Ginuwine: Biography in Details
Who is Ginuwine?
Ginuwine aka Elgin Baylor Lumpkin is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor.
His work includes Ginuwine…..The Bachelor (2× Platinum), 100% Ginuwine (2× Platinum), The Senior (Gold), and The Life (Platinum).
Ginuwine- Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education
Ginuwine was born in Washington, D.C., the United States. Born on October 15, 1970, he is 52 years old as of 2022 belonging to the American nationality.
He is of African-American ethnicity and Libra is his birth zodiac sign according to the astrological chart.
His father’s name is James II Lumpkin while the name of his mother is Sandra Lumpkin.
Similarly, he has two siblings a brother named, James III and a sister named, Latisha Lumpkin.
Elgin Baylor Lumpkin is his full birth name while he is worldwide famous by his stage name, Ginuwine.
Apart from that, Ginuwine went to Forestville Military Academy and later graduated with a paralegal associate’s degree from Prince George’s Community College based in Largo, Maryland.
Ginuwine- Professional Life, Careers
Ginuwine debuted his career as a member of the Rochester, New York-based record label, ‘Swing Mob’ where he worked on the music compound founded by Donald, ‘DeVante Swing DeGrate.
Then, he went on to work on different projects including his debut album, ‘Ginuwine…The Bachelor, and the singles like, ‘Pony.’
In 1999, he released his second album, ‘100% Ginuwine’ featuring the hit singles, ‘Same Ol’G’, ‘So Anxious’ and ‘None of Your Friends Business.’
His single, ‘Differences’ reached number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart.
In 2001, he lost both of his parents. Firstly, his father committed suicide and a year later, his mother died of cancer.
In 2002, he introduced his own label, ‘Bag Entertainment’ featuring artists like Knight and Jose Cenquentez.
On November 15, 2005, Ginuwine released his fifth album, Back II Da Basics which was able to sell around 100,000 copies debuting at number 12 on the Billboard 200.
On June 23, 2009, he released his sixth album titled, ‘A Man’s Thoughts’ including Brandy, Missy Elliott, Bun B, and Timbaland as guest appearances.
He then made a collaboration with Tank and Tyrese and founded a group called, ‘TGT.’ In 2012, they signed a contract with Atlantic Records.
In 2013, they released their debut album, ‘Three Kings’ which got in the Grammy Award Nomination.
On Valentine’s Day in 2011, Ginuwine released his seventh studio album titled, ‘Elgin.’
Filmography
In 2004, Ginuwine was cast in the movie, ‘You Got Served’ playing the role of his real name, ‘Elgin.’
He was a cast member in the movie, ‘Juwanna Mann’ in which he portrayed R&B singer, ‘Romeo.
In the three episodes, ‘All This and Turkey, Too’, ‘You Say He’s Just A Friend’ and ‘On the Rebound’ of the American Television sitcom, ‘Moesha.’
Ginuwine other acting credits include, ‘Half & Half’, ‘Parks and Recreation, ‘Martial Law’, and so on.
Later, he participated in the UK reality show, ‘Celebrity Big Brother 21’ on January 5, 2018, and got eliminated by placing 11th on January 23, 2018.
Ginuwine- Net worth, Salary
The net worth of singer, Ginuwine is accumulated to be 1.5 million USD approximately.
Furthermore, there are no authentic details about his annual salary as well as weekly earnings.
Meanwhile, he has an endorsement deal with Adult Chocolate Milk, a 40-proof vodka-based version of chocolate milk.
Ginuwine- Rumors, Controversy
To date, there have not been controversies relating to the singer-songwriter, Ginuwine as he does not mix his personal as well as professional life.
Body Features- Height, Weight
Talking about the body features, Ginuwine stands tall with a height of 6 feet 2 inches and weighs around 85 Kg.
He has a brown body complexion with black hair and eyes of the same color as well.
No other information, The wiki of Ginuwine’s chest-waist measurements, dress size, shoe size, and bicep size is available at the moment.
Social Media
Talking about the social media presence of Ginuwine. He is present on Instagram and Twitter where more than 900K and 198.6K people follow him.
Besides, there is an official Facebook page under his name, which is enriched with over 1.1 million followers.
Other than this, Ginuwine has a self-titled YouTube channel, having around 414K subscribers.
But he has not posted any videos since March 30, 2019, uploading his last video titled, ‘None of Ur Friends Business.’
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Ginuwine's Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|
| 2024 | October | Tuesday |
| 2025 | October | Wednesday |
| 2026 | October | Thursday |
| 2027 | October | Friday |
| 2028 | October | Sunday |
