| Personal Details Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Erik Anders Lang |
| Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | February 3, 1981. As of 2024, he is around 43 years old. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Wife / Spouse / Partner / Engaged | Was married but later separated. Check the full bio for relationship details. |
| Children / No. of Kids | No confirmed information is available. |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | White |
| Nationality | American |
| What happened to Erik Anders Lang? | Random Golf Club was founded by Erik Anders Lang as a global network of golfers. |
Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Erik Anders Lang is an American film producer and filmmaker. He entered the film industry through photography and now predominantly makes music videos, advertisements and television documentaries.
- Erik has unconventional methods, such as combining meditation and golf in a documentary to explore how it might improve the players’ games.
- Erik’s interview methods have landed him jobs with Sony and his work as a documentary maker has led him to work with companies such as Louis Vuitton, The Guggenheim Museum, MTV and TED.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- In 2014, Anders Lang married pop star Sia, in California.
- During their relationship they kept their marriage low profile, only appearing in public together occasionally.
- They released a public statement in December 2016 that they were in the process of divorcing.
Early Life and Education :
- Lang attended Madison High School, in New Jersey.
- He has also worked under the photographer David LaChapelle.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Erik began his career in film around 2010, working as a documentary director and producer for Sony, making background material for DVD releases.
- He is an avid golfer, which has led him to hosting Adventures in Golf (2016 – present) a series on Scratch TV, as well as several documentaries that cover the sport.
- Through Adventures in Golf, Anders Lang has travelled around the world visiting golf courses and interviewing pro golfers.
- In 2011, Erik began working on the documentary Be The Ball, which takes pro golfers on a meditation retreat to improve their game. The documentary featured cameos by Bill Murray and Samuel L. Jackson, and looks into the spiritual side and preparation of golf & is scheduled due to be released in 2019.
- In 2016, he began his production company Pictures Pictures, which he runs with co-founder Ryland Aldrich. The aim of the company is to further Anders Lang’s personal projects while making organic links between their clients’ goals and the content of their productions.
- Besides his production work, he also runs his own merchandise line, focusing on hats.
- Moreover, Erik is also the host of the Erik Lang Show, a podcast focusing on golf.
- He has also made behind the scenes documentaries of Sia’s music videos.
Fun Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Lang came to golfing late, when he was thirty years old. His brother, who had been playing for years, introduced him to the game. After resisting for years, Lang gave it a go and was immediately hooked, going back the very next day to play again and beginning lessons immediately.
- Lang believes that the particular relationship he has with golf has only been made possible due to coming to it so late. He feels if he had started younger he may have been better, but may also have missed its ‘mystical value.’
- Erik’s fascination with the pairing of gold and meditation came through a book called Dr. Joe Parent’s Zen Golf. He later contacted the author and attended a silent meditation retreat with him, where they played golf together in silence.
- He owns a poodle-bichon-Maltese called Snowball, who often comes with him wherever he goes, appearing alongside him a few times in his television show.