Don Letts

Quick Facts

Full Name	Don Letts
Occupation	Director
Date Of Birth	Jan 10, 1956(1956-01-10)
Age	68
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Capricorn

Don Letts Biography

Don Letts is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on January 10, 1956 in London, England, United Kingdom. British filmmaker and music producer who was the manager of the band The Slits.

He directed a music document to He directed a music documentary for Elvis Costello..

Letts was born in London, and educated at Tenison’s School in Kennington. In 1975, he ran the London clothing store Acme Attractions, selling “electric- blue zoot suits and jukeboxes, and pumping dub reggae all day long.” He was deeply inspired by the music coming from his parents’ homeland, Jamaica, in particular Bob Marley. After seeing one of Marley’s gigs at the Hammersmith Odeon (June 1976) Letts was able to sneak into the hotel and spent the night talking to and befriending Marley. By the mid-1970s Acme had quite a scene, attracting the likes of The Clash, Sex Pistols, Chrissie Hynde, Patti Smith, Deborah Harry and Bob Marley.

Letts also directed music videos for Musical Youth, The Psychedelic Furs, The Pretenders and Elvis Costello as well as the feature documentaries The Punk Rock Movie (1977) and The Clash: Westway to the World (2000).

He was a student at Tenison School in Kennington. He has four kids spread between two marriages.

Don Letts Net Worth

Don Letts is one of the richest Director from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Don Letts 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was able to create his debut movie The Punk Rock Movie by making money as DJ and drawing the attention of a famous audience.

He was instrumental in the creation of Big Audio Dynamite along with Mick Jones, previously The Clash. The Clash.

Donovan Letts (born (1956-01-10 ) 10 January 1956) is a British film director, DJ and musician. Letts first came to prominence as the videographer for The Clash, directing several of their music videos. In 1984, Letts co-founded the band Big Audio Dynamite with Clash guitarist Mick Jones, acting as the group’s sampler and videographer before departing the band in 1990.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Don Letts Dating?

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In recognition of Letts’ unique contribution to music, on 16 October 2013 he was presented with a BASCA Gold Badge of Merit.

Facts & Trivia

Don Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Don Letts celebrates birthday on January 10 of every year.

A portrait of Letts by photographer Dean Chalkley featured in the exhibition Return of the Rudeboy at Somerset House in the middle of 2014.

Is Don Letts married?

Personal life. Letts is married to Grace and the couple have two children. He also has a son and a daughter from his previous partner.

How old is Don Letts?

66 years (January 10, 1956)

Why is Don Letts famous?

We have Don Letts with us on the couch today, the man who was famously the DJ at the Roxy and the original punky-reggae party starter, and also a world- famous filmmaker and documentary maker.

What group was Don Letts?

Music groups

Where was Don Letts born?

London, United Kingdom