Table of Biography
Reba Mcentire is a popular country music singer and actress from the United States. Reba Mcentire has placed over 100 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart out of which 25 reached the number one spot since the 1970s.
Early Life and Childhood
Reba Mcentire was born on March 28, 1955, in the city of Oklahoma, United States. Her age is 67 years as of 2023 and her full name is Reba Nell McEntire.
Similarly, she is American by nationality and Christian by religion. Moreover, her zodiac sign is Aries which belongs to the element of Fire, according to astrologers.
She was born to a steer roper Clark McEntire (father) and a school teacher Jacqueline McEntire (mother). Likewise, her siblings’ names are Susie McEntire, Pake McEntire, and Alice Foran.
Education
In terms of her educational background, she completed her schooling at Kiowa High School in 1973. Later, she earned her bachelor’s degree from Southeastern Oklahoma State University. However, her additional academic credentials are unavailable on the web.
Career and Professional Life
Moving on to her career, she started her music career by signing a recording contract with PolyGram/Mercury Records in November 1975. Moreover, in January 1976, she made her first recordings for the label. Her first single, “I Don’t Want to Be a One Night Stand,” was released in 1976.
Mercury Records issued her self-titled debut album in 1977. By 1978, she gained attention from her fans when she worked with country artist Jacky Ward on two singles. Her second studio album titled Out of a Dream was released in 1979.
Furthermore, she had formed her band by 1980, which included her sister Susie and brother Pake. Similarly, she also brought on a new manager. In 1980, “You Lift Me to Heaven” became her first top ten country songs chart hit. Her third studio album, Feel the Fire, was released in October 1980.
Similarly, Heart to Heart, her fourth album was released in 1981 and became her first to chart on the Billboard Country Albums chart. Furthermore, in 1984 she signed with MCA Records and released her seventh studio album. Besides that, in 1990, she obtained her first film role playing Heather Gummer in the horror comedy Tremors, along with Kevin Bacon.
Her next album What If It’s You was issued by MCA in November 1996. Similarly, she released two albums in 1999. Likewise, Reba: Duets, her next studio album, was released in September 2007. However, in 2008 she announced that she would be leaving her 25-year label and signing with the Valory Music Group.
Caption: Reba Mcentire singing a song. Source: CNN
More about her career
Moreover, at the age of 54, she became one of the oldest women to have a number-one single on the country music charts. In 2020 she and her former Reba co-star Melissa Peterman launched the Living & Learning podcast.
Recently, in May 2022, ABC announced that she will join the cast of Big Sky as Sunny Brick, a local businesswoman, in season 3. In addition, she will co-star in “The Hammer”, which will premiere on Lifetime in 2023.
Brand Endorsements
Aside from her earnings from singing and acting, she is also associated with endorsing brands such as CBD and Keto gummies which have contributed to her net worth.
However, no information is available on the web regarding the other brands she has cooperated with or not. Furthermore, we may see her associated with some more brands and supporting their products in the coming days.
Awards and Nomination
Reba was nominated and has won some awards in her career. She won the Mae Boren Axton Service Award, the 40th Anniversary Milestone Award, The Home Depot Humanitarian Award, the ACM Award, the Country Music Hall Of Fame, Grammy Awards, the Music City Walk Of Fame, People’s Choice Award, the Kennedy Center Honors, Star on the Walk of Fame, and many more.
Similarly, Reba Mcentire was nominated for the Academy of Country Music Awards, Saturn Award, CMA Award, Golden Globe, Grammy Award, OFTA Television Award, People’s Choice Award, and many more. Furthermore, we believe that her talent will earn her several awards in the future.
Caption: Reba Mcentire getting an award. Source: Redbook
Reba Mcentire – Net Worth 2023
Reba Mcentire has an estimated net worth of around $95 million and her annual salary is $2 million. Similarly, her source of income is mainly her singing and acting professions. However, her weekly and monthly wages are unknown.
She has also worked very hard since childhood to achieve this fame. Also, she is active in her career and is on the way to raising her net worth in the future.
Relationship Status
Reba Mcentire is in a relationship with her boyfriend Rex Linn since early 2020. Linn is an actor by profession. However, she has not revealed anything about how they both met and dated each other.
Moreover, they both aren’t married yet but they both look best together and might tie the knot in the future. Similarly, it is seen that they both are quite happy being in a relationship at the moment.
However, in the past, she was married to Charlie Battles and Narvel Blackstock and later she got divorced from them. She has one son Shelby Blackstock from her second husband Narvel.
Caption: Reba Mcentire with her boyfriend. Source: US Weekly
Scandal
While performing the duet at the CMA Awards with Davis she wore a red dress with a low-cut neckline that created controversy among the Nashville community. However, she always tries to avoid the media and tries to avoid engaging in situations that can damage her reputation.
Body Measurements
Talking about her height Reba Mcentire is 5 Feet 7 inches tall and weighs 62kg. Similarly, she has an attractive body that measures 34-27-33 inches and has beautiful blue eyes and red hair.
Also, her suitable dress size is 6 and her shoe size is 8(US). Moreover, she follows a solid workout and diet plan and a balanced lifestyle to maintain her body measurements.
Reba Mcentire – Social Media
Reba Mcentire is very popular on social media and her fans love her for the positive influence she has on them. She is active on Instagram, where she likes to post snaps of her latest photo shoots with her friends.
Reba Mcentire has 2.2M followers on Instagram and owns an Insta account @reba. Similarly, her Twitter handle is @reba with 2.3M followers. Her Facebook account is @reba and she has 7.1M followers.