Personal Life
Born May 19, 1979, Shooter Jennings is the only child of country music icons Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter.
On February 13, 2002, Shooter's father died in his sleep of diabetic complications in Chandler, Arizona. He was buried in the Mesa City Cemetery, in Mesa, Arizona. At the funeral ceremony, on February 15, Shooter sang "I've Always Been Crazy" for the attendees, who included Waylon's close friends, family, and fellow musicians.
He is engaged to Emmy award winning actress Drea de Matteo, in an interview the two had with Howard Stern they were asked how they met, Drea responded that she attended one of his concerts, and proceeded to follow him around the rest of the night. Shooter claimed that he ended up hanging out with Drea for the remainder of the night, but that they weren’t physical during their first night together.
On November 28, 2007, Shooter welcomed his and Drea's first child, daughter Alabama Gypsy Rose, into the world
They welcomed their son, Waylon Albert "Blackjack" Jennings, in April 2011
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