Pitbull, who is also known by his real and full name Armando Christian Pérez, was born on 15 January 1981. His birth town is Miami, Florida, the United States. Armando Christian Pérez is of Cuban descent. His parents were Cuban refugees to the United States. Since his early childhood, Pitbull was very talented in music and literature. He loved reading books and reading poetry. Because of his love for reading poetry, Armando Christian was able to recite all of the literal works of the Cuban poet, José Martí. His parents were very proud when they listened to his son reciting works of Cuban national hero like José Martí. Pitbull also loved listening to music in his free time and his favorite musical genre was Miami bass pop music. Sadly, Armando Christian Pérez was only raised by his mother, because his father left him and his mother when he was very young. Later, his mother gave him to a foster family from Roswell, Georgia. He was a big fan of Celia Cruz's music and Willy Chirino's music and referred to them as his inspiration for the music he composes, according to his biography. Pitbull has a height of 1.7 meters and weight of 77 kilograms. He is also known by nicknames such as Mr. 305 and PitBULL and Lil' Chico. The names of his parents are Alysha Acosta, his mother, and the name of Pitbull's father is Armando Perez. He was using drugs for a short period in his early teens.
Education
Armando Christian Pérez first attended an elementary school in Miami, Florida. After his elementary school education, Pitbull later moved on with education at South Miami Senior High School. After South Miami Senior High School, he attended Miami Coral Park High School, from which he graduated. He didn't go to college and is living example that talented people over the world don't need college education so that they can become successful people. Pitbull, although he didn't attend college, has a net worth of $65 million and a monthly salary of $5.5 million. At his high school, instead of learning and listening in the class, Pitbull would write rap songs in his notebook and hum them in himself. Pitbull never dreamed in his high school that one day he would become a successful rapper, singer, songwriter and especially he never dreamed of that he will organize a concert, visited by thousands of people.
Career
Pitbull first recorded a rap song on rapper Lil' Jons studio album Kings of Crunk. In the year of 2004, Pitbull released his debut studio album „M.I.A.M.I“, which stands for Money Is A Major Issue. The producers of „M.I.A.M.I“ album were Lil' Jon and Jim Jonsin. His debut album featured many number-one hits such as „Dammit Man“, „Back Up“, and „That's Nasty“. After his debut album, Pitbull released his second studio album “El Mariel“ in the Autumn of 2006, according to his biography. One important fact about this album is that he dedicated it for his father, who passed away in the Spring of 2006. Pitbull is most known for his duets with Jennifer Lopez - „On The Floor“ and „Fresh Out The Oven“.
Personal Life
Pitbull is a very private person and doesn't reveal a lot of information to the press and is always far from prying eyes. He married in 2010. The name of his wife is unknown, but the names of his children are not a mystery. The names of his kids are Destiny Pérez and Bryce Pérez.
Birth Date: | 15 Jan, 1981 |
Age: | 39 yrs |
Occupations: | Rapper Songwriter Singer Record producer |
Citizenship: | United States of America |
Birth Place: | Miami |
Gender: | Male |
Description: | American rapper, singer and record producer from Florida |
Twitter Id: | Pitbull |
Net Worth 2021: | 100 million |