Atz Kilcher wiki/bio shows a repeated cycle of abuse. His net worth, family, wife and kids.

He is a man of many talents and stories. He is a survivor, a musician, a father, and a star. He is Atz Kilcher, the oldest son of Yule and Ruth Kilcher, who came to Alaska in search of a better life. For over 80 years, he and his family have lived on a homestead near Homer, Alaska, where they face the challenges and joys of living off the land. He is also a singer-songwriter, who has performed with his famous daughter, Jewel, and written a memoir about his life. He is one of the main characters of the hit TV show Alaska: The Last Frontier, which showcases the Kilcher family’s adventures and struggles in the wild. He is a legend in his own right, and a source of inspiration for many. In this article, we will explore the life and career of Atz Kilcher, and learn more about his passions, his hardships, and his legacy.

Family:

Atz Kilcher is a 76-year-old Alaskan native who was born on September 2, 1947, in Homer, Alaska.  He is the oldest son of Yule Kilcher and Ruth Weber, who immigrated from Switzerland to Alaska during World War II. He has seven siblings: Otto, Wurtilla, Fay, Catkin, Stellavera, Mossy, and Sunrise. His family lives on a 600-acre homestead in Homer, Alaska, where they practice a self-sufficient lifestyle.

Early life & education:

Atz Kilcher grew up with his seven siblings in the wildland of Alaska. He was raised in a small log cabin near McNeil Canyon on Kachemak Bay without electricity or indoor plumbing. He and his siblings spent their early years farming, fishing, herding cattle, and looking for coal for a fire source along the beaches. During their downtime, they turned to music—singing, and playing guitar and piano.

Growing up Atz learned the traits of homesteading. As the oldest son, the responsibility was thrust on him as he would take care of the entire cattle. He took music and poetry inspiration from his mother Ruth Weber passed away on July 11, 1997.

Not just the colorful tale of nature and self-sufficient life, Atz Kilcher’s childhood was also mixed with trauma. Atz faced abuse from his father and repeated the cycle with his children. In his memoir “Son of a Midnight Land” published on February 6, 2018, Atz blamed his abusive upbringing for his own abusive nature, and also the book is a way of apologizing to his grown-up children.

On the academics side of the thing, Atz was homeschooled until his teenage years due to the lack of local elementary schools in the area. He later attended Homer High School and graduated in 1966. He joined his Bachelor’s at the University of Alaska Anchorage. He then studied psychology and social work at Brigham Young University where he completed his masters.

Career & Progression:

Atz Kilcher is not a man who settled for one career. He is a man who has explored many paths and passions in his life. He is a singer-songwriter, a TV star, a writer, a homesteader, a cowboy, and a US Army veteran. He has lived a rich and adventurous life that he has shared with the world through his music, his books, and his show.

Atz Kilcher had a taste of the cowboy life when he was young. He learned how to ride horses and herd cattle on the homestead. He also participated in rodeos and competed in skiing, basketball, and cross country in high school. He was a natural athlete and adventurer.

Atz Kilcher was drafted in 1967 for the Vietnam War.  He spent almost two years in the US Army as a combat engineer. He witnessed the horrors of war and lost some of his friends. He returned home with a new perspective on life and a desire to pursue his dreams.

Homesteading:

Atz has lived and known the life of a homesteader from the time he was born to his parents. His father, Yule Kilcher, had moved to Alaska in the 1940s and was given 160 acres of federal land to homestead. His mother, Ruth, and the children helped work the homestead while Yule traveled for months at a time to Juneau as a state Senator. The homestead grew over 600 acres over time and before passing Yule Kilcher made sure the homestead remains in the family for many generations. In the 1990s Yule put it under the Kilcher Family trust which prevented the homestead from being divided between them as he gave the ownership to Atz and his seven siblings.

Atz as a second-generation homesteader continues the legacy and leads a self-sufficient life. He is an expert hunter, fisherman, farmer, and cattleman. He and his family do not depend on modern conveniences like electricity or indoor plumbing, but rather on their own abilities to farm, fish, herd cattle, and look for coal along the beaches to build the home fires. They also have to preserve food for winter, protect themselves from predators, and deal with harsh weather conditions. The homesteading culture is also preserved among his children and grandchildren.

Television and Singing:

Atz has appeared on several TV shows and documentaries, as well as performed his songs and yodeling on various stages. He is a well-known celebrity in Alaska and beyond.

Atz Kilcher’s most famous TV appearance is on the Discovery reality show Alaska: The Last Frontier. The show, which started in 2011, follows the lives of the Kilcher family as they live off the land on their ancestral homestead in Homer, Alaska. The show showcases their skills, challenges, and joys of living in the wild. The show has won several awards and has millions of fans.

Atz Kilcher is one of the main cast members of the show, along with his brother Otto, his sons Atz Lee and Shane, his wife Bonnie, and other family members.

Atz Kilcher has also appeared on other TV shows and documentaries related to his family history and his homestead. Some of them are:

• A Pioneer Family in Alaska (1955): A documentary produced by his father Yule Kilcher about their life on the homestead. 
• Jewel: The Essential Live Songbook (2008): A concert film that features Atz Kilcher performing with his daughter Jewel.
• Jewel: Never Broken (2015): A documentary that follows Jewel’s journey from her childhood on the homestead to her rise to fame as a singer-songwriter.

Atz Kilcher is not only a TV star but also a musician. He has recorded several albums of his own, such as Spirit-Filled Air (1999), Voices of the Valley (2007), Good Old-Fashioned Ways (2015), and Acoustic Singles Collection 1 (2019). He has also performed with his daughter Jewel, who is a Grammy-nominated folk singer. He has also performed with other family members and local musicians.

How rich is Atz Kilcher?Net Worth 

Atz Kilcher makes his money from his multiple professional endeavors as an actor, singer, writer and homesteader. His memoir “Son of a Midnight Land: A Memoir in Stories” is sold for over $10 price depending on the location of customers. The homestead is owned by all eight Kilcher siblings. The family offers tours of the homestead, where an original cabin has been turned into a museum. There, visitors can see old tools and hear stories of growing up on the homestead. Atz reportedly makes somewhere between $7,000 to $15,000 per episode of the show. Taking all sources into account Atz Kilcher has an estimated net worth of USD $2.7 Million. 

Personal Life

Meeting and marriage to Lenedra Carrol:

Atz has been married more than once and has four children, each with their own stories and dreams. His love life has been a journey of highs and lows, joys and sorrows, and lessons learned. He has loved deeply and lost painfully, but he has never given up on finding happiness and harmony. His first wife was Lenedra Carroll, a beautiful and talented singer who he met in college. They shared a passion for music and adventure. They gave birth to four children but lost a less than a-year-old baby who died in the crip. The other three children are Shane Kilcher, Jewel Kilcher, and Atz Lee Kilcher. Also, Lenedra nearly died when in labor with Jewel Kilcher after the doctor had forgotten to put her on oxygen only for Atz to notice and step in. Jewel became a famous singer-songwriter who inherited her father’s voice and spirit. 

Atz and Lenedra divorced in 1982. Lenedra left the children in the care of their father who turned to alcohol to deal with trauma and anxiety. Atz was abusive toward Jewel Kilcher and the two fell out. Atz turned to spiritual healing in his 60s and later reconciled with his grown-up daughter. 

Woman after divorce:

Atz Kilcher is a father of four children, but not all of them are from his first wife. After he divorced Lenedra Carroll, he had a relationship with another woman named Linda. The details of their relationship are not known, but they had a son together: Nikos Kilcher. Nikos was born on March 7, 1984, and grew up on the Kilcher homestead with his father and half-siblings. He is also a musician and a teacher. He has performed with his father and his sister Jewel on several occasions. He is married to Kate Kilcher and they have a daughter named Una. It is not known if Atz Kilcher and Linda were married nonetheless their relationship ended at some point.

Marriage to Bonnie Dupree:

Atz went through two failed relationships before marrying his current wife, Bonnie Dupree. They met through their mutual love for homesteading. In the years of togetherness, they have no children of their own. Like Atz, Bonnie has two children from her first husband who died of disease.

Atz and Bonnie lead a self-sufficient life in Homer, Alaska that involves raising livestock, farming, hunting, and fishing, in a nutshell, depending on the wildland of Alaska to survive. 

Siblings:

Atz is the oldest of eight children from Yule and Ruth Weber. He has six sisters siblings Wurtilla Hepp, Fay Graham, Catkin Kilcher Burton, Stellavera Kilcher, Mossy Kilcher, and Sunrise Sjoeberg, and a brother Edwin Otto Kilcher. All siblings grew up on the homestead and learned how to live off the land and survive in the Alaskan wilderness.

Atz Kilcher has a close relationship with his siblings. They often help each other out with chores, projects, and emergencies on the homestead. They also share a love of music and storytelling, which they inherited from their parents. Atz Kilcher considers his siblings as his best friends and his biggest supporters.

Physical Traits

Atz Kilcher is a 75-year-old man who has a rugged and weathered appearance. He has grey eyes and hair that he usually wears in a hat. He has a beard and a mustache that give him a distinctive look. He is of average height and build, and he has a strong and agile body from years of working on the homestead. He is about 5 feet 7 inches tall and the average weight for a healthy person with his height falls in the range of 55.3 kg to 66.6 kg. He often wears clothes that are practical and comfortable for his lifestyle, such as jeans, flannel shirts, boots, and jackets. He sometimes accessorizes with jewelry, such as earrings, necklaces, and rings. He also likes to wear sunglasses and scarves when the weather is cold or sunny.

Trivia:

Here are some trivia about Atz Kilcher:

• He published his memoir in 2018, titled Son of a Midnight Land: A Memoir in Stories. He documents his life growing up on his family’s homestead, his role in the Vietnam War, and his life as a social worker. He also describes the hardships he faced with the ever-present angry moods of his father, Yule Kilcher.

• He lives on a remote homestead where he leads a self-sufficient life with his wife Bonnie Kilcher. He hunts for his food, fishes and builds his own cabin while turning his downtime to playing music and singing.
• His favorite place to spend during summer is the head of Kachemak Bay, Alaska.

• He has many likes, interests and hobbies that reflect his adventurous and creative personality. Some of them are:

  • He takes pride in working the land and maintaining the homestead for future generations.
  • He shares photos and videos of his homestead, his animals, his art and his family on his Instagram account @atzkilcher
    which has over 60 thousand followers.
  • He is interested in writing and performing songs that reflect his life experiences and emotions. He is also interested in yodeling and learning from other cultures and genres of music.

Wiki/Bio Facts:

Birth Name	Attila Kuno “Atz” Kilcher
Other Name	Atz Kilcher
Birthdate	September 2, 1947
Age	76 years old
Birthplace	Alaska, United States
Nationality	American
Ethnicity	Swiss
Religion	Christian
Zodiac	Virgo
Father	Yule Kilcher
Mother	Ruth Weber
Gender	Male
Sexuality	Straight
Gay(Yes/No)	No
Siblings	Wurtilla Hepp, Fay Graham, Catkin Kilcher Burton, Stellavera Kilcher, Mossy Kilcher, Sunrise Sjoeberg, and Edwin Otto Kilcher.
Highschool	Homer High School
College	University of Alaska Anchorage, Brigham Young University
Profession	Singer-songwriter,  Musician, Author, Storyteller, Reality Television Actor, Homesteader
Net Worth	$2.7 Million
Marital Status	Married
Spouse	Bonnie Kilcher- Dupree
Ex-spouse/partner	Lenedra Carroll (-1982)
Children	Shane Kilcher, Atz Lee, Kilcher, Nikos Kilcher, Jewel Kilcher
Height	5 feet 7 inches (approx)
Weight	55.3 kg to 66.6 kg
Eye Color	Blue
Hair Color	Grey/White
Social Media	Facebook, Instagram, Twitter