Robby Krieger Height, Weight, Age, Net Worth, Wife, Biography |

Robby Krieger Quick Info
Height	5 ft 9 in
Weight	66 kg
Date of Birth	January 8, 1946
Zodiac Sign	Capricorn
Eye Color	Blue

Robby Krieger is an American guitarist and musician known as a founding member of the rock band The Doors. Widely regarded as an important figure of the era’s counterculture, the group’s discography consists of several albums and tracks such as The Doors, Waiting for the Sun, Strange Days, The Soft Parade, Easy Ride, Other Voices, Morrison Hotel, An American Prayer, Variety Is the Spice of Life, L.A. Woman, Love Her Madly, Love Street, Full Circle, Break On Through (To the Other Side), Moonlight Drive, End of the Night, The Crystal Ship, Light My Fire, People Are Strange, Unhappy Girl, Love Me Two Times, In the Eye of the Sun, We Could Be So Good Together, The Unknown Soldier, Ships with Sails, Tell All the People, Who Scared You?, Wishful Sinful, Good Rockin, You Need Meat (Don’t Go No Further), Tightrope Ride, The Piano Bird, Not to Touch the Earth, People Are Strange, and Hello, I Love You.

Born Name

Robert Alan Krieger

Nick Name

Robby

Sun Sign

Capricorn

Born Place

Los Angeles, California, United States

Residence

Los Angeles, California, United States

Nationality

Education

Robby Krieger studied at a Hebrew school. He also attended Menlo School (commonly referred to as just Menlo), a private college preparatory school located in Atherton, California. During his time there, he also taught himself to play the guitar. He enrolled at the University of California, Santa Barbara after graduating high school.

It was author and playwright scholar Frank Chin who taught Krieger how to play the flamenco guitar.

Occupation

Guitarist, Musician

Family

Father – Stuart Krieger (Engineer)
Mother – Marilyn Krieger
Siblings – Ronny Krieger (Twin Brother)
Others – Morris E. Krieger (Paternal Grandfather), Anna Rotter (Paternal Grandmother), Abraham Fred Shapiro (Maternal Grandfather), Rose L. Wiesman (Maternal Grandmother)

Manager

Robby Krieger has been repped by The Doors Music Company, Inc., Company, Los Angeles, California, United States.

Genre

Rock, Classic Rock, Blues Rock, Jazz Fusion, Acid Jazz

Instruments

Guitar

Labels

Elektra Records

Net Worth

According to CelebrityNetWorth.com, he has a net worth of $15 Million as of 2023.

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 9 in or 175 cm

Weight

66 kg or 145.5 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Robby Krieger has dated –

Lynn Krieger (1968-Present) – He started going out with Lynn Krieger in the year 1968 and they eventually tied the knot in 1970. Their son Waylon Krieger was born on September 5, 1973.

Race / Ethnicity

White

Robby Krieger is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.

Hair Color

Gray

Eye Color

Blue

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Psychedelic guitar solos

Religion

He was raised in a Jewish household.

Robby Krieger Facts

His father was a fan of classical music while his mother enjoyed “Frank Sinatra and stuff like that”.

During his student years, Robby Krieger enjoyed listening to guitarists such as Wes Montgomery, Albert King, and Larry Carlton which further influenced his style.

On January 4, 1967, The Doors released its eponymous debut studio album via Elektra Records and the Library of Congress selected the album for inclusion in the National Recording Registry for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” in 2015.

His fellow The Doors members included Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, and John Densmore.

Along with John Densmore, Robby Krieger co-founded the band called the Butts Band in 1973. The band’s other members included Phil Chen, Roy Davies, Jess Roden, Mick Weaver, Mike Berkowitz, Alex Richman, Karl Ruckner, Michael Stull, and David Paul Campbell.

With the Butts Band, he released the band’s debut self-titled album in 1974.

Butts Band‘s 2nd and last studio album titled Hear and Now was released in 1975 and its tracklist included Caught in the Middle, Corner of My Mind, Livin’ and Dyin’, If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody, Feelin’ So Bad, Act of Love, and others.

Robby Krieger was portrayed by Frank Whaley in the 1991 biographical film The Doors.

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Robby Krieger Height, Weight, Age, Net Worth, Wife, Biography