Christopher Guest was born on 5 February 1948, in New York City USA, to Peter and Jean Pauliene, of American and English ancestry, and is actually the 5th Baron Haden-Guest. He is known as a comedian, director, actor and screenwriter, but in addition is a musician as well.
So just how rich is Christopher Guest as of late 2017? Authoritative sources report that Guest’s net worth is as high as $30 million, accumulated from his over four decades long career in the entertainment industry.
Christopher Guest Net Worth $30 million
Christopher’s father was a British United Nations diplomat. Chrisyopher attended The High School of Music & Art in New York City, then studied clarinet at Stockbridge School in Massachusetts, before becoming more interested in mandolin and country music, and playing guitar alongside Arlo Guthrie, his Stockbridge School classmate, before taking-up rock ‘n’ roll. In addition, Christopher studied acting at New York University’s Graduate Acting Program, graduating in 1971.
Guest began acting in theatres during the early ‘70s, debuting as Norman in Michael Weller’s ‘’Moonchildren’’ in Washington D.C. He started performing at Broadway as of 1972, and provided audio contributions for National Lampoon. Guest made support appearances in ‘’The Hot Rock’’ and ‘’Death Wish’’ in 1972 and 1974 respectively, all establishing his met worth.
In the ‘80s, he wrote ‘’This Is Spinal Tap’’, and starred in this rock mockumentary comedy movie, which received positive reviews from the critics and is considered one of the best movies of 1984. His character, Nigel Tufnel was widely recognized and Guest has portrayed him in several other television shows throughout his career. During the same year, he was hired for ‘’Saturday Night Live’’, with a one-year contract, playing the recurring characters including Frankie and Herb Minkman.
In 1987, he landed the starring role of Count Rugen in ‘’The Princess Bride’’. As of 1991, he acted in three episodes of ‘’Morton & Hayes’’, then appeared as Nigel Tufnel in ‘’Rockline on MTV’’, ‘’Good Morning America’’ and ‘’Tonight with Jonathan Ross’’ in 1992; in the same year, he played that character in ‘’Halloween Jam at Universal Studios’’. Guest played a supporting role in ‘’A Few Good Men’’, appearing alongside Tom Cruise and Demi Moore, and in addition, the 25th anniversary of ‘’Spinal Tap’’ was marked by ‘’A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out’’, released on 12 December and receiving mixed reviews from the critics. It holds a score of six point two out of ten stars on IMDB. In 1998, he provided the voice for Slamfist / Scratch-It in ‘’Small Soldiers’’, and in the next year, he directed and starred in ‘’D.O.A.’’, a comedy television movie. In 2000, he portrayed Harlan Pepper in “Best in Show”, which he also directed and co-wrote. From 2000 until 2003, he appeared in ‘’The Late Show with David Letterman’’, as Alan Barrows and Nigel Tufnel. His net worth was rising.
He provided the voice for Stanley S. SquarePants in ‘’SpongeBob SquarePants’’ in 2007, and in 2009, he acted in ‘’ Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian’’ playing the part of Ivan the Terrible, and although the movie received mediocre reviews from the critics, it grossed over $413.1 million at the box office. Christopher then appeared in ‘’ Stonehenge: ‘Tis a Magic Place’’, a short comedy film in September of the same year.
As of the most recent past, Guest co-wrote, directed and made a short appearance in ‘’ Mascots’’ in 2016. In conclusion, he has acted in 90 films and television productions.
In his private life, Guest has been married to Jamie Lee Curtis since 1984. The couple has adopted two children and resides in Santa Monica, California. Christopher of Great Saling.
