Table of Biography
Charles Otto “Charlie” Puth is a well-known American singer-songwriter. Charles Puth became well-known after uploading original songs and covers on his YouTube account.
Early Life and Childhood
Charlie Puth was born on December 2, 1991, in Rumson, New Jersey, USA. He is 32 years old. His full name is Charles Otto Puth Jr. His mother’s name is Debra, she is a music instructor who has also produced advertisements for HBO. His father’s name is Charles Puth, he is a builder and real estate agent. Charlie is the oldest of their three children.
He survived a near-fatal dog bite when he was just two years old. Because of this incident, his right eyebrow was permanently scarred. His Zodiac sign is Sagittarius. American is his nationality. Similarly, he has a mixed ethnicity of German, Hungarian, and Ashkenazi Jewish.
Caption: Charlie in his Childhood Source: Pinterest
Charlie Puth – Education
Before graduating from Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School in 2010, Charles attended Holy Cross School and Forrestdale Middle School. He began playing the piano in elementary school.
In addition to his usual education, he attended the Manhattan School of Music Pre-College as a jazz piano major with a minor in classical studies. He graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2013 with a degree in music production and engineering.
Career
In September 2009, Charlie launched his own YouTube account. Its name was “Charlie’s Vlogs.” Initially, he posted comedic videos with covers. He debuted his first music video in 2010. Later that year, he published his first Extended Play, “The Otto Tunes.”
In a 2011 online video event hosted by the American TV celebrity Perez Hilton, he was the winner. He and Emily Luther performed a cover of Adele’s “Someone Like You” as his winning submission. Following Puth’s performance of “Someone Like You,” Ellen DeGeneres revealed that she had signed him to her eleven-eleven record company. Charlie Puth’s career had a major turning point as a result of this. It expanded his global following both online and offline
In October 2013, his second Extended Play, “Ego,” was made available. For several of his fellow YouTube stars, he also created songs and singles. The most important piece of art in Charlie Puth’s discography thus far may be his debut album, “Nine Track Mind.” On the US Billboard 200, it peaked at position six. The lead single from the album, “Marvin Gaye,” which was released in February 2015, became a huge hit across the globe and peaked at Number 21 on the US Billboard Hot 100. One Call Away, a different single, also became a huge hit. It stood at number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100. However, despite its popularity, critics mostly reviewed the album negatively.
Puth has also had experience on television. In 2016, he played a minor part in the television program “Undateable.” The show centers on Danny Burton’s love and adult life, a single and carefree 34-year-old man. In one of the episodes, Puth made an uncredited appearance.
Caption: Charlie during his concert Source: Pinterest
Net Worth 2024
Charlie Puth is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer who has a fortune of $25 million. Puth’s YouTube music sharing made him a celebrity. Wiz Khalifa, Jason Derulo, Cody Simpson, and Skizzy Mars are just a few of the well-known musicians with whom Charlie has worked.
Awards and Achievements
For his song “Someone Like You,” Charlie Puth got the Pop Crush Music Award for Best Cover Song in 2011.
He won the Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Song and the Hollywood Music in Media Award for Song – Feature Film in 2015 for his work in “See You Again.” He also received the 2016 Billboard Music Award for Top Rap Song for the same song.
Caption: Charlie at Hollywood Flim Awards 2015 Source: Just Jared Jr.
Personal Life
Talking about his dating life currently, Charlie Puth has been in a relationship with Brooke Sansone, a family friend, since the summer of 2022. He confirmed their relationship on Instagram on his 31st birthday. He has been previously rumored to have dated Pritika Swarup, Meghan Trainor, and Hailee Steinfeld, among other famous people.
Charlie experienced bullying at school as a child. According to him, “They would team up against me so badly and kick me in a location that wouldn’t feel great, causing me to need to vomit up, and they would then claim I was pretending to throw up.” “Just being overworked—and I’m in my head a lot and that, in combination with jetlag and, you know, the self-realization that I am getting more famous and my privacy goes out the window pretty much every day—just it’s not what I’m used to, and I don’t think I’m ever going to be used to it, and my therapy is to just put a melody to it and perform it”, he claimed on Air with Ryan Seacrest after experiencing a nervous breakdown.
Charlie Puth – Body Measurements
Charlie Puth has a charming personality with a height of 5ft 10 inches and a weight of 70 kg. His shoe size is 11(US). He has a Hazel eye color and dark brown hair color.
Social Media
The talented young singer and songwriter Charlie Puth has 17.3M followers on his Instagram with the username @charlieputh.Similarly, he has gained 3.9M followers on his Twitter account under the username @charlieputh.