Trace Adkins Height, Weight, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Facts, Biography

Trace Adkins is an American musician and actor who is known to portray the role of a tough bikerEddie Vogelin The Lincoln Lawyer (2011). He has appeared in several TV shows including18 Wheels of Justice (2000) as Buck Bishop andYes, Dear(2004) as Curtis. He has also released numerous popular songs likeTheres a Girl in Texas,

Trace Adkins Quick Info
Height6 ft 6 in
Weight90 kg
Date of BirthJanuary 13, 1962
Zodiac SignCapricorn
Hair ColorDark Brown

Trace Adkins is an American musician and actor who is known to portray the role of a tough biker Eddie Vogel in The Lincoln Lawyer (2011). He has appeared in several TV shows including 18 Wheels of Justice (2000) as Buck Bishop and Yes, Dear (2004) as Curtis. He has also released numerous popular songs like There’s a Girl in Texas, Million Dollar View, Still a Soldier, and Brown Chicken Brown Cow. Trace has a huge social media fan base with more than 500k followers on Instagram and more than 4 million followers on Facebook.

Born Name

Tracy Darrell Adkins

Nick Name

Trace, Tracy D. Adkins

Sun Sign

Capricorn

Born Place

Sarepta, Springhill, Louisiana, United States

Residence

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Nationality

American

Education

Adkins went to Louisiana Tech University in Ruston and had to leave his training due to his knee injuries.

Occupation

Singer, Actor

Family

  • Father – Aaron Doyle Adkins (Worker at International Paper Container Division in Springhill)
  • Mother – Peggy Carraway
  • Siblings – Clay Adkins (Younger Brother) (d. 1993), Scott Adkins (Younger Brother) (d. 1993)
  • Others – Rayford Doyle Adkins (Paternal Grandfather), Mavis B. Giles (Paternal Grandmother), Jentry T. Carraway (Maternal Grandfather), Katie Maude Thompson (Maternal Grandmother)

Manager

Trace Adkins is represented by Essential Broadcast Media LLC.

Genre

Country, Country Rock

Instruments

Vocals, Guitar

Labels

  • Capitol Nashville
  • Show Dog-Universal
  • Wheelhouse

Build

Athletic

Height

6 ft 6 in or 198 cm

Weight

90 kg or 198.5 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Trace Adkins has dated –

  • Barbara Lewis (1982-1995) – Trace and Barbara Lewis got married in 1982. The couple divorced in 1995. Their marriage produced 2 daughters named Tarah Adkins and Sarah Adkins.
  • Julie Lauren Curtis (1991-1994) – Trace got married to Julie Lauren Curtis in 1991. Their marriage life came to an end in 1994, when Julie shot Adkins with the family’s handgun. The bullet ripped through his heart and both lungs.
  • Rhonda Forlaw (1997-2014) – Trace and Forlaw tied the knot in 1997. In March 2014, Rhonda filed a divorce from the musician because of his drinking habits and they finally got divorced in 2015. They have 3 daughters together named Mackenzie, Brianna, and Trinity.
  • Victoria Pratt (2019-Present) – On October 12, 2019, Trace married Canadian actress, Victoria Pratt in New Orleans, Louisiana.

    • Race / Ethnicity

    White

    Adkins has English, some Scottish, and distant Welsh ancestry.

    Hair Color

    Dark Brown

    Eye Color

    Blue with a hint of Green

    Sexual Orientation

    Straight

    Distinctive Features

    • Permanently crooked left pinky finger
    • Baritone voice
    • Towering height

    Brand Endorsements

    • Adkins appeared in a PSA for the Wounded Warriors Project in 2010.
    • He provided his voice in the TV commercial voice-overs for the KFC fast food restaurant chain and Firestone Tire and Rubber Company.
    • He has also appeared in a TV commercial for ASCO.
    • In 2012, he became the spokesperson for the truck chain Pilot Flying J.

    Best Known For

    • Playing tough biker Eddie Vogel in 2011 crime, drama, thriller film The Lincoln Lawyer
    • Releasing popular songs like There’s a Girl in Texas, Lonely Won’t Leave Me Alone, Help Me Understand, Million Dollar View, Still a Soldier, and Brown Chicken Brown Cow

    First Album

    Trace released his first studio album titled Dreamin’ Out Loud on June 25, 1996, via Capitol Records Nashville. The album was a huge success and peaked at the #1 position on Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.

    First Film

    Adkins made his theatrical film debut in the 1987 rom-com, drama film Square Dance as a Bayou Band Member.

    First TV Show

    He made his first TV show appearance in 1997 on the comedy, music, talk-show Late Show with David Letterman.

    Trace Adkins Favorite Things

    • Meal – Fried fish
    • Vacation Spot – Disney World
    • Book – Farmers’ Almanac
    • Band – Lynyrd Skynyrd
    • Song – “The Christmas Song” by Mel Tormé
    • Mode of Transportation – Pickup truck
    • App – The Weather Channel app

    Source – US Magazine

    Trace Adkins Facts

  • Before his music career, Adkins used to work as a roughneck at a lucrative oil industry.
  • His love for music and guitar began to develop at a very young age when his father taught him to play guitar.
  • Trace is a follower of the American Red Cross.
  • He got signed by the president of Capitol Records‘ country division during his performance at the Tillie’s & Lucy’s Pub in Nashville.
  • Adkins brothers died in a pickup truck accident near Plain Dealing in Bossier Parish.
  • Adkins is a full-time member at the Sons of Confederate Veterans in Louisiana.
  • He was titled as the top new male vocalist by the Academy of Country Music in 1997.
  • Country Weekly magazine declared Adkins as the favorite male newcomer in 1997.
  • During his struggling days, Trace used to work at an oil rig.
  • Before stepping into music, he worked as a pharmacy technician.
  • An accident made Adkins lose his pinky finger.
  • In 2003, he was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry which was one of his proudest moments.
  • He met with an accident in which his pickup truck smashed into the back of an empty school bus resulting in major injuries including a punctured lung, fractured ribs, and nose replacement. His nose was completely torn off and got attached again. His crooked finger got reattached in such a way that he can easily play guitar.
  • Adkins was a walk-on offensive lineman at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team.
  • He is not graduated as he had to terminate his studies due to knee injuries.
  • Before he relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, Trace was a regular performer at honky-tonk bars in the Ark-La-Tex area.
  • His first single titled There’s a Girl in Texas scored in the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in 1996.
  • Adkins joined rehabilitation for alcoholism in 2014.
  • Trace prefers dogs over cats.
  • He is scared of snakes.
  • According to him, the best way to spend the weekend is on a tractor.
  • People driving slow in a fast lane is his pet peeve.
  • While in high school, he has worked at the supermarket company, Piggly Wiggly. His job was to sack groceries. It was in fact his first real job.
  • He cannot live without TV.
  • Tobacco is his weakness.
  • He hates dark chocolate.
  • He likes the smell of a skunk.
  • Visit his official website @ www.traceadkins.com.

    • Featured Image by Ron Cogswell / Flickr / CC BY-2.0

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