Carrie Brownstein

Carrie Brownstein: Biography in Details

Who is Carrie Brownstein?

Carrie Brownstein is an American musician, model, and actress.

She rose to fame as a member of the band Excuse 17.

Back in 2006, she was named in the Rolling Stone readers’ list of the 25 “Most Underrated Guitarists of All-Time.

Furthermore, she has been nominated for several Primetime Emmy Awards and also won Gracie and Peabody Awards.

As of now, she has appeared in various famous TV series such as Portlandia, Transparent, The Simpsons, and a few more.

Age, Parents, Siblings, Parents

Carrie Brownstein was born on September 27, 1974, in Seattle, Washington, United States. As of 2022, she is 48 years old.

She grew up in Redmond, Washington along with her sister Stacey Brownstein.

From the beginning of her childhood, she had a keen interest in music and she began to play guitar at the age of 15.

Talking about her nationality, Carrie Brownstein is American and her ethnicity is mixed.

Moving toward her education, she attended Lake Washington  High School and then transferred to The Overlake School for her senior year.

Furthermore, Carrie completed her graduation from Evergreen with an emphasis on sociolinguistics.

Carrie Brownstein: Professional life, Career

Carrie Brownstein began her music career in the band Excuse 17 which she formed along with his college friend Becca Albee and CJ Phillips.

Later, she partnered with Corin Tucker and formed the band Sleater-Kinney.

During that time, she also toured with Corin’s band Heavens to Betsy. However, Excuse 17 and Heavens to Betsy both broke up and Carrie and Corin both focused on Sleater-Kinney.

In early 1994, they recorded their first self-titled album. The duo launched six albums later. On January 20, 2015, the band released another album, No Cities to Love.

Besides this, the veteran singer has also collaborated with former Helium guitarist/singer Mary Timony and released The Age of Backwards E.P. in 1999.

Furthermore, Carrie Brownstein has also interviewed Mary Lynn Rajskub, Karen O, and Cheryl Hines for The Believer magazine.

In addition, Carrie also published the book Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl on October 27, 2015.

Moreover, Carrie Brownstein has also appeared in various famous TV series such as Portlandia, Transparent, The Simpsons, and a few more.

The Nowhere Inn, a 2020 tour mockumentary thriller in which Brownstein acted and co-wrote the script with Annie Clark.

Awards

As of now, Carrie Brownstein has won a couple of awards such as the Gracie Award and Peabody Award.

Apart from that, she has been nominated for several Primetime Emmy Awards.

Carrie Brownstein: Salary, Net Worth

Being a multi-talented singer, she pockets a handsome amount of money from her profession.

Carrie Brownstein has a net worth of $3 million as of 2023.

Rumors and Controversy

So far, there are not any drastic rumors regarding her personal and professional life.

Furthermore, Carrie Brownstein has never faced any controversy in her career to date.

It seems she has total focus on her work rather than being stuck in any controversy.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Carrie Brownstein has a height of 5 ft 5 inches and his weight is 55 kg.

Furthermore, she has a pair of brown eyes and brown hair.

Additionally, her other body measurements include 35 inches bra size, 25 inches waist, and 33 inches hip size.

Social Media

Carrie Brownstein is quite active on social media such as Instagram and Twitter.

However, she doesn’t use a Facebook account.

Currently, she has more than 360k followers on Instagram and almost 394k followers on Twitter.

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