Charlene L. Tilton was born on 1 December 1958, in San Diego, California USA, and is an actress probably best known for being part of the television show “Dallas” as the character Lucy Ewing. She was also part of “Married… with Children”, “Superhero Movie”, and “Totally Blonde”. All of her efforts have helped put her net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Charlene Tilton? As of mid-2016, sources inform us of a net worth that is at $2 million, mostly earned through a successful career as an actress, having appeared in many films and television shows dating back to the 1970s. She has also done a lot of hosting work and commercials. All of these have ensured the position of her wealth.
Charlene Tilton Net Worth $2 million
During the start of her acting career, Charlene appeared in several television shows including “Eight is Enough” and “Happy Days”. This soon led to her film debut in “Freaky Friday” alongside Jodie Foster in 1976. In 1979, she became part of the series “Dallas”, which starred Jim Davis, Larry Hagman, and Barbara Bel Geddes; the show would run from 1978 to 1985, and then from 1988 to 1990. Tilton also appeared in the spin-off entitled “Knots Landing”. During the peak of her career in “Dallas”, she reportedly earned around $50,000 per episode and it raised her net worth significantly.
Charlene also appeared in numerous publications, and had a widely televised wedding. Charlene had the chance to showcase her singing skills in “Dallas”, and even released a dance song entitled “C’est La Vie”. The song would become a hit in Europe, and she would then appear in “Circus of the Stars”. She then participated in game shows, becoming a panelist of “Match Game” from 1979 to 1982, and was also part of 1996’s “Match Game 2” pilot.
In 1981, Tilton appeared in “Saturday Night Live” as a guest host, and would do several sketches. In the 1990s, she became well known for being part of the Abdominizer workout equipment commercials. She made a guest appearance in “Married… with Children” as part of a spoof of her commercials, and she would then star in spoof films including “Paranormal Calamity”, “Superhero Movie”, and “The Silence of the Hams”. She also appeared on “Dancing on Ice” as a contestant, but was eliminated during week five. In 2012, she became part of the “Dallas” revival series, reprising Lucy Ewing in the show.
Aside from these, Charlene was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Young Artist Foundation for her work in the original “Dallas”.
For her personal life, it is known that Tilton was married to country artist Johnny Lee from 1982 to 1984, and with whom she had a daughter, and then married Domenick Allen in1985 – they divorced in 1992. She would then have a long term relationship with Cheddy Hart which ended due to Hart’s sudden death in 2009. Aside from these, she released a statement in 2012 just after her “Dallas” co-star Larry Hagman passed away. She mentioned that Larry was a father figure to her, and was the reason she would go far in her acting career.
