Robert Ellis Silberstein is a prominent American music manager and business magnate famous as the ex-husband of iconic American singer Diana Ross. During his active years in the 1970s, he was the musical director for Dianas as well as other notable artists in the industry at the time.
Some of his popular clients include music artist Rufus, singer Michael Lee Aday (also known as Meat Loaf), English rock singer Ronnie Wood, R&B star Billy Preston and American recording artist Chaka, English rock band Status Quo and many more.
Below is the Music Director’s profile and other interesting facts you need to know about him.
Robert Ellis Silberstein – Biography
The famous American business magnate was born on January 5, 1946, in Elberon, New Jersey and was raised in a wealthy family famous for making Jewish clothing. Ellis attended West Virginia University. Shortly after graduating, he got a teaching job, but he reportedly quit the job after an argument with his boss.
The music executive has yet to reveal the names of his parents, siblings and family members. Likewise, there is no information about his early life and what his childhood was like.
His net worth
The music director’s net worth might be less than review at the moment, as there is little information about his fortune and how he amassed it. He is believed to have an impressive net worth, considering his years in the industry and the caliber of people he has managed their music. However, Diana Ross’ fortune is valued at $250 million.
Is he married? – Wife and children
Although Robert Ellis Silberstein has a successful career in both business and the entertainment industry, he holds a record as one of the Hollywood veterans who had a difficult relationship with their spouse and eventually filed for divorce.
Ellis’ first open relationship was with iconic American singer, actress, record producer and songwriter, Diana Ross. The couple’s love story began when they found love in each other’s eyes, which led to them establishing a relationship during November 1970.
After seeing each other and solidifying their intimacy for two months, Silberstein took his relationship with Ross to another level by walking him to the altar. The couple officially exchanged their marital vows in the presence of family, friends and loved ones in January 1971.
Their first baby arrived a year after their marriage, precisely on October 29, 1972. Her name was Tracee Ellis Ross. Ellis and Diana welcomed their second child together in November 1975, and she was named Chudney Lane.
Based on music’s most well-known reasons, the executive and his then-famous wife, Ellis and his singer wife called it quits in 1977 but remained best friends. The star’s Elberon-born wife, Diana, is best known as the lead singer of The Supremes, a top vocal group signed to Motown – an American record company. Ross further gained international recognition after releasing her self-titled debut solo album in 1970, the same year she left the Supremes.
A 12 Grammy nominee was born on March 26, 1944, in Detroit, to Ernestine Ross (mother) and Fred Ross, Sr. (father). She is the second oldest child of her parents. His older sister is Barbara Ross-Lee, one of America’s top doctors and the first African-American woman to serve as dean of medical school.
Best described as one of the successful female entertainers these days, Diana Ross’ decades-long career has taken her to many places and also brought her past the royal family. The former Motown queen, in 2012, received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and was named the 50th most successful dance artist of all time by Billboard magazine in December 2016.
The former Supremes star has five live albums, twenty-four studio albums, thirty compilation albums and four soundtrack albums to her name, making her one of the best musicians in the world.
Robert Ellis Silberstein is the father of Diana Ross’s two children and a stepfather to three other children she had from two other relationships. His biological children are girls – Tracee Ellis Ross and Chudney Ross.
While the former is a model, TV personality, and actress famous for playing fictional character Joan Clayton in Girlfriends and Blackish Dr. Rainbow Johnson , the latter works as a producer and producer-director. She is happily married to her longtime boyfriend, Joshua Faulkner, with whom she welcomed a daughter named Callaway Lane, after their marriage in 2015.
Ellis Silberstein, also known as Bobby Ellis, is the loving stepfather to Diana’s other children – Rhonda Ross Kendrick, Evan Ross Næss and Ross Næss.
For what it’s worth, Rhonda is actually Diana’s oldest. She was two months pregnant when she married Ellis Silberstein. Although the musical director knew that Rhonda was not his biological child, he raised her as his own daughter. Rhonda became aware of her real father when she scored thirteen. His father is Berry Gordy – a close friend of his family and the founder of the Motown company. She used to call Gordy Uncle BB until he realized he was actually her father.
Evan Olav Næss (born August 26, 1988) and RossNæss (born October 7, 1987) stem from Ross’ relationship with her second husband, whom she married in 1985 – eight years after her divorce from Ellis was finalized.
Arne Næss Jr., a Norwegian mountaineer, shipping magnate and businessman, met Diana in 1985, during a trip to the Bahamas. The two divorced in 1999. Born Arne Rudolf Ludvig Raab on December 8, 1937, in Germany, Næss died on January 13, 2004, in South Africa following a climbing accident.
Currently, Robert Ellis Silberstein is not dating. Since he separated from his wife, it has never been reported that he is dating or getting married. He seems very comfortable with his life as a divorcee and the incredible love he receives from the children.
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