Having worked as Grace Jones’ bodyguard, Atila Altaunbay earned a fortune. He accumulated this wealth from his career as a model, actor, and bodyguard.
The Turkish native is famous for his insecurity and violent nature. This made him a hot topic of conversation in the media.
Birth date
Atila Altaunbay was born on the 7th of November 1976 in Turkey. He is a Turkish bodyguard who is best known for his marriage to Grace Jones.
Atila is the son of a Turkish Muslim mother and a caucasian father. He was raised in Belgium, Northwestern Europe.
He worked as a pizza delivery man and also took singing classes before becoming a bodyguard. He is also an actor and has appeared in a few stage dramas and movies, including Mind Games.
As a bodyguard, Atila has to be extremely alert and vigilant in order to protect his client. This requires a lot of training and discipline.
During their marriage, Atila and Grace put up a united front and had a happy and loving relationship for eight years before they decided to call it quits in 2004.
Atila and Grace’s divorce was a bitter one as they had a lot of arguments. At one point, Atila threatened to kill his wife. Fortunately, they were able to get back together after some time.
Net worth
Atila Altaunbay is a Turkish-born bodyguard, model, and singer. He is popular for his role in the movie Mind Games. He has also worked with Grace Jones as a bodyguard and has appeared in stage productions.
Atila was born in Turkey in 1976 and grew up in Belgium. He is a Muslim and holds Turkish nationality.
Despite his age, Atila is an accomplished singer and actor. He has appeared in many stage plays and films. He has received accolades for his performances.
He first came to prominence as a bodyguard for Jamaican-American model, singer, and actress Grace Jones. He married Jones in 1996 and their marriage lasted for eight years.
According to sources, they have no children. Atila Altaunbay and Grace Jones divorced in 2004.
Marriage to Grace Jones
The Jamaican singer, model, and actor Grace Jones is a famous celebrity. She is known for her unique personality and eccentric style.
As a singer, she has a lot of fans who have followed her journey from her childhood to her professional career. However, she was unable to control her fame and the attention she receives from her fans.
After a while, her marriage with Atila Altaunbay started to fall apart. They went their separate ways in 2004.
At the time of their marriage, they had an age gap of 21 years.
During their relationship, they had many fights and rumors started to surface that Atila threatened to kill Grace.
In 1996, the couple got married. They had a ceremony at a private house in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, after Grace’s show during the Carnival celebrations. The two had about 50 guests attend their wedding ceremony.
Family
Atila Altaunbay is a Turkish Muslim and a former bodyguard for Jamaican model Grace Jones. He married her in 1996 and he has a net worth of $800,000.
Atila was 21 years younger than Grace which is a huge age difference, and this caused a lot of controversy when they broke up in 2004. After that, he disappeared and he is unreachable for people to contact him.
He was a pizza delivery boy before he met Grace. She asked him to work as a bodyguard for her. He accepted this job and became close to her.
When he and Grace got married, their marriage was not accepted by his family as he was the last child in his family. This is because he is a Turkish Muslim and they follow a tradition that the oldest male child must marry first.
They got married in a small ceremony with only fifty guests and were officiated by a Presbyterian minister. They also intended to go on a honeymoon in New York.