Scooter Braun Height, Age, Girlfriend, Wife, Children, Family, Biography
Quick Info→
Age: 44 Years
Hometown: New York City
Girlfriend: Sydney Sweeney
Bio/Wiki | |
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Full Name | Scott Samuel Braun |
Nickname | Scooter |
Profession(s) | • Muisc Record Executive • Businessman • Investor |
Known For | Discovering and managing Justin Bieber |
Physical Stats | |
Height (approx.) | 5' 11" (180 cm) |
Eye Colour | DK Brown |
Hair Colour | Light Ash Blonde |
Career | |
Debut | Film Producer: Jem and the Holograms (2015) ![]() Documentary Producer: Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011) ![]() TV Producer: Scorpion (2014) ![]() |
Awards, Honours, Achievements | • American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Bill of Rights award (2012) • Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award (2018) for his philanthropic work • Save the Children's Humanitarian Award (2018) |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 18 June 1981 (Thursday) |
Age (as of 2025) | 44 Years |
Birthplace | New York City, USA |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Signature | ![]() |
Nationality | American |
Hometown | New York City, USA |
School | Greenwich High School, Connecticut, USA |
College/University | Emory University, Georgia, USA |
Religion/Religious Views | Christianity (Judaism) |
Hobbies | Swimming, Travelling |
Controversy | • Dispute with Taylor Swift (2019) In 2019, Scooter Braun bought Big Machine Label Group, the company that owned the masters of Taylor Swift's first six albums. On this Taylor was upset because she said she didn't get chance to buy her own work. She added her work had been sold without her knowledge. Braun's company Big Machine Label Group claimed that Taylor Swift was offered a deal but she denied. In 2020, Braun's company sold Swift's masters to Shamrock Holdings for around $405 million, which gave Scooter Braun a huge profit. Swift criticized this sale too, saying she didn’t want her music linked to Scooter Braun in any way. After this to take control, Taylor began re-recording her old album under the "Taylor's Version project, and asked her fans to move away form Braun-owned version. After a long controversy, in May 2025, Taylor Swift regained ownership to her frist six albums. [1]Cosmopolitan |
Social Media | • Instagram • YouTube |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status | Divorced |
Affairs/Girlfriends | • Yael Cohen (enterpreneur) (2013-2022)![]() • Rachelle Goulding (actress) (2024) ![]() • Sydney Sweeney (actress) (2025) ![]() |
Marriage Date | 6 July 2014 |
Family | |
Wife/Spouse | Yael Cohen (m. 2014; d. 2022) |
Children | Son(s)- 2 • Jagger Joseph Braun • Levi Magnus Braun Daughter- Hart Violet Braun |
Parents | Father- Ervin Braun (dentist)![]() Mother- Susan Schlussel Braun (orthodontist) ![]() |
Siblings | Brother(s)- 2 • Adam Braun ![]() • Sam Braun Sister- Liza Braun |
Money Factor | |
Net Worth (approx.) | $500 million (as of 2024) |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Scooter Braun
- Scooter Braun grew up in a Conservative Jewish family in New York City.
- Scooter’s parents lived in Hungary till 1956, and after that, they moved to the United States and settled in Cos Cob, Connecticut, USA.
- Braun attended Emory University and played college basketball. During his second year, he dropped out to pursue his music career.
- When he was attending Emory University, Braun started organising events and parties at the university.
- In 2002, Sccoter Braun was hired by the Anger Management Tour to plan Ludacris and Eminem’s tour in five cities. At one of the events, he met Jermaine Dupri, the founder of So So Def Records and offered him a job as So So Def’s executive director of marketing.
- During that time, the other major events he organised included the NBA All-Star Game and after-parties for Britney Spears’ 2004 Onyx Hotel Tour.
- In 2005, Braun left So So Def. After a few weeks of leaving So So Def, he got a $12 million campaign deal between Ludacris and Pontiac.
- Later, he was hired as an entertainment consultant for the Atlanta Hawks, a basketball team in Atlanta.
- In 2007, Braun founded an entertainment and marketing company, SB Projects, in New York City, that includes different record ventures such as Schoolboy Records, SB Management, and Sheba Publishing, a music publishing firm. The group also included RBMG, a joint venture between Braun and Usher. School Boy Records was founded as a joint venture with Universal Music Publishing Group.
- In 2008, Scooter Braun spotted Justin Bieber on YouTube after he accidentally clicked on a video of Bieber singing. Braun encouraged Bieber’s mother, Pattie Mallette, to bring her son to Atlanta to record demos and meet R&B singer Usher. He ultimately convinced them to move permanently from Canada to the United States.
- In 2010, Braun’s SB Projects raised $120 million in venture capital.
- In 2011, he produced a documentary about Justin Bieber’s Never Say Never, which was one of the highest-grossing music documentaries in domestic box-office history. In an interview, Braun mentioned that the film’s budget was $13 million and earned over $100 million worldwide.
- In 2013, Scooter Braun signed Ariana Grande to Raymond-Braun Media Group (RBMG).
- Under Braun’s guidance, SB Projects has handled various television campaigns, branding, music-licensing deals, and tour sponsorships, including Justin Bieber’s Calvin Klein endorsement for the 2016-2017 Purpose World Tour. The company also got a partnership between Kanye West and the sneaker brand Adidas.
- In 2013, Scooter was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. That same year, he appeared on the cover of Billboard for the second time in the April issue, alongside Guy Oseary and Troy Carter.
- In 2017, he appeared on the cover of Variety magazine’s Hitmakers.
- In 2018, Braun joined Marvel Studios as a founding member to form Mythos Studios to produce comic book movie franchises in live-action and animated formats.
- In 2019, Scooter was inducted into the Midem Hall of Fame.
- In 2020, Braun was named in Fortune magazine to its “40 Under 40” list in media and entertainment.
- In 2021, he was named Variety magazine’s “Music Mogul of the Year.”
- In April 2021, Braun management company SB Projects was acquired by a South Korean company, Hybe, in a deal estimated to be around $1.05 billion. As part of the sale, Braun became Hybe America’s CEO and joined Hybe’s board of directors.
- In 2024, Braun was honoured by the Anti-Defamation League for his role in the Nova Festival Exhibit in New York City.
- Along with his business investment, Scooter Braun is also involved in politics. In 2015, at his home, he hosted a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton. In 2019, he hosted a fundraiser for Kamala Harris‘s 2020 presidential campaign.
- Braun is actively involved in several charitable initiatives, including the Braun Family Foundation. He also supports his brother Adam’s charity, Pencils of Promise. In 2017, Braun helped organise “Hand in Hand,” a telethon that successfully raised $55 million for relief efforts related to Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma in Texas.
- Scooter Braun has also joined various firms, such as TQ Ventures. Uber, Spotify, Waze, Dropbox, Pinterest, Lyft, Ro, Noom, and Liquid I.V. as an investor.
- In August 2025, rumours about Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun dating became a hot topic. The speculation started after an old video of them walking together at Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s wedding went viral.
- Scooter loves travelling and swimming.
- He is an avid dog lover.
- Scooter Braun enjoys alcoholic drinks occasionally.
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