Angie Martinez

Angie Martinez: Biography in Details

Who is Angie Martinez?

Angie Martinez is an American radio personality also known for being rapper and actress of Puerto Rican, Cuban and Dominican heritage.

Her afternoon talk show The Voice of New York has been ranked #1 with more young listeners than any other radio program in the country.

She starred in the 2019 TV series Empire as Angie Martinez.

Angie Martinez- Early Life

Angie Martinez was born as Angela “Angie” Martinez on 9th January 1971 in Brooklyn, New York City, US. She is the daughter of Cuban and Dominican mother Shirley Maldonado. Similarly, her father is Puerto Rican.

Martinez educated from John Dewey High School. On 4th November 2019, she suffered fractured lumbar and shattered vertebrae in a car crash.

Angie Martinez- Professional career

Martinez got her big break in radio at the age of 16. She met a popular DJ Funkmaster Flex and began working as his protege. She quickly picked up on the craft of running a successful radio program.

On 18th June 2014, she resigned from Hot 97.

Acting

Angie has acted in numerous films and series. In 1991, she acted in Maverick… Lluvia de sangre. After that, she appeared in The 24 Hour Woman, Blazin’, Paper Soldiers, Paid in Full, Crime Partners and others.

Her other roles include in State Property: Blood on the Streets, Scarface: The World Is Yours, Red Apples Falling, Saving Melaine and others. In 2018, she played Will Call Agent in The After Party. Her recent role is as Angie Martinez in Empire.

Music

On 17th April 2001, she released her album Up Close and Personal. On 20th August 2002, she released another album Animal House. 

Her other singles are Mi Amore in 2000, Dem Thangs, Coast 2 Coast in 2001 If I Could Go in 2002 and Take You Home in 2003.

Awards and Nominations

• 2018: NAB Marconi Radio Awards for Major Market Personality of the Year
• 2002: BET Awards for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
• 1998: Grammy Awards for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group Not Tonight

What is Angie Martinez’s net worth?

The estimated net worth of Angie is $2 million. As an American actress, she has an average salary of $19,839 – $206,594.

Angie was part of the 2002 drama movie Paid in Full which made box office collection of $3.091 million. The 24 Hour Woman made a box office collection of $109,535.

Angie Martinez- Rumors and Controversy

There were rumors that Angie had a fight with Kanye West over differences. They had differences over expensive stage sets and Jay-Z cleared up the rumors.

Other than that, she has not been part of any big rumors and controversy.

Body Measurement

Angie has brown hair and eyes. She is 5 feet tall and weighs around 59 kg.

Is Angie Martinez active on social media?

Angie has around 488.8k followers on her Facebook and 893k on Instagram. On Instagram, she is following personalities like Mike Tyson, Michael Eric Dyson, Robin Roberts, Mike Epps, and others.

Similarly, she has 1 million Twitter followers. Angie joined Twitter in January 2009.

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