Chris Isaac Biography

Early age and education

Christopher Joseph ‘Chris’ Isaak was born on June 26, 1956 in Stockton, California at St. Joseph’s Medical Center to Dorothy Vignolo, who was a potato chip factory worker, and Joe Isaak, who was a forklift driver. Isaak comes from a Black Sea German Catholic from North Dakota on his father’s side, while an Italian American, from Genoa on his mother’s side. His father recently died in 2012.

Isaak received his education from Amos Alonzo Stagg High School located in North Stockton from where he graduated in 1974. Chris always excelled in his class and even became class president. He then transferred to the University of the Pacific, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in communications in 1981.

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Isaak was always interested in music and therefore wanted to pursue a career in music. He subsequently signed a contract with Warner Bros. Records in 1984 and later released his first album, Silvertone.

His contract was renewed when Warner Bros. moved him to their Reprise Records label in 1988. Isaak released the song Wicked Game on the 1989 album Heart Shaped World. His instrumental version of the song was later featured in the 1990 David Lynch film Wild at Heart.

At the time, the single became a national Top 10 hit in February 1991 and also reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. Also, the music video for the song became very popular, which was directed by Herb Ritts. It was shot in black and white and featured Isaak and supermodel Helena Christensen.

Chris went on to star in his own television show, The Chris Isaak Show in 2001. Isaak later collaborated with partner John Shanks on his 2009 album Mr. Lucky and later released an album called Beyond the Sun, which was recorded in Memphis. . Tennessee at the Sun Records studio recently.

Chris will be performing in the 2015 AFL Grand Final. Isaak is also known as an actor notable for the 1993 Little Buddha directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.

He has appeared in many movies including Married to the Mob, The Silence of the Lambs, That Thing You Do!, A Dirty Shame, and The Informers. He will replace Redfoo in the seventh season of The X Factor Australia.

Personal life

Isaac has not yet married. He does not have kids. Isaak first dated model Anka Radakovich. However, it didn’t work out between the two of them, so he began dating actress Margaret Cho. They broke up after a couple of years. Chris never had serious relationships. He didn’t even have a commitment to any of them.

He later dated actress Minnie Driver and later Caroline Rhea. Then there were rumors that Chris was dating supermodel Helena Christensen with whom he had worked on a video. Chris then started dating Bai Ling in 1999. They later broke up. Isaak is currently single and has no wife. Isaak is often seen with many women, but he has not had any intention of marrying anyone.

Net worth

Chris’ net worth is estimated to be $21 million. He has accomplished a lot throughout his musical career. He has garnered many awards, including the STAR Award from the Stockton Arts Commission in his hometown of Stockton, California.