He had been married twice. His first wife was Samantha Marie Olit, whom he married in 1996. They had a child together, Draven Sebastian, in April 2002. They split when he was jamming with Linkin Park. They divorced in 2005. It is not known if he was an abusive husband. He was very poor when he was married to Samantha; they were to poor to even buy a wedding ring. He was working at Burger King when he met her. Bennington’s second wife was Talinda Bentley, a former playboy model. They met through his best friend, Ryan. They married in 2006, and had three children together. Their first child, Tyler Lee, was born in 2006, and the twins Lilly and Lila were born in 2011. Talinda is an animal lover. They have horses, fish, and dogs at their home in Arizona. They were still married at the time of Bennington’s death. Bennington was not rumored as being violent or abusive, in spite of being brought up in an abusive environment. He must have been a caring boyfriend and husband. Bennington faced lot of emotional issues, given the struggles and disturbances he had to face during his life. Still, he seems to have been a very loving partner after marrying Talinda. They seemed to have had a very harmonious marriage.
Bennington was a tattoo aficionado, having had a total of 14 tattoos on his body. He had also designed tattoos for his wife, Talinda. He worked with and promoted a tattoo parlor in Arizona owned by his friend and former band mate, Sean Dowdell. He enjoyed being a sports fan, cheering for the Phoenix Suns, Arizona Cardinals, and Arizona Diamondbacks. He was also an advocate for non-violent free speech. It is unclear whether or not Bennington ever really stopped abusing substances. There are reports that he was able to beat his addiction to drugs, and he even denounced drug use during interviews. However, he continued to drink and may have been lured back to using drugs prior to his death. Whether or not this is true is unknown at this time. Bennington had suffered from bad health off and on for a long time. He suffered many illnesses and injuries during his musical tours and commitments. In 2003, he suffered major abdominal pain while in Prague filming a music video, requiring him to return to the U.S. to undergo surgery. He broke his wrist while touring in 2007.
In 2011, Bennington’s illness forced Linkin Park to cancel three performances. He then injured his shoulder, forcing the band to cancel their final show of that same tour. In 2015, Bennington hurt his ankle while playing basketball. This injury hindered another tour, forcing the band to once again cancel shows so that Bennington could have surgery and heal. It appears that Bennington died via suicide by hanging. His body was discovered early in the morning by his housekeeper. He was at his California home, in Palos Verdes Estates, at the time. He died on the day that his close friend, Chris Cornell, would have turned 53 years old. Bennington had sung at Cornell’s funeral just two months prior to his own death. Cornell also committed suicide by hanging himself, so there is some speculation that Cornell’s death may have contributed to Bennington taking his own life in a similar manner.
Return to the previous page| Birth Date: | 20 Mar, 1976 |
| Age: | 44 yrs |
| Occupations: | Singer-songwriter Songwriter Actor Record producer |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Phoenix |
| residence: | Palos Verdes Peninsula |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American singer-songwriter |
| Twitter Id: | ChesterBe |
| Spouse: | Samantha Marie Olit[1996-2005] Talinda Ann Bentley[2005-2017] |
| Net Worth 2021: | 30 million |
