Donald Fagen: Steely Dan Co-Founder’s Age, Net Worth & Career Highlights

Donald Fagen is an American musician best known as the co-founder, lead singer, and keyboardist of Steely Dan. Born on January 10, 1948 in Passaic, New Jersey, he moved with his family to Fair Lawn during his childhood. Fagen co-founded Steely Dan with Walter Becker in 1972. He wrote many of the band’s hits, including their landmark albums Aja (1977) and Gaucho (1980). After the band’s initial breakup in 1981, he launched a solo career, releasing critically acclaimed albums such as The Nightfly in 1982. He married songwriter Libby Titus in 1993 and is cousins with actor Alan Rosenberg and producer Mark Rosenberg. Today, Fagen’s estimated net worth is $120 million. He has won multiple Grammy Awards, including Best Pop Vocal Album for Steely Dan’s Two Against Nature and Best Surround Sound Album for Morph the Cat.

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