Jerry Falwell Jr. Net Worth

How much is Jerry Falwell Jr. worth?

Net Worth:$75 Million
Profession:Businessman
Date of Birth:June 17, 1962 (age 60)
Country:United States of America
Height:
5 ft 11 in (1.82 m)

About Jerry Falwell Jr.

Jerry Lemon Falwell Jr. Is an American lawyer and the former chancellor of the Liberty University. In addition to his work as an attorney, he is also famous for being a prominent member and the former academic administrator of the Evangelical Christian community. He remained in his position as the fourth president of Liberty University from May 2007 until he resigned in August 2020 surrounding controversy.

Jerry Falwell Jr. became famous after he was appointed as the president of Liberty University upon his father’s death. He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on June 17, 1962. He’s the eldest son of Jerry Sr. and Macel Falwell. His father is one of the most popular Southern Baptist pastors and televangelists in Virginia. Jerry has two younger siblings – a brother named Jonathan and a sister named Jeannie.

American attorney and former academic administrator Jerry Falwell Jr. has an estimated net worth of $75 million dollars, as of 2023. When his father Jerry Falwell Sr. died in 2007 Jerry Falwell Jr. was appointed president of Liberty University in Lynchburg. A position he has since stepped down from.

As a child, he attended various private schools in the Lynchburg area, with the most notable being Lynchburg Christian Academy (now known as the Liberty Christian Academy), from which he graduated in late 1980. Shortly after, he enrolled at the Liberty University.

In 1984, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and religious studies. He then attended the University of Virginia (School of Law), from which he obtained a Juris Doctor in 1987. After his graduation from the institution, he began serving in private practice as the lawyer of both the Liberty University and all of its related organizations in the Virginia area. In 2000, he became an official member of the university’s Board of Trustees. After his father passed away in mid-May 2007, he was appointed the fourth president of Liberty University.

The former attorney and academic administrator became wealthy from his many professions. From what we can gather, he spent most of his early twenties and thirties working as a lawyer on various cases and for multiple organizations.

After his father’s death, Jerry Jr. became the president of Liberty University. On January 26, 2016, Falwell announced his endorsement of Donald Trump for the Republican nomination.

This decision of publicly backing Donald Trump caused some Liberty University alumni and other evangelicals to express concerns about Falwell. His leadership eventually came under direct fire by a letter signed by various Congress members, including Andy Levin and Jamie Raskin. The letter made claims that Jerry Falwell Jr. was personally blocking students from being able to write columns that criticized Donald Trump. The facts of whether or not this is indeed true, are unclear.

In August 2020, it was announced that Falwell would take an indefinite leave of absence. This came after a controversial photograph was posted on a social media page. A few weeks later, Falwell made a public statement that his wife had had an affair and that they had become targets of blackmail. The next day on August 24 it was reported that Jerry Falwell Jr. had resigned from his position at Liberty University.

Around that same time, it surfaced that because Jerry Falwell Jr. was not leaving under any wrongdoing, he will receive a severance package totally as estimated $10.5 million. During his tenure at the institution, it is estimated that Jerry Falwell Jr. was able to earn an estimated $100 million dollars. Most recently, in October 2020, he sued the university for damaging his reputation, however, he dropped the lawsuit two months later.

Ever since the late 2000s when he took over the president position from his father, he governed the University and, based on what we can find, only after endorsing Donald Trump did controversies begin to surface.

His political views on various subjects is the main reason why he’s been a media sensation, in our opinion. Among those are his longstanding criticism of the Muslims, homosexual lifestyle and homosexuality in general.

Another thing that helps this controversial celebrity so successful is his affiliation with Donald Trump. In January 2016, Falwell Jr. announced his endorsement of the latter during his Republican nomination. He then went on to compare him to Winston Churchill and defend the president in various television and radio interviews. Among some of his most memorable television appearances over the past decade are in Thomas Road Live, Erin Burnett Out Front, and Fox and Friends.

Summing-Up

Jerry Falwell Jr. became somewhat of a celebrity that gained fame for his work as a lawyer and university administrator of the Liberty University. Over the course of his career as the head of the institution, he has earned fame, fortune and also the respect of many. As of 2023, Jerry Falwell Jr.’s net worth is estimated to be $75 million dollars.

Jerry Falwell Jr. has become one of the most popular public figures in the Virginia area.

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