Donald Frye was born on the 23rd November 1965, in Sierra Vista, Arizona, USA, and is a former professional MMA fighter, wrestler as well as an actor, who is best known for appearing in movies such as “Godzilla: Final Wars” (2004), “Miami Vice” (2006) and “Public Enemies” (2009). Since 2016, Don Frye is also a member of the UFC Hall of Fame.
Have you ever wondered how much wealth this multitalented artist has accumulated so far? How rich Don Frye is? According to sources, it is estimated that the total of Don Frye’s net worth, as of late 2017, revolves around the sum of $2 million, acquired through his successful career in the world of mixed martial arts as well as through his on-screen acting engagements.
Don Frye Net Worth $2 million
Apart from American, Don is also of Pennsylvania Dutch as well as Scottish and Irish ancestry. He attended Buena High School in his home town, where he discovered wrestling. In 1984 Don enrolled at Arizona State University where he began training for boxing as well, then in 1988 he attended Oklahoma State University – Stillwater. In August 1989, Frye debuted as a professional boxer, winning his first and apparently only bout, after which he landed a job as a firefighter; he later served as an emergency medical technician also. All these involvements provided the basis for Dan Frye’s net worth.
In 1995 Frye dived into the world of mixed martial arts, and in February 1996 he debuted at the UFC 8 scoring seven consecutive wins and becoming the tournament winner. Later that year Don became the UFC Ultimate 1996 Tournament Winner before retiring from MMA. In 1997, he joined New Japan Pro Wrestling where he competed ’til 2002, although in 2001 he returned to MMA, fighting in Pride Fighting Championships ’til 2003. Between 2004 and 2006, Frye fought in K-1 and its Hero franchise, since when he has made several sporadic comebacks to his fighting career, rounding his score to a total of 31 MMA fights of which he won 20. It is certain that all these achievements helped Don Frye to significantly boost his net worth.
Don Frye debuted as an actor in 2004, when he was cast for the role of Douglas Gordon in the Japanese sci-fi movie adventure “Godzilla: Final Wars”. In 2006, he starred in the crime thriller movie “Miami Vice”, opposite Colin Farrell, Lo Gong and Jamie Foxx in the leading roles, and also voice-acted in the children’s animated movie “The Ant Bully”. The breakthrough in Don’s acting career occurred in 2009, when he appeared alongside Johnny Depp and Christian Bale in Michael Mann’s blockbuster, biographical crime drama about John Dillinger – “Public Enemies”. Doubtlessly, all these accomplishments made a significant impact on the total size of Don Frye’s wealth.
Don has since added several more roles to his portfolio, including the leading role in “Badass Brock” (2012) as well as supporting roles in “13” (2010), “Hot Bath an’ a Stiff Drink” (2014) and more recently “Street Level” (2015) and “Enter the Fist and the Golden Fleece” (2016). All these on-camera appearances have helped Don Frye to boost his net worth.
When it comes to his personal life, Frye was married to Mollie Frye with whom he welcomed two children, both daughters. After suffering a tough divorce, Don spent over two months in a coma due to a severe back injury, and currently is, allegedly, homeless.
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