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Billy Graham Net Worth

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1 year ago

March 25, 2023

Daniel Wanburg

Billy Graham's Net Worth as of 2024
$25 Million

William Franklin Graham Jr., was born on the 7^th November 1918, in Charlotte, North Carolina USA, of part-Scottish descent, and was a preacher, considered to be the father of American evangelism. Graham was initially ordained as a Southern Baptist minister, but Billy became the first television preacher, who first rose to the fame for his preaching at New York’s Madison Square Garden arena. His sermons were delivered to 210 million people in 185 countries, often to huge audiences in sports stadia and with the aid of interpreters. He wrote more than 30 books, most of which became best-sellers. He passed away in 2018.

How much was Billy Graham’s net worth? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that his wealth was over $25 million, as of today – accumulated during his career in the ministry which spanned over seven decades.

Billy Graham Net Worth $25 Million

Billy was raised on a farm near Charlotte, with his three siblings. He was educated at Sharon High School, then entered Bob Jones College, but dropped out of it to study at the Florida Bible Institute. While still studying he founded his own ministry, as he was ordained to be a pastor by the United Gospel Tabernacle. Meanwhile, Graham did his duties as a pastor in the First Baptist Church located in Western Springs, Illinois, though he served there only from 1943 to 1944. However, the net worth and popularity of Billy Graham jumped after his appearances on the mass/media.

The pastor made his debut launching the radio program entitled “Songs In the Night” (1944–1945), however it was not successful, and due to the low ratings it was closed. Later, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association was founded, which launched a number of television and radio programs, and released films which made the pastor not only famous but also rich; the association launched magazines too. Among the most significant works were the radio program “Hour of Decision” which was aired for more than 50 years on various radio stations all over the world; the magazines “Decision” and “Christianity Today” (1956–present) with a current circulation of 130,000; the website passageway.org created for youth, and more than 130 films produced by World Wide Pictures, the film production and distribution company founded by Graham in 1951.

The authority of Billy Graham was so great that he became the spiritual advisor for American presidents including Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lyndon Johnson as well as Richard Nixon. Billy Graham is the author of many books which became bestsellers. Among the most popular ones are “The Jesus Generation” (1971), “Angels: God’s Secret Agents” (1975, 1985), “How to Be Born Again” (1977), “Just As I Am: The Autobiography of Billy Graham” (1997, 2007) and “The Reason for My Hope: Salvation” (2013).

As a very honourable person, Billy Graham is the recipient of various awards and honours, and it should be noted that he was annually listed and honoured in the Greatest Living American survey. Among the most important awards he has received are the American Academy of Achievement’s Golden Plate Award (1965), Sylvanus Thayer Award from United States Military Academy Association of Graduates at West Point (1972), Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award (1983), Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honour Congress can bestow on a private citizen (1996), and Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE), for his international contribution to civic and religious life over 60 years (2001).

Last, but not the least, in the personal life of the pastor, Billy Graham married his high school sweetheart Ruth Bell in 1943, and they lived together for 64 years until her death in 2007; they had five children, among them Franklin Graham, the president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Billy Graham was the grandfather of 19 grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren.

Billy Graham died on 21 February 2018 in Montreat, North Carolina of natural causes, at the age of 99.

Daniel Wanburg

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Danny Bonaduce Net Worth

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18 hours ago

April 18, 2024

Daniel Wanburg

Dante Daniel Bonaduce was born on 13 August 1959, in Broomall, Pennsylvania USA, of Italian (father) and English (mother) descent. Danny Bonaduce is a well-known actor, TV and radio personality, wrestler and producer, perhaps still best known for his role of Danny in the popular ’70s TV series “The Partridge Family”.

So just how rich is Danny Bonaduce? Danny’s estimated net worth is now over $2.5 million dollars, accumulated over more than 40 years in various elements of the entertainment industry.

Danny Bonaduce Net Worth $2.5 Million

Danny Bonaduce rose to fame early in his life, when cast in “The Partridge Family”, in which Bonaduce, who was 11 at the time, played a bass-playing member of the family. The show was a huge success and brought the whole cast international fame. At that time, however, his personal life was far from glamorous; his co-workers noticed that Danny would often show up covered in bruises, and he confessed that he was abused by his father, script-writer and producer Joe Bonaduce. Members of the cast did their best to secure Bonaduce from his abusive family environment, but his difficult childhood and early fame eventually took its toll. The show ended in 1974 and the young actor was left with enormous amounts of money, a great start to his net worth, but no emotional stability. In the late 1980’s and early 1990’s the actor struggled with drug abuse which led to several arrests. His later addiction to alcohol was documented in the reality TV series “Breaking Bonaduce”. The cameras captured one of the most difficult period of his life, as he struggled with both alcohol and drug abuse and tried to save his marriage at the same time. Bonaduce also told his life story in his autobiography “Random Acts of Badness”, which also added to his net worth.

Luckily, the former child star managed to put his life back together, and continued to have a successful career in Hollywood. After appearing in numerous TV shows, such as “The Soup”, “I Know My Kid’s a Star” and “The Adam Carolla Show”, and then he started his own radio show. Thanks to his great sense of humour and distinct voice, he was successful on radio career in the 80’s. From 1994 to 1996 he hosted his own radio show “The Danny Bonaduce Show” on The Loop WLUP AM/FM. Later he became a host of a morning show on WKQI. Since November 2011.Bonaduce has hosted a morning talk/music show on radio station KZOK-FM in Seattle. Radio has been the most consistent source of income for Danny, managing to maintain a reasonable net worth.

In addition to being an actor and a radio host, Bonaduce is also a semi-professional wrestler, which has also helped to increase his popularity and net worth. He has wrestled many other public personalities and professional athletes in numerous charity events, the majority of which ended in Bonaduce’s triumph. He was also a part of the “Hulk Hogan’s Celebrity Championship Wrestling” show.

In his persoanl life, Danny Bonaduce has been married three times, firstly to Setsuko Hattori(1985-88) and then to Gretchen Hillmer(1990-2007) with whom he has two children. Their complicated marriage was well documented on “Breaking Bonaduce”. He started dating his third wife Amy Railsback in 2007, and the couple married in November 2010. Bonaduce has admitted more than once that marriage has helped him to quit booze, and completely changed his life.

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Robert Kirkman Net Worth

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18 hours ago

April 18, 2024

Daniel Wanburg

Robert Kirkman was born on 30 November 1978, in Richmond, Kentucky USA. He is perhaps most widely recognized as the creator of “The Walking Dead”, both the comic series and some of the episodes of the famous horror TV series adaptation.

So how rich exactly is Robert Kirkman? Sources estimate his current net worth to be $20 million, most of his wealth being accumulated through his work as a comic book author, plus being one of the writers of the episodes of TV series “The Walking Dead” has also significantly raised his net worth.

Robert Kirkman Net Worth $20 Million

Robert Kirkman wrote his first successful comic book entitled “Battle Pope” in 2000 with the help of artist Tony Moore. It was a parody of the superhero genre mixed with Biblical symbolism and dark humor. Despite its controversial themes, the comic book ran successfully and in 2005 was reprinted by “Image Comics” in color and in 2008 “Battle Pope” became an animated series on “Spike” TV channel.

The second successful Kirkman’s project was a story about a superhero entitled “Invincible” which he created in 2003 with artist Cory Walker. In the same year he released another comic which raised Kirkman’s success and net worth to a whole new level. There were some problems when Kirkman tried to publish the first issues of “The Walking Dead” as zombies weren’t seen as something that audiences might enjoy. However, Robert managed to sell the first issue and the comic gained instant popularity. In 2010, “The Walking Dead” won the Eisner Award in the category of “Best Continuing series”. In the same year, the first episode of “The Walking Dead” apocalyptic horror TV series adaptation was released on AMC. Not surprisingly, Kirkman was chosen to work as one of the writers for the episodes of this show. In addition, as show gained increasing popularity, Kirkman has published three non-graphic novels of “The Walking Dead”, which were entitled “The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor” (in 2011), “The Walking Dead: The Road to Woodbury” (in 2012) and “The Walking Dead: The Fall of the Governor” (in 2013). Currently, Kirkman is one of the co-authors to the spin-off horror TV show “Fear The Walking Dead” which should be released in the summer of 2015.

In 2004, Kirkman started working for one of the biggest comic book publishing companies Marvel Comics, which also boosted Kirkman’s already impressive net worth. Kirkman is known for working on such popular comic book titles as “Avengers Disassembled”, “Jubilee”, “Fantastic Four”, “Ultimate X-Men”, “Marvel Team-Up” and “Irredeemable Ant-Man”. However, in 2008, Kirkman ended his associations with Marvel Comics and became one of the partners of Image Comics. Currently, Kirkman is working on a science fiction feature film entitled “AIR”, which is scheduled to be released in 2015 and will be the first film produced by Robert Kirkman.

In his personal life, Robert Kirkman is married and has two children, one of whom is named Peter Parker, after the famous superhero Spider-Man.