Robert Allen Zimmerman

nickname

Bob Dylan, Bobby, Zimmy, Zimbo, The Voice Of Protest, The Voice Of A Generation, The Bard, Blind Grunt, Elston Gunnn, Blind Boy, Grunt Bob, Landy Robert, Milkwood Thomas, Tedham Porterhouse, Lucky Wilbury, Boo Wilbury, Jack Frost , Sergei Petrov

Sun sign

Twins

Place of birth

Duluth, Minnesota, United States

Residence

Malibu, California, USA

nationality

training

Bob Dylan went to Hibbing High School and after graduation got admission to the University of Minnesota . However, after completing his freshman year, he dropped out of university as he wanted to concentrate on his music.

occupation

Singer, Songwriter, Artist, Writer

family

• Father – Abram Zimmerman (Electronics Storekeeper)
• Mutter – Beatrice “Beatty” Stein
• Siblings – David Zimmerman (younger brother)
• Others – Zigman Zimmerman (paternal grandfather), Anna Zimmerman (paternal grandmother), Ben Stone (maternal grandfather), Florence Stone (maternal grandmother)

Manager

Bob Dylan is represented by Simon & Schuster.

Genre

Folk, Blues, Rock, Gospel

instruments

Vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica

labels

Columbia, Asylum Records

Build

Slim

Height

5 feet 7½ inches or 171 cm

weight

67 kg or 148 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Bob Dylan has dated

1. Mavis Staples – Bob Dylan reportedly dated the gospel singer Mavis Staples. Although the exact timeline of their relationship is unknown, it is believed that he dated her when she was younger. They had reportedly met while taping an unspecified TV show. Dylan had expressed that he wanted to marry Mavis and her father had asked him to talk to Mavis about it. So after that they went out. The couple exchanged letters and talked on the phone for hours. They were together for about four or five years before ending their relationship.
2. Suze Rotolo(1961-1964) – Bob first met artist and political activist Suze Rotolo in July 1961 at the Riverside Church folk concert. They were introduced by their sister Carla. It was love at first sight for Bob, who later described it as the sexiest thing he’d ever seen in his life. They began living together in early 1962, much to the dismay of their parents, who were radicals in the American Communist Party. However, as his fame grew, she found their relationship a bit stressful. When she went to Italy with her mother to study a six-month course in Perugia, Bob was heartbroken and it inspired some of his earliest love ballads. By 1963 she was pregnant with his child and had to have an abortion. The abortion took its toll on their relationship. His affair with singer Joan Baez didn’t help either. They eventually broke up in 1964 and he channeled his feelings to write,Ballad in Level D
3. Joan baez (1963-1965) – Joan Baez was a popular folk singer by the time he was starting out as a musician and was six months his senior. She popularized him by doing covers of his songs. Music historians have reported that Dylan was more interested in Joan’s sister, but he soon came around. The Newport Folk Festival, held in May 1963, is touted as the date when they began their affair. After the performance With God On Our Side, they drove to her house and began one of the most passionate love affairs of the sixties.At the time he was heading to the UK Tour in 1965. He lost interest in Baez and fell more in love with other women. Even after their relationship ended, she continued to support his cause.
4. Dana Gillespie (1965) – During his 1965 UK tour, Dylan is said to have teamed up with British pop singer Dana Gillespie. It was reported that he spent hours with Dana in his hotel room during the tour. He met her on his subsequent visits and felt very comfortable with her. In fact, he was so comfortable that he once borrowed her pink and orange floral pants and let her sit in the room in her underwear. He had promised to return in a few hours but returned about 15 hours later.
5. Sara Lownds (1965-1977) – In November 1965, Dylan married model and actress Sara Lownds. She was pregnant with her first child when they married. In January 1966, she gave birth to a boy, Jesse Byron Dylan, who works as a film director and producer. In July 1967 they became parents to a daughter, Anna Lea, who was followed in July 1968 by a son, Samuel Isaac Abram. In December 1969, she gave birth to Jakob Luke Dylan, a singer and songwriter. Dylan also adopted her daughter from a previous marriage, Maria Lownds (who was born in October 1961). Dylan even cast Sara as the female lead in his film. Renaldo and Clara. However , they divorced in June 1977.
6. Françoise Hardy – Bob Dylan reportedly had an affair with French singer-songwriter Françoise Hardy in the mid-’60s.
7. Edie Sedgwick (1965-1966) – Dylan’s relationship with actress and socialite Edie Sedgwick has often been disputed. Some sources claim they started dating in 1965 when she was living at the Chelsea Hotel. They dated until February 1966, when her former mentor and director Andy Warhol informed her that Dylan had married Sara Lownds a few months earlier. There are some sources who claim they never dated and that Edie just had a crush on him. And after finding out about his marriage, she just gave up the thought of bagging him.
8. Chris O’Dell – Bob Dylan had an affair with Chris O’Dell while she was his tour manager for two years. She also hinted in her autobiography that they took their knees. Miss O’Dell: My Hard Days and Long Nights with the Beatles, the Stones, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and the Women Who Loved Them, released in January 2010.
9. Sally Kirkland – American actress Sally Kirkland was obsessed with Dylan for almost a decade before they started dating. Sally had first seen him in the early ’60s while standing on a reception line at Carnegie Hall. She looked into his eyes and was impressed. She spent the next decade becoming more obsessed with him. In 1975, her close friend, who grew up with Dylan, said that if Sally hired her as a manager, she would make an appointment with Bob. So, in 1975, she finally got to date Dylan. They split late next year. However, they kept getting back to each other and also dated in the late 80’s and late 90’s.
10. Ruth Tyrangiel (1974-1991) – No one knew about Dylan’s relationship with Ruth Tyrangiel until 1994, when she hit him with a $5 million palimony suit. In her lawsuit, she claimed they lived as husband and wife for about 17 years. She also mentioned that they started dating in 1974 and were together until 1991. She was declared his common law wife and he decided to settle out of court.
11. Carolyn Dennis (1986-1992) – Bob secretly married his backup singer Carolyn Dennis in 1986. During their marriage, they gave birth to their daughter, Desiree Gabrielle Dennis-Dylan. Their marriage lasted about six years and it remained a secret until 2001 when Howard Sounes published his biography, Down the Highway: The Life of Bob Dylan.

race/ethnicity

White

He has Russian-Jewish ancestry on his father’s side. While he is of Lithuanian descent on his mother’s side.

hair colour

Dark Brown (Natural)

As it has aged, it has turned more into salt and pepper.

eye color

Blau

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Light body frame
• Thin mustache
• Curly hair

measurements

His body measurements can be –

• Chest – 91.5 cm (36 in)
• Arms/biceps – 30.5 cm (12 in)
• Waist – 102 cm or 40 inches

shoe size

8 (US) or 41 (EU) or 7 (UK)

brand promotion

Bob Dylan has done promotions for the following brands

• IBM Watson
• The Traveling Wilburys
• GAAP Services
• Chrysler (Super Bowl commercial)
• Geheimnis victories
• Cadillac Escalade
• Pepsi
• Apple iPod

Religion

Bob Dylan’s religious views changed throughout his life. Raised in a devout Jewish household, he had his bar mitzvah at age 13. Then in 1979 he claimed he was born again and found Christ. He even released two Christian gospel albums.

About a decade and a half later, he revealed that he did not believe in any organized religion and that music was his spirituality. It was later revealed that he held onto his Jewish faith throughout his childhood and had a bar mitzvah for his sons.

Known for

• As one of the most popular music artists with more than 100 million record sales.
• His work as one of the most influential and popular copywriters. His lyrics carry political, literary, philosophical and social influences.
• Awarded the coveted and renowned Nobel Prize for Literature.
• As the recipient of more than ten Grammy Awards, an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.

First album

In 1962 he released his debut studio album, Bob Dylan , which was certified Silver in the UK and also managed to climb to number 13 in the UK Music Chart.

first movie

In 1967 he made his motion picture debut in the documentary film Don’t Look Back which covers his 1965 concert tour in England.

First TV show

On March 10, 1964, Bob made his first appearance on the comedy talk show. The New Steve Allen Show . On the same day, he also appeared in Times are Changing’ episode of the TV show, Quest .

Personal trainer

Information about his exercise routine and diet plans is not known.

Bob Dylan favorite things

• Poet – Dylan Thomas
• Movie – Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
• Old School Rapper – Public Enemy
• Literary Inspirations – Moby Dick by Herman Melville, All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque and The Odyssey by Homer

Bob Dylan Facts

1. While a student at the University of Minnesota, he performed at the Ten O’Clock Scholar, a coffeehouse located just blocks from campus.
2. In his early days in New York City, he performed in the clubs around Greenwich Village.
3. His first breakthrough came in 1961 when music critic Robert Shelton gave a favorable review of his performance in The New York Times . This review was instrumental in securing him a record deal with Columbia Records.
4. As he was just 20 years old when he was signed by Columbia Records, he had to get his parents’ signature on the contract as he was legally considered a minor. He found a way out by claiming he was an orphan.
5. In July 1966, he was injured after crashing his motorcycle near his home in Woodstock, New York City. He retired from public life for two years to recover from his injuries and deal with his fame. He would not appear in a concert until 1974.
6. His first studio album Bob Dylan was not a success in the US, selling only 5,000 records in its first year. Within his record label he was known as John Hammond’s Folly. Hammond had registered him with the company.
7. Dylan’s uncles and great-grandfather owned the largest movie theaters in Hibbing, allowing him to see movies for free.
8. When he was in tenth grade, Dylan and his musical band were rejected from a high school talent show because the student council found their performance shocking and too loud.
9. In June 1970 he received an honorary degree from Princeton University. In 2004 he was awarded an honorary doctorate in music from the University of St Andrews.
10. It was reported that the first draft of his single Like a Rolling Stone was six pages long. The song peaked at number two on the music charts.
11. In 1978, as part of his conversion to Christianity, he took a three-month course at the Vineyard School of Discipleship.
12. After dropping out of college, he hitchhiked from Minnesota to New York City, working odd jobs along the way to pay for his passage. He also stopped at a courthouse to legally change his name to Robert Dylan.
13. At the age of ten he began taking piano lessons. When he was still a teenager, his father gave him his first electric guitar.
14. One of his most notorious stalkers, AJ Weberman, accused Dylan of abandoning his political causes. He formed the Dylan Liberation Front and began holding protests outside Dylan’s home, even accusing him of heroin abuse.
15. One day Dylan lost patience with Weberman after he pushed his wife Sara and broke into his home. Dylan proceeded to punch Weberman, who was taller, in a fist fight.
16. In 1997, he was hospitalized with a life-threatening heart condition known as pericarditis, which is caused by histoplasmosis. He had to cancel his European tour and even felt like he was going to die. Fortunately, he recovered quickly.
17. In 2004, Rolling Stones magazine ranked his song Like a Rolling Stone number one in its list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Blow in the Wind was number 14 and he had a total of 12 songs on the list.
18. He was a huge fan of pop legend Elvis Presley and apparently so upset by Elvis’ death that he didn’t speak to anyone for about a week.
19. In February 2010, US President Barack Obama honored him with an American National Medal of the Arts for his services to the arts. US President Bill Clinton had previously presented him with a Kennedy Center award.
20. Known to be quite rebellious as a teenager, he ran away from his home seven times between the ages of 10 and 18.
21. When he received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016, he became the second person to win both the Oscar and the Nobel Prize, after British writer George Bernard Shaw.
22. Visit his official website @ bodylan.com.
23. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Myspace.