Tori Spelling Net Worth

How much is Tori Spelling worth?

About Tori Spelling

Besides the success of her work in 90210, Tori Spelling performed in many other television series that helped her become rich and successful. While she was part of the popular 90s show, Tori also spend a lot of time in Saved by the Bell, where she portrayed the role of Violet Bickerstaff. She also participated in many made-for-television and independent films – Co-ed Call Girl, A Friend to Die for, The House of Yes, Trick, and Scary Movie 2.

Shortly after 90210 had ended, Tori starred in the VH1 sitcom So Notorious. In July 2005, while filming the Mind Over Murder movie in Ottawa, Canada, Tori met actor Dean McDermott. At the time they met each other, both Tori and Dean were married to other people, however, they fell in love and soon got married. After the couple got married, they starred in their own television series titled Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood. The series followed the life of Tori and Dean for over 5 years, starting from their move out of Los Angeles to the birth of their five children. The series was overall successful as it was renewed for six seasons, beginning in March 2007 and ending in January 2012.

While she was appearing on her own television series, Tori also continued to star in other movies and television shows. She also released her own fashion and jewelry line on the HSN (previously Home Shopping Network). A few months later, Tori released her first book, titled sTori TELLING. The autobiography was released in March 2008, and in just six months, in September 2008, it climbed to the number one position of the popular New York Times’ best-seller list (in the category for “non-fiction books).

In the 2010s, Spelling also released five more books. The success of Tori and Dean’s own reality show led to the creation of the spin-off series. The spin-off was called Tori & Dean: sTORIbook Weddings and it aired from April to December 2011. In 2013, shortly after their first series had ended, Tori and Dean starred in their own docu-series Tori & Dean: Cabin Fever.

The series had only nine episodes and it wasn’t as successful as their first show. Throughout the late 2010s, Tori Spelling continued to work in many popular shows and series – Big Brother 13, My Little Pony, Mystery Girls, and most recently, The Masked Singer.

In late 2008, CW announced the premiere of a Beverly Hills, 90210 spin-off called simply 90210. Just a few months after it premiered, it was reported that Tori was asked to take part in the series and reprise her role of Donna Martin, however, the producers changed their minds and used completely different names instead. That’s the reason why Tori appeared on the show as a guest star in episodes 19 and 20 of the 90210’s first season.

By 2013, despite her earnings and money inherited from her father (around $18 million), she had allegedly blown through all of it. Her father Aaron Spelling died in 2006, and when he did, Tori’s mother inherited some $500 million dollars. However, Tori’s finances are her own nowadays and in 2017, she had a lawsuit filed against her by City National Bank claiming that she had not paid $200,000 down of a $400,000 loan that she had taken. She had also apparently overdrawn $17,000 from her account.

In 2019, Tori was once again asked to star in what was the second spin-off of Beverly Hills, 90210. The series was titled BH90210 and they aired only six episodes of it. Unlike the original show, in the BH90210 spin-off, all major characters from the original series portrayed themselves. The comedy-drama focused entirely on the lives of the stars from the original series and it’s primarily inspired by their real lives.

Spelling’s Total Net Worth

Overall, it is estimated that Tori Spelling may have earned $22.5 million dollars during her career. Of that amount, $2-3 million is expected to have been paid in business related costs. The remainder, $20 million, will have been taxed at around 48%. That is, as Spelling has been residing in the state of California but earned through some lower federal income tax years. After tax, it is estimated that her career earnings are at around $10.4 million dollars, having paid $9.6 million dollars in taxes.

Tori Spelling married Charlie Shanian in 2004 and they divorced two years later, in 2006. While Spelling appeared on some TV series in single episodes, her earnings were very low over that period. It was Shanian who filed for the divorce citing irreconcilable differences. It seems that the marriage dissolved without alimony payments being made by either party. Tori then married Dean McDermott that same year of 2006, they have had five children together.

While Tori Spelling’s personal life was a bit all over the place, even as late as 2018. It seems to have straightened out again since 2019. Perhaps considering that she is heiress to such a large apparent fortune, that is perhaps what “went to her head”. Either way, she has since mounted a recovery through her appearances in TV series, like BH90210. Her salary for the reboot was $70,000 per episode.

Still, in her personal life it seems that Spelling might have spent some $20 million dollars of her career earnings, including a thick wad of her inheritance as well. By 2013, she had allegedly spent a reported $18 million dollars and in 2018, was being sued by her bank for overdrawn funds that had not been repaid. Likely, because the bank was concerned about Spelling declaring herself bankrupt. Since then it appears that she has paid off her creditors and possesses a net worth of about $900 thousand dollars.

Summing-Up

There is no denying that Tori Spelling is multi-talented. Whether it’s acting, singing, or writing a best-seller, she can do it all. She began acting at the age of six and in just nine years, she began working for one of the most successful teen series from the 90s. Over the past 10 years, Tori continued to succeed, as she not only starred in movies and her own television series, but she also released six books, one of which became a best-seller in just six months time.