Mark Knopfler British guitarist
Mark Knopfler is a 74 years old British guitarist from Glasgow, Scotland. He was born on August 12, 1949 in Glasgow, Scotland as Mark Freuder Knopfler. His nickname is Knopfler Mark Freuder.
About
Birth name of Mark Knopfler is Mark Freuder Knopfler
Yes, Mark Knopfler is still alive Last check: 3 years ago
Family
Wife
Kitty Aldridge, British actress and writer
He married with Kitty Aldridge (57), on Friday, February 14th, 1997. Mark Knopfler was 47 and Kitty Aldridge was 35 years old. Married for 27 years, 2 months.
Brother
Mark Knopfler has 1 sibling. British singer-songwriter guitarist pianist and co-founder of the rock band Dire Straits. David (3 years younger)
Mark Knopfler net worth
He has a net worth of 95 million dollars.
Works
Mark Knopfler Albums (41)
There are 41 albums of Mark Knopfler.
His last album Cinema - Movie Themes For Classical Guitar released 5 years 1 month ago. When Cinema - Movie Themes For Classical Guitar released, he was 69 years old. This album contains 18 tracks
His first album Cal released 39 years ago, he was 35 years old when this album released. There were 12 songs in this album.
Cinema - Movie Themes For Classical Guitar
Chet Atkins Certified Guitar Player
Down The Road Wherever (Deluxe)
Back On The Dance Floor
View all Mark Knopfler albums.
Popular Mark Knopfler Songs
- Wherever I Go (Tracker (Deluxe), released 9 years ago)
- Beryl (Tracker (Deluxe), released 9 years ago)
- Golden Heart (Golden Heart, released 28 years ago)
- Cannibals (Golden Heart, released 28 years ago)
- Trapper Man (Down The Road Wherever (Deluxe), released 5 years ago)
- What It Is (Sailing To Philadelphia, released 23 years ago)
- Sailing To Philadelphia (Sailing To Philadelphia, released 23 years ago)
- Sailing To Philadelphia (The Best of - Private Investigations, released 18 years ago)
- Going Home - Theme Of "local Hero" (Screenplaying, released 30 years ago)
- Wild Theme (Screenplaying, released 30 years ago)
Awards (9)
Nominated Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance in 1984 , awarded Steiger Award in 2010 , awarded Premios Ondas in 1994 , nominated Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals in 1989 , nominated Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album in 2004 ,
Education
He graduated from Harlow College, University Of Leeds and Gosforth Academy
What is Mark's zodiac sign?Mark Knopfler zodiac sign is leo.
Where does He lives?
He is living in Glasgow.
When is Knopfler's next birthday?
Mark Knopfler was born on the , which was a Friday. He will be turning 75 in only 108 days from today (26 April, 2024).
Other facts about Mark Knopfler
| Alias | Knopfler Mark Freuder |
|---|---|
| Genre | Rock music, Blues rock, Roots rock, Celtic rock |
| Hometown | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Instrument | Fender Stratocaster, Pensa Custom Guitars, Resonator guitar, Steinberger |
| Given name | Mark , object has role: usual first name , series ordinal: 1 |
| IPI name number | 00046804968 , named as: KNOPFLER MARK |
| Award received | Grammy Award For Best Surround Sound Album , point in time: 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z , winner: Bob Ludwig , winner: Chuck Ainlay , for work: Brothers in Arms |
| Place of birth | Glasgow , country: United Kingdom , located in the administrative territorial entity: Scotland |
| Spouse | Kitty Aldridge , start time: 1997-02-14T00:00:00Z , place of marriage: Barbados |
| Educated at | University Of Leeds , start time: 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z , end time: 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z , academic major: English studies |
| Nominated for | Grammy Award For Best Surround Sound Album , point in time: 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z , for work: Brothers in Arms |
| Twitter username | @MarkKnopfler. Mark Knopfler official Twitter page , number of subscribers: 71557 , has quality: verified account , point in time: 2020-04-14T00:00:00Z , start time: 2013-07-30T00:00:00Z , Twitter user numeric ID: 1633831880 |
| Name in native language | Mark Knopfler |
| Record | Vertigo |
| Handedness | Left-handedness |
| Genre | Blues |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Residence | Glasgow |
| Birth name | Mark Freuder Knopfler |
| Member of | Dire Straits |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | British English |
| Occupation | Multi-instrumentalist |
| Notable work | Tunnel Of Love |
| Country of citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Owner of | Midnight Sun Brewing Company |
| Work period (start) | 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Sibling | David Knopfler |
| Voice type | Baritone |
| Discography | Mark Knopfler Discography |
| Official website | Mark Knopfler official website , language of work or name: English |
| Family name | Knopfler. Show people with the surname Knopfler |
| Location of formation | Glasgow |
| Europeana entity | Agent/base/62044 |
