Joseph Bruce (Violent J) Net Worth
Publish date: 2024-07-08
Joseph Bruce net worth is
$15 Million
Joseph Bruce Wiki Biography
Joseph Bruce was born on 28 April 1972, in Berkley, Michigan USA. Under his nickname “Violent J”, he is a rapper and record producer, known for being a part of the duo “Insane Clown Posse”. In addition to his career as a musician, he is also known as a professional wrestler. What is more, Joseph has also been associated as one of the founders of “Psychopathic Records” and “Juggalo Championship Wrestling”. Although he is 43 years old, Joseph still continues performing and creating music as well as participating in various wrestling competitions.
If you consider how rich Joseph Bruce is, it can be said that Joseph’s estimated net worth is $15 million, having gained a big part of this sum of money at the beginning of his career as a wrestler. Although he continues wrestling, the main source of his net worth now is his career as a rapper. Of course, there are many other activities, which also contribute to Bruce’s net worth.
Joseph Bruce (Violent J) Net Worth $15 Million
Joseph’s childhood was not perfect as his father left their family when he was still quite young and his mother had to support them on very low money. When Joseph was a teenager he became interested in music, especially rapping. In 1989 together with Joseph Utsler and John Utsler he released the song called “Party at the Top of the Hill”. However, Bruce also became involved in gang activities, even dropping out of school, and their activities as a band stopped for a while. Then in 1990 Joseph formed the band called “Inner City Posse” with Joey and John Utsler, and in 1991 they also created their own record label, “Psychopathic Records”. This had a huge impact on the growth of Joseph’s net worth. In the same year they changed their band name to the “Insane Clown Posse”. John Utsler left the band, leaving only Joseph Bruce and Joseph Utsler,so Joseph moved on to such bands as “Golden Goldies”, “Dark Lotus”, “Psychopathic Rydas” and “Soopa Villainz”. These activities also added to Bruce’s net worth, and in addition, Bruce has also released several EPs as a solo artist, which contributed to his popularity and success.
As mentioned, Joseph is also known as a wrestler, a career which began in 1983, but soon stopped when he became involved in gang life. In 1994 Bruce came back to wrestling, participating in various competitions. He wrestled with Al Snow, Sewer Dwella, Oman Tortuga, Diablo Santiago among others, and was quite successful, which increased his net worth to. Bruce continues wrestling up until now and it only prove the fact that Bruce is a very active and hardworking person.
Joseph has also appeared in such movies as “Big Money Hustlas”, “Death Racers”, “Big Money Rustlas” and others. It is clear, that Bruce is a very successful and talented person.
If to talk about Joseph Bruce’s personal life, it can be said that he is married to Michelle Bruce, with whom he has two children. However. Although Bruce has had various problems with the law, he has been able to overcome all of them and continue his successful careers. All in all, Joseph Bruce is a very talented and hardworking person. He has achieved a lot in several spheres and is still continuing his career.
Net Worth | $15 Million |
Date Of Birth | April 28, 1972 |
Place Of Birth | Berkley, Michigan, United States |
Height | 1.88 m |
Profession | Rapper, record producer, and professional wrestler, and part of the hip hop duo Insane Clown Posse |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Michelle Rapp (m. 2013) |
Children | Joseph Bruce, II, Ruby Bruce, Shiny Diamonds, If We Were A Gang, Yellow Brick Alleyway |
Parents | Linda Bruce, Richard Bruce, Shiny Diamonds, If We Were A Gang, Yellow Brick Alleyway |
Siblings | Robert Bruce, Theresa Bruce |
IMDB | www.imdb.com/name/nm0412885 |
Awards | JCW Tag Team Champion, JCW Tag Team Champion with 2 Tuff Tony |
Albums | “Carnival of Carnage” (1992),“The Ringmaster” (1994), “The Great Milenko” (1997), “The Amazing Jeckel Brothers” (1999), “Hell’s Pit” (2004), “The Tempest” (2007), “Bang! Pow! Boom!” (2009), “The Marvelous Missing Link (Lost), (Found)" (2015) |
Music Groups | Insane Clown Posse, Dark Lotus, Psychopathic Rydas, The Killjoy Club, Leaders of the New School |
Movies | "Carnival of Carnage" (1992), "The Shining" (2009), "Riddle Box" (1995), "The Great Milenko" (1997), “Big Money Hustlas” (2000), Big Money Rustlas (2010), Lopez Tonight (2011),A Family Underground (2009) |
TV Shows | Impact Wrestling |
# | Trademark |
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1 | Sprays the audience with Faygo soda at their shows |
# | Quote |
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1 | People call us anti-gay for our lyrics all the time. That's lies, all lies. I've had many intimate relationships with juggalos as well as juggalettes, so you know I'm not judging. True clowns don't judge. |
2 | I'll be quicker to kick an ass before I'll ever kiss one. |
# | Fact |
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1 | Son, Joseph Bruce II, born January 2005. |
2 | In 1998, Eminem approached him with a flier to promote his "Slim Shady LP" release party, which read that ICP might make an appearance there. ICP had never met, or heard of Eminem at the time. He declined the "invitation", and Eminem took this as a personal insult and thus the battle between Eminem and ICP began. |
3 | Released an autobiography entitled "Behind the Paint" in 2003. |
4 | Favorite bands/artists include Prince, Michael Jackson, and Pearl Jam. |
5 | In all of his CDs he gives credit to "the Butterfly" |
6 | Had to pay a total of $100,000 out of his own pocket to complete the budget of the film Big Money Hustlas (2000), which he wrote. |
7 | Turned down a role in Prison Song (2001) as a bigoted prison guard because he did not want to play a racist. |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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West Coast | 2016 | writer: "Bi----s" - as Joseph Bruce | |
The Comix Scrutinizer | 2013 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Todd's Pop Song Reviews | 2012 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
Mimesis | 2011 | writer: "Where's God?" | |
A Family Underground | 2009 | Documentary performer: "So High", "Shiny Diamonds" / producer: "Shiny Diamonds" / writer: "Duk Da Fuk Down" - as Bullet / writer: "Headache", "Welcome To Thy Show", "Juggalo Family", "If I Was a Serial Killer", "Walk into the Darkness", "Hum Drum Boogie", "Ride the Tempest", "So High", "Shiny Diamonds", "Come Out To Play" | |
Death Racers | 2008 | Video writer: "Real Underground Baby", "Walk Into The Darkness", "Truly Alone", "Manic Depressive", "The People" | |
Psychopathic: The Videos | 2007 | Video writer: "Juggalo Homies", "Tilt A Whirl", "Halls Of Illusion", "Chicken Huntin'", "Another Love Song", "Chicken Huntin' Slaughterhouse Remix", "How Many Times?", "Bowling Balls", "Piggy Pie", "Hokus Pokus", "Real Underground Baby" | |
Evil Bong | 2006 | writer: "Like It Like That", "So High" | |
Demons at the Door | 2004 | Video writer: "Blaaam!!!" | |
Bowling Balls | 2004 | Video short writer: "Bowling Balls" | |
Juggalo Championshxt Wrestling Volume 3 | 2003 | Video writer: "Down With The Clown", "Riddle Box", "Chicken Huntin' Slaughterhouse Remix" | |
Backyard Wrestling: Don't Try This at Home | 2003 | Video Game writer: "Chicken Huntin' Slaughterhouse Remix", "Down With The Clown" - as J. Bruce | |
Solaris | 2002 | writer: "Riddle Box" - as Joseph Bruce | |
Frontline | 2001 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
Juggalo Championshxt Wrestling Volume 1 | 2000 | Video writer: "Riddle Box", "Down With The Clown", "The Dead One", "Chicken Huntin' Slaughterhouse Remix", "What is a Juggalo?" | |
Big Money Hustlas | 2000 | Video writer: "Fuck the World", "Cotton Candy", "Bring It On", "Ninjas", "Bitches", "Spin the Bottle" | |
Heavy Metal 2000 | 2000 | writer: "Dirt Ball" - as Bruce | |
Juggalo Championshxt Wrestling Vol. 2 | 2000 | Video writer: "Riddle Box", "Down With The Clown", "What Is A Juggalo?" | |
The Fear | 1995 | writer: "Dead Body Man" | |
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Big Money Rustlas | 2010 | | Big Baby Chips |
Death Racers | 2008 | Video | Violent J |
Bowling Balls | 2004 | Video short | J |
WCW Monday Nitro | 1999-2000 | TV Series | Violent J. |
Fall Brawl | 2000 | TV Movie | Violent J. |
WCW Thunder | 2000 | TV Series | Violent J. |
Big Money Hustlas | 2000 | Video | Big Baby Sweets Ape Boy |
WCW World Championship Wrestling | 1999 | TV Series | Violent J. |
Writer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Big Money Rustlas | 2010 | original story - as Joe Bruce / screenplay - as Joe Bruce | |
Bowling Balls | 2004 | Video short | |
Big Money Hustlas | 2000 | Video as Joseph Bruce | |
Music Department
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Death Racers | 2008 | Video composer: additional music - as Insane Clown Posse | |
Thanks
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Juggalohio | 2011 | Video short special thanks | |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Unplanned America | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Insane Clown Posse Theater | 2013-2014 | TV Series | Himself |
Down with Clowns | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
American Psycho Tour | 2012 | | Himself |
Tosh.0 | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
1000 Ways to Die | 2011 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Attack of the Show! | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Aqua Teen Hunger Force | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
A Family Underground | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
The Hitchcock of HipHop | 2008 | Video | Himself |
JCW SLAM TV, Volume 2 | 2007 | Video | Himself |
Psychopathic: The Videos | 2007 | Video | Himself (segments "Homies" - "Tilt A Whirl" - "We don't die" - "Halls of Illusions" - "Chicken Huntin" - "Another love song" - "How many times?'" - "Bowling balls" - "The people" - "Piggy pie" - "Hokus pokus" - "Let's go all the way'" - "'Real underground baby") / Bullet (segments "Duk da fuk down" - "Real underground baby") / Fats Pepper (segment "Raw deal") / ... |
PWU Power Surge TV | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
JCW SLAM TV, Volume 1 | 2007 | Video | Himself |
The (White) Rapper Show | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
The Chronicles of the Dark Carnival | 2006 | TV Movie | Himself |
Howard Stern on Demand | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes the Neighborhood | 2004 | Video Game | Himself (voice) |
NWA: Total Nonstop Action | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
Juggalo Championshxt Wrestling Volume 3 | 2003 | Video | Himself - The Insane Clown Posse / Diamond Donovan Douglas (voice) |
Howard Stern | 1998-2003 | TV Series | Himself |
Insane Clown Posse: Bootlegged in L.A. | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself |
The Purple Show | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself |
Born Twiztid: Beyond the Freekshow | 2002 | Video short | Himself |
Music Jamboree | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
MADtv | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
The O'Reilly Factor | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
Frontline | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Juggalo Championshxt Wrestling Volume 1 | 2000 | Video | Himself - Insane Clown Posse / Diamond Donovan '3D' Douglas (voice) |
The Howard Stern Radio Show | 1999-2000 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
Juggalo Championshxt Wrestling Vol. 2 | 2000 | Video | Himself - Insane Clown Posse / Diamond Donovan Douglas (voice) |
Behind the Music | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
WCW Road Wild | 1999 | TV Movie | Himself |
WWE Raw | 1998 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Insane Clown Posse |
Summerslam | 1998 | TV Special | Himself - The Insane Clown Posse / The Oddities |
WWE Sunday Night Heat | 1998 | TV Series | Himself (1998-1999) |
Shockumentary | 1997 | Documentary | Himself |
ECW Hardcore Heaven '97 | 1997 | TV Special | Himself - The Insane Clown Posse |
WCW Worldwide Wrestling | 1975 | TV Series | Himself (1998-1999) |
Archive Footage
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