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Dr. Dre’s Mother Verna Young: Things People Don’t Know

Verna Young

Verna Young is the celebrity mother of American rapper Andre Romelle Young, better known as Dr. Dre. Verna is a teacher at the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School. She had also become the principal of Bonham Elementary School for nearly nine years.

Quick Facts

Full NameVerna Young
Date of BirthN/A
Age88 years old
Height/How tall?
5 ft 7 in, or 1.70 meters
ProfessionTeacher
Father NameN/A
Mother NameN/A
Gender IdentityFemale
Is Married?Yes
Is Gay?
No
Net WorthN/A

Dr. Dre, Verna’s son, is raised by his grandmother

Dre grew up in Compton, California, as the son of Theodore and Verna. Mr. and Mrs. Young married in 1964 but divorced in 1972. According to sources, Verna later married Curtis Crayon and had three children.

The artist had previously attended Compton High School, but due to gang violence, he was transferred to Roosevelt Junior High School. The entire family relocated to Compton and into an apartment. According to the sources, he was raised by his grandmother in New Wilmington Arms in Compton.

Verna Young married all three of these men.

Verna, an educational leader, had a son, Theodore Young, with whom she married in 1964. They were married for nine years before divorcing for unknown reasons. According to the sources, she later married Curtis Crayon and had three children: two sons and a daughter. However, the couples’ union did not last long, and they were separated. The lady was linked with Warren Griffin, which allowed Dre to add one stepbrother and three stepsisters to his family tree.

Her son, Dr. Dre, has been in relationships with several women. He is now in a relationship with Nicole Young. He has seven children from various women. Tyra Young, Hood Surgeon (from Cassandra Joy Greene), and La Tanya are his children. Danielle Young (Lisa Johnson), Truice Young and Truly Young (Nicole Young), Marcel Young (Michel’le), and Andre Young Jr. (Jenita Porter).

Dr. Dre is the current husband of NBA player Sedale Threatt’s ex-wife and family sisters.

Dre has dated numerous women throughout his life, beginning when he was 16 years old. The couple has a son, who, like his father, is a rapper known as Hood Surgeon. He was dating Lisa Johnson at the time. According to the sources, Jenita Porter and Dre were together in 1988, and they have a son, whom she gave birth to in 1990.

Later that year, in 1996, the artist married Sedale Threatt’s ex-wife. He was her husband at the time, and they had three children together, but according to sources, these couples are divorcing in June due to irreconcilable differences.

Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre

Verna’s grandchildren

Her son has dated a number of women throughout his life. According to the sources, he had children with all of his ex-love interests. He had a son named Curtis with his first girlfriend. After they divorced, he had a daughter with Lisa Johnson named La Tanya Danielle Young.

Due to a variety of circumstances, the couple divorced, after which her son married Jenita Porter and had a son named Andre Young, who died in his early twenties as a result of excessive heroin and morphine use.

Marcel was born in 1991 to Dre’s then-girlfriend Michelle, whom he dated for nine years. Nicole and Dre were blessed with a son Truice in 1997 and a daughter Truly in 2001.

Verna’s son has a brain aneurysm

Dr. Dre, Verna’s son, suffered from a condition known as a Brain Aneurysm. Dre had just posted a thank you message on his social networking sites, according to sources. He expressed gratitude to all of his family members, well-wishers, and friends for their love and support. \

He also stated that he is doing well and that he is receiving additional care from his medical team. According to the sources, he has also stated in his posts that he will be returning home and out of the hospital soon.

Net Worth

Verna Young’s net worth has not been revealed, but his son Dr. Dre, an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur from the United States, is worth $800 million as of January 2024.

Age and height

  1. She was 88 years old at the time.
  2. Her height is 5 ft 7 in, or 1.70 meters.