Eric Benét
Eric Benét Jordan (born October 15, 1966) is an American R&B/neo soul singer-songwriter and actor. He has been nominated for a Grammy Award four times.
Eric Benét
- Singer-songwriter
- actor
1988–present
Tami Stauff (1988-1993; her death)
3
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Vocals, piano, guitar, keyboards
- Jordan House
- Primary Wave Music
- EMI
- Reprise
- Friday
- Warner Bros.
- Gerard
Early life and education[edit]
Benét was born on October 15, 1966, in Mobile, Alabama. He was raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the youngest of five siblings.[1] Benét expressed an interest in music at an early age, but was initially encouraged by his father, a police officer who died of cancer, to attend college and pursue a "stable" career.[2] He graduated from Milwaukee Trade and Technical High School and enrolled in college, but later dropped out.
Personal life[edit]
Benét's eldest daughter India Brianne Jordan was born on December 3, 1991, to his partner Tami Stauff, who died in a car accident on April 24, 1993.[14] He married actress Halle Berry in January 2001, but by early October 2003, they had separated,[15] with the divorce finalized in January 2005.[16]
On July 31, 2011, Benét married Toronto native Manuela Testolini, ex-wife of Prince. Their first child together, a girl named Lucia Bella, was born on December 21, 2011.[17] Their second daughter, Amoura Luna, was born on July 13, 2014.[18]