Mark Richard Hamill is a very well-known writer, director, producer of all sorts, actor and even voice actor. He has a career that is more than four decades long. He started his career in 1979 when he went on a show called The Bill Cosby Show. His big breakthrough was a role of Luke Skywalker in the famous trilogy called Star Wars. Mark Hamill has also starred in an animated movie based on the famous comic book about Batman in 1992. Mark Hamill is most known for his work in Star Wars episodes such as Episode IV – A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi and many more. He was the voice actor for the role of the Joker in Batman.
Mark Hamill Net Worth $6 Million
Given that Hamill has starred in such epic movies it is no wonder how he has accumulated his net worth that is over $6 million. He has also worked in television as well as on stage on Broadway. He has also done other movies; a few to mention would be Corvette Summer, The Big Red One, Amadeus, The Nerd, and The Elephant Man. That is due to the fact that Mark Hamill wanted to try out new roles and make himself suitable for more than one type of movie role. This might be the reason why he also narrated a few documentaries for BBC Productions.
Mark is considered to be one of the best voice actors. He has voiced quite a few characters on The Simpsons, The Incredible Hulk, Time Squad, Robot Chicken and Spider Man. His career as a voice actor started when he voiced Jeannie on Hanna-Barbera. Then he voiced a few other characters on such games as “Wing Commander”, “The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian”, “Batman: Arkham Asylum”, “Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix”, and “Full Throttle”.
Mark has received the Saturn Award twice. He was nominated for the Best Actor, as well as for the Drama Desk Award, which sadly he didn’t receive.
Also, he has a few books published under his name. One to mention would probably be The Black Pearl comic book, which made Mark Hamill become even more famous and well-known.
Speaking about his personal life Mark was born in Oakland, California, United States on 25th of September 1951. He has six siblings, being the fourth out of seven children. As a child Mark Hamill had to move several times due to the fact that his father was a United States Navy captain and was deployed a lot. Mark’s Alma matter is Los Angeles City College where he obtained a degree in drama. He is married to Mary Lou York, who was his dental hygienist up until they married in 1978. Together they have two sons: Nathan and Griffin as well as a daughter – Chelsea Elizabeth. Hamill’s family is very supportive of his work.
