Timothy Francis “Tim” Robbins is an Oscar winning actor, producer, director, screenwriter and also an activist and a musician. He was born in West Covina, California on October 16th 1958 of British, German and French descent, but was raised in New York City, where his acting career began at a very young age. He is probably best known for his roles in the movies “Bull Durham” (1988), “The Shawshank Redemption” (1994), and “Mystic River” (2003).
Have you ever wondered how rich Tim Robbins really is? His net worth is estimated by sourcesto be as high as $45 million dollars as of early 2016, most of it from acting and his music. What makes him unique is not only his hard work-driven personality, but also his involvement in social issues. Robbins is also an accomplished director and writer. In his work he cleverly guides the audience through new angles on political and social issues, with realistic stories and characters that gave the viewer a sense of familiarity.
Tim Robbins Net Worth $45 Million
Tim Robbins parents were Gil and Mary Robbins; Gil Robbins was a popular musician in the ’80’s country music group “The Highwaymen” and Mary was an actress. Robbins has two sisters, Adele and Gabrielle, and a brother David, and they are all involved in cinematography. His acting career began while he attended Stuyvesant High School, when he was a part of the drama club. He then moved to Los Angeles, where he continued pursuing his professional acting career, as he studied drama and acting at the UCLA Film School, from which he graduated in 1982.
Tim began his acting career back in 1979 while he was at college, as the part of Theater for the New City. One of his major performances was in the play “Little Prince”, a musical adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s book of the same name. Soon after this, he co-founded a theatre group called The Actors’ Gang and started to perform with them. Thanks to that his net worth started rising, as well as his popularity.
Since then his professional acting career took a turn with his first roles in television and movies such as “Sure Thing” (1985) with John Cusack, and “Top Gun” (1986) alongside Tom Cruise. His next role was his breakthrough, as a goofy baseball player in “Bull Durham” (1988) with Kevin Costner and Susan Sarandon. His net worth was certainly rising.
In 1992 he received the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival for his role in the amoral movie “The Player” directed by Robert Altman, which increased the overall of size of his net worth by a large margin. Since then his career has only gone upwards as he started to write, produce and direct movies such as “Dead Man Walking” (1995), for which he was nominated for directing and screenplay (Golden Globe), and “Cardle Will Rock” (1999). In 2003 he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the move “Mystic River”.
Some of his latest work includes the independent drama “The Secret Life of Words” (2005), a sci-fi blockbuster “War of the Worlds” (2005), and a family movie “Zathura: A Space Adventure” (2005), all of which added a lot to his wealth. Also he voiced some of the animated characters in the movie “Embedded”, which he also directed and produced.
In his personal life, Robbins started a relationship with actress Susan Sarandon in 1988, and the couple has two sons. They share liberal political views, however, their relationship ended in December 2009.
Tim is also a big baseball and hockey fan. He supports his New York teams: the Mets and the Rangers and often goes to games. Robbins is also a passionate ice hockey player who regularly enjoys playing in the New York adult recreational hockey community.
