Pharrell Williams is one of the popular rapper and singer of the industry. He has earned fame as a songwriter too. Besides that, his fame as a fashion designer is inevitable.
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Personal life
According to his biography, Pharrel Williams was born in the year 1973, on April 5. He has spent a major part of his early childhood life in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He was the first child of his parents Carolyn and Pharaoh Williams. He belonged from an economically disadvantaged family, where his father was a handyman and his mother was a teacher. He had grew up with his three brothers.
When Williams was only in the seventh grade, he developed passion towards music. He joined a music band in his school with some of his friends and thus paved his passion for music. He was a prominent member at Princess Anne High School and was also known as Skateboard P during his school days. He was an introvert child, during his high school days with not many friends and weird behavior. After finishing his education at school, he went to the Northwestern University, where he was dropped out later due to his minimum attendance and worse grades.
William's personal life is quite open to the media. He has been married to Helen Lasichanh, who is also a famous designer as well as a popular fashion model. In the year 2008, the couple was blessed with a son and named him Rocket Williams. He has even mentioned the name of his son in one of the themes of the song Despicable Me and named it as the "Rocket's Theme".
Later, in the year 2017, the couple welcomed their triplets. There is still no news about their separation or divorce as the couple is leading a happy and smooth life. Williams has got married to Helen Lasichanh, who is a popular model and as well as a famous designer.
Career
Pharrel Williams began his music career with Riley. He started his career as a songwriter and used to write only verses for Wreckx-N-Effect. After providing the group with one of the best hits, Williams recorded a solo rap at the SWV's UK remix. Williams, paired up with Hugo and led to the formation of "The Neptunes". They used to co-produce music with Blackstreet self-titled album "Tonight's The Night".
The band group maintained a consistent level of music production which gained them audience and popularity. 'Frontin' made in 2003 was known to be his first solo. He received a lot of success as a producer: the NERD (Nothing Ever Really Dies) was a huge commercial success. His net worth is estimated to be $150 million.
Last Modified: Mar 6, 2020
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