Divorced Jewel Kilcher wiki/ bio, net worth, husband, career, facts.

Jewel Kilcher is a leaf that’s fallen too far from the tree. Even though her family is the center of the reality TV show Alaska: The Last Frontier, Jewel did not need a single appearance to gain recognition. In fact, she was already a star when she set foot in the reality television world. Jewel is third generation homesteader, the very lifestyle her grandparents Yule Kilcher and Ruth Weber Pioneered after immigrating to Alaska during the tension of the second world war. On her own, Jewel is a singer-songwriter,  musician, producer, actress, author, and poet. A decorated singer Jewel has received four Grammy Award nominations and has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. In this biography, we take a closer look at the life of  Jewel Kilcher. Did you know Jewel Kilcher is divorced? Who is her husband now? Let’s find out below.

Early Life:

Jewel Kilcher was born on the 23rd of May 1974 in Payson, Utah, U.S. The second child of Attila Kuno “Atz” Kilcher and Lenedra Kilcher, Jewel spent much of her early life with her brother Shane Kilcher & Atz Lee Kilcher. After Jewel was born into the family, her family relocated to Anchorage, Alaska. Preserving the homesteader culture in the family started by her grandfather Yule Kilcher, Jewel learned the ropes from her father Atz Kilcher. 

Jewel remembers her childhood lifestyle which to many is known as a self-sufficient lifestyle.

‘We lived far from town. We had to walk 2 miles (3.2 km) just to get to the saddle barn I was raised in… No running water, no heat—we had a coal stove and an outhouse and we mainly lived off of what we could kill or can. We picked berries and made jam. We caught fish to freeze and had gardens and cattle to live on. I rode horses every day in the summer beneath the Alaskan midnight sun. I loved it there.’

A childhood filled with nature also became unbearable for Jewel Kilcher who had to see her parents fall apart. Jewel was only eight years old when her mother Lenedra Carroll left all three children in the care of Atz Kilcher and Jewel faced abuse from her father. During an interview, she revealed Atz had bad PTSD after returning from the war in Vietnam and depended on Alchohol to deal with anxiety and he became abusive. At the age of 15, Jewel moved out of the house to live in a carbon of her own.

Professional Career:

Jewel’s musical career began at 15 years of age when she was referred to the Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan. She learned classical music at the academy and polished her songwriting skills. After graduating, Jewel moved to San Diego, California, and started pursuing her singing dreams.

Debut:

After touring small bars and pubs for some time, 21 years old Jewel released her debut album “Pieces of You” under the eponym of Jewel. The album went on to sell 12 million copies in the United States alone. 

Pushing on:

On the 19th of May 1998, Jewel released her first book on poetry. Entitled A Night Without Armor, the book went on to sell around 1 million copies and nabbed a top spot on the NY Times Best Sellers list.

Her next album came on November 17, 1998. Entitled spirit, the album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200 and eventually sold 3.7 million units in the United States. Her next album didn’t take long as Jewel released Joy: A Holiday Collection in November of 1999. Her fifth studio album 0304, was released in June 2003. The lead single Intuition reached No. 5 on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart. Since then, Jewel has gone on to work on several singles and often headlined many tours. She has also nabbed more than a few awards on the way.

Alaska the Last Frontier:

It took years to reconcile Jewel and Atz Kilcher after falling out in her childhood. Atz took on a healing journey in his 60s and during that period Jewel set aside her grudges from the past and embarked on a rejuvenated father-daughter relationship. Jewel also decided to feature on Alaska the Last Frontier the show centered around the Kilcher family. Jewel made six appearances from 2016-2017. Her other reality television work came in Fixer Upper Mysteries in between 2017-2018.

How rich is Jewel Kilcher? Net Worth?

Jewel Kilcher has an estimated net worth of over $30 M. The wealth comes from her spectacular singing career which spans over two decades.

Personal life:

Jewel Kilcher is a single mother who has had her fair share of romances. She was in a relationship with actor Sean Penn in 1995 after he spotted her performing on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. On the 7th of August 2008, Jewel married pro rodeo cowboy Ty Murray. The pair remained together for 6 years before getting a divorce on the 2nd of July 2014. In their years of togetherness, the pair had a son, Kase Townes Murray who was born on July 11, 2011. And while Jewel is in touch with her father and brother, she is estranged from her mother. She accused her mother of stealing millions of dollars while she worked as her business manager.

Moving on from divorce

After the divorce Jewel returned to her roots in Alaska. She has remained unmarried and raises her son Kasey as a single mother. Jewel also worked on songs and came up with her new studio album Freewheelin’ Woman on April 15, 2022.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Merriest of merries to you all! So wonderful to have my dad here …. and to start my first garage band! Kase got drums, keyboard and an electric- so Opa , he and I can write some new tunes!

A post shared by Jewel (@jewel) on Dec 25, 2019 at 11:00am PST

How tall is Jewel Kilcher? Body traits & measurement.

Born with natural brown eyes, Jewel has golden hair color. Jewel has a stature of 5 feet 5 inches keeping her in the weight range of 51.2 kg to 62.6 kg.  Her other measurement such as her waist, bust & hip is not available for now. 

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This is a rewritten article originally published on
April 27, 2020, at 1:29 pm Universal time.