- Josh Hartzler is Amy Lee’s husband of 17 years; Amy dated musician Shaun Morgan for 2 years and was formerly engaged to former bandmate, Ben Moody
- The 47-year-old is credited with co-writing some of Amy’s songs and for inspiring Evanescence’s hit songs
- The therapist and father of one has helped his wife to get through childhood trauma
Josh Hartzler, 47, is an American who has sustained a successful career as a mental health counselor, photographer, and songwriter for years. However, his fame spread widely as Amy Lee’s husband.
While his wife has made a name for herself as a decorated musician and frontman of Evanescence, he is credited for taking a lot of his wife’s pictures and for also co-writing her songs – The End of the Book and If You’re. Likewise, as a songwriter, Josh has collaborated with singers, Chris Daughtery and David Hodge in their What to Know About Now song and Musical Demonstration Part 1 album respectively.
Here’s all to know about him and their family
Who is Amy Lee’s Husband?
Josh Hartzler was born on November 4, 1977, and is 47 years old. He is about 4 years older than his wife, Amy who is 42 and was born on 13 December 1981 in Riverside, California, United States.
He had a quiet early life away from stardom but fell in love with music at a young age.
Nonetheless, he did not make a career out of it until his later life around the time that he met Amy.
As regards his education, he studied psychology at Arkansas Baptist College.
What to Know About Josh Hartler’s Career
He Co-Wrote Songs that Left Amy Lee with a Number of Awards
Josh’s career as a songwriter landed him as the co-writer of some notable songs, including his wife’s The End of the Book and If You’re a Star. The songs were included in Amy Lee’s children’s album titled “Dream Too Much”.
The songs helped the album to gain recognition and won her the 2016 Family Choice Awards as well as the Parents’ Choice Awards.
More into his career as a songwriter, Hartzler co-wrote lyrics for David Hodges’s “Musical Demonstrations Pt.1”. Some of David’s songs that he contributed to are Crowd of Me (with Stuart Upchurch), Fly, and Thursday.
His career also landed him teaming with Daughtry’s What About Now.
Away from writing, he is a major inspiration for Evanescence’s hit songs, Bring Me to Life and Good Enough.
He was Responsible for the Cover of Evanescence’s 5th Album
Josh Hartzler was responsible for the photography of the album cover of Evanescence’s 5th album, “The Bitter Truth”. The album was released on March 26, 2021, through BMG Rights Management.
More to his contributions to the highly-accepted album, Josh provided some of the equipment for the creation of the video of Wasted on You – a song on the album.
Away from the album, he took pictures of Amy’s promotional in 2009.
His Career as a Therapist and How He Helped Amy Lee Go Through a Childhood Trauma
Away from his career in the entertainment industry, Josh is a professional counselor who studied psychology.
Putting this and more, he helped Amy in her battle with childhood trauma that developed as a result of losing her 3-year-old sister who died even before the singer met Hartzler.
All to Know About His Love Life with Amy Lee and Their Family
His Wife Had a Crush on Him While She was in Another Relationship
Amy Lee and Josh were friends but she had feelings for him even when she was in another relationship. This led to her cutting him out at a point. Yet, the feelings returned whenever she started talking to him.
Subsequently, she let out her feelings which resulted in a love that lasted many years.
Before they finally started dating, Amy Lee dated Shau Morgan – the lead singer of South Africa’s rock band, Seether. The relationship lasted from 2003 to 2005 when it ended due to Morgan’s addiction to substances.
Amy was also formally engaged to former bandmate, Ben Moody.
Josh Hartzler Married Amy in 2007 and Welcomed Their Child After 7 Years
Amy Lee and Josh became married in May 2007. The same year, Evanescence’s Amy won the Kerrang Awards for the Sexiest Female in 2007.
4 years into the marriage, in 2011, Revolver Magazine named Josh’s wife the Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock, while NME Awards credited her for being the Hottest Woman in 2013.
On July 28, 2014, 7 years after the couple’s marriage, they welcomed their child, a son named Jack Lion Hartzler.
Together, they raise their 10 years old son and keep his life private.
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His Net Worth
Josh Hartzler’s net worth is estimated at $1 million. While this net worth is the most popular on the internet, the celebrity spouse has not given any insight into his income. Hence, all that is available is only an estimation based on the success of his career over the years.
He has made his income from different sources, including music writing, photography, and being a therapist.
While how much exactly these works have given him is not known, there is a certainty that he has contributed largely to the career of Amy whose net worth is estimated at $12 million.
Josh Harzler’s Height, Weight, and Body Measurement
Many sources list Hartzler’s height as 5 feet 3. Nonetheless, this same height has been attached to his wife Amy. Putting this into consideration and knowing that Josh is taller than her, his height is more than 5 feet 3.
While the exact height, weight, and other body measurements of the celebrity spouse is shadowy, American men reportedly have an average height of 5 feet 9 inches tall.
Despite the uncertainty of his height, there is the assurance that it may have been influenced by 3 major components – genetics, ethnicity, and environmental factors.
Among these 3, genetics take the center stage as being a major reason why people, including Josh Hartzler, have certain heights. Scientists estimate that about 80% of a person’s height is determined by the DNA.
Hence, Josh’s height may be a result of his DNA. Since science has also proven that most offsprings get their height from their father and weight from the mother, it is not out of place to say that Josh may have taken whatever height he has from his father among other factors while his weight may have been gotten from his mother.
