Paul Newman Net Worth is $80 Million (at death)
It has been calculated that the overall amount of the current Paul Newman net worth reaches as high as 50 million dollars. Paul Newman is considered as one of the most successful people in Hollywood. Paul Newman has earned his net worth through his career as an actor and he has also worked behind the scenes in this industry, as Paul Newman became a director and producer, too. Paul Newman has also started his career in business, which has also added up to the total size of Paul Newman net worth. Paul Newman is also a professional race car driver.
Quick facts
Net Worth: | $80 Million |
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Age: | 84 years old |
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.77 m) |
Date of birth: | Jan 26, 1925 |
Date of death: | Sep 26, 2008 |
Nationality: | United States of America |
Occupation: | Actor, Film Producer, Film director, Entrepreneur, Businessperson, Activist, Voice Actor, Philanthropist, Race car driver |
Last Updated: | 2023 |
Paul Newman has appeared in many productions on the big screen, and examples of them include “Cool Hand Luke”, “The Color of Money” and “The Cat on the Hot Tin Roof”. Thus, his appearances in these productions have also added up to the overall size of Paul Newman net worth. For his career as an actor, Paul Newman has been awarded with numerous honors, such as Emmy awards, Golden Globe awards and BAFTAs.
In addition to his career in cinema, Paul Newman is also known as a professional race car driver and he appeared in many championships as such. Paul Newman also belonged to the auto race team, where he was a leader, and also won several championships in the open wheel indyCar competitions.
One of his most recent involvements has been founding the organic food company, known as Newman’s Own. All profits got from this company go directly to charity. In 2012, it was stated that the company already donated more than 330 million dollars.
In 1956, Paul Newman began to gain recognition when he appeared in one of his first motion pictures, called “Somebody Up There Likes Me”. He continued to appear in more productions and became a huge star in Hollywood in the 60s as well as the 70s. During this time, a huge part of Paul Newman net worth was also accumulated. As a director, Paul Newman has worked on many movies. In four of them, his wife Jane Woodward appeared, as well. Thus, this involvement also increased the total amount of Paul Newman net worth.
The last time he appeared on screens was in the film released in 2002 called “Road to Perdition”, where he appeared next to Tom Hanks. Unfortunately, Paul Newman died in 2008 because of lung cancer, when he was 83 years old.