Charles Robert Redford, Jr. has an estimated net worth of $170 million. Redford is a famous actor but also top rated director and producer. He is also recognized as environmentalist and Sundance Festival founder, one of the most famous movies events.
Robert Redford grew up in Santa Monica, California. He went to high school Van Nuys High. He enrolled at University of Colorado and Pratt Institute. After that he took his first theatrical set design classes at Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Redford excelled at sports when he was younger. He played tennis, football and baseball. At high school he won a baseball scholarship.
He started his acting career in New York on stage in Barefoot in the Park, a famous romantic comedy by Neil Simon. At that early stages Redford took appearance in many television shows.
His real breakthrough was in “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” where he acted along Paul Newman. After that movie he starred in “The Sting”, “The Candidate” and many others.
During his career he acted in more than 60 movies, and directed more than 10 movies. His director portfolio contains an Oscar winning “Ordinary People”.
Robert Redford won the Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002. and French Knighthood in the Legion d’Honneur in 2010.
Earnings & Financial Data
|
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2010 |
Salary |
Salary from The Last Castle |
$11,000,000 |
|
1992 |
Salary |
Salary from Indecent Proposal |
$4,000,000 |
|
1978 |
Salary |
Salary from The Electric Horseman |
$3,500,000 |
|
1976 |
Salary |
Salary from A Bridge Too Far |
$2,000,000 |
|
1972 |
Salary |
Salary from The Sting |
$500,000 |
|
1961 |
Salary |
Salary from War Hunt |
$500,000 |