How much is Owen Wilson worth?
| Net Worth: | $70 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Actor |
| Date of Birth: | November 18, 1968 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
About Owen Wilson
We all wish he would crash our weddings since he is an all-American southerner with a cheeky smile and his distinctively crooked nose. However, Owen Wilson isn’t necessarily the same in real life as the comedian we see on television. The performer, who has shown he’s more than simply a comic, has overcome significant personal challenges to become one of Hollywood’s biggest names.
Before crashing weddings and boarding The Darjeeling Limited, he was “so hot” in Zoolander.
A Troublemaker at Birth
The boys were quite the handful, but none more so than Owen, who was born in Texas to a photographer mother and an ad professional father, along with two siblings, Andrew and fellow actor Luke.
Owen was sent to a military academy in New Mexico to attempt and make amends after being expelled from his Dallas high school, St. Mark’s Academy, in the 10th grade for cheating. Owen attended the University of Texas at Austin after graduating from the military academy, where he met the now-famous filmmaker and screenwriter Wes Anderson.
The two rapidly grew close and started collaborating on the script for the movie Bottle Rocket.
The script was handed around until it got to James L. Brooks, who granted the guys $5 million to film their movie. Bottle Rocket was published in 1996 and received positive reviews.
After completing one movie, the two moved to Hollywood, where Wes and Owen stayed with Andrew and Luke, two of Owen’s siblings. The Cable Guy (1996), Permanent Midnight (1998), and Breakfast of Champions (1999) were just a few of the early movies in which Owen found work. Despite the fact that the majority of these early movies had less than stellar box office performances, they helped to get Owen’s name in front of influential businesspeople.
Both Humor and Depression
The new millennium, however, would mark a turning point in Owen’s career. He was cast in Shanghai Noon and the immensely successful Meet the Parents. Soon after, in 2001, he was playing a variety of roles in Behind Enemy Lines, The Royal Tenenbaums (the screenplay for which he once again collaborated with Wes Anderson), and Zoolander. After that, Owen returned as the brash cowboy Roy O’Bannon in the Shanghai Knights prequel to Shanghai Noon before picking up the code in Wedding Crashers (2005) and boarding The Darjeeling Limited (2007).
And to top it all off, in 2006, he started dating fellow Hollywood diva Kate Hudson.
Although Owen’s career appeared to be flourishing, creating box office hits after hits, there appeared to be a dark side as well, much like with so many men of talent. After separating with Hudson, Owen was taken to St. John’s Health Center on August 26, 2007, according to allegations that he had supposedly attempted suicide. Although Wilson has never publicly discussed what truly happened, Owen did leave Tropic Thunder, and from what we can gather, he started receiving depression treatment. But unlike many celebrities, we do not believe that this one incident sums up the great actor. Actually, people enjoy working (and playing) with Owen because of his positive outlook on life.
A Triumphant Return
However, the following year saw Owen return to the spotlight thanks to box office successes like Marley & Me (2008) before joining the casts of Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) and Fantastic Mr. Fox (2010).
The comedian is still in high demand despite a significant setback. Owen adds a lively energy to the theatre, whether he’s portraying a Wild West cowboy or a Zen ex-boyfriend, keeping us waiting for more.
“I don’t think I ever had the idea that I wanted to be an actor. That would have seemed a little too far fetched.”
