David Bryan

David Bryan: Biography in Details

Who is David Bryan?

David Bryan is an American musician and songwriter.

David Bryan is best known as the keyboard player for the rock band Bon Jovi, who has co-written songs and performed back vocals.

Also, he is the writer of the Broadway musical Memphis.

David Bryan: Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Nationality

Bryan was born on February 7, 1962, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and raised in Edison, New Jersey.

His birth name is David Bryan Rashbaum. His current age is 60 years.

David’s father, Eddie Rashbaum used to play the trumped. Also, his mother’s name is Flo.

David Bryan belongs to the Jewish ethnicity. Similarly, he holds an American nationality.

Education, School/College University

David attended Clara Barton elementary school where he performed many instruments including violin, viola, trumpet, and saxophone.

He also visited the middle school of Herbert Hoover, then J. Similarly, David graduated from P. Stevens High School.

Bryan studied with Emery Hack, a professor at Juilliard, for thirteen years.

He also attended Rutgers University but dropped out to attend Juilliard.

David Bryan: Professional Life, Career

Bryan was the first member of Bon Jovi to get a call when Jon Bon Jovi discovered he got awarded a recording deal and entered the group.

When he became weary of constantly getting to spell out his full name, he chose his performance title.

Bryan attended Rutgers University at the moment and studied with a 4.0 GPA Pre-Med.

On all of Bon Jovi’s records, and the collaborative initiatives of Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora, Bryan has performed keyboards and performed.

Similarly, he co-wrote the songs ‘Love Lies’ and ‘Breakout’ on Bon Jovi’s self-titled first album, Only Lonely, The Hardest Part Is The Night and To the Fire on 7800° Fahrenheit, In These Arms on Keep the Faith, and Last Cigarette on Have A Nice Day.

David Bryan co-wrote with Joe DiPietro the musical Memphis, which debuted off-Broadway in 2002. Memphis got conducted at San Diego’s La Jolla Playhouse in 2008.

They also conducted the series at the 5th Avenue Theater in Seattle, Washington, in January 2009, before shifting later in 2009 to Broadway.

Bryan also co-wrote The Toxic Avenger, again working with Joe DiPietro. On April 6, 2009, the musical made its premiere off-Broadway at the New World Stages.

Also, Their musical Diana will begin previews on Broadway on March 2, 2020, with an expected opening date of March 31, following an attempt-out production at La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, CA.

Awards and Nomination

David Bryan has got nominated for different awards like Laurence Olivier Mastercard Award for Best New Musical.

Similarly, he got nominated for Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical Memphis.

Also, he got nominated for Laurence Olivier Award in the category of Outstanding Achievement in music.

Broadway from October 18, 2009, to August 5, 2012, won the 2010 season 8 Tony awards and received 4, including Best Musical and Best Original Score.

David Bryan: Net worth, Salary

David Bryan has an estimated net worth of $120 million.

His source of income is from songwriting, touring, and performing in different shows.

Charity Work

David Bryan also composed the anthem with Dena Hammerstein for Only Make Belief, “Rockin’ All Over the World.”

David is a member of the honorary board for Only Make Believe, a non-profit organization that provides interactive theater in clinics and care services to chronically sick and disabled kids.

He is also a part of the board of the Traveling Guitar Foundation of Damon Marks.

For Hurricane Katrina survivors, the group has constructed several houses.

A documentary about the making of these homes is the video for the hit song Who Says You Can’t Go Home.

The group also donated $1 million to the Angel Network of Oprah Winfrey. With this, she developed Louisiana’s Bon Jovi Boulevard.

One year ago, Bon Jovi got greeted home to see Bon Jovi Boulevard and reveal it to his future residents.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

David Bryan stands at a height of 6 feet and weighs about 80kg.

Similarly, he has curly blond hair with blue eyes color.

Social Media

David Bryan has around 36.1k followers on Twitter and more than 24.3k followers on Facebook.

Similarly. he has 72.3k followers on Instagram.

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