Bruno Mars Biography

Fast Facts

• Auctioned off a signed guitar in 2011 in order to help raise money for an orphanage in Manila
• In 2017, he donated $1 million to help with the water crisis in Flint, Mich
• In 2017, he was honored with a special RIAA plaque for his album "24k Magic" reaching 4 billion in streams around the world
• Performed at the 2012 Revlon Concert to help raise monoey for the Rainforest Fund
• At the age of four, he started performing as an Elvis impersonator in his family's variety show
• Started playing the guitar because of his love of Jimi Hendrix
• Is widely associated with his mixture of reggae, soul and hip hop with doo-wop love songs
• At the age of five, he performed at the 1990 Alamo Bowl
• Can play the piano, drums and guitar
• Got the nickname "Bruno" as a child because his father believed that he resembled wrestler Bruno Sammertino