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Adam Douglas Driver is a San Diego, California-born American actor and former United States Marine mortarman. Born on 19 November 1983, is descended through English, Dutch, German, Irish and Scottish ancestry. Best known for his Broadway performances as well as his work in famous Hollywood movies like “Lincoln” and “Inside Llewyn Davis”, Adam has been active in his profession only since 2010.

A prominent Hollywood actor who has also managed to find fame on Broadway, one may wonder how rich is Adam Driver? In early 2016, Adam’s net worth is estimated to be $2 million by sources. Needless to say, his involvement in American film industry as well theatre has been the most significant in amassing his wealth. Also, his three year-long service as a United States Marine mortarman has added to his riches.

Adam Driver Net Worth $2 Million

Raised in San Diegoand Misawaka, Indiana, Adam attended Mishawaka High School, where he performed in school plays and was also noted as a singer. After high school, Adam joined the United States Marine Corps following the September 11 attacks, but after serving for three years, Adam was medically discharged from the service, and started attending the University of Indianapolis, and later Julliard School to earn a degree in drama, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Upon graduation, Adam started acting in theatres on and off-Broadway.

Adam debuted on the television as a guest artist in the series “The Wonderful Maladys”, “The Unusuals”, “Law & Order” and more. He became more famous when he was cast in the television series “Girls” in which he portrayed the role of Adam Sackler. Apart from these, he has also appeared in television shows including “The Simpsons”, “Saturday Night Live”, “You Don’t Know Jack” and so on. He has also provided his voice in the video games “Disney Infinity 3.0” and “Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens” as Kylo Ren. Obviously, all of these television shows have paid Adam quite well, making him a multi-millionaire artist as of now.

Along with being a prominent actor on American television, Adam has also managed to succeed as a Hollywood movie actor. He debuted in Hollywood playing in Clint Eastwood’s movie “J. Edgar” in 2011. Since then, he has appeared in a number of movies including Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln”, in which he shared the screen with actors like Daniel Day-Lewis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and James Spader. He has also worked in other successful movies – “Tracks”, “What If”, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and more. More recently, he is working for the upcoming Star Wars movie “Star Wars: Episode VIII”.

Moreover, Adam has also appeared on stage in plays which include “The Retributions”, “Angels In America”, “Man And Boy” among others.

With regards to his contributions in the field of acting, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and a Critics Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy series for his role in the television series “Girls”. He has also won Hamptons International Film Festival Award for Breakthrough Performer for his role in the 2013 movie “Inside Llewyn Davis”.

As for his personal life, the 32 years old actor now leads a married life with his college love Joanne Tucker. For now, Adam Driver enjoys his career as one of the famous Hollywood actors while his present net worth of $2 million caters to his daily life.



Full Name Adam Driver
Net Worth $2 Million
Date Of Birth November 19, 1983
Place Of Birth San Diego, California, United States
Height 1.89 m, 1.78 m
Profession Actor
Education Mishawaka High School, Julliard School
Nationality American
Spouse Joanne Tucker (m. 2013)
Parents Joe Driver, Nancy Wright, Han Solo, Leia Organa
Siblings April Driver
Nicknames Adam Douglas Driver
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/adamdriverfans
Twitter https://twitter.com/adamdriver85?lang=en
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/adriver93
IMDB www.imdb.com/name/nm3485845
Awards MTV Movie Award for Best Villain, Volpi Cup for Best Actor, Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain, Saturn Award, Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actor
Nominations Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2013-2015),MTV Movie Award (2015), Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (2013), Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Ensemble (2012),
Movies “Lincoln” (2013), “Inside Llewyn Davis” (2013),Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), While We’re Young (2014), Girls (2012-), Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2016),Star Wars: Episode VIII (2017)
TV Shows Girls, The Dinner Party, Soldiers, Top Gear Russia, Belye Volki, Sdelka, Zagovor kuklovodov
Quote
1 [on working with the Coen brothers] I think they have a common theme, even though they work in completely different ways. Specificity of story – so clear with what it is they’re after – and different opinions about how to get there. They’re kind of unanimous in that way. Just to see the Coens at the state they are in with their careers, and how they still have this relentless pursuit to to tell the best version possible, and do all their homework – it’s incredible to have been able to witness.
2 [on his musical contribution to ‘Inside Llewyn David’] They keep the music department very separate from the actors at Juilliard. I am musical though. I grew up in church and did a lot of singing at choir, and a lot at choir in school, and playing the piano – things like that. But I wouldn’t call myself a musician by any means compared to the [others]. Musical in that I own instruments that are at my house that I play with people. But not like in that I have mastered any of them.
3 [observation 2013, on continuing to perform in ‘Girls’] Every season is a different thing. The first season we were still trying to figure out what it is we’re doing, and I think that still applies to the third season, which we just did. There’s still an ambitious pursuit of ‘How do we go deeper and surprise ourselves?’
4 At the Emmy awards, everybody runs up to you and says, ‘Aren’t you having the time of your life?’ I mean, I was never after trying to get an Emmy. The whole spectacle seems cheesy and dated. The thing that motivates me most is being petrified of not having a place to put my voice.
5 In the military, you learn the essence of people. You see so many examples of self-sacrifice and moral courage. In the rest of life you don’t get that many opportunities to be sure of your friends.
6 I auditioned in Chicago for Juilliard and didn’t get in. I was basically living in a back room of my parents’ house, paying rent and not doing anything with my life. I’d like to say it was patriotic to join the Marines, but it was also that I was doing nothing honorable with my life, and spending too much time at McDonald’s.
7 The deadly thing in my job is to attach too much meaning to everything. You have to have a sense of humor about yourself…I’m definitely trying to figure this all out as I go along, how to craft a career. As things get bigger, I have days of depression, sitting in the house and wondering ‘What are you doing? Is it even relevant?’
8 “I’m like a sight gag, I have this really big face…I don’t totally get it. I mean, when I read for Girls (2012) I was, like, the script says ‘Handsome Carpenter,’ so someone else is going to get the part. They’ll have someone handsome, not me. I mean, I’m not in any danger of getting leading-man parts.
9 Just the service aspect of running a nonprofit is so gratifying because it takes the attention off yourself. I’m not an acting monk or anything. I’m not, like, the most well-adjusted actor. But it’s really designed to focus on yourself, or it can be. So it’s good to have something else to focus on that reminds you that it’s not always about you. Something I learned in the Marine Corps that I’ve applied to acting is, one, taking direction, and then working with a group of people to accomplish a mission and knowing your role within that team.
Fact
1 Does not watch his own performances onscreen, and even declines to listen to audio clips of himself while being interviewed on the radio.
2 While serving in the Marines, he missed active duty in Iraq due to a mountain biking accident in which he broke his sternum.
3 He is the son of Joe Douglas Driver and Nancy (Needham) Wright. Adam has English, along with German, Dutch, Irish, and Scottish, ancestry. His father is from Arkansas and his mother is from Indiana. Their families have lived in those states for many generations.
4 Growing up, he sang in the church choir.
5 His stepfather is a minister.
6 Was briefly enrolled in the University of Indianapolis theatre department.
7 Lives in Brooklyn Heights, New York City.
8 Lena Dunham thanked Driver profusely for his support when she won her Golden Globe award in Jan. 2013.
9 Says he ‘originally passed on’ his ‘Adam Sackler’ role in Girls (2012) because he ‘thought TV was evil.”.
10 Used to be a Marine.
11 Served in the Marine Corps, and now runs a non-profit foundation called Arts in the Armed Forces that stages theatrical performances for military personnel.
12 Graduated from Juilliard.

Actor

Title Year Status Character
Tough as They Come 2018 announced Travis Mills
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote 2018 post-production Toby
Star Wars: The Last Jedi 2017 post-production Kylo Ren
Annette pre-production
Logan Lucky 2017 Clyde Logan
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) 2017 Randy
Girls 2012-2017 TV Series Adam Sackler
Silence 2016/I Garupe
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2016 Video Game Kylo Ren (voice)
Paterson 2016 Paterson
Midnight Special 2016 Sevier
Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015 Kylo Ren
The Simpsons 2015 TV Series Adam Sackler
Disney Infinity 3.0 2015 Video Game Kylo Ren – The Force Awakens DLC (voice)
This Is Where I Leave You 2014 Phillip Altman
While We’re Young 2014 Jamie
Hungry Hearts 2014 Jude
What If 2013/I Allan
Tracks 2013/I Rick
Inside Llewyn Davis 2013 Al Cody
Bluebird 2013/I Walter
The River 2013/I Short Joe
Lincoln 2012 Samuel Beckwith
Frances Ha 2012 Lev
Not Waving But Drowning 2012 Adam
Gayby 2012 Neil
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 2012 TV Series Jason Roberts
I’m Coming Over 2011 Short Evan
J. Edgar 2011 Walter Lyle
The Wonderful Maladys 2010 TV Movie Zed
You Don’t Know Jack 2010 TV Movie Glen Stetson
Goldstar, Ohio 2010 Short Jared Rock
Law & Order 2010 TV Series Robby Vickery
Archangel 2010 Short Man
The Unusuals 2009 TV Series Will Slansky

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2015 TV Series performer – 1 episode
Hungry Hearts 2014 performer: “Tu si’ ‘na cosa grande”
Inside Llewyn Davis 2013 performer: “Please Please Mr. Kennedy”

Self

Title Year Status Character
Weekend Today 2017 TV Series Himself
Late Night with Seth Meyers 2015-2017 TV Series Himself / Himself – Guest
Radio Disney Music Awards 2017 TV Movie Himself – Presenter
The Envelope 2017 TV Mini-Series Himself
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2016-2017 TV Series Himself – Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 2017 TV Series Himself
Larry King Now 2017 TV Series Himself – Guest
Extra 2015-2016 TV Series Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2015-2016 TV Series Himself – Guest / Himself – Performer
Film ’72 2016 TV Series Himself – Interviewee
Teen Choice Awards 2016 2016 TV Movie Himself – Winner
Le journal du Festival 2016 TV Series Himself
2016 MTV Movie Awards 2016 TV Special Himself – Nominee
A Cinematic Salute to the Troops 2016 Himself
Blueprint of a Battle: The Snow Fight 2016 Video documentary short Himself
Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens: The Story Awakens – The Table Read 2016 Video documentary short Himself
The Force Awakens: Inside the Armory 2016 Video documentary short Himself
The Scavenger & the Stormtrooper: A Conversation with Daisy Ridley and John Boyega 2016 Video documentary short Himself
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey 2016 Documentary Himself
A Roundabout Road to Broadway 2016 TV Movie Himself
Saturday Night Live 2016 TV Series Himself – Host Cris Collinsworth Kylo Ren …
Conan 2015 TV Series Himself – Guest
Rotten Tomatoes 2015 TV Series Himself
Vice News 2015 TV Series documentary
Good Morning America 2015 TV Series Himself – Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2014-2015 TV Series Himself – Guest
The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards 2015 TV Special Himself – Nominee
Star Wars: Greatest Moments 2015 TV Movie documentary Himself
The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards 2014 TV Special Himself – Nominee (credit only)
Tracks: Interviews 2014 Video documentary short Himself – Actor
Made in Hollywood 2013 TV Series Himself
The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards 2013 TV Special Himself – Nominee
Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film 2013 TV Movie documentary Himself – Actor
70th Golden Globe Awards 2013 TV Special Himself – Audience Member (uncredited)
Girls: Guys on Girls Featurette 2013 TV Movie documentary Himself
Girls: About Girls 2012 Video documentary Adam Sackler
You Don’t Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story 2009 Documentary Glen Stetson

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
Entertainment Tonight 2016 TV Series Himself
The Drunken Peasants 2016 TV Series Kylo Ren / Ben Solo
Chelsea Lately 2014 TV Series Adam Sackler
The 66th Annual Tony Awards 2012 TV Special documentary Himself – Performer

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2017 Sant Jordi Sant Jordi Awards Best Actor in a Foreign Film (Mejor Actor en Película Extrajnera) Paterson (2016)
2016 Saturn Award Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Best Supporting Actor Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015)
2016 LAFCA Award Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Best Actor Paterson (2016)
2016 MTV Movie Award MTV Movie Awards Best Villain Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015)
2016 Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Villain Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015)
2016 TFCA Award Toronto Film Critics Association Awards Best Actor Paterson (2016)
2015 Audience Award Maui Film Festival Shining Star Award
2014 Volpi Cup Venice Film Festival Best Actor Hungry Hearts (2014)
2013 HFCS Award Houston Film Critics Society Awards Best Original Song Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
2012 Breakthrough Performer Hamptons International Film Festival Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2017 DFCS Award Denver Film Critics Society Best Actor Paterson (2016)
2017 ICS Award International Cinephile Society Awards Best Actor Paterson (2016)
2017 ALFS Award London Critics Circle Film Awards Actor of the Year Paterson (2016)
2017 OFCS Award Online Film Critics Society Awards Best Actor Paterson (2016)
2016 CFCA Award Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Best Actor Paterson (2016)
2016 Gotham Independent Film Award Gotham Awards Best Actor Paterson (2016)
2016 MTV Movie Award MTV Movie Awards Best Fight Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015)
2016 SDFCS Award San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Best Actor Paterson (2016)
2016 Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Awards Choice Movie: Hissy Fit Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015)
2015 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Girls (2012)
2015 ACCA Awards Circuit Community Awards Best Cast Ensemble Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015)
2015 Critics’ Choice TV Award Critics Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Girls (2012)
2015 FCCA Award Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards Best Actor – Supporting Role Tracks (2013)
2015 Golden Nymph Monte-Carlo TV Festival Outstanding Actor in a Comedy TV Series Girls (2012)
2015 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Girls (2012)
2014 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Girls (2012)
2014 Critics Choice Award Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Best Song Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
2014 Gold Derby TV Award Gold Derby Awards Comedy Supporting Actor Girls (2012)
2014 OFTA Film Award Online Film & Television Association Best Music, Original Song Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
2014 Young Hollywood Award Young Hollywood Awards Fan Favorite Actor – Male
2013 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Girls (2012)
2013 Gold Derby TV Award Gold Derby Awards Breakthrough Performer of the Year Girls (2012)
2013 Gold Derby TV Award Gold Derby Awards Comedy Supporting Actor Girls (2012)
2013 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Girls (2012)

2nd Place Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2016 ICP Award Indiewire Critics’ Poll Best Lead Actor Paterson (2016)
2016 VVFP Award Village Voice Film Poll Best Actor Paterson (2016)

3rd Place Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2017 NSFC Award National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA Best Actor Paterson (2016)
2016 DFCC Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards Best Actor Paterson (2016)

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