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Christopher Mitchum’s Net Worth, Education. Died or still alive?

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January 31, 2024

• Christopher Mitchum is an American actor, writer and politician, born on 16 October 1943, in Los Angeles, California USA
• He worked his way up in Hollywood, starting as an extra and working as an errand boy and production assistant before landing his first role in “Dundee and the Culhane”
• He has written a book and a movie, and ran his candidacy for the US House of Representatives twice in 2012 and 2014
• He is married to his longtime girlfriend Cynthia Davis, with whom he had four children, and is currently engaged to Doreen Corkin
• He has an estimated net worth of $10 million

Christopher Mitchum is an American actor, writer and politician, born on 16 October 1943, in Los Angeles, California USA. He’s probably best known for his roles in movies such as “Chisum”, “Big Jake” and “Rio Lobo”.

Contents

1 Early Life
2 Career
3 Romantic Relationships
- 3.1 Marriage
- 3.2 New Relationship
4 Family
- 4.1 Famous Father
5 Net Worth
6 Appearance
7 Interesting Facts

Early Life

Christopher Mitchum is the second son of Dorothy and iconic actor Robert Mitchum. He matriculated from Webb School in California, then started studying in the University of Pennsylvania, transferring to Trinity College in Dublin for his second year abroad, and then graduated from the University of Arizona as a Bachelor in Literature in 1966. When asked about his childhood, he said it was his father who disciplined him: ‘My father was the one who took care of that. With Mom it was, “Wait ’til your father gets home”.’

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During his teens, Mitchum’s family moved from California to Maryland, where he was gifted a horse named Cap Gun by his parents. He began competing in the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), winning various championships. Christopher has two siblings: His older brother is actor James “Jim” Mitchum and his younger sister is writer Trina Mitchum.

Career

First Jobs

By the end of his studies at University of Arizona, Christopher was already married and had two children. Looking for ways to sustain his family, he began working as an extra in films and television, finding his first job at the film studio “Old Tucson”, being paid approximately $13.80 daily.

On set he met the director of “Dundee and the Culhane”, Sam Maners, who offered him a role in the series if Mitchum moved to Los Angeles.

So Mitchum moved to California along his family, contacting Maners once again: ‘I was hired for a part on the show, one day’s work, $150. I was very excited, until I read the script. I died before the opening credits, off screen! I played a dead man. Well, it turned into two day’s work. $300 was a lot of money in 1967.’

Mitchum then worked in “Danny Thomas Hour”, acting in a minor role with Bo Hopkins. After that, he found other jobs in Hollywood as an errand boy and then as a production assistant, working his way to become Associate Producer.

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He didn’t have another acting job for two years, until he was offered an unaccredited role in “Young Billy Young”.

Mitchum’s motivation to become an actor was for economic reasons: ‘Acting paid more’. (…) ‘It wasn’t my choice (to become actor), at least at the start. I was never encouraged. In fact, it wasn’t until 1973 that my father even acknowledged that I was an actor.’

Debut as Actor and Foreign Movies

In 1970 Mitchum was offered the role of Tom O’Folliard in “Chisum” starring iconic actors John Wayne and Forrest Tucker. While working with “The Duke” Mitchum was introduced to director Howard Hawks, who gave him the role of Rick in the film “Bigfoot”.

Christopher recalled in an interview how big Hawks’ influence was over him: ‘I will say that it wasn’t until I worked with Hawks that I appreciated the profession, and began to love my work.’ Also in 1970, Mitchum appeared as Alturi in “Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came”, before landing a main role in another Hawk movie, “Rio Lobo” in 1971, which was the last film of the director and the second time Mitchum worked with John Wayne. The same year he appeared in The Duke’s movie “Big Jake”. As part of the movie’s promotion tour, Mitchum appeared in Johnny Carson’s show, and was interviewed by various famous magazines.

In 1972 he was offered a role in the Spanish movie “Summertime Killer”, which became popular in various European countries as well in Asia.

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However, after Mitchum’s return to his home-country he realized his career had abruptly taken a downturn: ‘suddenly, I couldn’t get a job in Hollywood and even my agent didn’t know why’.

He didn’t receive job interviews for films in almost a year, finally discovering the reason for the dry-spell in his career when he tried to audition for “Steelyard Blues”: ‘The casting director took one look at me and said “Oh, you’re THAT Chris Mitchum, I can’t hire you”.’

The reason Mitchum was being black-listed in Hollywood was his involvement with John Wayne. At the time, Wayne was regarded as a supporter of the Vietnam War, and he along with people who worked with him, were the subjects of a backlash by various parts of Hollywood and anti-war groups.

After this rejection, Mitchum went back to work in Europe and Asia, finding many job opportunities but in B-class movies, including “Master Samurai” in Hong Kong, “Ricco” in Italy, and “Faceless” in Spain. He starred or had major roles in most of the foreign movies he worked in.

Return to America

Despite his fame in foreign film markets, Mitchum actually returned to America years later to appear in various movies such as “Stingray” of 1978, “The One Man Jury” and “The Day Time Ended”. He also appeared in the acclaimed 1993 movie “Tombstone”, starring Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer. Mitchum spend the rest of his career filming movies in the US, Europe and Asia.

Career as Writer

Although Mitchum’s main career has been as an actor, his biggest passion is writing. In 1992 he was credited as screenwriter for the movie “Angel of Fury”, and is author of the book “Victoria Falls”.

Politician

Christopher belongs to the Republican Party, running his first candidacy in 1998 for the California State Assembly, which he lost to his Democrat opponent Hannah-Beth Jackson. In 2012 he was a candidate for the US House of Representatives, but he was positioned as third in the election. Two years later in 2014, he ran his candidacy once again for the same seat in the Congress, coming in second to Lois Capps.

Romantic Relationships

Marriage

On 18 September 1964 Christopher married his longtime girlfriend Cynthia Davis, who is also an actress and appeared in the 1969 movie “Changes”. The couple’s marriage, which ended in 1996, resulted in four children: Caroline “Carrie”, Christopher Robert “Bentley”, Jennifer “Jenny” and Kian.

New Relationship

In 2000 Christopher met Doreen Corkin in Santa Barbara County through a common friend. The two started dating and spend their time between Massachusetts and California. In 2019 Mitchum declared that the two were engaged, though the wedding date hadn’t been set at the time.

Family

Christopher’s children – except for Jenny – became actors. His grandchildren –Cappy and Grace Van Dien- have also made themselves a name in Hollywood.

Christopher Mitchum

Christopher’s uncle John Mitchum was also an actor who appeared in movies such as “Dirty Harry” and “The Enforcer”. However, Christopher’s most famous relative was his father Robert Mitchum.

Famous Father

Born on 6 August 1917 in Connecticut, Robert Mitchum was born the first of three sons of Ann Harriet and James Thomas Mitchum. He faced some difficulties growing up, as his father died when he was two years old in a work-related accident. Moving with his family to New York at an early age, he was undisciplined and used to adventure alone, which resulted in him being charged for vagrancy at 14 years old. Robert began working on movies in 1943, when he briefly appeared in “The Human Comedy”. He kept landing various minor roles in movies, until he was cast in “When Strangers Marry”, his first starring role.

Robert Mitchum

However, Robert’s rise to fame came when he acted as Lt. Walker in “The Story of G.I. Joe”, winning him a nomination for The Academy Awards. He continued appearing in dozens of movies such as “Out of the Past”, “The Night of the Hunter”, and “Cape Fear”. Not only was he famous for his acting skills and ability, his “bad boy” demeanor was one of his attractive traits as well. His career as actor is often regarded as underrated, because despite his legendary-star status in Hollywood, he never won an Oscar.

Due to Robert’s astronomic fame, things weren’t easy for Christopher: ‘Growing up as ‘Robert Mitchum’s son’ was a pain in the ass. In grade school, older kids would beat me up. As a young man, I never knew if someone liked me just because I was my father’s son.’

Beside Christopher’s personal problems for being a Hollywood star’s son, he also faced some challenges for this in his career: ‘I had to be ten times better than anyone else tested, so that if the film bombed, whoever cast me could not be accused of putting me in because they knew my father.’ (…) ‘However, today, despite my own career of over 30 years and my father being dead for over ten years, I’m still referred to as “Robert Mitchum’s son.” I have always been treated as my own person on the set.’

Net Worth

Christopher Mitchum has an estimated net worth of $10 million, a result of his long career as an actor and writer.

Appearance

Christopher Mitchum is a man of white ethnicity, frequently regarded as his father’s “look-alike”, with a clearly defined jaw-line, blue eyes and handsome countenance. During his youth he had blond hair, which he stylized middle length.

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— Chris Mitchum (@MitchumCA24) January 7, 2015

Nowadays he has a mature appearance, characterized by his white hair. He is 6ft 1ins (1,85 m) tall, though his weight is unknown.

Interesting Facts

Christopher recalls the only career advice his father gave him: ‘”Don’t ever get caught acting”.’ Which in other words, don’t act the part, just be the character.’ Reportedly, Robert Mitchum had many extra-marital affairs during his marriage to Christopher’s mother, Dorothy. However, the marriage lasted almost 60 years until 1997, when Robert died of cancer.

Christopher’s immense fame in Asia caused one of his father’s favorite experiences, which happened in Japan after filming the movie “The Yakuza” in 1974: ‘During that trip, a girl came up to him and asked “Are you Chris Mitchum’s father? Can you get me his autograph?” He loved telling that story’.

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What is Mackenzie Davis from ‘Terminator’ doing now? Biography

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April 27, 2024

Daniel Wanburg

Contents

1 Who is Mackenzie Davis?
2 Education and early life
3 Roles in movies
4 Roles in TV series
5 Other credits
6 Awards and nominations
7 Love life and relationships
8 Interesting facts and hobbies
9 Height, eyes and wealth

Who is Mackenzie Davis?

Canadian actress, model and film producer Mackenzie Rio Davis, was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on 1 April 1987, making Aries her zodiac sign. She’s had roles in more than 30 TV series and movies, and is perhaps known best for playing one of the main characters Grace in the 2019 action science fiction adventure movie “Terminator: Dark Fate”, directed by Tim Miller, and which also starred Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger. It follows Sarah Connor and an augmented human as they’re trying to prevent a Terminator from killing a young girl; the movie won one of its 13 award nominations.

Mackenzie’s today focused on her acting career, and is currently shooting for the upcoming drama movie “Swimming Home”.

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Education and early life

Mackenzie was raised in Vancouver by her British father John Davis who’s a hairdresser, and British mother Lotte who’s a graphic designer; Lotte and John are co-owners of the Canadian hair care company AG Hair.

Mackenzie studied at Collingwood School, and it was during her time there that she became passionate about acting, thus joining the school’s drama club. She matriculated in 2005, and continue her education at McGill University, from which she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 2009, the honed her acting skills at New York City’s Neighborhood Playhouse.

Roles in movies

Mackenzie’s debut film role was playing Teri in the 2011 short romantic drama “Alex”, and some of her following roles were in 2012 in the drama “Smashed” and the crime thriller “The Hat Goes Wild”, and the 2013 romantic drama “Breathe In”.

Also in 2013, she portrayed Nicole in the critically acclaimed romantic comedy “What If”, directed by Michael Dowse, and which starred Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan and Megan Park. It follows Wallace who doesn’t have a lot of luck in love, but has now fallen for Chantry who’s already in a long-term relationship; the film won two of its 12 award nominations.

The year 2013 saw Mackenzie appear in three other movies: the crime thriller “Bad Turn Worse”, the science fiction comedy “Plato’s Reality Machine” and the short comedy “Moontown”. In 2014, she portrayed Chelsea in the popular romantic comedy “That Awkward Moment”, written and directed by Tom Gormican, and which starred Zac Efron, Michael B. Jordan and Miles Teller. It follows the lives of three best friends who are lost in their relationships, and the film won one of its three award nominations.

Mackenzie’s also known for starring as Izzy in the 2017 musical comedy “Izzy Gets the Fuck Across Town”, written and directed by Christian Papierniak, and which also starred Dolly Wells and Alex Russell. It follows a woman from Los Angeles, California who’s on her way to crash her former boyfriend’s engagement party, and the film won three of its six award nominations.

Mackenzie’s three most recent film roles have been in the mystery horror “The Turning”, the comedy “Irresistible” and the drama “Happiest Season”, all released in 2020.

Roles in TV series

Mackenzie’s appeared in seven TV series – she made her debut playing Lucie in the 2012 episode “Safety Nets” of the comedy “I Just Want My Pants Back”, and the year 2016 saw her play Yorkie in the episode “San Junipero” of the critically acclaimed science fiction mystery “Black Mirror”, which Charlie Brooker created, and which starred Michaela Coel, Hannah John-Kamen and Daniel Lapaine. The anthology series tells a surreal and strange story in every episode, and it won 39 of its 148 award nominations.

From 2014 through 2017, Makenzie starred as Cameron Howe in all the 40 episodes of the drama “Halt and Catch Fire”, created by Christopher Cantwell and Christopher C. Rogers, and which also starred Lee Pace and Scoot McNairy. It follows a group of people who were involved in the ‘80s technological revolution, and the series won two of its 17 award nominations.

Mackenzie voiced Patricia in the 2017 episode “The Metric System” of the animated comedy “No Activity”, and played Princess Buttercup in the 2020 episode “Chapter Two: The Shrieking Eels” of the short fantasy comedy mini-series “Home Movie: The Princess Bride”.

In 2021 and 2022, she played the main character Kirsten Raymonde in all the 10 episodes of the critically acclaimed fantasy adventure “Station Eleven”, created by Patrick Somerville, and which also starred Himesh Patel and Matilda Lawler. It follows the people who’ve survived a devastating flu as they’re trying to rebuild their lives, and the mini-series won 13 of its 67 award nominations.

Mackenzie’s only other TV series role has been voicing Martha Kivelson in the 2022 episode “The Very Pulse of the Machine” of the short animated action “Love, Death & Robots”.

Congratulations to the #Station11 cast and crew on their 7 #Emmys2022 nominations. pic.twitter.com/jrxg7kG2H2

— Station Eleven (@Station11onmax) July 12, 2022

Other credits

Mackenzie produced the 2014 short drama movie “Send”, and the 2017 musical comedy film “Izzy Gets the Fuck Across Town”; she’s currently producing and directing the upcoming short horror movie “Woaca”.

She received special thanks for the horror science fiction mystery movie “Vivarium”, and the horror mystery thriller film “Black Christmas”, both released in 2019.

Some of Mackenzie’s most recent talk-show appearances have been in “Entertainment Tonight”, “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “The Late Late Show with James Corden”.

Awards and nominations

Mackenzie’s won eight of her 16 award nominations. Some of her wins include a 2019 Cinemacon Award for Best Ensemble, for her and her colleagues’ performance in “Terminator: Dark Fate”, a 2022 Pena de Prata Award for Best Ensemble in a Limited Series or Anthology Series and a 2022 Critics Choice Super Award for Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, both for her performance in “Station Eleven”.

Love life and relationships

Mackenzie shies away from sharing details of her love life with her fans, but it’s widely believed that she’s today in a relationship with American model Gus Thompson. The two have attended several red carpet events together, while one of their first appearances was at an event in New York City in November 2015; Mackenzie and Gus have since often been spotted eating together at restaurants, and travelling around the US, but neither has addressed the rumors of them being romantically linked.

There are a number of people on the internet who believe that Gus is gay, and that he and Mackenzie are thus only close friends, but none of this has been confirmed; there are also those who believe that Mackenzie’s a lesbian, and was once in a relationship with famous American actress Kristen Stewart, but this hasn’t been confirmed either.

Mackenzie’s either single or in a relationship with Gus Thompson as of April 2023, hasn’t married, and doesn’t have children.

Interesting facts and hobbies

Mackenzie’s a fashionista, and is trying to keep up with all of the fashion trends by attending fashion shows and reading various fashion magazines, such as “Elle”, “Cosmopolitan” and “Vanity Fair”.

Only close to 10,000 people are following Mackenzie on Instagram today, as she’s only posted 24 pictures and videos onto the network, mostly related to her acting career. She launched her Twitter account in May 2018, but has tweeted only 54 times, and is followed by close to 3,000 people today.

Mackenzie follows a strict diet, thus her slim figure, and also works out at the gym several times every week.

Her favorite animals are kangaroos and penguins, and she has a pet dog.

Mackenzie’s favorite actress is Jennifer Aniston, while some of her favorite movies include “Love Happens”, “Life of Crime”, and “Wanderlust”.

Height, eyes and wealth

Mackenzie’s age is 36. She has blue eyes and brown hair, which she often dyes blonde; her height’s 5ft 10ins (1.78m), and she weighs around 155lbs (70kgs).

Mackenzie’s net worth’s been estimated at over $4 million, as of April 2023.

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How Fred Gwynne Used His Voice, Height, and Humor to Charm Audiences

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April 27, 2024

Daniel Wanburg

Contents

1 Who was Fred Gwynne?
2 Education and early life
3 Roles in TV series
4 Roles in movies
5 Other credits
6 Awards and nominations
7 Love life and marriages
8 Interesting facts and hobbies
9 Death and wealth

Who was Fred Gwynne?

The late American actor and author Frederick Hubbard ‘Fred’ Gwynne was born in New York City, USA, on 10 July 1926, meaning that Cancer was his zodiac sign. He appeared in 66 TV series and movies, and is perhaps still remembered best for portraying Judge Chamberlain Haller in the critically acclaimed 1992 crime comedy film “My Cousin Vinny”, directed by Jonathan Lynn, and which starred Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei and Ralph Macchio. It follows two men from Alabama who’ve been accused of murder, and have hired their cousin attorney to defend them; the movie won six of its 12 award nominations, including an Oscar win for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Marisa Tomei).

Education and early life

Fred was raised in New York City alongside his siblings Bowers and Dorothy, both of whom died young, by their mother Dorothy Ficken Gwynne who was an artist and creator of the comic book character Sunny Jim, and father Frederick Walker Gwynne who was a co-owner of the company Gwynne Brothers.

Fred studied at Groton School and was mostly into sports during his teenage years, playing both football and basketball for school teams. He matriculated in 1944 and then joined the US Navy, serving on the submarine chaser USS Manville as a radioman during Second World War. After the war, Fred spent his summers working at the Duxbury Yacht Club as a swimming instructor, before enrolling at Harvard University in 1948, and graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in art in 1951. He went on to work for the humor publication “The Harvard Lampoon” as a cartoonist, and eventually became its president.

Roles in TV series

Fred’s debut TV series appearance was in the 1952 episode “A Man’s Game” of the drama “The Philco Television Playhouse”, and the following years saw him appear in an episode or two of the historical drama “You Are There”, the family comedy “The Phil Silvers Show”, and the drama “Studio One”.

From 1961 through 1963, he starred as Officer Francis Muldoon in all the 60 episodes of the comedy “Car 54, Where Are You?”, created by Nat Hiken, and which also starred Joe E. Ross and Paul Reed; the series follows the work of two police officers, and it won three of its seven award nominations. What also marked the ‘60s for Fred was portraying the lead character Herman Munster in the family fantasy comedy “The Munsters”, which Norm Liebmann and Ed Haas created, and which also starred Yvonne De Carlo and Al Lewis. It follows the members of a monster-family, and the series was nominated for five awards.

Fred appeared in only two TV series in the ‘70s: he played Pike in the 1971 episode “Paradise Lost” of the musical “Dames at Sea” and a supporting character in the 1972 episode “Aunt Dorothy’s Playroom” of the comedy “Norman Corwin Presents”.

Did you guys know Fred Gwynne, beloved actor, was also an illustrator who wrote children’s books? I had no idea until I stumbled on The King Who Rained in a friend’s basement.
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— vince dorse (@vincedorse) November 30, 2019

He had only four other TV series roles, with his final three having been in two episodes of the 1985 drama “Kane & Abel”, the 1987 episode “The Algonquin Round Table: The Ten Year Lunch” of the biographical musical documentary “American Masters”, and the 1990 episode “Earthday Birthday” of the animated family musical “HBO Storybook Musicals” (voice role).

Roles in movies

Fred’s debut film role was playing Slim in one of the best movies of all time – the 1954 crime thriller “On the Waterfront”. It was directed by Elia Kazan and starred Marlon Brando, Karl Malden and Lee J. Cobb, and follows the life of a New Jersey longshoreman who doesn’t have what it takes to stand up to his corrupt union bosses; it won 38 of its 47 award nominations, eight Oscar wins including for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Eva Marie Saint), Best Actor in a Leading Role (Marlon Brando) and Best Director (Elia Kazan) as well as Best Picture.

Some of Fred’s following roles were in the 1964 comedy “My Son, the Witch Doctor”, the 1965 family musical comedy “Marineland Carnival: The Munsters Visit Marineland” and the 1966 family fantasy comedy “Munster, Go Home!”

The year 1972 saw Fred play Cab Driver in the evergreen fantasy comedy “Harvey”, directed by Fielder Cook, and which starred James Stewart, John McGiver and Marian Hailey; it follows Elwood P. Dowd and his invisible six-foot tall rabbit. Some of his other roles in the ‘70s were in the 1976 drama “Bound for Freedom”, the 1977 adventure “Captains Courageous”, and the 1979 mystery thriller “Sanctuary of Fear”.

In 1986, Fred portrayed The Commissioner in the romantic crime comedy “Off Beat”, directed by Michael Dinner, and which starred Judge Reinhold, Meg Tilly and Cleavant Derricks; it follows a librarian who’s fallen in love with a police officer.

Fred’s final three movie roles were in the 1990 crime thriller “Murder in Black and White”, the 1991 comedy “Shadows and Fog”, and the 1992 biographical historical drama “Lincoln” (voice role).

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Other credits

Fred sang four songs in the 1969 family fantasy movie “The Littlest Angel”, and the song “Let’s Have a Simple Wedding” in the 1971 musical film “Dames at Sea”.

He received special thanks for the 1994 crime comedy movie “Teresa’s Tattoo” (posthumous).

The 2005 short movie “The King Who Rained” was based on Fred’s eponymous book.

Some of his final talk-show appearances were in “The Danny Kaye Show”, “Good Morning America”, and “Anyone for Tennyson? The Master Poets Collection”.

Awards and nominations

Fred was nominated for a 1993 American Comedy Award for Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture, for his performance in “My Cousin Vinny”, and was also nominated for a 2004 TV Land Award for Favorite Crimestopper Duo, for his and Joe E. Ross’ performance in “Car 54, Where Are You?”, and a 2005 TV Land Award for Most Uninsurable Driver, for “The Munsters”.

Love life and marriages

Fred married twice. His first wife was American socialite Jean ‘Foxy’ Reynard, perhaps known best as a granddaughter of William Jay Gaynor, the late American politician and New York City mayor. Fred and Jean married in 1952, and she gave birth to their son Kieron in 1953 (died in 1998), while their daughter Gaynor followed in 1954. Jean gave birth to their second son Evan in 1956, their third son Dylan in 1962 (died by drowning in the following year) and second daughter Madyn in 1965. Fred and Jean’s divorce was finalized in 1980.

His second wife was non-celebrity American Deborah Flater – the two the married in 1988 and were together until Fred’s death.

Interesting facts and hobbies

Fred was also a children’s book illustrator, and worked on “A Little Pigeon Toad”, “The Battle of the Frogs and Mice”, and “A Chocolate Moose for Dinner”.

He had a ‘deep commanding voice with a slight Southern twang’.

Fred preferred to stay away from media, and his neighbors described him as a good friend and neighbor who liked to keep his professional and personal lives separate; he refused to give interviews.

He never wanted to be part of the ‘Broadway and Hollywood social whirl’.

Fred appeared in the 1964 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

He was a member of the Krokodiloes, a Harvard University’s a cappella group.

Fred was invited to play Mr. Arnold Hand in the critically acclaimed 1982 comedy movie “Fast Times at Ridgemont High”, but refused because of the movie’s sexual content.

Death and wealth

Fred was 66 when he died from pancreatic cancer in his home’s cigar room on 2 July 1993, only eight days before he was to turn 67; he was buried at Sandy Mount United Methodist Church Cemetery.

Fred’s net worth was estimated at over $2 million at the time of his passing.

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How rich is H. Jon Benjamin? Net Worth of Archer’s voice actor

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6 hours ago

April 27, 2024

Daniel Wanburg

Contents

1 Who is H. Jon Benjamin?
2 Education and early life
3 Roles in TV series
4 Roles in movies
5 Other credits
6 Awards and nominations
7 Love life and relationships
8 Interesting facts and hobbies
9 Height, eyes and wealth

Who is H. Jon Benjamin?

American actor, comedian, screenwriter and musician Harry Jon Benjamin, was born in Worcester, Massachusetts USA, on 23 May 1966, which makes Gemini his zodiac sign. He’s had roles in over 80 TV series and movies, ut is probably known best for voicing the lead character Sterling Archer in the animated action comedy series “Archer”, created by Adam Reed, and which also stars Judy Greer and Amber Nash. The series has been airing since 2009, follows the life of a secret agent, and won 18 of its 89 award nominations.

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Education and early life

Jon was raised in Worcester by his mother Shirley who was a ballet dancer and teacher, and father Howard who was CEO of a small company; both Shirley and Howard are Jewish.

Jon became interested in acting while growing up, and was mostly passionate about imitating the voices of characters he saw in his favorite animated TV series. He studied at Worcester Academy and was a member of its drama club, and was also on the school’s softball team.

He matriculated in 1984, and then enrolled at Connecticut College from which he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 1988. Jon then moved to Boston, Massachusetts and was one half of the comedy duo with Sam Seder for seven years.

Roles in TV series

Jon’s debut TV series role was playing Quark in the 1995 episode “Uncertainty” of the documentary “Understanding”, and the year 1997 saw him play various characters in the musical comedy “The Jenny McCarthy Show”, starring alongside Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg and Jack Plotnick; it follows the life of ‘blonde bombshell and former playboy bunny Jenny McCarthy’.

From 1995 through 2002, Jon voiced one of the main characters Ben Katz in the popular animated comedy “Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist”, which also starred Jonathan Kat and Laura Silverman, and follows a therapist as he’s dealing with both his and other people’s problems; the series won five of its six award nominations. From 1999 through 2004, Jon voiced various characters in the animated comedy “Home Movies”, while the remainder of the decade heard him voice characters in the animated comedy “O’Grady”, another animated comedy “Freak Show”, and the animated horror comedy “Lucy: The Daughter of the Devil”.

From 2007 through 2015, he voiced Jewelry Store Clerk and various other characters in the popular animated action adventure “WordGirl”, created by Jack Ferraiolo and Dorothea Gillim, and which starred Dannah Feinglass Phirman, Chris Parnell and Maria Bamford. It follows the life of superhero Wordgirl, and the series won five of its 16 award nominations.

Some of Jon’s most recent roles in TV series have been in seven episodes of the animated musical comedy “Central Park” from 2020 through 2022, 26 episodes of the animated comedy “Family Guy” since 2006, and 254 episodes (lead role) of the animated comedy “Bob’s Burgers” since 2011, all voice roles.

Roles in movies

Jon made his debut film appearance in the 1997 comedy “Who’s the Caboose”, while some of his following roles were in the 1998 romantic comedy “Next Stop Wonderland”, the 1999 action crime thriller “Puppet’ and the 2000 romantic comedy “Happy Accidents”.

In 2002 he played Keith, one of the main characters in the popular comedy “Martin & Orloff”, directed by Lawrence Blume, and which also starred Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh. The movie follows an advertising agency employee who’s tried to kill himself, and is now seeing the therapist Dr. Orloff; it won two awards. Jon was then cast to play and voice characters in the 2003 thriller comedy “Temptation”, the 2007 romantic comedy “The Ten” and the 2008 animated drama “The Toe Tactic”.

He portrayed MCS Coach in the critically acclaimed 2014 action crime comedy “22 Jump Street”, which Christopher Miller and Phil Lord directed, and which starred Ice Cube, Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum. It follows the work of police officers Jenko and Schmidt, and the movie won seven of its 32 award nominations.

Some of Jon’s most recent film roles have been in the 2018 comedy “The Demons of Dorian Gunn”, the 2022 short animated comedy “My Butt Hazza Fever” (voice role) and the 2022 animated adventure comedy “The Bob’s Burgers Movie” (voice role).

Other credits

Jon has 22 writing and eight producing credits, while some of his most notable writing work has been 80 episodes of the animated comedy series “Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist” from 1995 through 2002, 49 episodes of the animated comedy “Home Movies” from 1999 through 2004 and 10 episodes of the 2007 animated horror comedy series “Lucy: The Daughter of the Devil”.

Jon’s made a guest appearance in over 30 talk-shows, most recently in “Life is Short with Justin Long”, “IMDb on the Scene” and “The Majority Report with Sam Seder”.

Awards and nominations

Jon’s won three of his 16 award nominations: he won a 1995 CableACE Award for Animated Programming Special or Series, for “Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist”, a 2013 Behind the Voice Actors Award for Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series, for “Archer” and a 2020 Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Production, for “Bob’s Burgers”.

He was also nominated for a 2010 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for “Archer”.

Love life and relationships

Jon’s not that open when it comes to speaking about his love life in public, and thus only a couple of details about it are known. He’s today in a long-term relationship with American set decorator Amy Beth Silver, and although some of Jon’s fans believe that the two are married, neither of them has confirmed this. Amy’s worked on 11 TV series and movies, with the most popular amongst these having been the 1997 comedy film “Gummo”, the 2017 war thriller film “The Beguiled” and the 2020 romantic comedy movie “On the Rocks”.

Jon and Amy have a son Judah together, but his birthdate hasn’t been disclosed.

He’s yet to mention other women whom he’s maybe been with, Jon’s in a long-term relationship with Amy Beth Silver as of April 2023, and they have a son together.

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Interesting facts and hobbies

One of Jon’s best friends is famous American actor, screenwriter and producer David Cross, who’s probably known best for starring as Tobias Funke in all the 84 episodes of the comedy series “Arrested Development”, which aired from 2003 through 2019.

Jon’s a member of comedy troupes Comedy Lab and Cross Comedy.

His family always called him ‘Jon’ while he was growing up, and he didn’t even know until his later years that his first name was ‘Harry’.

He’s an amateur ornithologist, while ornithology’s a special branch of zoology that studies birds.

Jon endorsed Bernie Sanders in the 2020 presidential election primaries.

His favorite actor is Jim Carrey, while some of Jon’s favorite movies include “Man on the Moon”, “The Cable Guy” and “Dumb and Dumber”.