Owen Cunningham Wilson has a net worth of $40 million. Most of us know him as a comedian, but Owens talents go far beyond that. Owen was born on November 18, 1968 in Dallas, Texas and has two brothers Andrew Wilson and Luke Wilson who are involved in acting as well. Owen worked on his net worth by being a screenwriter, producer, actor and even lending his voice to animations. Wilson’s carrier started from an idea that came to him and his friend and mentor Wes Anderson, while studying at the Austin university. Together they created their first project “Bottle Rocket” (1995), which got noticed by the right people at the right time and got the funding to see the day light in cinemas.
Owen Wilson Net Worth $40 Million
The movie did not earn much money, but it gave them the needed boost in screen writing and directing as well as acting.
After that Owen took part in films like Zoolander, Behind Enemy Lines, wedding Crashers, Shanghai Noon where he played alongside with Jackie Chan, Anaconda, You, Me & Dupree, The Royal Tenenbaums. For this last mentioned movie Owen was nominated for an Oscar of Best Screenplay. The more recent Wilson’s roles are Marley & Me, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian and Midnight in Paris, that was produced by Woody Allen and that’s one of the best works that Owen has done and it’s not even a comedy.
Owen is one of the founding members of the Frat Pack- a club of Hollywood’s comedians, which includes Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller, Paul Rudd, Luke Wilson.
Owens net worth is steady growing because from the year 2000 his price for each film is getting bigger. That gives him the opportunity to own luxurious expensive cars like Porsche, Toyota Prius and Chevrolet Blazer or have houses in Malibu and Hawaii and travel from one to another with a private jet. But not all of Owen Wilson’s net worth is spent on comfortable lifestyle, he supports the ones in need and involves him self in charities like Chandler Sky foundation, BID 2 BEAT AIDS and actively supports solar energy and green causes. Owen loves sports so no wonder he supports his hometown teams like Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Mavericks or Texas Rangers. As for football his favorite team is Chelsea, so it s quite a travel if he wants to see the live game.
Unfortunately the huge Owen Wilson’s net worth didn’t help him during his period of depression, in 2007 he attempted a suicide. It did largely effect his public and professional life, he got less roles, he didn’t came to the promotions of movies that he was all ready done. But gladly this dark period should be over, in 2011 he did one of the best roles in Midnight in Paris and it was announced that Owen Wilson and his girlfriend Jade Duel were expecting a baby boy. This news should really make his life much more happy and give a reason to want to live and spend his $40 million net worth.
