Ric Ocasek Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

Key facts:

Ric Ocasek was the frontman of the rock band the Cars.

He recorded many hit songs with the band from 1978 to 1988, including 'Shake it Up,' 'Drive,' and 'Tonight She Comes.'

Ocasek had a successful solo career and released albums such as 'Beatitude' and 'This Side of Paradise.'

He also produced for several other artists, including Alan Vega, Bad Religion, Weezer, and No Doubt.

The Cars sold 23 million albums in the United States alone during their career.

Basic Information About Ric Ocasek

Full Name	Ric Ocasek
Category	Celebrities › Rock Stars
Professions	Record producer, Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, Musician, Actor, Film Score Composer, Film Producer
Net worth	$40,000,000
Date of birth	1944-03-23
Place of birth	Baltimore
Date of death	2019-09-15 (aged 75)
Nationality	United States of America
Education	Maple Heights High School
Curiosities and Trademarks	Often wears dark sunglasses Towering height and slender frame
Father	Ted Otcasek
Mother	Polly Otcasek
Kids	Christopher Ocasek, Adam Ocasek, Eron Ocasek, Derek Ocasek, Jonathan Raven Ocasek, Oliver Ocasek.
Gender	Male
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.93 m)
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ Facebook ↗︎ Imdb

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Movie / Series	Role
Hairspray	Beatnik Cat (special apperances)
Saturday Night Live	Self - Musical Guest / ... 1 episode, 1986-1987
Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Self / ... 3 episodes, 1997-2005

People tell me all the time that I look forbidding or aloof. That doesn't bother me much - I am fairly private, withdrawn, and ... distant, I guess. But, um, I think that's okay.

Children: (Paulina Porizkova) Jonathan Raven Ocasek (b. May 1993) and Oliver Orion Ocasek (b. May 23, 1998); (with Suzanne Otcasek) Derek Otcasek and Eron Otcasek. With (Constance Campbell) Christopher Otcasek and Adam Otcasek.
Lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the 1970s-1980s synth-pop band The Cars.
Produced the debut album for the pop-punk band Weezer.
He was not participating in The New Cars.
Senior vice president of A&R for Elektra Records.
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of The Cars) (2018).
He was of Czech (father) and Irish and Welsh (mother) descent.
He is buried at Nine Partners Cemetery in Millbrook, New York.
Took wife Paulina Porizikova out of his will before he died. They were separated at the time.