy McNichol, Tatum O’Neal, and Justine Bateman.

In the 1990s, Garrett was in a serious relationship with actress Elaine Bilstad until her death in 1999 due to a heart problem.

Controversial Personal Life of Leif Garrett

Leif Garrett’s personal life has been plagued with controversy and scandal due to his history of drug abuse. He admitted to starting drug use at 14 and, a few days before his 18th birthday, crashed his car while under the influence of alcohol and quaaludes. His passenger was left paralyzed, and Garrett’s license was suspended for a year. The resulting lawsuit lasted for a decade, and Garrett eventually settled for $6 million.

Garrett continued to struggle with drug and alcohol abuse during the 1990s and 2000s, resulting in multiple arrests for cocaine and heroin possession. He attempted to attend rehab programs to combat his addiction.

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