You may know his songs but how much do you know about acclaimed Godsmack frontman Sully Erna?
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1.)Who is Sully Erna?
Sully Erna is the 54 year old singer, frontman and main songwriter behind the famous American rock band known as Godsmack. Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts as Salvatore Paul Erna Jr, the artist started feeding his passion for music from the tender age of 3 when he began learning how to play the drums.
After playing playing the drums for over 23 years, the singer signed his first record deal in 1993 as the drummer of the band Strip Mind. After their debut album performed poorly tensions rose between members and Erna was kicked out, with the remainder of the group to disband shortly after. Following this, the musician decided that he wanted to change things up and became the singer and frontman of his own band, Godsmack, in 1995.
2.)Why is Sully Erna Famous?
The acclaimed songwriter is famous primarily through the success of his band Godsmack. With over 20 million albums sold, four Grammy nominations and after winning the Billboard Music Award for “Rock Artist of the Year,” both the band and Erna have become well known across the world.
As well as his music, the singer has also started his own organisation known as The Scars Foundation along with Godsmack to help raise awareness of the mental health issues that so many are faced with today.
As well as his musical achievements, Sully Erna is also a known poker enthusiast. First seen when he joined the 2006 World Series Poker main event as a celebrity entry, the musician has since competed in several competitions to some success.
3.)Sully Erna’s Personal Details
In terms of personal beliefs, Erna’s faith is one that has caused a lot of criticism to both himself and his band. In the early days of his career, the singer was an actively practicing Wiccan, which spurred critics to persistently call himself and the band ‘devil worshippers’ and spurn their music as such. In response, Erna expressed that Wicca was a religion just like any other and rejected the idea that it included any form of satanic worship.
Since this however, he has expressed that he does not want to be known as “the poster child for witchcraft” and instead has defined himself as simply a spiritual person.
In 2007 Erna was involved in a three car incident in Methuen, Massachusetts when his vehicle crashed with two others at an intersection. While the singer was mostly unharmed by the incident and managed to escape with only minor injuries, he was immensely concerned over the 25 year old Lindsay Taylor that was severely hurt. Taylor suffered severe brain damage and lasting effects following the incident and would later sue, eventually settling the case in 2010.
4.)Sully Erna’s Dating History And Current Marriage
Throughout his time in the limelight, Sully Erna is known to be extremely private in his love life, which means there isn’t much information surrounding the topic. Despite this however, the musician has known to be in past relationships with Liv Boeree, Dayna Dalla Porta, Ryan Starr, Lorelei Mahoney, Anna Kjellberg, Miss Rebecca, Chase Alden and Jennifer Cabezon.
After they begun dating in 2001, only a week into their relationship Cabezon discovered she was pregnant with the couple’s only child, Skylar. The pair never got engaged or married and eventually decided to split in 2006.
The Godsmack singer was engaged to Sarah Davis in 2016.
Sully Erna is currently married to actress Joanna Wortham. Best known for her parts in Daddy’s Home and Gunslingers and Sex Guaranteed, the pair tied the knot in 2014 and are rumoured to have at least one child together.
5.)Who Are Sully Erna’s Family Now?
At the moment, what we know of Sully Erna’s family includes father Salvatore Erna, sister Maria, brother Carlo, his wife Joanna Wortham and daughter Skylar Brooke Erna.
6.)What is Sully Erna’s Net Worth?
In 2022 Erna’s net worth is estimated to fall around a massive $20 million. He has grown his fortune from over two decades of song writing and performances and it is likely that it is only set to grow in the future.