James Howard Woods was born on 18 April 1947, in Vernal, Utah USA of part Irish ancestry. James Woods is an actor who has starred in around 130 films, TV shows, theater plays, as well contributing his voice to animated TV series and video games, in a career spanning over 45 years in the entertainment industry.
So just how rich is James Woods? Sources indicate that James’ net worth is now estimated to reach $45 million; his wealth should not surprise us is if we consider his long and successful career as an actor.
James Woods Net Worth $45 Million
James was raised in Warwick, Rhode Island, his father being a US intelligence officer and his mother running a preschool. That’s where he went to school before entering MIT to study political science, but James dropped out to pursue an acting career, apparently at the urging of Tim Affleck, father of Ben, who was manager at the Theater Company of Boston. His Hollywood career did not start right away. It was preceded by a number of stage parts in theater, including on Broadway. There is an amusing story about how he managed to get a part in his first Broadway show: James Woods is said to have pretended to be British in order to fit in the part in “Borstal Boy”! That really proves his acting skills, doesn’t it?
He appeared on film for the first time in 1971 (it was a movie called “All The Way Home) but his Hollywoood breakthrough didn’t come until 1979 with the film “The Onion Field”, which helped him gain the reputation of a promising new actor, especially as he was also nominated for a Golden Globe for his role as a killer in this film. Hi did not receive the award, but began to establish himself as an actor who is exceptionally good at playing killers and other villainous characters, as demonstrated in many later films.
Woods’ talent was acknowledged with three prestigious Emmy awards for his roles in the movies “Promise”, “My name is Bill W.”, and “Hercules”. The famous actor has other awards such as Golden Globe, Theatre World award and others in his pocket. His most well known films include “Videodrome”, “Once Upon a Time in America”, “Ghosts of Mississippi”, “Salvador”, and “Nixon”. His role in the TV production called “Shark” was one more success for Woods. Of course, all these appearances contributed significantly to James’ consistently rising net worth.
Among his more recent achievements are voice acting for world famous animated films and TV series such as “The Family Guy”, “The Simpsons” and “Stuart Little 2”. Considering the popularity of these productions, it is no surprise that James Woods wealth has reached such an impressive amount. Further, as if all the foregoing were not enough, Woods has also taken a role of a film producer of several films, including “Cop” in 1988, and “Another Day in Paradise” in 1998.
There is something to say about James Woods as a person. It is also known that he possesses an extraordinary intellect. His example makes it obvious that a highly intelligent artist is likely to become a very wealthy man, doesn’t it? However, it has to be mentioned that his professional success as well as his wealth did not prevent him from finding himself single at the age of 65. The actor has married twice, but both marriages ended in divorce; Kathryn Morrison(1980-83), and Sarah Owen(1989-90). It is curious that neither of his wives were actors, but despite that Woods is known for his relationships with other famous actresses, Seon Young among them. Perhaps his interest in golf and poker has left him in this situation!
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