Where is Keith Moon today? Death, Daughter, Wife, Net Worth

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Short Info

Net Worth	$70 million
Date Of Birth	August 23, 1946
Died	September 7, 1978, Westminster, United Kingdom
Spouse	Kim McLagan
Mark	Extremely destructive personality even off-stage, often at the expense of hotel rooms
Fact	He took his role as Uncle Ernie in the film version of Tommy (1975) very seriously, and was nervous about playing the part. He also met one of his great drinking buddies while making the film: Oliver Reed.

Keith Moon was born on 23 August 1946, in Wembley, Middlesex, England, to Alfred Charles “Alf” Moon, a sheet-metal worker, and Kathleen Winifred “Kit” Moon, a homemaker. He had one younger brother, Richard. Moon began playing drums at an early age and showed an aptitude for it. His first band was called the Beachcombers, which he formed with some school friends. He later joined a band called the Escorts, which became quite popular in the local area.

Moon’s big break came when he was asked to join the Who in 1964, replacing original drummer Doug Sandom. The Who were already an established band by this time, but with Moon on drums they became one of the most influential rock bands of all time. Moon was known for his wild and exuberant drumming style, which was a major contributor to the band’s sound. He was also known for his antics offstage, which often got him into trouble.

Moon remained with the Who until his death in 1978. He died of an overdose of pills that he had been taking to combat alcoholism. Moon was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.

Moon was married twice, first to model Annette Walter-Lax in 1966. The couple had two daughters, Mandy and Amanda. Moon later married model Nina Carter in 1981. The couple had one son, Dylan.

Moon was known for his heavy drinking and drug use, which often got him into trouble. He was also known for his wild and exuberant personality. Moon was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.

General Info

Full Name	Keith Moon
Net Worth	$70 million
Date Of Birth	August 23, 1946
Died	September 7, 1978, Westminster, United Kingdom
Height	1.75 m
Profession	Record producer, Actor, Model, Composer, Songwriter, Drummer
Nationality	British

Family

Spouse	Kim McLagan
Children	Amanda Jane Moon DeWolf
Parents	Kathleen Winifred Moon, Alfred Charles Moon
Siblings	Linda Moon, Lesley Moon

Accomplishments

Awards	NME Award for Best Drummer
Music Groups	The Who, Plastic Ono Band
Movies	The Kids Are Alright, Sextette, Tommy, That'll Be the Day, 200 Motels, The Who Special Edition EP

Social profile links

IMDB	http://imdb.com/name/nm0007127

Marks

#	Marks / Signs
1	Bowl Haircut
2	Extremely destructive personality even off-stage, often at the expense of hotel rooms
3	Wild drum playing and subsequent destruction of his kit when performing live.

Quotes

#	Quote
1	I'm not tempted to quit now like I was when we where having our internal troubles. I'd be mad to, wouldn't I? Said in an interview concerning him, possibly, leaving The Who October 1966.
2	They're always saying I'm a capitalistic pig. I suppose I am. But ... it's good for my drumming.
3	At heart I cannot accept that I am a well-known rock 'n' roll star and one of the greatest drummers in the world. I can't believe that person on the television is really me. The Keith Moon the public knows is a myth, even if I have created him. The real me is the person who sits at home having a cup of tea with his old lady, Annette. The hotel smashing is one way I get relief from the public image. I have no temper. I do it in a spirit of amusment [sic] rather than anger. When I've done damage to a friend's house I come back sheepishly the next day and offer to put things right, which means I'm willing to foot the bill.
4	You know, if I ever stopped laughing inside and quit believing in people then I would get very hurt and totally disillusioned. You have to treat everything - even if at that time it seems like a right bummer as a good experience. There are things that have happened to me that have made me wonder where I went wrong . . . things of a personal nature, like my relationship with my wife. They're the things that make you think most, because one is far more deeply involved.
5	I love to see people laugh and I love it more if I can make them laugh. I think this comes across in my drumming. I watch a lot of The Marx Brothers' movies and they were doing the same sort of things. You've seen the way [Chico Marx] plays the piano with that certain flair . . . adding something to the music while taking liberties within his own capabilities? It's a question of taking somebody else's music but not sending it up in a derogative sense, just injecting your own personality. [Pete Townshend]'s music allows me to do this.

Facts

#	Fact
1	He is usually voted second to Led Zeppelin's John Bonham in lists of the greatest rock drummers of all time. However, Alice Cooper considers Moon the greatest he has ever seen.
2	Friend and partner in practical jokes with Vivian Stanshall.
3	Very good friends with Oliver Reed.
4	The plaque at Golders Green, where he was cremated, and then his ashes scattered in in the Gardens of Remembrance, reads: Keith Moon 'Who' drummer. 1946 - 1978 "There is no substitute".
5	He has a Blue Plaque at the old Marquee Club, at 90 Wardour Street, London, to celebrate his first show's with The Who, it reads: Keith Moon 1946 - 1978. Legendary rock drummer with 'The Who'. Performed here at the site of the Marquee Club in the 1960s.
6	To be honoured with a 'blue plaque' at London's Marquee Club at 90 Wardour Street, Soho on 9th March 2009 by the Heritage Foundation. Rejecting the application by English Heritage for not being truly 'outstanding', English Heritage explained: "Is he a great drummer? Well you'd have to wait until Ringo Starr is dead and Phil Collins is dead and all these other great rock drummers until you can make that kind of decision... We decided that bad behaviour and overdosing on various substances wasn't a sufficient qualification to get a blue plaque.".
7	Was very good friends with Dallas star Larry Hagman and singer Harry Nilsson.
8	Once drove his Lincoln Continental into a hotel swimming pool, knocking out one of his teeth in the process.
9	In 1973 he collapsed onstage at the San Francisco Cow Palace after having taken a huge amount of animal tranquilizer.
10	Moon accidentally ran over his driver, Neil Boland on January 4, 1970. Moon, his wife, Kim and Larry "Legs" Smith (of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band) left a pub where they were followed by a group of Skinheads who proceeded to pound on the car after Moon and his group got in it. Neil exited the car to stop the fracas and the car continued to move. Moon, from the back seat, tried to steer the car out of harm's way and inadvertently ran over Boland. Boland later died of his injuries. (Described in "Dear Boy: The Life of Keith Moon" by Tony Fletcher.)
11	Although he owned dozens of fast, rare and expensive cars, he also owned an old, beat-up tractor that he used to drive to his local pub.
12	Did not like school and was not a good student. A teacher once wrote in his report card, "Retarded artistically, idiotic in other respects".
13	His ex-wife, Kim Moon McLagan, was killed in a car accident in August 2006 in Texas.
14	His daughter, Mandy, is happily married and living with her husband and two daughters in California.
15	Son of Kathleen Moon.
16	He took his role as Uncle Ernie in the film version of Tommy (1975) very seriously, and was nervous about playing the part. He also met one of his great drinking buddies while making the film: Oliver Reed.
17	Was a huge fan of The Beach Boys and reportedly used to listen to their 1964 album "Shut Down Volume 2" constantly for inspiration, before joining The Who. One of the last songs he sung in the studio was a cover of their 1966 #1 hit "Barbara Ann". He also produced a solo album that had a cover of their 1964 hit, 'Don't Worry Baby'.
18	Was nicknamed "Nobby" by his father, Arthur. Arthur Moon died suddenly of a heart attack in 1974 at age 53.
19	His public image was so pronounced that the Muppet character, Animal, whose credo is "Drums. Women. Food." was inspired by Moon.
20	Was close friends with singer Marc Bolan and Monty Python star Graham Chapman.
21	Left school at age 14, after discovering the drums.
22	Learned to play drums at age 14.
23	The first instrument he played was the bugle.
24	Was originally going to play The Odd Job Man in Graham Chapman's The Odd Job (1978), but had to drop out because of scheduling conflicts with The Who, and his drinking problem.
25	Was a front-row guest at one of The Monkees's London concerts; countered the fans' cries of "We want The Monkees!" by bellowing "We want The Who!" as loudly as anyone.
26	Was ejected from a hotel suite after a night of nailing and strapping all the furniture to the ceiling.
27	Shared a house in Los Angeles with John Lennon and May Pang, Ringo Starr, and Harry Nilsson in 1974; it was the same place where Bobby Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe had met for trysts in the early 1960s. They called it their "rock-n-roll rest home", and Moon was fond of coming down to breakfast wearing a trenchcoat slit up the back... and nothing underneath. (Klaus Voormann also lived there with his girlfriend, but steered clear of the other men's antics.)
28	Daughter with his then wife Kim: Amanda Jane ("Mandy"), born on July 12, 1966.
29	In reality, Moon and John Entwistle. discussed leaving The Who, going as far to name the band Lead Zeppelin based on the English saying "going over like a lead zeppelin" as Americans say "going over like a lead balloon". Entwistle went as far as to do drawings of the first album cover (the Hindenberg in flames) and they discussed the idea with their then driver Richard Cole. Later when this didn't materialize, and with Cole leaving their employ and going to work with Jimmy Page, the name was indeed used by Page to name the New Yardbirds. Both Moon and Entwistle subsequently took credit for the name.
30	Packed flash powder in his bass drum during an appearance on the The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967), causing it to explode. This not only caused Pete Townshend's hair to catch fire and damaged his hearing, but Moon was injured as well. His prime purpose in this prank was to upstage Smothers, and when he appeared right in front of the camera whilst a joke was being cracked, before collapsing, his attempts were successful. Bette Davis was standing backstage during the explosion and fainted.
31	Was allegedly responsible for The Who being banned from every Holiday Inn in the US for life after creating a ruckus while celebrating his 20th birthday at one of the chain's hotels in the Flint, MI, though actually they continued to use Holiday Inns for much of their career.
32	On the cover of the last The Who album recorded with Moon, he is seated in chair upon which the words "Not to Be Taken Away" are stenciled. Moon died within weeks of the album's release.
33	Roger Daltrey's song "Under A Raging Moon" was a tribute to him. The recording featured the work of 40 drummers, including Ringo Starr and his son Zak Starkey.
34	Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of The Who) in 1990.
35	Was the youngest member of The Who.
36	The Beach Boys and Jan & Dean were his favorite musicians.
37	Joined The Who in late 1964. Prior to that, he played drums for a cover band called The Beachcombers.
38	Godfather of Zak Starkey. Replaced by Kenney Jones, ex-Face/Small Face, who was replaced by Zak Starkey.
39	Dedicatee of the published script of Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979).
40	Ashes scattered at Golders Green Crematorium, London, England in section 3P.
41	Was the drummer with The Who along with Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend and John Entwistle.

Pictures

All pictures

Movies

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Who: At Kilburn 1977	2009	Video	Percussionist
Sextette	1978		Dress Designer
Tommy	1975		Uncle Ernie
Sonic Boom	1974	Short	Mad Doctor Cherman
Stardust	1974		J.D. Clover
Harry and Ringo's Night Out Promo Reel	1974	Short	Keith
Son of Dracula	1974		Musician: The Count Downes
That'll Be the Day	1973		J.D. Clover
200 Motels	1971		The Hot Nun

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status
Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who	2007	Documentary writer: "Cobwebs and Strange", "The Ox", "Tommy's Holiday Camp"
The Who's Tommy, the Amazing Journey	1993	Documentary writer: "Tommy's Holiday Camp"
The Kids Are Alright	1979	Documentary writer: "Cobwebs and Strange"
All This and World War II	1976	Documentary performer: "When I'm Sixty Four"
Tommy	1975	performer: "Christmas", "Fiddle About", "Tommy's Holiday Camp" - uncredited / writer: "Bernie's Holiday Camp", "Tommy's Holiday Camp" - uncredited
Rape Victims	1975	writer: "Overture" - uncredited

Music Department

Title	Year	Status	Character
Tommy	1975	musician
That'll Be the Day	1973	music supervisor

Writer

Title	Year	Status	Character
Tommy	1975	additional material

Composer

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Kids Are Alright	1979	Documentary as The Who

Producer

Title	Year	Status	Character
Quadrophenia	1979	executive producer

Thanks

Title	Year	Status	Character
Mayor of the Sunset Strip	2003	Documentary we would like to thank: with love
Life of Brian	1979	published edition of the screenplay dedicated to

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Who Live in Texas '75	2012	Video	Himself (drums & percussion)
The Who at the London Coliseum 1969	2009	Video	Himself (Drums)
The Who Weekend	2002	Video	Himself (The Who)
My Generation	2000	Documentary	Himself (The Who)
Listening to You: The Who at the Isle of Wight 1970	1998	TV Movie documentary	Himself (The Who)
Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival	1997	Documentary	Himself (The Who)
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus	1996	Documentary	Himself - The Who
The History of Rock 'n' Roll	1995	TV Series documentary	Himself (The Who)
Woodstock Diary	1994	TV Movie documentary	Himself (as The Who)
The Who's Tommy, the Amazing Journey	1993	Documentary	Himself (The Who)
MTV Rocumentary: The Story of the Who	1988	TV Special documentary	Himself (The Who)
The Who: Who's Better Who's Best	1988	Documentary	Himself
Roger Daltrey	1983	TV Special	Himself
The Kids Are Alright	1979	Documentary	Himself (The Who)
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary	1977	TV Movie	Himself
All You Need Is Love	1977	TV Series documentary	Himself
The 4th Annual American Music Awards	1977	TV Special	Himself
The Hoyt Axton Country Western Boogie Woogie Gospel Rock and Roll Show	1975	TV Movie	Himself / Singer
La fête aujourd'hui, la fête demain	1974	Documentary	Himself (The Who)
Radio Wonderful	1974	Documentary short	Himself
Russell Harty Plus	1973	TV Series	Himself / Himself - The Who
In Concert	1972	TV Series	Himself - Host
4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet	1970	TV Series	Himself - Musician
Woodstock	1970	Documentary	Himself - The Who (uncredited)
Schlag auf Schlager	1970	TV Movie	Himself (as The Who)
Beat-Club	1967-1969	TV Series	Himself - Musician
This Is Tom Jones	1969	TV Series documentary	Himself
Monterey Pop	1968	Documentary	Performers (as The Who)
Time for Blackburn	1968	TV Series	Himself
Melodien einer Stadt	1968	TV Series	Himself - Musician
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour	1967	TV Series	Himself
Our World	1967	TV Movie documentary	Himself (United Kingdom segment)
Ready, Steady, Go!	1965-1966	TV Series	Himself
Popside	1966	TV Series	Himself
Carousella	1966	Documentary short	Himself (as The Who)
Take Thirty	1965	TV Series	Himself
Thank Your Lucky Stars	1965	TV Series	Himself

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut	2009	TV Mini-Series	Himself
Woodstock: Now & Then	2009	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Biography	2008	TV Series documentary	Himself
Classic Rock Drum Solos	2007	Video documentary	Himself
Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who	2007	Documentary	Himself
Final 24	2007	TV Series documentary	Himself
The Who: Music in Review - The Moon Years	2006	Video documentary
Wingspan	2001	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Hellraisers	2000	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Behind the Music	1998	TV Series documentary	Himself
VH1 Legends	1997	TV Series documentary	Himself (The Who)
The Beatles Anthology	1996	TV Mini-Series documentary	Himself
The History of Rock 'n' Roll	1995	TV Series documentary	Himself (The Who)
Top of the Pops 2	1995	TV Series	Himself
The Who: Thirty Years of Maximum R&B	1994	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Ein Leben als Extravaganza - Das Genie Frank Zappa	1993	TV Movie documentary	Himself
X-Large	1989	TV Series documentary	Himself
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels	1988	Video documentary	Himself
Rolling Stone Presents Twenty Years of Rock & Roll	1987	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties	1986	Documentary short	Himself (The Who)
Ready Steady Go, Volume 2	1985	Documentary	Himself (The Who)
Video from Hell	1985	Video	Himself
Ready Steady Go, Volume 1	1983	Documentary	Himself (as The Who)
Top of the Pops	1978	TV Series	Himself - Member: The Who
2nd House	1974	TV Series	Himself - The Who
Beat-Club	1966-1967	TV Series	Himself - Musician
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words	2016	Documentary	The Hot Nun
The Beatles: 1	2015	Video	Himself (segment "All You Need Is Love") (uncredited)
Get All That, Ant?	2015	Documentary
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll: Rock 'n' Roll at the BBC	2015	TV Movie	Himself (as The Who)
Pop Gold	2015	TV Mini-Series	Himself
The Sixties	2014	TV Mini-Series documentary	Himself
The Who: The Making of Tommy	2013	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Quadrophenia: Can You See the Real Me?	2013	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The Who: Quadrophenia - The Complete Story	2012		Himself - Drummer
Pearl Jam Twenty	2011	Documentary	Himself (uncredited)
When Rock Goes Acoustic	2011	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Let's Spend the Night Together	2010	Documentary	Himself