American actor, Isaiah Washington, has an estimated net worth of $500 thousand. He is best known for his role as Dr. Preston Burke on the ABC medical drama Grey’s Anatomy from 2005 to 2007. A respected actor who became one of the more prominent figures in the growing African American cinema of the 1990s, Isaiah Washington has made his name in gritty crime dramas and romantic ensemble comedies alike. Born on August 3, 1963 in Houston, Texas, Washington spent four years in the Air Force before studying drama at Washington, D.C.’s Howard University. Following graduation, he won a role in playwright Ntozake Shange’s Spell 7 and then moved to New York to further pursue his career. He appeared in a number of stage productions, and he became one of the founding members of CityKids Repertory, a theater group that visits high schools and community centers throughout New York. Washington began his screen career on television, appearing in the soap operas As the World Turns and One Life to Live. He made his big screen debut in Spike Lee’s Crooklyn (1994), and he subsequently appeared in Lee’s Clockers (1995), Girl 6 (1996), and Get on the Bus (1996), the last of which cast him as a gay man on his way to the 1995 Million Man March in Washington, D.C. Isaiah Washington earned his net worth as an actor for several Spike Lee films, as well as on ABC drama Grey’s Anatomy where he played the role of Dr. Preston Burke. Born in Houston, Texas, he has been part of the acting community since 1991.
Washington began his screen career on television, appearing in the soap operas As the World Turns and One Life to Live. He made his big screen debut in Spike Lee’s Crooklyn (1994), and he subsequently appeared in Lee’s Clockers (1995), Girl 6 (1996), and Get on the Bus (1996), the last of which cast him as a gay man on his way to the 1995 Million Man March in Washington, D.C. Isaiah Washington earned his net worth as an actor for several Spike Lee films, as well as on ABC drama Grey’s Anatomy where he played the role of Dr. Preston Burke. Born in Houston, Texas, he has been part of the acting community since 1991.
A genealogical DNA test conducted by African Ancestry, Inc. revealed that Washington’s maternal ancestry can be traced to what is now Sierra Leone. He traveled to Sierra Leone in May 2006 marking the beginning of his charity work and was granted Sierra Leonean Citizenship, making him the first African American to be granted full citizenship based on DNA.
Earnings & Financial Data
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Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
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2012 |
Salary |
Per episode salary from The 100 |
$35,000 |