Amanda Bynes Net Worth

How much is Amanda Bynes worth?

About Amanda Bynes

Amanda Bynes is an American actress, comedian, fashion designer, and singer that rose to prominence in the early 1990s with her impressive acting skills. She began acting when she was a child and starred in various Nickelodeon productions – Figure It Out and All That, both of which helped her receive many more opportunities.

Thanks to her acting abilities, Amanda soon landed in the spin-off series titled The Amanda Show, in which she was once again the protagonist. The show aired from 1999 to 2002 and helped her establish herself as one of the most promising young actresses of her generation.

She was born on April 3, 1986, in Thousand Oaks, California to a dentist and dental assistant/office manager. She began acting at the young age of 7. At the time, she attended different comedy camps. Some of the guest instructors that she met during that time were Arsenio Hall and Richard Pryor.

In what was her television and professional acting debut, Amanda worked a television advertisement for the Buncha Crunch candies. To further improve her acting skills, she spent most of her childhood taking classes and starring in musicals. Among some of the many musicals that she took part in during her pre-teen years were Annie, The Music Man, The Secret Garden, and The Sound of Music.

Shortly after she had began acting, Bynes was discovered by a Nickelodeon producer, who offered her to audition for some of the network shows. Almost immediately after she auditioned for the All That comedy series, Amanda received the role of “Ask Ashley”, one of the series’ major parts. She joined the show for seasons three, four, five, and six, airing from 1996 to 2000.

Her outstanding performance earned her a role in her own sketch comedy show – The Amanda Show, airing from 1999 to 2002. The show also served as spinoff series to All That, in which she played the main protagonist. Both of her roles in the comedy shows earned Amanda her first nominations for awards.

In the early 2000s, she won one Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award in the category “Favorite Television Actress”, as well as two Kids’ Choice Awards for “Favorite Television Actress”. Shortly after the sketch show ended, Amanda earned her first film role which helped her establish her own fan base outside of TV. She starred in the 2002 film Big Fat Liar where she played the role of Kaylee, the opposite of Frankie Muniz.

Also in 2002, the actress landed a role in the sitcom What I Like About You, which aired from 2002 to 2006. In the sitcom, Bynes played the role of Holly Tyler, one of the series’ main characters. At the peak of her career, Bynes took part in the 2007 film Hairspray that boosted her popularity and wealth.

With a box office earnings of $203.5 million, Hairspray is by far Bynes’ most successful film. Besides being a commercial and critical success, the film also earned a Grammy nomination for its Hairspray soundtrack in the category of “Best Compilation Soundtrack Album”.

Bynes herself took part in two of the songs from the album – “Without Love” and “You Can’t Stop The Beat”. Also that year, she took part in the romantic comedy Sydney White, and with a $2.5 million dollar net worth, she was ranked number 5 in Forbes’ list of the “highest-paid celebrities under the age of 21”.

Continuing the momentum that she had picked up after her role in Hairspray, Amanda appeared in Family Guy and the 2008 film Living Proof. As of now, her last role is in the 2010 comedy Easy A, which earned her nominations for two awards – “MTV Movie Award” and “Screen Actors Guild”.

At the same time, she was planning to perform in two different films – Post Grad and Hall Pass, however, plans failed, and instead, she announced an indefinite hiatus from acting.

Bynes’ Total Net Worth

Amanda Bynes became famous in her early years when she landed several roles in the Nickelodeon series, most of which were comedies. In 2003, she made her voice-over debut when she starred in Charlotte’s Web 2, followed by the 2005 animated comedy Robots. In July 2003, the actress graced the cover of Vanity Fair alongside other young female actresses. She continued to appear in various lists and magazines, including Teen People’s 2006 list “25 Hottest Stars Under 25”.

Throughout the early 2000s, the actress continued to make a name for herself and began working in different productions. Among some of the films and television series that further elevated her career were What I Like About You, Big Fat Liar, She’s The Man, Hairspray, and Easy A.

In the mid-2000s, Bynes mostly starred in films such as What a Girl Wants, Love Wrecked, and She’s The Man with Channing Tatum. Released in 2006 and inspired mostly by William Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night or What You Will, the movie became one of the most well-liked comedies of 2006.

In the 2010s however, Bynes began getting attention relating to struggles with substance abuse. “It became a really dark, sad world for me,” she reportedly said according to The Washington Post. After spending several years away, Amanda announced in 2018 that she will be returning to acting. However, as of yet, she has not appeared in a role since her part as Marianne in 2010’s Easy A.

From her two dozen acting appearances, including her TV series and her film work, and the 70 times that she has made appearances as herself. Amanda Bynes has earned an estimated $14 million dollars in total career earnings. It has been reported that at the peak of her career she was earning $2-4 million dollars per year.

Of her $14 million dollars income, $1-2 million is expected to have been paid in business related costs. The remainder, $12.5 million, will have been taxed at around 47% as Bynes has been residing in the state of California and considering the years that she earned large sums. After tax, it is estimated that her career earnings are at around $6.62 million dollars, having paid $5.88 million dollars in taxes.

In 2013, Amanda’s parents claimed that Amanda had been overspending on her savings and applied for conservatorship. There had been various claims made about her spending large quantities of cash, it seems her parents intention was to help her hold on to it. To relevance, it came out in 2014 through these proceedings that Bynes’ net worth was $5.7 million; possessing $2.8 million in property and $2.9 million in cash and/or securities. At that time it was reported that Amanda had earned around $125,000 in 2013 from the leasing of a property that she owned.

One of the properties that was being referred to, listed under Bynes’ assets. Was a property that she purchased in 2011 for $1.88 million in Calabasas, California. It had since grown in value and had also been leased out since 2012 starting at around $9,000 per month.

Amanda Bynes has never married and does not have any children. However she has faced some reported mental issues, or rather, she may have been suffering from the effects of experiencing so much fame at an early age and not knowing how to transition from child to adult actress. It is unclear. However, she has also had reported substance abuse.

In her personal life, Bynes is estimated to have spent $2-4 million dollars of her career earnings but also probably possesses assets valued at around $800,000, not including investment assets. In her investments, she may have earned investment returns of $1-2 million dollars. Therefore, it is estimated that Amanda Bynes has a net worth of a rounded up $6 million dollars.

Summing-Up

Amanda Bynes quickly made a name for herself. Outside of acting, she is also known for being an entertainer and fashion designer with an Associate’s of Arts Degree. Thanks to her impressive work in some Nickelodeon series during her childhood, the actress landed several roles in some moderate box office productions such as Hairspray and Easy A.