🔴How Many Children & Wives Bob Marley Had In Real Life🔴
0How Many Children & Wives Bob Marley Had In Real Life
The new biopic Bob Marley: One Love doesn't provide the fullest picture of the famous singer's family life, including how many wives and children he had in real life. Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, Bob Marley: One Love explains the true story of the eponymous artist's rise to fame as a reggae pioneer and peace advocate, starring Kingsley Ben-Adir as Bob Marley. Also a part of the Bob Marley: One Love cast are Lashana Lynch as Bob's wife, Rita Marley, and James Norton as Chris Blackwell, owner and founder of Island Records and music producer for Bob Marley.
While the musical biopic does cover much of the reggae singer's music career and political efforts, Bob Marley: One Love leaves out certain true story details, like his many offspring. Although some of Bob and Rita's children do appear in the film, Bob Marley: One Love does not make it clear just how many kids he had. Bob Marley: One Love also does not explicitly cover Marley's other relationships or affairs, although indirect references are made to his infidelity. Because of these omissions, many viewers will walk away from the movie without knowing how many wives and children Bob Marley actually had.
Rita Marley was Bob Marley's only wife, although he did not remain faithful to her during their marriage. They first met as teenagers when Bob became a vocal and recording coach for Rita's musical trio, the Soulettes, and got married in Kingston, Jamaica in 1966. As depicted in Bob Marley: One Love, in 1974, when Bob went solo, Rita became part of his backing vocal group, the I-Threes, along with Judy Mowatt, and Marcia Griffiths. The couple stayed together for the duration of Bob's short life and were still married when he died in 1981.
However, Bob Marley: One Love does not explore the full extent of Bob's serial infidelity. Though it is unknown how many different affairs he had throughout the course of their relationship, Bob cheated on Rita with at least six different women, each of whom he had a child with. The only one of his mistresses to make a brief appearance in Bob Marley: One Love is Cindy Breakspeare (Umi Myers). Rita also cheated on Bob with at least one man, Owen “Ital Tacky” Stewart, with whom she also had a child while she was still with Bob.
In total, Bob Marley had 11 children. Bob fathered three children with Rita Marley, Cedella (August 23, 1967), named after his mother, David aka "Ziggy" (October 17, 1968), and Stephen (April 20, 1972). Both Ziggy and Cedella are producers on Bob Marley: One Love. After they got married in 1966, Bob adopted Rita's daughter Sharon from a previous relationship, and changed her surname to Marley. Bob also adopted Rita's daughter with Stewart named Stephanie, who was born on August 17, 1974.
Bob's numerous extramarital affairs also produced several children as well. Between 1972 and 1978, Bob fathered six more children with six other women, with the first two born three days apart. Robert aka "Robbie" was born on May 16, 1972, to mother Pat Williams, followed by Rohan on May 19, 1972, to mother Janet Hunt. Next was Karen, born in 1973, whom Bob had with Janet Bowen, followed by Julian (June 4, 1975) with Lucy Pounder, Ky-Mani (February 26, 1976) with Anita Belnavis, and finally, Damian (July 21, 1978) with Breakspeare.