Rivers Cuomo

Rivers Cuomo: Biography in Details

Who is Rivers Cuomo?

Rivers Cuomo is an American rock singer, songwriter, and musician. He is known for his skill as the lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter of the rock band Weezer.

Rivers Cuomo: Bio, Age, Parents, Siblings, Family, Education

Rivers Cuomo was born on 13 June 1970 in New York City, U.S. As of 2024, his age is 53 and he is known as Peter Kitts. Likewise, he holds German nationality and is of mixed (German-English) descent. According to an astrologer chart, his zodiac sign is Gemini.

Regarding his parents’ details, his father’s name is Frank Cuomo and his mother’s name is Beverly Cuomo. He grew up with his brother Leaves Cuomo and he was quite close to his brother.

Talking about his educational background, he completed his school in his hometown. He completed his high school at E.O. Smith High School. Then he joins at Harvard University where he completed his graduation.

Rivers Cuomo: Professional Life, Career

Rivers Cuomo started his career at a very young by playing different instruments. He formed “Weezer” with the drummer Patrick Wilson, the bassist Matt Sharp, and the guitarist Jason Cropper in 1992. The band name was given by his father when he was a toddler.

In May 1994, he released their self-titled debut album, commonly known as the Blue Album, and the album was certified platinum with sales of over one million. In September 1996, Weezer released their second album, Pinkerton, on which he discussed his feelings of sexual frustration and being alone while attending Harvard.

A collection of his demos from 1992 to 2007 was published by him under the title Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo in December 2007. Alone III: The Pinkerton Years and Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo followed respectively. The latter CD was only available as a set with The Pinkerton Diaries, a book that compiles Cuomo’s writings from the period before Pinkerton was released.

Rivers Cuomo: Accidents

Cuomo, his family, and an assistant were traveling from Toronto to Boston on a tour bus on 6 December 2009, when the coach struck an icy road in Glen, New York, and collapsed. He experienced an internal hemorrhage and broken ribs.

The remaining 2009 tour dates were cancelled by Weezer, who intended to reschedule them for the following year. At Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, on January 20, 2010, they returned to the stage. Here are some of the albums listed below:-

• Death to False Metal (2010)
• Everything Will Be Alright in the End (2014)
• Pacific Daydream (2017)
• OK Human (2021)
• Van Weezer (2021)
• SZNZ: Spring (2022)
• SZNZ: Summer (2022)
• SZNZ: Autumn (2022)
• SZNZ: Winter (2022)

The Japanese-language album, named “Scott & Rivers,” was released by Cuomo in collaboration with Scott Murphy and it debuted the album at the top of the iTunes Japan rankings.

Net Worth, Income, Salary

As of 2024, his estimated net worth is between $36 million. The yearly salary that he earns is under the rug. Most of his earnings are from his music career, brand endorsement and other business ventures.

Controversy and Rumors

He keeps himself away from scandals and rumours. He has not done anything controversial so far in his career. He keeps his personal life private and successfully avoids unnecessary controversy and activities that can hamper his career and profile.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Rivers has maintained a good body shape and has a decent height. He stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs around 70kg. Similarly, he has dark brown hair and brown colour eyes. His other body measurements including chest-biceps size, dress size, and shoe size are under review.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Rivers Cuomo has verified the account and managed his fan following. He has 90k followers with a verified account on his Facebook page. On his Instagram, he has 282k followers under his username @rivers_cuomo.

Since April 2008, he has been active on Twitter and has 1 million followers.

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