Chris Cornell is an American musician, singer, and songwriter who was born on July 20, 1964, in Seattle, Washington, to his parents Edward F. Boyle and Karen Cornell. Although his parents divorced when he was a teenager, Cornell opted to take his mother's maiden name. He attended Christ the King Catholic elementary school where he performed the song "One Tin Soldier". Cornell went on to attend Shorewood High School and after graduating worked as a busboy dishwasher and sous-chef at Ray's Boathouse in Seattle. Growing up, Cornell was passionate about music and he took both piano and guitar lessons. His mother bought him a snare drum which he credits with both saving his life and putting him on the path to become a rock musician. Cornell went on to form the band Soundgarden in 1984 and within three years the group was signed to Sub Pop.
They released their first studio album "Screaming Life" in 1987. In 2001, Cornell joined Audioslave and the group released their first album in November of 2002. Both bands enjoyed widespread success and had many hits such as "Like a Stone" and "Black Hole Sun". Cornell married Susan Silver, the manager of his group and other prominent bands like Alice in Chains, in 1990. They had a daughter named Lillian Jean in June of 2000. They eventually divorced in 2004. That same year, Cornell married Vicky Karayiannis and had a daughter together named Toni.
| Birth Date: | 20 Jul, 1964 |
| Age: | 55 yrs |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Seattle |
| residence: | Miami |
| Education: | Shorewood High School |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American singer-songwriter, musician |
| Net Worth 2021: | 40 million |
