Iggy Pop

James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally by his stage name Iggy Pop, and designated the "Godfather of Punk," is an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer and actor. He was the vocalist of influential proto-punk band the Stooges, who reunited in 2003, and is well known for his outrageous and unpredictable stage antics.

family

James Newell Osterberg, Jr. was born in Muskegon, Michigan, the son of Louella (nee Christensen; 1917 to 1996) and James Newell Osterberg, Sr. (1921 to 2007), a former high school English teacher and baseball coach at Fordson High School in Dearborn, Michigan. Osterberg was raised in a trailer park in Ypsilanti, Michigan He is of German, English and Irish descent on his father's side, and Norwegian and Danish ancestry on his mother's side.His father was adopted by a Swedish American family and took on their surname (Osterberg).

Pop lives near the Atlantic coast, south of Miami, Florida. He has been married three times: to Wendy Weissberg (for several weeks in 1968, the marriage was annulled shortly thereafter), to Suchi Asano (1984 to 1999), and most recently, to his longtime partner Nina Alu. He has a son, Eric Benson, born in 1970 to Paulette Benson.

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