Michael Edward O’Malley was born on the 31st October 1966, in Boston, Massachusetts USA of Irish origin, and is an actor best known for his roles in the television series “Sooner or later divorce!” (2000 – 2006), “My Name Is Earl” (2005 – 2009) and “Glee” (2009 – 2015). O’Malley has been active in the entertainment industry since 1991.
How much is the net worth of Mike O’Malley? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of his wealth is as much as $3 million, as of the data presented in early 2017. Film and television are the main sources O’Malley’s wealth.
Mike O’Malley Net Worth $3 Million
To begin with, the boy was raised in New Hampshire by his parents Marianne, a career counsellor, and Tony O’Malley, a defence industry executive. He matriculated from Bishop Guertin High School in Nashua in 1984, and then graduated from the University of New Hampshire in which he studied Theatre. He was a member of the fraternity Kappa Sigma. In 2006, he returned to his alma mater to deliver a farewell speech to the graduating class 136ª, and during this event he was also awarded an honorary degree.
Mike O’Malley started his career in 1991, when he starred in a minor role in an episode of the television series “Law & Order”. He filled minor roles for a few years, before he starred in the title role of the television series “Life with Roger” (1996 -1997), aired on The WB Television Network. Between 1998 and 1999, he secured his first roles in feature films, appearing in the role of Mike Perry in “Deep Impact” (1998), and later starred in the supporting role of Pete in the film “Pushing Tin” (1999) with John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton. In 2000, he played Oliver in the film “28 Days” with Sandra Bullock, and the same year, he received one of the roles for which he is best known that of Jimmy Hughes in the sitcom aired on CBS – “Sooner or later divorce!”; the series lasted until 2006 and Mike starred in all seasons. Meanwhile, he joined the cast of “My Name Is Earl” (2005 – 2009) in the role of Stuart Daniels, a cop with a passion for bowling. In 2008, he starred in several episodes of the short-lived television series “My Own Worst Enemy” in the dual role of Tom Grady and Raymond Carter, all adding to his net worth.
O’Malley appeared in two feature films in 2008 – “Meet Dave” starring Eddie Murphy and “Leatherheads” starring George Clooney. In 2009, he joined the cast of the hit television series “Glee” playing Burt Hummel, father of Kurt Hummel played by Chris Colfer – his recurring role during the first season evolved into the main in the second season. Due to his excellent performances in the series, he was nominated for the Emmy Award in the category of the Best Supporting Actor in a TV Comedy Series in 2010, and the same year won the Teen Choice Award. In 2010, he joined the cast of the television series “Parenthood” in the recurring role of Jim Kazinsky, and appeared in the film “Eat Pray Love” with Julia Roberts, boosting his net worth again.
During 2011, he wrote the screenplay for the television series “Shameless”. In 2012, he starred alongside Miley Cyrus and Jeremy Piven in the action comedy film “So Undercover” by Tom Vaughan. Mike was also cast as the main in the psychological thriller film “A Good Marriage” (2014). Recently, he appeared in the critically acclaimed films “Concussion” (2015) by Peter Landesman and “Sully” (2016) by Clint Eastwood.
Finally, in the personal life of the actor, Mike has been married to Lisa O’Malley since 2000, with whom he has a daughter and two sons.
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