Personal Information
- Full Name: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germ...
Lady Gaga – Biological and Personal Details
Personal Information
- Full Name: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
- Birth Date: March 28, 1986 (age 40 as of June 2026)
- Birthplace: Lenox Hill Hospital, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
- Height: 5 ft 1 in (155 cm)
- Eye Color: Green
- Hair Color: Naturally brown (frequently dyed blonde)
- Sexual Orientation:Bisexual
Family Background
- Father: Joseph Germanotta – of Italian descent
- Mother: Cynthia Germanotta (née Bissett) – of Italian, French?Canadian, Scottish, English, and German ancestry
- Sister: Natali Germanotta (born 1992)
Early Life and Education
- Raised Catholic on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.
- Attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart, a private all?girls Roman Catholic school.
- Began playing piano at age 4, wrote her first piano ballad at 13, and performed at open mic nights.
- Briefly studied musical theatre at Collaborative Arts Project 21 (CAP21) and at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts before dropping out to pursue music.
Health and Medical History
- Fibromyalgia – chronic widespread pain, publicly revealed in the 2017 documentary Gaga: Five Foot Two.
- Hip surgery – underwent an operation for a labral tear in 2013, leading to the cancellation of remaining Born This Way Ball tour dates.
- Mental health diagnoses – post?traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, and borderline personality disorder.
- Eating disorders – struggled with bulimia and anorexia since adolescence.
- Sexual assaul – raped by a music producer at age 19; the trauma contributed to her PTSD.
- Psychotic episode – experienced psychotic breaks and was prescribed the antipsychotic olanzapine (disclosed in 2020).
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