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After Two Failed Marriages, Jimmy Fortune Is Still Going Strong With His Wife And Seven Children

Jimmy Fortune

Jimmy Fortune, best known as the tenor for the musical group The Statler Brothers, has been enjoying his over two-decade marriage to Nina Fortune. However, there was a time in the American country music singer’s life when he was simply unable to maintain his marriage. Yes, the 66-year-old has had to go through two divorces in order to be in a stable relationship with Nina now.

Continue reading to learn more about the Nelson County native’s current marital life as well as the details of his failed marriages. In 1998, Jimmy Fortune and his wife Nina married.

Quick Facts

Full NameJimmy Fortune
Date of BirthMarch 11, 1955
Age68 years old
Height/How tall?
N/A
ProfessionAmerican Country Music Singer
Father NameOdie Fortune
Mother NameDabney Fortune
Gender IdentityMale
Is Married?Yes
Is Gay?
No
Net Worth$6 million

Jimmy and Nina have been married since October 10, 1998

In October 2020, the couple will celebrate their 22nd wedding anniversary. However, in 2019, the couple received several wishes for their 21st anniversary on the incorrect date. Jimmy reminded his legion of followers that the couple’s wedding anniversary is on October 10th and wrote, “Today, Nina and I have received many happy anniversary wishes. I’d like to thank you all, but please be aware that our 21st anniversary is on October 10th.”

Nina is actively promoting her beloved husband’s recent shows. She recently announced a Virtual Christmas Show with Jimmy Fortune & Friends on the country singer’s official website, which will take place on December 17, 2020.

Jimmy has been divorced twice.

Although the country music singer currently has a 22-year marriage, he was once rendered hopeless in his personal life after being divorced twice. Moreover, despite his difficulties with his first two wives, the musician never publicly revealed details about them. Neither his wives’ names nor any information about his two marriages is revealed.

However, in February 2020, Jimmy spoke with Cornerstone Television Network and revealed that 1993 was a difficult year for him for a variety of reasons, one of which was a “pretty painful divorce.”

Jimmy Fortune
Jimmy Fortune

Although the Elizabeth singer doesn’t say much else, he does have children from previous marriages. It is also unknown how many children he had with each of them. According to the Reference website, Jimmy and his second wife had four children.

He has a total of seven children and eleven grandchildren.

During an interview with Cowboys & Indians magazine in September 2019, Jimmy revealed that he had seven children and eleven grandchildren from his three marriages. His seven children are Jessica, Meghann, and Cortney, three daughters, and four sons, Grant, Chris, Matthew, and Jimmy Fortune Jr. However, it is not revealed [as it is with most of his personal life details] from which partner they are born.

Meanwhile, the popular singer regrets not being able to spend more time with them due to time spent “on the road with the Statler Brothers.” But now that he’s in his forties, the Virginia-based artist is devoting more time to his family.

Jimmy Fortune Net worth

Jimmy Fortune’s net worth is about $6 million as of March 2024.