Lyle Lovett Biography and Wiki

Lyle Lovett born Lyle Pearce Lovett is an American 4X Grammy award-winning country singer-songwriter and actor who was born and brought up in Houston, TX, United States of America. He has recorded 13 studio albums and released 25 singles to date. His new studio album, Natural Forces, was released on Oct 20, 2009, by Lost Highway Records. Lovett’s latest studio album on his Curb Records contract, Release Me, was released in February 2012 with critical acclaim.

Quick Biography
Full Names	Lyle Pearce Lovett
Popular As	Lyle Lovett
Gender	Male
Occupation / Profession	Actor, Country singer-songwriter
Nationality	American
Race / Ethnicity	White
Religion	Christian
Sexual Orientation	Straight

Lyle Lovett Age

Lovett is 64 years of age as of 2021, he was born on 1 November 1957, in Houston, TX, United States. He celebrates his birthday on 1 Nov every year and his birth sign is Scorpio.

Age and Birthday
Age:	64 Years (As of 2021)
Zodiac Sign:	Scorpio
Date of Birth:	1 November 1957
Place of Birth:	Houston, TX, United States
Birthday:	1 November

Lyle Lovett Height and Weight

Lovett stands at a height of 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 meters). She weighs approximately 169 lbs (77 kilograms). However, his body measurements are currently unavailable. Additionally, Lovett has brown hair and has always had heads turns with his unique outrageous hairstyle

Height and Weight
Height	6 feet 0 inches (1.83 meters)
Weight	169 lbs (77 kilograms)

Other Body Measurements
Eye Color	Dark brown
Hair Color	Brown
Shoe Size	To be Updated
Triceps Size	To be Updated
Biceps Size	To be Updated
Waist Size	To be Updated
Chest Size	To be Updated

Lyle Lovett University Studies

Lovett attended Texas A&M University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in both German and Journalism in 1980. In the early 1980s, Lovett often played solo acoustic sets at the small bars just off the A&M campus.

Education
School	To be Updated
College/ University	Texas A&M University
Highest Qualification	Bachelor of Arts degree in both German and Journalism

Lyle Lovett Family

Lyle Lovett Parents

Lyle was born to both parents as the only child in a small-sized family in Houston, TX. His father William Pearce worked as a marketing executive while his mother Bernell Louise (née Klein) Lovett is a training specialist. His parents worked often thus he stayed home alone listening to his parents’ records. His parents’ music influenced him to do music and also raised him in the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. Lovett does not have any known siblings.

Family Members
Father (Dad)	William Pearce
Mother	Bernell Louise (née Klein) Lovett
Brother(s)	To be Updated
Sister(s)	To be Updated

Lyle Lovett and Julia Roberts,

who was Lyle Lovett married to? Before his marriage to the beautiful April Kimble, Lyle was married to Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts. Lyle Lovett and Julia Roberts met via a mutual friend but are often said to have met on the set of the film ‘The Player’. The couple’s relationship grew quite fast and soon they started dating. Lovett tied the knot to Julia Roberts on 25 June 1993 in a blissful wedding ceremony attended by close friends and family. However, after what most called a very fast marriage, the couple separated and later got divorced on 22 March 1995.

According to People magazine, the talented couple divorced due to their respective career demands. Nevertheless, the former spouses maintained a healthy relationship and are still close friends to date.

Lyle Lovett Wife April Kimble

Lyle is happily married to his lovely wife April Kimble. Lovett married April Kimble in Harris County, TC on Feb 4, 2017, in a blissful colorful wedding ceremony attended by close friends and family members. The Grammy award-winning artist proposed to April Kimble with a diamond ring in 2003 and stayed engaged until 2017 when they got hitched. However, the two love birds met at a journalism conference at Texas A. & M. University and started dating in 1999. The couple does not have any children yet.

Lyle Lovett’s wife April Kimble is a San Antonio native who has managed to maintain a low profile over the years.

Lyle Lovett Children

Although Lyle has been married twice, he does not have any children or twins for that matter. Nevertheless, if Lovett and his beautiful wife April Kimble are blessed with children we shall update all his family members immediately.

Relationship Status	Name
Marital Status	Married
Wife	April Kimble
Children	To be Updated

Lyle Lovett Net Worth

Lyle Lovett has an estimated Net Worth of $25 Million as of 2022. This includes his assets, money, and income. His primary source of income is his career as a singer-songwriter. Through his various sources of income and sales of albums, Lovett has been able to accumulate a good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.

Salary and Networth
Salary	To be Updated
Net Worth	$25 Million
Source of Income	Singer-songwriter, Actor, Record producer

Lyle Lovett Young and Early Career

Lovett’s music career began as a songwriter, but he soon signed with MCA Records in 1986 and released his eponymous debut album. While typically associated with the country genre, Lovett’s compositions often incorporate folk, swing, blues, jazz, and gospel music as well as more traditional country & Western styling.

Lyle Lovett Amarillo | John Hiatt

On Feb 12, 2019, Lyle Lovett made his return to Amarillo with John Hiatt with an acoustic-themed evening. Lovett and Hiatt performed a show together at the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts. The show marked Lovett’s first performance in Amarillo in several years.

Lyle Lovett Tour Dates

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Lyle Lovett References

The Bloodhound Gang’s song “The Bad Touch” does a reference to Lovett: “And you’ll Lovett just like Lyle”.

Lovett is referred to in the lyrics of the 1992 song, I Feel Lucky, by Mary Chapin Carpenter.

Lyle Lovett Broken Leg

On March 28, 2002, Lyle Lovett was trapped by a bull against a fence on his uncle’s farm in Klein, Texas, before being pulled to safety. He fully recovered after six months from a badly broken leg, and he began touring again in the summer of 2003.

Lyle Lovett Horse Enthusiast

Lyle Lovett is also a horse enthusiast and co-owns and competes in reining competitions with world-class Quarter Horse, Smart, and Shiney

Lyle Lovett Movies

Lovett has acted in a number of films, including Robert Altman’s films:

• The Player (1992)
• Short Cuts (1993),
• Prêt-à-Porter (1994)
• Bastard Out Of Carolina (1996)
• Cookie’s Fortune (1999)
• Dr. T & the Women (2000)
• The New Guy (2002)
• Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
• Mad About You, Brothers & Sisters
• The Bridge, Castle
• Dharma & Greg

Lovett plays a humorous role in Angels Sing, a family Christmas movie released by Lionsgate. Lovett appears alongside fellow music celebrities Willie Nelson and Harry Connick, Jr., and actor/musicians Connie Britton, Kris Kristofferson, and others. In 1995, Lovett performed a duet with Randy Newman of You’ve Got a Friend in Me for Toy Story.

• Still Alice (2014) – song performer “If I Had A Boat”; songwriter for Karen Elson’s performance of the same
• The Bridge (TV series; 2014)
• True Blood (TV series; episode “I Will Rise Up” – 2009) – song performer “I Will Rise Up”
• Walk Hard (2007) – song performer “Walk Hard”
• Deadwood (TV series; episode “Bullock Returns to the Camp” – 2005) – song performer “Old Friend” (1994)
• The Exonerated (TV movie; 2005) – song performer “Amazing Grace”
• The Interpreter (2005) – song performer “If I Had a Boat”
• 61* (TV movie; 2001) – song performer “Nobody Knows Me”
• All Over the Guy (2001) – song performer and composer “She Makes Me Feel Good” and “The Blues Walk”
• Dr. T & the Women (2000) – Song performer and composer and also used a recording of “You’ve Been So Good Up to Now” (1992), “She’s Already Made Up Her Mind” (1992), “Ain’t It Something” (1994)
• For Love of the Game (1999) – song performer “Summer Wind”
• Stuart Little (1999) – song performer “Walking Tall”
• Mumford (1999) – song performer “Ballad of the Snow Leopard and The Tanqueray Cowboy”, “Till It Shines”
• Clay Pigeons (1998) – song performer “Teach Me About Love”
• Hope Floats (1998) – song performer “Smile”
• The Apostle (1997) – song performer “(I’m a) Soldier in the Army of the Lord”
• Toy Story (1995) – song performer “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” with Randy Newman as the lead vocals.
• Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV series; episode “One Wedding and A Funeral” – 1995) – song performer “Nobody Knows Me”
• Quiz Show (1994) – song performer “Moritat” by Kurt Weill
• With Honors (1994) – song performer “Blue Skies”
• Major League II (1994) – song performer and composer “All My Love Is Gone”
• The Firm (1993) – song performer “M-O-N-E-Y”
• Leap of Faith (1992) – song performer “Pass Me Not”
• The Crying Game (1992) – song performer “Stand By Your Man”
• Major League (1989) – song performer “Cryin’ Shame”
• Always (1989) – song performer “Cowboy Man”

Lyle Lovett as Actor

• Life in Pieces (TV series; episode “Facebook Fish Planner Backstage” – 2017) – Ned Gawler
• The Bridge (TV series; 10 episodes – 2013-2014) – Monte P. Flagman
• Angels Sing (2013) – Griffin
• Castle (TV series) (TV series; episode “Close Encounters of the Murderous Kind” – 2010) – Agent Westfield
• The Open Road (2008) – Peabody Bartender

• Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) – Himself
• Brothers and Sisters (TV Series; episode “Something New” – 2007) – Himself
• The New Guy (2002) – Bear Harrison
• Three Days of Rain (2002) – Disc Jockey
• Dharma and Greg (TV series; episode “The Trouble With Troubadours” – 2000) – Himself
• Mad About You (TV series; episode “The Final Frontier” Part 1 – 1999) – Lenny
• Penn & Teller’s Sin City Spectacular (TV series; episode #1.23 – 1999) – Himself
• Cookie’s Fortune (1999) – Manny Hood
• The Opposite of Sex (1998) – Sheriff Carl Tippett
• Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) – Road Person
• Breast Men (TV movie; 1997) – Research Scientist
• Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) – Wade
• Mad About You (TV series; episode “Mad About You: Part 2” – 1995) – Lenny
• Prêt-à-Porter (1994) – Clint Lammeraux
• Short Cuts (1993) – Andy Bitkower
• The Player (1992) – Detective DeLongpre
• Bill: On His Own (TV movie; 1983) – Singer at Beach

Lyle Lovett Popular Songs

• “In My Own Mind”
• “If I Had a Boat”
• “My Baby Don’t Tolerate”
• “Natural Forces”
• “She’s No Lady”

Lyle Lovett Albums

• Lyle Lovett (1986)
• Pontiac (1988)
• Lyle Lovett and His Large Band (1989)
• Joshua Judges Ruth (1992)
• I Love Everybody (1994)
• The Road to Ensenada (1996)
• Step Inside This House (1998)
• Live in Texas (1999)
• Anthology, Vol. 1: Cowboy Man (2001)
• My Baby Don’t Tolerate (2003)
• Smile (2003)
• It’s Not Big It’s Large (2007)
• Natural Forces (2009)
• Release Me (2012)

Lovett has since released It’s Not Big It’s Large in 2007 and Natural Forces in 2009. They peaked at No. 2 and No. 8 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart respectively. After more than 25 years with Curb Records, Lovett fulfilled his contract with the label Release Me in 2012.

Lyle Lovett Awards and Accomplishments

Lyle Lovett Grammy Awards

• He has won four Grammy Awards, including Best Country Album (1996 for The Road to Ensenada)
• Best Country Duo/Group with Vocal (1994 for “Blues For Dixie” with the Texas swing group Asleep at the Wheel)
• Best Pop Vocal Collaboration (1994 for “Funny How Time Slips Away” with Al Green)
• Best Country Male Vocal (1989 for Lyle Lovett and His Large Band)

• Lovett was given an award called an “Esky” for Surest Thing in Esquire’s 2006 Esky Music Awards in the April issue. The magazine said of Lovett: “The secret of Lyle Lovett’s endurance comes down to the three C’s: class, charisma, and consistency… In the studio and on stage with his giant orchestra, he’s spent two decades gracefully matching genuine songcraft with A-list musicianship”.
• Lovett was conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters by the University of Houston on May 15, 2010, at its general commencement ceremony. His mother was in the audience as her son was presented with an honorary doctorate from the same university from which she had received her bachelor’s degree in 1960. His father was also a graduate of the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture at the University of Houston.
• In 2011, Lovett was named Texas State Artist Musician by the Texas Commission on the Arts.
• In 2015, Lovett received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Texas A&M University.

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