As per our current Database, David Helfgott is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, David Helfgott is 77 years, 6 months and 2 days old. David Helfgott will celebrate 78rd birthday on a Monday 19th of May 2025. Below we countdown to David Helfgott upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | David Helfgott |
| Occupation | Pianist |
| Age | 77 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
| Born | May 19, 1947 (Australia) |
| Birthday | May 19 |
| Town/City | Australia |
| Nationality | Australia |
David Helfgott’s zodiac sign is Taurus. According to astrologers, Taurus is practical and well-grounded, the sign harvests the fruits of labor. They feel the need to always be surrounded by love and beauty, turned to the material world, hedonism, and physical pleasures. People born with their Sun in Taurus are sensual and tactile, considering touch and taste the most important of all senses. Stable and conservative, this is one of the most reliable signs of the zodiac, ready to endure and stick to their choices until they reach the point of personal satisfaction.
David Helfgott was born in the Year of the Pig. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Pig are extremely nice, good-mannered and tasteful. They’re perfectionists who enjoy finer things but are not perceived as snobs. They enjoy helping others and are good companions until someone close crosses them, then look out! They’re intelligent, always seeking more knowledge, and exclusive. Compatible with Rabbit or Goat.
Concert Pianist whose interpretations of Romantic-era composers were controversial. He suffered from schizoaffective disorder.
He was a six-time winner of the ABC Instrumental and Vocal Competition.
He spent 10 years in the Perth mental hospital, Graylands, after his first marriage fell apart.
His father was his first instructor, beginning lessons with him at age five.
His life was dramatized in the 1996 Australian film Shine in which he was played by Geoffrey Rush.
