It seems Sir Elton John is in the news weekly with details of the biopic ‘Rocketman’ that is scheduled for a 2019 release. The film will star Taron Egerton as Elton, Jamie Bell will play Bernie Taupin, Bryce Howard as Elton’s mum, and Richard Madden will portray Elton’s manager John Reid.
Elton’s net worth is $500 million dollars, and here are a few other things you may not have known about Sir Elton (Oh yes, he was knighted by the Queen a few years ago) Elton answered an ad for a songwriter in 1967 at the age of 17, meeting Bernie for the very first time. Elton was he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and both American and British Songwriter Halls of Fame. Elton has won an Oscar, 3 Brit, 4 Grammy, Juno, Tony, and MTV awards.
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