Ivan Moody whose real names is Ivan Lewis Greening, is a multi-talented American singer and songwriter who camebto prominence as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch. Prior to joining the band FFDP, his works has been known with other numerous bands like Ghost Machine and Motograter where he was identified by the moniker “Ghost”.
He has starred in the horror films Bled and The Devil’s Carnival.
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| Real Name: | Ivan Lewis Greening |
| Date of Birth: | January 7, 1980 |
| Birth Place: | Denver, Colorado, U.S |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Singer, Actor |
| Parents: | Not Known |
| Siblings: | Sandra Dykes |
| Height: | 5 feet 6 in |
| Weight: | 71 kg |
| Net Worth: | $7 million |
Early Life
Ivan Moody was born on January 7, 1980 in Denver, Colorado, United States.
He grew up in many smaller cities like Castle Rock, Wheat Bridge, Arvada, Lakewood and also spent some time with his grandmother in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
He had adooted his mother’s maiden name “Moody”.
Career
Moody developed passion for nusic at the very early stage of his life and began singing in bands at the age of 16.
He relocated to Los Angeles in 2001 where he became part of his very first band, Toiz.
He later became part of the band Motograter where they came through with their self titled debut studio album in June 2004. The band came to prominence playing the second stage at Ozzfest 2003 while also touring with other bands like Marilyn Mason, Mushroomhead, Disturbed, Killswitch Engage and Slipknot.
The Motograter band was away for sometime in 2005 only to come back with a brief re-union show in 2006 at the Delicious Box festival.
Moody composed songs with some of his family members and old room mates such as; Bill Stonebraker (guitar), Jim “Dugan” Demongey (drums) and Ryan Morrow (bass) as they called themselves Black Blood Orchestra.
He also became part of the heavy metal band, Five Finger Death Punch (FFDP) while his side project Ghost Machine also came through with their debut self titled album in July 2005. They followed up with a second album titled “Hypersensitive” in November 2006.
The band Five Finget Death Punch released their debut album, The Way of the Fist in 2007 with production credit from guitarist Zolthan Bathory and drummer Jeremy Spencer. They followed up with a second album “War is the Answer” in 2009.
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The group also embark on several tours and performed at different events and festivals such as the Download festival in 2010, 2013 and 2015.
As an actor, Moody made appearance in the horror film Bled, in 2009 and also showed up alongside Shawn Crahan in the short horror musical film, The Devil’s Carnival in 2012.
Personal Life
Moody was married to Holly Smith before they divorced. He is known to have a daughter named Nova, who was born in 1998. He also has a CBD dispensary called Moody’s Medicinals.
He has a height of 5 feet 6 inches and weighs 71 kilograms.
Awards & Nominations
Mood’s band, Five Finger Death Punch is a recipient of numerous awards such as:
The Best New Band Award at the 2009 Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards
Most Promising Artist Award from FMQB’s 2009 Metal poll
Best Breakthrough Band Award at the 2010 Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards
The FFDP band also got nomination fot the Best International New Comer Award at 2009 Kerrang!
Net Worth
Ivan Moody makes most of his income from his acting career and as a musician. He has an estimated net worth of $7 million.
Social Media
Ivan Moody is active on the social media platforms with over 200k followers on Instagram @ivanmoody and on twitter @IvanLMoody
