Terri Nunn Height, Weight, Age, Spouse, Children, Facts, Biography

Publish date: 2024-03-07
Terri Nunn Quick Info
Height5 ft 6 in
Weight59 kg
Date of BirthJune 26, 1961
Zodiac SignCancer
SpousePaul Spear

Terri Nunn is an American singer and actress who is most well recognized as the lead singer of the American new wave band Berlin. She had joined the group in 1978 and temporarily left in 1979 to chase her dreams of an acting career. She appeared in numerous TV series in the next couple of years before re-joining the band in 1981 as their lead vocalist. Terri’s greatest claim to fame arrived in 1986 with the single Take My Breath Away which became the theme song for the Tom Cruise-starrer action-drama film Top Gun (1986), peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and won both the Academy Award for ‘Best Original Song’ and the Golden Globe Award for ‘Best Original Song’. She later embarked on a solo career and recorded songs for several films. Her first solo studio album titled Moment of Truth was launched in 1991.

Born Name

Terri Kathleen Nunn

Nick Name

Terri

Sun Sign

Cancer

Born Place

Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States

Residence

Santa Rosa Valley, Ventura County, California, United States

Nationality

American

Education

Terri had attended the Santa Monica High School in California.

Occupation

Singer, Actress

Family

Manager

She is represented by –

Genre

Rock, New Wave, Industrial Rock, Post-Punk, Dance, Synthpop

Instruments

Vocals

Labels

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 6 in or 167.5 cm

Weight

59 kg or 130 lbs

Boyfriend / Spouse

Terri has dated –

  • Richard Blade (1982-1983)
  • Michael Hutchence (1985) – Terri had a brief fling with Australian musician Michael Hutchence in 1985 after they met at an INXS concert in London where she was recording for the album Count Three & Pray (1986). They broke up after INXS returned to Australia.
  • Paul Spear (1998-Present) – Terri got married to attorney Paul Spear on May 17, 1998. The couple has a daughter together named Natalie and Terri has 2 stepsons from Paul’s previous marriage(s).
  • Dave Navarro (2008) – Rumor
  • Race / Ethnicity

    White

    She is of American descent.

    Hair Color

    Blonde

    She often tends to dye her dark brown.

    Eye Color

    Blue

    Sexual Orientation

    Straight

    Distinctive Features

    Terri Nunn Facts

  • Terri’s father had committed suicide when she was just 13 years old. 2 years later, in 1976, she had auditioned for the part of Princess Leia in the epic science-fiction film Star Wars (1977). The role eventually went to Carrie Fisher whose career came to be defined by that character.
  • In 1977, she had posed for n*de pictures under the name Betsy Harris for the popular Penthouse magazine. She had denied the act for several years because she was still only 16 at that time.
  • In 1996, she bought the usage rights to the band name Berlin, re-launched the group with new members, and then released the albums Voyeur (2002), 4Play (2005), Animal (2013), and Transcendance (2019).
  • She was a guest judge, in 2010, in a season 2 episode of RuPaul‘s Drag Race, and mentored the participants in a singing challenge.
  • She has followed a vegan diet since the age of 19.
  • She had performed at then-President Donald Trump‘s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida during New Year’s Eve 2021 (December 31, 2020).
  • Featured Image by Terri Nunn / Instagram

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