Bret Michaels Net Worth: Bret Michaels is a $16 million American rock performer and reality TV personality. During the 1980s and 1990s, Bret was best known as the lead singer of the popular rock band Poison. After leaving the band in 1997, he started his own music festival that ran for three years on Sunset Strip in Los Angeles. Before joining Poison, Bret worked at a Chevrolet dealership in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. He also has said that he performed in high school bands before becoming famous. After leaving Poison, Bret has had several other successful projects including Dio's Dream, a metal band with his wife Vivian Campbell and their friend Craig Goldy. The band released one album in 2001 called Witness. Bret has also appeared as himself on two episodes of VH1's Celebrity Fit Club. In addition, he has been featured on several other television shows including Singing with Celebrities, Making the Band (3 seasons), The Surreal Life (season 3), Punk'd (episode "Punk'd Again"), and Too Hot Tamales (season 1). Bret has also had several roles in movies including Black Christmas 2 (1998) and Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare (1980).