Well-known radio host and television personality, Lenard Larry McKelvey’s (popularly known as Charlamagne tha God or Charlamagne) father Larry Thomas Mckelvey is known due to the massive popularity of his son.
Lenard rose to prominence as a radio and TV host since he began his career in 2006, presenting several hit radio shows such as The Breakfast Club with DJ Envy and Angela Yee. Due to the unprecedented success of the show and their exceptional work, including Lenard, the trio was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2020.
The Breakfast Club is one of the most popular radio shows in the United States, which has average weekly listeners of over 4.5 million. Charlamagne is also the lead host of Comedy Central’s late-night talk show Hell of A Week with Charlamagne Tha God.
Larry Thomas Mckelvey’s Family Background
Larry Thomas Mckelvey is a Jehovah’s Witness-turned-Muslim. His wife worked as an English teacher. Larry’s son Charlamagne that God was born as Lenard Larry McKelvey on June 29, 1978, in Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Larry was a very supportive father as he always prevented Lenard from going down the wrong path when he was arrested twice for possession of marijuana and cocaine while growing up in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. Larry first refused to pay his bail when he was attested for the third time for being near a shooting. However, at the request of his wife, he agreed to give him one last chance as he spent 41 days in jail.
Thereafter, Lenard studied at night school and attended Berkeley High School. He was also accused of sexual assault in 2001, however, the charges were dropped as the DNA evidence did not support the charges.
Larry Thomas Mckelvey’s Career
During his struggle days, he worked at several radio stations hosting radio shows. As a second mic, he worked on the reality television series The Wendy Williams Experience with Wendy Williams which aired from October 20, 2006, to December 9, 2006 VH1.
He appeared in several TV series Guy Code, Guy Court, and Girl Code. In September 2022, Charlamagne founded Black Effect Podcast Network with iHeartMedia. Apart from working as a video jockey for The Week in Jams with DJ Envy and Sofi Green, Charlamagne has also been the host of the MTV2 show Uncommon Sense since 2015. Charlamagne began co-hosting The Breakfast Club on WWPR-FM in New York City in 2010.
Larry Thomas Mckelvey’s Family Net Worth
According to Celebrity Net Worth, the 44-year-old radio personality earns an annual salary of $3 million. The famous hip-hop community figure Charlamagne has a net worth of $10 million. The radio host who masters the “shock jock tradition” is being designated as “hip-hop’s Howard Stern” by Rolling Stone magazine.
He published a book “Black Privilege: Opportunity Comes To Those Who Create It” focused on the difficulties faced by black people in the U.S. in 2017. The book was #6 in the New York Times list of best-selling hardback non-fiction. He published his second titled “Shook Ones: Anxiety Playing Tricks On Me” in 2018.
