Hoodie Allen Quick Info | |
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Height | 5 ft 8½ in |
Weight | 75 kg |
Date of Birth | August 19, 1988 |
Zodiac Sign | Leo |
Eye Color | Blue |
Hoodie Allen is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor who quit his job at Google to pursue his passion for music. Over the years, he has released albums, extended plays, and tracks like All About It (ft. Ed Sheeran), Happy Camper, The Hype, People Keep Talking, No Faith In Brooklyn (ft. Jhameel), Whatever USA, All American, Americoustic, You Are Not A Robot, Show Me What You’re Made Of, Movie, Know It All, Make It Home (ft. Kina Grannis), Are U Having Any Fun? (ft. Meghan Tonjes), Cake Boy, Champagne and Pools (ft. Blackbear and KYLE), Dumb for You, and The Moment (ft. Travis Garland).
Born Name
Steven Adam Markowitz
Other Name
Hoodie Allen
Sun Sign
Leo
Born Place
Plainview, Long Island, New York, United States
Nationality
Education
Hoodie Allen studied at Long Island School for the Gifted (LISG) in South Huntington and then got enrolled at Plainview – Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School, a 4-year coeducational public high school located on Kennedy Drive in Plainview.
Afterward, Allen attended the University of Pennsylvania and became a member of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity as well as played as a defensive back for Penn’s sprint football team. In 2010, he graduated with a degree in marketing and finance.
Occupation
Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, Actor
Family
- Father – Ernest Markowitz
- Mother – Eileen A. (Hart)
- Siblings – Daniel (Brother)
- Others – Herbert Markowitz (Paternal Grandfather), Miriam (Paternal Grandmother), Louis David Hart (Maternal Grandfather), Edythe (Maternal Grandmother)
Manager
Hoodie Allen has been signed with Don Buchwald & Associates, Inc., Talent and Literary Agency, Los Angeles, California, United States.
Genre
Hip Hop, Alternative Hip Hop, Pop Rap
Instruments
Vocals
Net Worth
According to CelebrityNetWorth.com, his net worth had been $800 Thousand.
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Build
Average
Height
5 ft 8½ in or 174 cm
Weight
75 kg or 165.5 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Hoodie Allen has dated –
- Taryn Elyssa Levenstein
- Sadie Newman (2016-Present) – He reportedly started going out with the English model Sadie Newman in 2016.
Race / Ethnicity
White
Hoodie Allen is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Blue
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Fuller lips
Religion
He grew up in a Jewish household.
Hoodie Allen Facts
- He started composing lyrics as a child and would often perform raps for his friends at house parties.
- After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, Hoodie worked at Google as an AdWords associate in their Standardized AdWords Reseller Training (START) program.
- While working at Google, he would leave at 7:00 AM for a bus ride to the Googleplex in Mountain View, work a full day, return home at 6:00 PM, write songs, answer fan emails, and schedule concerts until 2:00 or 3:00 AM.
- Hoodie Allen has always been passionate about music so when he got opportunities to do live shows, he decided to leave Google. Describing the time he was working at Google, he once said, “I was moving so fast, and even while I was at Google there was so much going on that I felt like I was doing two full-time jobs.”
- On October 14, 2014, he self-released his debut studio album titled People Keep Talking and it peaked at #2 on both the US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) chart as well as the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) chart and at #8 on the US Billboard 200 chart.
- Hoodie Allen’s 2nd studio album Happy Camper was released on January 22, 2016, and it peaked at #1 on the US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) chart, at #2 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) chart, and at #28 on the US Billboard 200 chart.
- He has also appeared in the double act sketch comedy web series, Jake and Amir.
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