How much is Gerard Butler worth?
| Net Worth: | $30 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Actor |
| Date of Birth: | November 13, 1969 |
| Country: | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
About Gerard Butler
This Scotsman has a wide range, from Beowulf to hopeless romantic in P.S. I Love You, and an even more alluring accent. Gerard Butler didn’t become well-known until he was in his late 30s, but his transformation from a troubled small-town kid to a Hollywood superstar who may or may not have slept with Jennifer Aniston was significant.
In one swift motion, Gerard made the decision to try acting, began landing roles in high-profile productions, and because to his sculpted physique and the leading part he played in 300, became one of the industry’s most sought-after men.
One side of the world to the other.
In the little Scottish mill town of Paisley, on November 13, 1969, Gerard James Butler, the youngest of three children born into a lower-middle class household, was born. Butler would have daydreams about being in movies as a child, but never seriously considered acting as a career. “The idea of me fantasizing about becoming an actor quickly led to depression,” he says. “No, it was never going to happen to me. I was a 16-year-old kid on the other side of the world from where they made movies.”
Butler, a talented but unenthusiastic student who was endowed with brains and a cunning charm, followed his easy good results to law school at the University of Glasgow. He even rose to the position of Law Society President, admitting that he “I kind of blagged my way into.” it.
Despite parental pressure, he decided to take a break from law school since something about it didn’t set well with him. He then moved to California for a year of odd jobs and extreme intoxication. He claims that “Something very compulsive and dark and lusty and pleasurable but damaging took over,” an event that provided him freedom and adventure as well as an L.A. Country rap sheet.
Butler went to Scotland, finished law school, and obtained the necessary two-year “trainee lawyer” position after spending a night in jail for being generally intoxicated and disorderly. Butler then realized right away, however, that the legal profession wasn’t for him. He claimed, “When I put on a suit and tie, I became dreadfully unhappy.” Butler succeeded in getting dismissed despite how challenging it is to do so as a trainee. Just one week before he was due to qualify, his employment came to an end. After returning home and telling his mother the terrible news, he was motivated to come to London the next day in order to pursue a profession as an actor after seeing a stage rendition of Trainspotting.
Regaining Lost Time
In London, Butler performed a variety of odd jobs, such as distributing playscripts for a Steven Berkhoff play. On a whim, he auditioned for the play’s lead role and was cast. He performed on stage in the play that had originally inspired him, Trainspotting, demonstrating his talent as an inexperienced actor.
His breakthrough came in 2001 when he was chosen to play Attila the Hun in the made-for-TV film Attila, following a few bit roles.
He co-starred in Reign of Fire the following year with Matthew McConaughey and Christian Bale, and just six years after that, in Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, he filmed love scenes with Angelina Jolie.
He had four voice lessons and was awarded the lead part in The Phantom of the Opera in 2004 despite having no prior musical training other than a brief stint with a rock band. But in 2007, when he and his abs starred as King Leonidas in the Frank Miller blockbuster 300, he made the jump into stardom.
Butler could now buy his own ticket because the movie was a huge box office hit.
Since 300, Butler has made decisions that have revealed his interests and passions.
He has voiced animated characters (How to Train Your Dragon), morally dubious action heroes (P.S. I Love You, The Bounty Hunter), sci-fi (Gamer), and romantic comedies (Law Abiding Citizen). When he’s not switching back and forth between his identical houses in New York and Los Angeles, you can find him having fun, getting into mischief, and giving the big screen the same irrepressible, charming authenticity that has been securing him leading roles for the past ten years.
“Just like, as a human being, I wouldn’t want to work every day of my life, I want to have some leisure time, I want to have some sexy time—you know, you want to experience all the parts of your psyche and all the parts of humanity and life, and it’s like that in films.”
