Here's What You Don't Know About Meryl Streep's Son, Henry Wolfe
Meryl Streep, beloved icon of our times, has done a lot with her life so far. Many of us can name at least one movie performance of hers that we just adore: The Bridges of Madison County, The Devil Wears Prada, The Hours, Mamma Mia!, and Sophie's Choice are just a few.
In addition to acting, Streep is also a mom to four children, all of whom also work in the entertainment industry: Henry, Mamie, Grace, and Louisa. While Mamie, Grace, and Louisa all use the last name of their father, Don Gummer, Henry goes by his first and middle names: Henry Wolfe.
Of all Meryl Streep's children, Wolfe is the only one who moved out of the acting industry and into the music business. While initially enrolled in NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, he dropped out after two years. In 2011, he explained to the New York Daily News that music just means more to him.
"For me, music was more stimulating from day to day," Wolfe told the outlet. "It was something that I didn't need to be working on a project to practice. I can do it whenever and I get satisfaction from completing songs that I never really got from acting."
Meryl Streep's son Henry Wolfe is a successful musician
Henry Wolfe (pictured above, right) started an indie band called Bravo Silva in the early 2000s, and released a handful of songs before moving on to solo efforts. Wolfe's song "Stop the Train" was featured on the Julie and Julia soundtrack, while he landed a cover on the Ricki and the Flash soundtrack (via The Oprah Magazine). The 41-year-old musician has recorded quite a few albums, including Encino and Asilomar most recently. Wolfe explained his songwriting process to Chunky Glasses back in 2012.
"The songs I write tend to be pop songs with a lyric hook — they're short, they have verses and sometimes choruses — those kind of songs seem to accommodate lyrics that are about love or about relationships in general," Wolfe said. "So, that tends to be the context for my lyrics. But, I would equate the style of writing that I do to country lyrics, where it's kind of plain-spoken language, it's direct, and a lot of the time it's about love or heartbreak."
In 2016, Wolfe shared advice for up-and-coming musicians with HuffPost UK: "No music is uncool. The music that meant most to me when I was young (like in grade school) continues to inform my songwriting. For example, when I was a kid I had a few Sting CDs. They were some of the first ones I ever bought for myself." So far, it looks like this musical outlook has worked for Wolfe.