Philip Chapman Lesh was born on the 15th March 1940, in Berkeley, California, USA, and is a musician, probably best known for being the bassist and one of the founders of the hugely popular rock band The Grateful Dead. He is also recognized as the founder of several groups, including Phil Lesh and Friends, The Dead, and Furthur. His career in the music world has been active since 1961.
Have you ever wondered how rich is Phil Lesh as of early 2016? According to authoritative sources, it is estimated that the overall size of Lesh’s net worth is over $35 million. He has been accumulating his fortune through his successful career in the entertainment industry. Another source is coming from selling his book.
Phil Lesh Net Worth $35 Million
Phil Lesh was born to Frank and Barbara Chapman Lesh, growing up in a musical environment, and under its influence he learned to play the violin initially. He became a member of the Young People’s Symphony Orchestra in Berkeley, where he played classical music. He attended Berkeley High School, and when he was 14 years old, he switched to trumpet and showed an interests in jazz music. After matriculation, he enrolled at the University of California, but he quit and moved to Oakland, to enroll in Luciano Berio’s music class at Mills College. There he befriended Tom Constanten who later became the keyboard player of the Grateful Dead. During his college days, Phil worked as a recording engineer at the KFPA, where he met Jerry Garcia whom Phil later joined in Warlocks, which would eventually lead to creating The Grateful Dead with Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, and Ron McKernan. The band`s line up changed often, but that didn`t stopped them from playing for 30 years, until 1995. During that period, the band released 13 studio albums, some of which reached platinum and gold certification, such as “Aoxomoxoa” (1969), “Workingsman`s Dead” (1970), “American Beauty” (1970) – which is the one of the band`s greatest albums, reaching double platinum – “In The Dark” (1987), and the last studio album “Without A Net” (1990). During the 30 years period, this was the main source of Phil`s net worth.
After the band ceased to exist, Phil played with several bands such as The Other Ones, Phil Lesh And Friends, and most recently Furthur, which also contained the former Grateful Dead member Bob Weir, however, the band disbanded as Lesh had serious health problems.
Regarding his personal life, Phil Lesh is married to Jill, with whom he has two children. He is also known for charity work, as he became an advocate for organ donor programs, and together with his wife, he works at the Unbroken Chain Foundation. Lesh published the book named “Searching For The Sound: My Life” in 2005. Just a year later, he announced that he had a cancer, and then he said that it was cured. Lesh is the creator for the music venue Terrapin Crossroads, which was opened firstly in 2012.
Most recently, Lesh announced that he had undergone surgery that removed the bladder cancer, and also stated that he expects to recover completely, and return to music.
arranger: "Not Fade Away/Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad" Traditional - as Philip Lesh / writer: "Truckin'", "Truckin' Live at Deer Creek Music Center, July 15, 1989" - as Philip Lesh
Extraordinary Measures
2010
writer: "Truckin'"
Peyote to LSD: A Psychedelic Odyssey
2008
TV Movie documentary writer: "Dark Star"
Wetlands Preserved: The Story of an Activist Nightclub
2008
Documentary writer: "Box of Rain"
Phil Lesh & Friends Live at the Warfield
2006
Video "Slipknot!" / performer: "Cosmic Charley", "Uncle John's Band", "Jam", "Eyes of The World", "St. Stephen", "The Eleven", "Caution Do Not Stop On Tracks", "All Along the Watchtower", "Slipknot!", "Franklin's Tower" / writer: "Jam", "St. Stephen", "The Eleven", "New Speedway Boogie"
Parashat Ha-Shavua
2006
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Dreamers
2003
writer: "Dark Star" 1968
Freaks and Geeks
2000
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Mystery Science Theater 3000
1997-1999
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Celebrity
1998
music: "Truckin'" 1970
Flirting with Disaster
1996
writer: "Truckin'"
Baseball
1994
TV Mini-Series documentary writer - 1 episode
The Wonder Years
1993
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Comic Book Confidential
1988
Documentary music: "Dark Star" / music: "TRUCKIN" - as Philip Lesh
Into the Homeland
1987
TV Movie writer: "Truckin'"
The Twilight Zone
1985
TV Series Opening theme music
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead
1981
Video writer: "Truckin'"
Actor
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Year
Status
Character
Jammys: Live Volume 1
2006
Petulia
1968
Hippie 4 (uncredited)
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Grateful Dead: Backstage Pass
1992
Video short
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Apocalypse Now
1979
musician
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Grateful Dead: Downhill from Here
1989
Video producer
Sound Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Grateful Dead: Ticket to New Year's Eve Concert
1987
Video documentary post-production sound
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Music Never Stopped
2011
special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Long Strange Trip
2017
Documentary post-production
Himself
Dear Jerry: Celebrating the Music of Jerry Garcia
2016
Video
Himself
Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of Grateful Dead
2015
Himself
Fare Thee Well: Circles Around the Sun
2015
Video documentary
Himself
Fare Thee Well: Rainbows Are Real
2015
Documentary short
Himself
The Other One: The Long, Strange Trip of Bob Weir
2014
Documentary
Himself
Move Me Brightly: Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday
2013
Video
Himself
Sunshine Daydream
2013
Himself
San Francisco Symphony at 100
2011
Documentary
Himself
The View
2009
TV Series
Himself
Best of the Jammys, Volume One
2006
Video
Himself
Phil Lesh & Friends Live at the Warfield
2006
Video
Himself
2005 Jammys Live: From the Theater at Madison Square Garden
2006
TV Movie
Himself
Grateful Dead Truckin' Up to Buffalo
2005
Video documentary
Himself
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
TV Series
Himself
Festival Express
2003
Documentary
Himself - Grateful Dead / Interviewee
View from the Vault IV
2003
Video
Himself
View from the Vault III
2002
Video
Himself
Rising Low
2002
Documentary
Himself
View from the Vault II
2001
Video
Himself
Nash Bridges
2001
TV Series
Himself
The End of the Road
2001
Documentary
Himself
View from the Vault
2000
Video
Himself
Grateful Dead: Anthem to Beauty
1997
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
1995
TV Series documentary
Himself
ABC in Concert
1993
TV Series documentary
Himself
Grateful Dead: Backstage Pass
1992
Video short
Himself
Grateful Dead: So Far
1987
Video documentary
Himself
Grateful Dead: Ticket to New Year's Eve Concert
1987
Video documentary
Himself
Farm Aid '87
1987
TV Special
Himself (as Grateful Dead)
Dead Ringers: The Making of the Touch of Grey Video
1987
Video short
Himself
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead
1981
Video
Himself - Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland
1978
TV Movie
Himself - Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead
1977
Documentary
Himself
Beat-Club
1972
TV Series
Baff - Fast eine Sendung
1971
TV Series
Himself
San Francisco Rock: A Night at the Family Dog
1970
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Grateful Dead
Gimme Shelter
1970
Documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Playboy After Dark
1969
TV Series
Singer
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
2011
Documentary
Himself
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live