Johnny Gill Biography, Age, Net Worth, Albums, Songs, Game Changer, Fiance & Son

JOHNNY GILL BIOGRAPHY

Johnny Gill ( Johnny Gill Jr.) is an American R&B musician, songwriter, and singer best known for his successful solo artist and as the lead singer of boy band New Edition.

JOHNNY GILL AGE

Johnny was born on May 22, 1966 in Washington, DC, United States. He is 52 years old in 2018.

JOHNNY GILL FAMILY | YOUNG

He was born to Johnny Gill Sr., a Baptist pastor, and Annie Mae Gill, [mother] who had four boys. He started his singing at the age of five singing in church in a family gospel group called Little Johnny and ‘Wings of Faith’ which included his brothers Bobby, Jeff and Randy Gill (himself a solo artist and a member of II D. his mother is a journalist in Washington, D.C.

JOHNNY GILL WIFE | GAY | MARRIED

Gill is yet to marry although he has had a relationship with Canadian-born actress Jillian Barberie and he is also believed to have been involved with R&B singer Stacy Lattisaw. Gill also reportedly had a relationship with actress Sherri Shepherd in 2014, but the fate of that relationship is uncertain. He has also been dating international model and actress Carissa Rosario lately.

Gill has been dogged by rumors about his true sexuality and it is alleged in many quarters that the music star is in fact attracted to men and has dated a number of male celebrities. With all the rumors, he always managed to claim that he was straight and very attracted to people of the opposite sex.

JOHNNY GILL SON | CHILDREN

Johnny has an adult son (Isaiah) who was born in 2006. He has kept his baby mum’s identity away from public view, but has revealed that they both get along well in their co-parenting duties.

EDUCATION JOHNNY GILL

He was enrolled at Kimball Elementary in Seattle, Washington. In high school, he then joined Sousa Junior High and Duke Ellington School of the Arts. He then pursued a college degree, but music won out.

JOHNNY GILL’S CAREER

Gill started his career recording his first demo at the age of 16. The demo landed him a contract with Cotillion Records, a subsidiary of Atlantic Records, which marked the official start of his music career. He later released his debut album Johnny Gill in April 1983 and it was quite successful. Him working with his longtime friend Stacy Lattisaw on the album Perfect Combination (1984) which he would later release as his second solo album in 1985.

Johnny was recruited in 1987 to join the R&B group “New Edition”. The band that previously consisted of Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Bobby Brown, Ronnie DeVoe and Ralph Tresvant. Brown was subsequently kicked out of the group a few years before Gill’s appointment. He later became one of the lead singers of New Edition and he was a major contributor to the success of the band’s next album Heart Break (1988).

He later resumed his solo career when New Edition went on hiatus in 1990 and he released highly successful third solo albums before the band reunited in 1996. He then formed the 3-man band LSG in 1997 at the alongside Gerald Levert and Keith Sweat and together they released 2 hit albums; Levert.Sweat.Gill. from 1997 and LSG2 from 2003. He then reunited with the 4 band members New Edition in 2004 and they released a full album One Love

He also progressed in his solo career with the release of his 6th and 7th solo albums Still Winning from 2011 and Game Changer from 2014. He continued to tour as a member of New Edition although the band only released no new body of music since 2004. New Edition received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 23, 2017.

JOHNNY GILL NET WORTH

Johnny has an estimated net worth of $10 million

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