Robert Wallace Forster, Jr. is an actor born on 13th July 1941in Rochester, New York State USA, into a family of Italian, Irish and English descent. He is best known for his roles in movies such as „Medium Cool“(1969), „The Delta Force“(1986) and Quentin Tarantino’s „Jackie Brown“(1997) which brought him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
Have you ever wondered how rich Robert Forster is? According to sources it has been estimated that Robert Forster’s overall net worth is $10 million, as of late 2017, accumulated through an impressively versatile career both in films and on television. Since he is still very active in the entertainment industry, his net worth continues to grow.
Robert Forster Net Worth $10 Million
Robert first became interested in acting while at Rochester’s Madison High School, where he participated in musicals and school theatre plays. After matriculating, thanks to football schollarships, Forster enrolled at the University of Rochester where he continued to appear in student theatre plays. In 1963 he graduated with a BA in history and psychology, and went on to take an apprenticeship at East Rochester theater, to play in productions such as „West Side Story“. Two years later, Robert moved to New York City, and was cast in a two-character play „Mrs. Dally Has a Lover“ in the lead role, partnered with Arlene Francis. However, his debut screen role was in the 1967 drama film „Reflections in a Golden Eye“, a production in which he was seen next to Marlon Brando and Elizabeth Taylor. He was next seen in minor roles in movies such as „The Stalking Moon“(1968), „Medium Cool“(1969) and TV series „Banyon“(1971), but as his career was on the rise, he started to appear in more notable parts, in „Avalanche“(1978), „The Black Hole“(1979), „Alligator“(1980), „Vigilante“(1983) and „Walking the Edge“(1985). In 1986 he starred in the Israeli-American action thriller movie „The Delta Force“ which had Chuck Norris in the lead role but also brought Forster wider popularity, and an increase in his net worth.
Robert’s acting career and popularity began to decline in the late ’80s, so in this period Forster started working as a motivational speaker and acting coach in Hollywood film schools, before being rediscovered by director Quentin Tarantino in the mid ’90s. Tarantino invited Robert for a seven-hour audition and eventually cast him for the role of Max Cherry in his latest movie „Jackie Brown“(1997), which eventually brought him an Academy Award nomination and worldwide recognition and popularity, which resulted in more high-profile projects, and films such as „Psycho“(1998) „All the Rage“(1999) and „Supernova“(2000) soon followed.
When it comes to television, Robert appeared in the NBC show „Heroes“ (2007–2008) and the Emmy award-winning crime drama „Breaking Bad“ (2013). Among numerous other roles both in film and on television, Forster starred in „Automata“(2014), „Too Late“(2015), „The Confirmation“(2016) and latterly „What They Had“ which is set for release in 2018.
In his personal life, Robert was married to June Provenzano from May 1966 to September 1975, and the couple had three children. He also has another son born earlier, from a previous relationship. Forster is a member of the Triple Nine Society – people whose IQ is estimated to be among the 99.9th percentile of the human population.
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