How many children did David Bowie have?
ICON David Bowie is best known for songs like Heroes and Space Oddity, but alongside his busy career, he made time for family too.
Here’s some information about the late star’s family that you might not have known.
How many children did David Bowie have?
Bowie has two children in total, Duncan and Alexandria Zahra Jones, from wives Angie Bowie and Iman Abdulmajid.
Duncan Jones
Duncan aka Zowie Jones is a screenwriter, film producer and director born on the 30 May, 1971.
Duncan’s birth is said to have encouraged Bowie to write Kooks for his 1971 album Hunky Dory.
Bowie’s son is best known for directing movies including Moon (2009), Source Code (2011), Warcraft (2016), and Mute (2018).
The film Moon, was nominated for the British Independent Film Awards in 2009, winning two, the Douglas Hickox Award for Best British Director on their debut feature, and Best British Independent Film.
It was also nominated for a Bafta in 2010 and went on to win the Bafta Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.
He also directed a campaign for the shop French Connection in 2006, with the concept in mind of “Fashion vs Style” – which attempted to re-innovate the brand from it’s then viewed, tired style.
Jones got married to photographer Rodene Ronquillo, and now have their own child Zowie, which is in remembrance of Jone’s childhood nickname.
Alexandria Zahra Jones
Alexandria Zahra Jones aka Lexi, was born on August 15, 2000, in New York City.
After her birth, Bowie told Hello! magazine that “there’s a joy or a contentment that’s almost palpable to both of us”, speaking in regard to his second wife and Lexi’s mother Iman.
Lexi is in high demand in the fashion industry according to Elle.
She’s also an artist and sells her work on the site Depop
In an Instagram post for Lexi’s 18th birthday Iman wrote she was “contacted by several heavyweights in the fashion industry.”
As of now Lexi stays relatively private, being told by her mother, “have a life that is private while you can, because one day soon it is going to be public, so enjoy this”.
Lexi has a big following on Instagram though, currently at 138K.
Recently, she shared an old video on the platform of her and her father together captioned “7 years ago today. I miss you”.
Who was David Bowie married to?
As previously mentioned, Bowie had two wives – Angie and Imam. Here’s more about them.
Angie Bowie
Angie (Mary Angela Barnett) was an American actress, model, and journalist in her heyday. She was born on September 25, 1949.
In the 70s she influenced much of fashion and culture with the emergence of Glam Rock.
Throughout her career she appeared on many different talk shows including the The Mike Douglas Show in 1975, where she performed, and The Tonight Show.
She auditioned for the role of Wonder Woman in the film and TV show, but the role was ultimately filled by actress Lynda Carter at the time of filming – Newsweek had speculated that Angie lost the role because of her refusal to wear a bra.
She also bought the rights to the Marvel characters Black Widow and Daredevil, in hopes of selling a TV series – however, this didn’t get past the development stages.
Angie has written two auto-biographies Free Spirit (1981) and Backstage Passes: Life On the Wild Side with David Bowie, which was updated in 2000 after the 1993 release.
She also appeared as herself in films Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1973) and Glitter Goddess of Sunset Strip (1991).
Iman Abdulmajid
Iman Mohamed Abdulmajidis was model entrepreneur, actress and supermodel. She was born on July 25, 1955.
In her career, she’s worked with brands such as Calvin Klein, Mugler, Yves Saint Laurent, and Versace.
Her modelling career began when she was scouted by photographer Peter Beard, while at university.
She modelled for Vogue, a year after she started in 1976, and appeared on and in numerous magazines from thereafter.
She is the creator of Iman Cosmetics, and also appeared on TV shows and film including Love at First Sight (1988), Out of Africa (1985), and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.
The supermodel is also well known for her philanthropy – her name meaning “Faith” in Arabic.