Evel Knievel’s net worth is $3 Million
Robert Craig Knievel Wiki Biography
Evel Knievel, born Robert Craig Knievel on the 17th of October 1938 in Butte, Montana USA, to Robert and Ann Marie Keough Knievel, was a daredevil and stunt performer who gained fame for his daring motorcycle stunts. He passed away on 30th November 2007 in Clearwater, Florida. Evel Knievel’s career was marked by numerous bone fractures, totaling more than 433, which earned him a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Throughout his career, Evel Knievel amassed a net worth estimated at over $3 million, primarily from his performances as a professional stunt performer.
Evel Knievel’s Early Life and Career
After his parents left him, Evel Knievel was raised by his grandparents Ignatius and Emma Knievel with his younger brother. He first realized his passion for daredevilry at the age of eight when he attended a Joie Chitwood Auto Daredevil Show. Evel attended elementary school, but left high school to work and support his family. Before becoming a motorcycle daredevil, he held various jobs, including playing professional hockey, founding a hunting and fishing guide service, competing in ski-jumping, and working as an insurance salesman.
After a brief stint owning a motorcycle dealership, Knievel began his daredevil career. His first official stunt took place at the National Date Festival in Indio, California in 1965. Over the years, he completed over 70 spectacular stunts, earning the nickname “American Daredevil” and a place in the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999.
Some of his most famous stunts included jumping over cars, Snake River Canyon, and Greyhound buses, which were the primary source of his net worth during his career. Throughout his daredevil career, Knievel suffered numerous injuries, resulting in a record-setting 433 broken bones, documented by the Guinness Book of Records.
Personal Life and Legacy
Outside of his daredevil career, Evel Knievel was married twice. His first marriage to Linda Joan Bork produced four children. They were married for 38 years before divorcing in 1997. Two years later, he married Krystal Kennedy. Although they divorced in 2001, she remained with him until his death from Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis at the age of 69.
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| Net Worth | $3 Million |
| Date Of Birth | 17th October 1938, in Butte, Montana USA |
| Died | 30th November 2007 in Clearwater, Florida |
| Height | 1.83 m |
| Profession | Actor, stunt performer, |
| Education | Butte High School |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Krystal Kennedy, Linda Joan Bork |
| Children | Kelly, Tracey, Alicia, Robbie, Kelly, Tracey, Alicia, Emma, Robbie |
| Parents | Robert Edward Knievel, Robert Edward Knievel, Ann Kehoe |
| Siblings | Nic Knievel |
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| Awards | Guinness Book of World Records, Motorcycle Hall Of Fame |
| Movies | Being Evel, Evel Knievel: Spectacular Jumps |
| TV Shows | Joie Chitwood Auto Daredevil Show |
| # | Trademark |
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| 1 | His red, white, and blue suit with cape he wore when he performed his stunts. |
| 2 | Famous for his spectacular motorcycle jumps in the 1970s and his equally spectacular accidents while doing them. |
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| 1 | Some of his motorcycle crashes happened because, once his bike left the ramp, he did not try to maintain control and was simply “hanging on for the ride”. Later stunt riders discovered that by continuing to throttle and steer (as though the bike were still on the ground), they could maintain control and avoid crashing. |
| 2 | Inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in Pickerington, Ohio in 1999. |
| 3 | Was a high school dropout. |
| 4 | A delinquent in his early life and frequently in trouble with the law, he picked up the nickname “Evel”. |
| 5 | His fortunes reversed by the end of the 1970s, after news of his assault and battery conviction broke, and he fell into alcoholism and depression in the 1980s. He enjoyed a mini-comeback in the 1990s in TV commercials and promotional appearances, but expressed regret that he had set no money aside during his heyday, to take care of his family later. |
| 6 | Contracted Hepatitis C in 1993 due to blood transfusions required from his many accidents. Underwent a 1999 liver transplant and numerous other surgeries that left him largely disabled. |
| 7 | Caught in the moment, after a dangerous 1999 stunt on Fox Network, proudly proclaimed, “White men *CAN* jump!”, in humorous defiance to the basketball movie, White Men Can’t Jump (1992). |
| 8 | Settled a lawsuit with singer Kanye West, who had used Knievel’s image and motifs in a music video, a few weeks prior to his death. West’s own mother passed away only weeks before the case was settled. |
| 9 | Remained romantically involved with his second wife, Krystal Kennedy-Knievel-Knievel after their divorce, and they continued to live together. |
| 10 | Grandfather of Krysten Knievel. |
| 11 | Father of Robbie Knievel, Alicia Knievel, Emma Knievel, Kelly Knievel and Tracy Knievel. |
| 12 | Owned a Honda dealership in Moses Lake, Washington in the mid-1960s; any potential buyer who could beat Knievel at arm-wrestling got $500 off their car purchase. He formed a traveling stunt show called “Evel Knievel’s Motorcycle Daredevils” with other cyclists, as publicity for the dealership. |
| 13 | When first written about by the press, he insisted that his nickname not be spelled with an I; knowing his fans were mostly youngsters, he didn’t want parents to perceive him as “evil”, or as an evildoer. As a public figure, Knievel promoted a healthy, active lifestyle for young people. |
| 14 | Is the cousin of NFL Kicker Adam Vinatieri. |
| 15 | Suffered 35 broken bones as a result of his motorcycle daredevil antics; a Guinness-certified world record. |
| 16 | Born at 2:40pm-MST |
| 17 | His son, Robbie Knievel, took over his father’s mantle as stuntman and daredevil, even completing the jump over the fountains at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, which Evel failed in 1968. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bionic Woman | 1977 | TV Series | Evel Knievel |
| Freebie and the Bean | 1974 | Motorcyclist (uncredited) |
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| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hammond Meets Evel Knievel | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself – Interviewee |
| Wide World of Sports 40th Anniversary Special | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Touch of Evel | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | |
| ESPN SportsCentury | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Biography | 1998 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Late Night with Conan O’Brien | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| ABC’s Wide World of Sports 30th Anniversary Special | 1991 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Good Morning America | 1978-1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| Showtime Championship Boxing | 1989 | TV Series | Himself – Audience Member |
| The Pat Sajak Show | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Last of the Gladiators | 1988 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Devil at Your Heels | 1981 | Documentary | Himself |
| Death Defiers | 1977 | TV Special | Himself – Host |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1970-1977 | TV Series | Himself – Stuntman / Himself – Co-Host / Himself – Motorcycle Daredevil |
| ABC’s Wide World of Sports | 1967-1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| Viva Knievel! | 1977 | Himself | |
| Donny and Marie | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Sonny and Cher Show | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Evel Knievel | 1975 | TV Special | Himself |
| Andy Williams Presents | 1974 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1973-1974 | TV Series | Himself |
| Not So Easy – A Motorcycle Safety Film | 1973 | Documentary short | Himself – Rider |
| The Joey Bishop Show | 1968-1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| New American Bandstand 1965 | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aim for the Roses | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| Being Evel | 2015 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Sixties | 2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself – Stuntman |
| True Evel | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Great Ride | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| David Blaine: Beautiful Struggle | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| 30 for 30 | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself – Legendary Daredevil |
| The O’Reilly Factor | 2008 | TV Series | Himself (segment “American TV Icon”) |
| Rome Is Burning | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Cheap Seats: Without Ron Parker | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
