Julian Miles Holland was born on 24th January 1958. in Blackheath, London, England, and is a television presenter, keyboard player and band leader of his orchestra – Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orchestra. He is especially known as the presenter of the BBC TV program “Later… with Jools Holland” (1992 – present), possibly one of the most influential music programs in the world. Holland has been active in the entertainment industry since 1974.
How much is the net worth of Jools Holland? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of his wealth is over $5 million, as of the data presented in late 2017. Music is the major source of Holland’s modest fortune.
Jools Holland Net Worth $5 Million
To begin with, the boy was taught at Shooters Hill Grammar School, but was thrown out after damaging a teacher’s car, so at the age of 16 he began his professional career, becoming one of the first members of the famous Squeeze band, in which he played the keyboards until 1980, when he left the group to concentrate on his solo career.
Jools had actually started releasing solo recordings in 1978 (his first EP was called “Boogie Woogie ’78”), then in the early 1980s, releasing several singles between 1981 and 1984 and an album. However, it was his career as a television host that made him more famous. He presented the musical show “The Tube” with Paula Yates, but became notorious through the use of the phrase ‘groovy fuckers’ live on television, which caused the cancellation of the program.
In 1985, Holland returned to playing the keyboards in the band Squeeze through 1990, when he decided once again to part with Squeeze on good terms in order to resume his career as a solo musician and presenter. Since 1992, he has presented the eclectic music program “Later … with Jools Holland”. Holland was also seen in the movie “Spice World” (1997), in which he played the role of a conductor. At the end of 2002, he participated in the Concert for George at the Royal Albert Hall in memory of George Harrison and interpreted “Horse to the Water” with Sam Brown and Jim Capaldi. In 2004, he collaborated with Tom Jones on a traditional R&B music album, then in 2005, he gave a concert in Cardiff with Eric Clapton as headliner, for tsunami relief at the Millennium Stadium. In September 2006, he was made Deputy Lieutenant of Kent. Jools Holland has played twice in France with his large orchestra (about twenty musicians): the first time on 16th March 2006 at the Trabendo in Paris, the second, still in Paris, at the Alhambra on 6th April 2008.
Among many awards, he was made a member of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2003 in the Queen’s list of honours for his service to the English music industry as a musician and presenter.
Finally, in the personal life of the musician, Holland married Christabel McEwen, the ex-wife of Edward Lambton, Lord of Durham in 2005. The wedding was attended among others by Ringo Starr, Stephen Fry, Jennifer Saunders and Adrian Edmondson. Holland is an avid fan of the 1960s cult series “The Prisoner”, and owns several costumes and miscellaneous items from the series. He lives in the Westcombe Park area of Blackheath, south-east of London, where he built his studio according to his own design.
