Michael Anthony is an American musician, songwriter as well as a background singer, known for his performance as a bass player in the band Van Halen. He is currently involved with Chickenfoot, a rock super group and is known for his crazy appearance and performances in tours/concerts and live events. His way of dressing up is nothing compared to his collection and designs of guitars that he uses, and even had a “whiskey bottle” shaped guitar, manufactured by Jack Daniels. Having released more than 16 albums with three different bands, he also has got some single songs and personal solos that you can find out in his official website, or YouTube. His estimated net worth value of $60 million USD, itself reflects on the success he has achieved.
Michael is not a very tall man, and has got a fat body that makes him looks a bit short. With an estimated weight of 95 kg, he measures around 5 feet and 8 inches in height with his brown colored hair, which he keeps long, often, and a French cut beard too. He is not the most handsome person you’ll ever see, but certainly has got a simple, harmless face with a smile on his face. He doesn’t have any shirtless pictures on his Instagram account, although there are a couple of those available in the media. He doesn’t seem to have a tattoo on his body, and as a young person used to workout at the gym, regularly.
With not much to discuss about his health issues, he has had a couple of problems, but nothing is so serious with his physicality. Regarding his dating life, there is not much information in the media, and therefore he has often been accused of being gay. He doesn’t seemed to have any girlfriends from his past, and despite all those fan following of women, never was reported to be in any affair. He has only been married once, and that was in February of 1981. With more than 30 years of successful married life with his wife Susan Hendry, they have got two children together. Their love and respect towards each other is what seems to bind them closely and as a result there is no chance of a divorce to come anytime near. To know more on his personal life and other facts, you can read his biography available in sites like IMDB and Wikipedia.
Michael Anthony Sobolewski was born on the 20th of June, 1954 (currently 61 years of age) into a middle class family, and was raised in Illinois, Chicago, USA. Growing up, he wanted to become a pro baseball player, and also competed in his school’s sports and musical troupe. With his interest in playing guitar turned into something that he used to do regularly, he received a Fender Mustang guitar from one of his friends. He and his friends got along and started to compose music, and soon formed a band named Snake. He was also a member in some other musical groups like Balls and Black Opal, and it was only in 1974 that he came to join Van Halen.
A student of Dana Junior High School as a child, he attended the Pasadena City College upon graduation, and earned a Bachelor’s degree in music. It was there that he met with Eddie Van Halen, and they talked about jamming up together. Born and raised in the USA, Michael belongs to white ethnicity and has a wide fan following on his Twitter and Instagram accounts. There have been mistakes regarding him owning a Jewelry store, under the name Michael Anthony Jewelers – Since 1978. That is however under a different person named Michael Anthony too.