Sturgill Simpson

Sturgill Simpson: Biography in Details

Who is Sturgill Simpson?

Sturgill Simpson is an American country music singer, songwriter, and actor. He is best known for his albums which have featured in US top charts such as ‘A Sailor’s Guide to Earth’, ‘Metamodern Sounds in Country Music’, and ‘Sound & Fury’.

Simpson is set to appear in an upcoming crime film, Killers of the Flowers Moon where he is cast in the role of Henry Grammer.

Sturgill Simpson: Age, Family, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

Sturgill was born on June 8, 1978, in Jackson, Kentucky, United States. His full name is John Sturgill Simpson.

His father was a Kentucky State Police Trooper who formerly worked undercover in the narcotics department. Similarly, his mother worked as a secretary. When he was in the seventh grade, his parents gets divorced.

Talking about his academic background, he attended Woodford Country High School. While studying in high school, he sold and consumed drugs for a brief time.

After graduation, he enlisted in the US Navy right where he spent three years.

Sturgill Simpson: Professional Life, Career

Music career

In 2004, Sturgill formed the Country/Rock band, ‘Sunday Valley’, and has performed at the Pickathon Festival in Portland, Oregon.

He later pursues his career at the Salt Lake City railroad freight-shipping yard for Union Pacific Railroad. However, he eventually left the job and got back with the band where he perform as a vocalist and a guitarist.

The band performed at local gigs and also did many tours and disbanded in 2012. In 2013, he released his first solo debut album, High Top Mountain, produced by Dave Cobb.

The album featured 12 tracks including ‘Life Ain’t Fair and the World is Mean’, which became one of the most popular tracks by Simpson. Also, the album peaked at number 11 on US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) list.

In 2016, he released his second album, A Sailor’s Guide to Earth, and his third album, Sound & Fury in 2019.

Acting Career

Sturgill made his acting debut in the 2011 indie film, Orca Park. He had a cameo role in the short film, Black Hog Gut in 2018. The same year, he starred on CBS’s television series, One Dollar where he portrayed the role of Ken Fry. Similarly, he appeared in the movies like The Dead Don’t Die (2019), Queen & Slim (2019), The Hunt (2020), and Materna (2020).

How much does Sturgill Simpson earn?

Sturgill might have accumulated an impressive amount of wealth throughout his multiple profession as a singer and actor.

However, he hasn’t yet revealed his precise net worth, salary, and other earnings in the media.

Awards, Nominations

Sturgill won nominated for three Grammy Awards and won two in the category of Album of the Year and Best Country Album. He also won the 2015 Song of the Year award from The Americana Music Honors & Awards.

In 2017, he won the Album of the Year for A Sailor’s Guide to Earth at American Music Awards.

Rumors, Controversy

To date, Sturgill hasn’t been part of any sorts of rumors and controversy that create a huge buzz in the media.

What are the body facts of Sturgill Simpson?

The actor has a towering height. He stands at the height of 5 feet 10 inches tall and his weight is about 73 kg. Likewise, he has a blue pair of eyes and his hair color is brown.

Social Media

The actor is active on Instagram under the username @sturgbase where he has more than 2.6k followers. Similarly, he has nearly 406 followers on his Facebook.

He has also a self-titled YouTube channel with more than 191k subscribers.

Trivia

• According to his birth date, he is 43 years old as of 2022.
• His Sun sign is Gemini.
• Similarly, the actor follows the Christianity religion.
• He was listed in the 18th position on Rolling Stone’s “50 Best Albums of 2014”. He was also named among “NPR’s 50 Favorite Albums of 2014”.
• Sturgill is a Kentucky Colonel and was honored at the Kentucky State Capitol on March 20, 2018.
• He is a trained horseback rider.

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