Selema Masekela Net Worth, Lupita, Mother, Father, and Surfing

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Selema Masekela is an American sports commentator, television host, singer, actor, and producer. He is famously known for his work presenting Winter X Games and X Games on ESPN for 13 years and hosting NBC’s Red Bull Signature Series.

Currently, Masekela is executive producing as well as appearing as a host in VICE World of Sports, VICELAND’s highly-anticipated docu-series which debuted on April 27, 2016. In addition, the series takes views across the world to venture into every location’s people, culture, and politics through sports. The series debuted on April 22 at the Tribeca Film Festival. Moreover, he co-founded Berkela Motion Pictures alongside Jason Bergh.

Selema Masekela Age

He was born on August 28, 1971, in Staten Island, New York, United States. Masekela is 52 years old and celebrates his birthday on August 28 every year.

Selema Masekela Height

He is a man of average stature. Masekela stands at a height of 5 ft 9 in ( Approx. 1.75 m ).

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Selema Masekela Family

He was born to his South African jazz musician father Hugh Masekela and his Haitian mother Jessie Marie Lapierre in Staten Island, New York. Masekela has a younger half-brother named Nathan Gonzalez, a Survivor: Cook Islands contestant. Moreover, he was brought up in Staten Island, New York in the same class as Method Man, a rapper, and Carlsbad, California.

Selema Masekela Mother

His mother Jessie Marie Lapierre is a Haitian immigrant who celebrates her birthday on October 14 every year. She is around 76 years old. Masekela occasionally posts his mother on his social media handles during special occasions such as her birthday and Happy Mother’s Day. Moreover, she facilitated a program known as Access Bars in 2015. Jessie and her fellow facilitator Ching Chen operated Access Bars in San Diego, California, for 8 hours and 30 minutes and charged $300 for the program. Furthermore, she was enrolled at Innerwise as a mentor.

Selema Masekela Father

His father Hugh Masekela was a renowned South African singer, trumpeter, cornetist, composer, and flugelhornist who was referred to as “the father of South African jazz”. In addition, he was famous for his jazz compositions and for writing popular anti-apartheid songs such as Bring Him Back Home and Soweto Blues. Masekela’s father was born in Emalahleni, Union of South Africa, on April 4, 1939.

Hugh was first married to his first wife Miriam Makeba, a singer and activist from from 1964 to 1966. He later married Cab Calloway, Jabu Mbatha, and Elinam Cofie. Moreover, Hugh lived with Nomsa Manaka, a South African dancer, actress, and choreographer during his last few years of life. He had a younger sister named Barbara Masekela, an educator, poet, and activist. Sadly, Hugh died on January 23, 2018, in Johannesburg at the age of 78 from prostate cancer.

Selema Masekela Lupita | Selema Masekela Married | Selema Masekela And Lupita

He was in a relationship with Lupita Amondi Nyong’o, a Mexican-Kenya actress. Masekela and Lupita first met in 2016 where she caught his attention. Seemingly, Masekela was seated behind Lupita throughout a flight from Los Angeles but couldn’t find the right words to start a conversation. As a result, he decided to get ideas from people through Twitter.

In December 2022, the former couple made their relationship Instagram official. Moreover, The US star posted a reel of the two doing The King’s Affirmation challenge which featured them in numerous coordinating, colorful ensembles. However, their romance came to an end briefly after Masekela’s 52nd birthday due to his deceptions. Moreover, Lupita announced their breakup in October 2023 in a lengthy heartbreaking post on Instagram.

Selema Masekela Surfing

His upbringing took him to Southern California, where he first started snowboarding, skating, and skateboarding as a teenager. Moreover, he has been a talking head in the action sports and surfing community, adding commentary as well as knowledge while appearing in the broadcast. Masekela used his voice to educate and not just to commentate and to reform but not report, in particular, concerning surfing and the stereotypes of how surfers should look when it came to race. Furthermore, he owns a surfing brand.

Thomas Selema Masekela

Masekela is the grandon of Pauline Bowers Masekela and Thomas Selma Masekela. Thomas was born on the Madibeng farm near Dikgale near Pietersburg, Transvaal on December 16, 1908. His parents moved to Dikgale in search of education for their children. He studied at the Lutheran Mogabane mission station school and progressed to Standard III. Thomas’s father became an evangelist in 1921, as a result, the family relocated to Randjesfontein near Halfway House.

Thomas joined the Lutheran Mission farm school in Pretoria where he studied Standard IV and V. He later attended Kilnerton Teachers Training Institute in Pretoria from 1925 to 1928. and later returned to Randjesfontein as a principal. Thomas worked there for five years and began working on the Witbank Mines in 1993 and later the Benoni Municipality.

Selema Masekela Net Worth

He gets his wealth from his career as a sports commentator, television host, singer, actor, producer, and a former surfer. Masekela’s estimated net worth is $2 million.

How Old Is Selema Masekela

Masekela is 52 years old and celebrates his birthday on August 28. Masekela was born on August 28, 1971, in Staten Island, New York, USA.

Who Is Selema Masekela

He is an American sports commentator, television host, singer, actor, and producer. He is presently executive producing and also appears as a host in VICE World of Sports.

How Tall Is Selema Masekela

Masekela is a man of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 9 in ( Approx. 1.75 m ).