Barbra Streisand Net Worth 2024: Age, Height, Weight, Husband, Kids, Bio-Wiki

Celebrated Name:	Barbra Streisand
Real Name/Full Name:	Barbara Joan “Barbra” Streisand
Gender:	Female
Age:	81 years old
Birth Date:	24 April 1942
Birth Place:	Brooklyn, New York, United States
Nationality:	American
Height:	1.65 m
Weight:	56 kg
Sexual Orientation:	Straight
Marital Status:	Married
Husband/Spouse (Name):	James Brolin (m. 1998), Elliott Gould (m. 1963–1971)
Children:	Yes (Jason Gould)
Dating/Boyfriend (Name):	N/A
Profession:	American singer, actress, and filmmaker
Net Worth in 2024:	$450 million
Last Updated:	April 2024

Barbra Streisand, a legendary American singer and actress. Barbra has released more than 60 albums in her career spanning six decades. She has also acted in many successful films, the notables ones being Funny Girl, A star is born and Yenti. She is one of the most successful singers of her generation and the only person to win An Emmy, Oscar, Grammy, Tony and Peabody award.

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Early Life

Barbra Streisand was born as Barbara Joan Streisand on 24th April 1942 in Brooklyn, New York. Her parents were Emanuel Streisand, a teacher and Ida Rosen, a soprano singer. She has an elder brother and a half-sister Roslyn Kind who is also a singer.

Barbra went to Public School 89 in Brooklyn and later on to Erasmus Hall High School. She completed her honours in English, Spanish and History from there. She did not go to college.

After graduating from school, Barbra went to New York City to start her career in singing and acting. Gradually she became famous and earned several accolades for her singing and acting skills.

Personal Life

Barbra has been married twice. Her first marriage was to Elliot Gould, who is an American actor. They together have a son Jason Gould. Their marriage ended in 1971.

She married the second time to actor James Brolin in 1998. Currently, she is living with her family in Malibu, California.

Age, Height, and Weight

Being born on 24 April 1942, Barbra Streisand is 81 years old as of today’s date 19th April 2024. Her height is 1.65 m tall, and her weight is 56 kg.

Career

Barbra was drawn to the world of glamour from an early age. Though a talented singer, she was more interested in a career in acting. To fulfil her dreams, she went to New York City just after completing her school graduation.

While Barbra was trying to get acting roles, she would try to supplement her income by singing in night clubs. Her amazing voice made her popular, and she started performing in various clubs in a professional capacity.

During this time Barbra landed her first acting role in a musical comedy I can get it for you Wholesale. The show became an instant success, and Barbra was nominated for a Tony award.

Barbra also made appearances in TV shows like The Gary Moore Show and Ed Sullivan show as a singer.

She released her first album in 1963 titled The Barbra Streisand Album. The album helped her become the best-selling female vocalist in America. Till date, Barbra has recorded more than 60 albums.

Along with singing Barbra continued with her Broadway performances and appeared in the popular play Funny Girl. Her performances in the theatre helped her get acting roles in mainstream cinema.

Her notable films include The way we were, and A star is born and Meet the Fockers. She has also produced and directed films, the famous one being Yenti for which she won the Golden Globe award for direction.

Currently, Barbra is directing a movie Catherine the great that would star Keira Knightley.

Awards & Achievements

Barbra Streisand has won several accolades and awards as an actor and a singer.

She has been nominated for 43 Grammy awards and has won 8 awards. She has also won the People’s Choice award for a favourite female singer.

Barbra has also won Academy Awards and Golden Globe award for acting and songwriting.

She has also been honoured with National Medal of arts in 2000 by the then-President Bill Clinton. She was also honoured with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015. She has also received Israel Freedom medal which is considered the highest civilian award of Israel.

Net Worth & Salary of Barbra Streisand in 2024

Barbra Streisand has been one of the best-selling female singers of her times and has garnered a whopping net worth of $450 million as of April 2024.

Barbra has sold nearly 68 million albums in the USA alone and 150 million albums and singles worldwide. She has done various tours that have been immensely successful commercially. Her tickets are sometimes sold for more than $1000. One of her highest selling stage show was in 2006 that grossed $92,457,062.

Her movie Meet the Fockers was a box office hit and earned $279,261,160 in North America alone. The movie Yenti for which Barbra was also the producer earned more than $40 million in its 3rd week of release.

Her latest album Encore is also doing commercially very well having already sold more than 150,000 units in its first week of release.

Barbra Streisand is a legend and a force to be reckoned with. It is only through sheer determination and hard work that she enjoys a cult status today. Be it acting or singing, she has proved her mettle and is still going strong at the age of 76! Typical rags to riches success story, Barbra Streisand is an inspiration for many young artists.