Ray Manzarek Net Worth
Ray Manzarek Net Worth is
$25 Million
Ray Manzarek Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
In January 1966, the Doors became the house band in the London Fog on the Sunset Strip. In accordance with Manzarek, “Nobody ever came in the place…an occasional sailor or two on leave, a couple of drunks. All in all it was quite a sad experience, but it gave us time to actually get the music together.” Their very first performance in the Whisky was with the group Them. After having several months of inactivity, they learned they were on Columbia’s fall list. At that point, they requested to be released from their contract. After having several months of live shows, Jac Holzman “rediscovered” the Doors and signed them to Elektra Records.
The Doors lacked a bassist, so Manzarek generally played the bass parts on a Fender Rhodes PianoBass. His trademark sound is the fact that of the Vox Continental combo organ, an instrument used by a number of other psychedelic rock groups of the age. Ray Manzarek later used a Gibson G-101 Kalamazoo combo organ (which seems like a Farfisa) because the Continental’s plastic keys often broke, in accordance with Manzarek. Manzarek sometimes sang for the Doors, for instance, live record “Close To You” and on the B side of “Love Her Madly,” “You Need Meat (Do Not Go No Additional).” Ray Manzarek also sang on the final two Doors records, recorded after Morrison’s departure, Other Voices and Full Circle. Also, he supplied one of several guitar parts on the tune “Been Down So Long.”
Ray Manzarek Net Worth $55 Million Dollars
Full Name | Ray Manzarek |
Net Worth | $25 Million |
Date Of Birth | February 12, 1939, Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Died | May 20, 2013, Rosenheim, Germany |
Place Of Birth | Chicago |
Height | 6 ft (1.842 m) |
Weight | 160 lbs (72.5747 kg) |
Profession | Record producer, Musician, Keyboard Player, Film director, Songwriter, Film Score Composer, Screenwriter, Film Producer, Singer |
Education | University of California, Los Angeles UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television DePaul University |
Nationality | United States of America |
Spouse | Dorothy Manzarek m. 1967–2013 |
Children | Pablo Manzarek |
Parents | Helen Manzarek, Raymond Manzarek, Sr. |
Nicknames | Manzarek, Ray , Ray Daniel Manzarek , Raymond Daniel Manczarek, Jr. , The Doors |
Music Groups | The Doors (1965 – 1973), Manzarek–Krieger, Rick & The Ravens |
Movies | The Doors: Dance on Fire, Love Her Madly 2000, The Doors – 30 Years Commemorative Edition, Deal of the Century, The Doors: Soundstage Performances, The Doors of the 21st Century: L.A. Woman Live, X: The Unheard Music |
# | Trademark |
---|---|
1 | His glasses |
2 | Would incorporate the works of Coltrane and other jazz artists into his organ solos. (The Coltrane allusion specifically refers to block and minor chord vamping behind long instrumental solos and is associated with Coltrane's 1960 version of "My Favorite Things" and its influence on The Doors' "Light My Fire".) |
# | Quote |
---|---|
1 | I'm just a '60s kind of guy. It's all love and peace. People say all my playing still sounds like The Doors, but did I sound like The Doors or did The Doors sound like me? |
2 | [on collaborating with slide-guitar master Roy Rogers] It's simple. You just change focus and adjust your mind. It's as easy as taking off your Giants cap and putting on your Dodgers cap. Everybody loves a blues show. Republicans and Democrats, alike, love the blues. |
3 | I miss him [Jim Morrison] every day. What great company he was. Talk about going to the pub and having a couple of beers with the guy--Morrison was perfect. He's been haunting me for some 40 years now, and I miss him every day. |
4 | When I got the call to say Jim [Jim Morrison] had died in Paris I refused to take it seriously. Our manager, Bill Siddons, flew to Paris to establish the truth--but by the time he got there Jim had been buried. The coroner said that death was due to a hemorrhage brought on by a heart attack, which was caused by taking a too-hot bath after a heavy drinking spree. |
5 | Johnny Depp has beatnik blood. |
6 | Maybe, maybe we can make the world a better place to live and to love and to get high...'cause it sure ain't that now, man! |
# | Fact |
---|---|
1 | He played keyboards on 'Weird Al' Yankovic's "Craigslist", his style parody of The Doors. |
2 | Manager was Tom Vitorino. |
3 | Longtime collaborator with Robby Krieger. |
4 | He and The Doors were awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6901 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA. |
5 | Grew up on the south side of Chicago. |
6 | Resides in Napa County, California. |
7 | Attended UCLA film school with fellow The Doors band member Jim Morrison--Ray for a Master of Fine Arts, Morrison for an undergraduate degree. |
8 | Is of Polish descent |
9 | Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of The Doors) in 1993. |
10 | Keyboard player with The Doors. |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Less Than Zero | 1987 | lyrics: "Moonlight Drive" / music: "Moonlight Drive" | |
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam | 1987 | TV Movie documentary writer: "FIVE TO ONE" | |
The Lost Boys | 1987 | producer: "People Are Strange" | |
Family Ties | 1987 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Miami Vice | 1985-1986 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
X: The Unheard Music | 1986 | Documentary writer: "Soul Kitchen" | |
Vagabond | 1985 | writer: "The Changeling" | |
Storm Riders | 1982 | Documentary writer: "Riders On The Storm" | |
Neighbors | 1981 | writer: "Hello, I Love You" | |
Taps | 1981 | writer: "Light My Fire" | |
American Pop | 1981 | writer: "People Are Strange" | |
Altered States | 1980 | writer: "Light My Fire" - uncredited | |
More American Graffiti | 1979 | writer: "Light My Fire" | |
Top of the Pops | 1979 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
WKRP in Cincinnati | 1979 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? | 1979 | writer: "People Are Strange" | |
Hot Summer in the City | 1976 | writer: "Light My Fire" - uncredited | |
Hitler's Harlot | 1973 | writer: "Light My Fire" - uncredited | |
The Midnight Special | 1973 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
One Pair of Eyes | 1972 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
In for Life | 1970 | writer: "Light My Fire" - uncredited | |
The Coming Thing | 1970 | writer: "Hello, I Love You", "Love Me Two Times", "Five to One", "End of the Night" - uncredited | |
Handicap | 1968 | Short writer: "I Looked at You", "End of the Night" | |
The Doors | 1968 | TV Special documentary performer: "Alabama Song", "Back Door Man", "Love Me Two Times", "When the Music's Over", "The Unknown Soldier" | |
The Jonathan Winters Show | 1967 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Malibu U. | 1967 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Conan | 2015 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Minions | 2015 | writer: "Break On Through To the Other Side" | |
Strange Magic | 2015 | writer: "People Are Strange" | |
Rage | 2014 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Dancing with the Stars | 2014 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Mike & Mike | 2013 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Tu cara me suena - Argentina | 2013 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Divorce | 2013 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Spise med Price | 2012 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
The Watch | 2012/I | writer: "People Are Strange" | |
Californication | 2012 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Fringe | 2011 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
De wereld draait door | 2010 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Por Toda Minha Vida | 2010 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Glee | 2010 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Cold Case | 2005-2010 | TV Series writer - 3 episodes | |
BBC Electric Proms | 2009 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2009 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Taking Woodstock | 2009 | writer: "Maggie M'Gill" - as Raymond Manzarek | |
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned | 2009 | Video Game writer: "Five to One" | |
Being Erica | 2009 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Operación triunfo | 2008 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
60/90 | 2008 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Spisok korabley | 2008 | Documentary writer: "Crystal ship" | |
Memòries de la tele | 2008 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
The Simpsons | 1999-2008 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
Parashat Ha-Shavua | 2006-2007 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
Banda sonora | 2007 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
The Sopranos | 2007 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Entourage | 2007 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
The Eight | 2006 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse | 2006 | Video writer: "The End" - uncredited | |
Kiss Me Again | 2006 | writer: "Feijoada" | |
My Name Is Earl | 2006 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
American Wasteland | 2005 | Video Game writer: "Peace Frog" | |
X: Live in Los Angeles | 2005 | Video writer: "Soul Kitchen" | |
The Jeff Healey Band: Live at Montreux 1999 | 2005 | Video documentary writer: "Roadhouse Blues" | |
Ramones Raw | 2004 | Documentary writer: "Take It As It Comes" - as Manzarek | |
The Desire | 2004 | TV Series writer: "Light my fire" | |
Woyzeck | 2004 | TV Movie writer: "Light my Fire" | |
Medicopter 117 - Jedes Leben zählt | 2002 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Pop Idol | 2001 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Tatort | 2001 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Someone Like You... | 2001 | writer: "I'm a Tree" | |
Cast Away | 2000 | writer: "Light My Fire" | |
Girl, Interrupted | 1999 | writer: "Roadhouse Blues" | |
Me and Will | 1999 | writer: "Queen of the Highway" | |
Superstar | 1999 | "I'm a Tree" | |
That '70s Show | 1999 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
The Waterboy | 1998 | writer: "Peace Frog" | |
The X Files | 1998 | producer: "Crystal Ship" / writer: "Crystal Ship" | |
Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train | 1998 | writer: "Break On Through To the Other Side" | |
The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 6 | 1995 | TV Movie documentary writer: "When the Music's Over" | |
Strange Days | 1995 | performer: "Strange Days" | |
The Basketball Diaries | 1995 | writer: "Riders On The Storm" | |
Nico Icon | 1995 | Documentary writer: "The End" | |
Mistah | 1994 | writer: "Hello, I Love You", "The Unknown Soldier", "Riders On The Storm", "Break On Through To The Other Side", "The End" | |
Mystery Science Theater 3000 | 1992-1994 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
Koskenkorva Cowboys | 1992 | writer: "Light My Fire", "Hello I Love You" | |
Palm Harbor Vice | 1991 | writer: "L.A. Woman" | |
Air America | 1990 | writer: "Love Me Two Times" | |
The Jeff Healey Band: See the Light - Live from London | 1989 | Video writer: "Roadhouse Blues" | |
Casualties of War | 1989 | writer: "Hello, I Love You" | |
Road House | 1989 | writer: "Roadhouse Blues" | |
The Wonder Years | 1988-1989 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
True Believer | 1989 | writer: "Crystal Ship" |
Director
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
The Doors: Live at the Bowl '68 | 2012 | Documentary | |
Love Her Madly | 2000 | ||
Light My Fire: Ray Manzarek - A Return to the Whisky a Go Go | 2000 | Video documentary | |
The Doors Collection | 1999 | Video documentary | |
The Best of the Doors | 1997 | Video | |
The Doors: The Soft Parade | 1991 | Video documentary | |
The Doors: Live in Europe 1968 | 1991 | Video documentary | |
The Doors: Live at the Hollywood Bowl | 1987 | Video documentary | |
The Doors: Dance on Fire | 1985 | Video documentary creative director | |
Induction | 1965 | Short |
Composer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
The Poet in Exile | pre-production | ||
Rebel Roar: The Sound of Michael McClure | 2008 | Video short | |
VH1 Storytellers | 2000 | TV Series documentary 1 episode | |
The Doors Collection | 1999 | Video documentary | |
The Doors: The Doors Are Open | 1968 | TV Movie documentary |
Writer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
The Poet in Exile | based on the novel by pre-production | ||
Love Her Madly | 2000 | ||
Induction | 1965 | Short |
Producer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
The Poet in Exile | executive producer pre-production | ||
Light My Fire: Ray Manzarek - A Return to the Whisky a Go Go | 2000 | Video documentary executive producer | |
Feast of Friends | 1970 | Documentary producer |
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Deal of the Century | 1983 | Charlie Simbo | |
Induction | 1965 | Short | Ray (uncredited) |
Music Department
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
VH1 Storytellers | 2000 | TV Series documentary musician - 1 episode | |
A Boy and His Dog | 1975 | musician |
Miscellaneous
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
The Doors: Dance on Fire | 1985 | Video documentary concept / creative director |
Thanks
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams | 2010 | special thanks | |
The Banger Sisters | 2002 | thanks |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
The 56th Annual Grammy Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself - Keyboardist, The Doors (In Memoriam) (credit only) |
When Albums Ruled the World | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Napa Valley Dreams | 2013 | Documentary short | Keyboardist, The Doors |
The Doors: Mr. Mojo Risin - The Story of LA Woman | 2012 | Himself | |
A Norml Life | 2011 | Documentary | Himself - Author |
Re:Generation | 2011 | Documentary | |
Down the Rhodes: The Fender Rhodes Story | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
Beatles Stories | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
I'm in a Rock 'n' Roll Band | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live: Come Together | 2009 | Video | Himself |
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live: Light My Fire | 2009 | Video | Himself |
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live: Whole Lotta Shakin' | 2009 | Video | Himself |
Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America | 2009 | Himself | |
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's | 2009 | Video documentary | Himself |
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical | 2009 | Video documentary | Himself |
The Reinactors | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
Obscene | 2007 | Documentary | Himself |
9am with David & Kim | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
The UCLA Dynasty | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Breaking the Rules | 2006 | Documentary | Himself |
The Drug Years | 2006 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
An Ox's Tale: The John Entwistle Story | 2006 | Documentary | Himself |
The Doors of the 21st Century: L.A. Woman Live | 2004 | Video | Himself |
Temples of Rock | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Host |
Mayor of the Sunset Strip | 2003 | Documentary | Himself - The Doors |
The Definitive Elvis: 25th Anniversary | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself - Keyboards: The Doors |
The Doors: Soundstage Performances | 2002 | Video documentary | Himself - Interviewee / keyboards |
Venice: Lost and Found | 2002 | Documentary | |
When Hippies Ruled the World | 2002 | Documentary | |
The Definitive Elvis: The Hollywood Years - Part I: 1956-1961 | 2002 | Video documentary | Himself |
The Definitive Elvis: The Hollywood Years - Part II: 1962-1969 | 2002 | Video documentary | Himself |
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years | 2002 | Video documentary | |
VH1 Storytellers | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself - The Doors |
Light My Fire: Ray Manzarek - A Return to the Whisky a Go Go | 2000 | Video documentary | Himself - Host & Musician |
The Third Mind | 2000 | Documentary | |
The Doors Collection | 1999 | Video documentary | Himself |
The Adam and Joe Show | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
The Best of the Doors | 1997 | Video | Keyboards |
Feed Your Head | 1997 | Documentary short | Himself (Interview) |
Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival | 1997 | Documentary | Himself (The Doors) |
The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 1 | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (The Doors) |
The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 6 | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
The Doors: The Soft Parade | 1991 | Video documentary | Himself (Keyboards) |
The Full Moon Show | 1991 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
The Doors: Live in Europe 1968 | 1991 | Video documentary | Himself (keyboards) |
X-Large | 1991 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
The Turtles: Happy Together | 1991 | Video | Himself |
Hard 'N Heavy Volume 12 | 1991 | Video documentary | Himself |
The Doors: Live at the Hollywood Bowl | 1987 | Video documentary | Himself (keyboards) |
X: The Unheard Music | 1986 | Documentary | Himself |
The Doors: Dance on Fire | 1985 | Video documentary | Himself (keyboards) |
No One Here Gets Out Alive: A Tribute to Jim Morrison | 1981 | Video documentary | Himself |
Beat-Club | 1972 | TV Series | |
John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band: Sweet Toronto | 1971 | Video documentary | Himself in the Limousine (uncredited) |
Feast of Friends | 1970 | Documentary | Himself (The Doors) |
The Doors: The Doors Are Open | 1968 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - keyboards (as Ray Daniel Manzarek) |
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | 1968 | TV Series | Himself - Musical Guest |
The Doors | 1968 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Musician |
The Ed Sullivan Show | 1967 | TV Series | Himself |
Malibu U. | 1967 | TV Series | Himself |
New American Bandstand 1965 | 1967 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
---|---|---|---|
Breaking Through the Lens | 2014 | Documentary | |
The Doors: R-Evolution | 2014 | ||
The Doors: Live at the Bowl '68 | 2012 | Documentary | |
Echoes from the Bowl | 2012 | Documentary short | |
Reworking the Doors | 2012 | Documentary short | |
You Had to Be There | 2012 | Documentary short | |
The Doors: When You're Strange | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
Banda sonora | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
Video on Trial | 2006 | TV Series | Himself - The Doors |
The Music of Apocalypse Now | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
Musikprogrammet - programmet om musik | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Ed Sullivan's Rock 'n' Roll Classics, Vol. 4: Elvis & Other Rock Greats | 2003 | Video | Himself (as The Doors) |
The Road of Excess | 1997 | Video documentary short | Himself |
Rock & Roll | 1995 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties | 1986 | Documentary short | Himself (The Doors) |