Born Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner and known as the former frontman of The Police, Sting was married to Frances Tomelty (1976–1984) and shares Joe (49) and Fuschia (44) with her. He married Trudie Styler in August 1992; they have four children together: Mickey (42), Jake (40), Eliot (35) and Giacomo (30).
Sting praised his children's strong work ethic and independence, noting they rarely ask him for money. He’s also promoting his stage musical The Last Ship, which visits New York’s Metropolitan Opera on June 9.