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Oliver Laurence North Wiki Biography

Oliver Laurence North was born on 7 October 1943, in San Antonio, Texas USA, to mother Ann Theresa and father Oliver Clay North, a U.S. Army major. He is a now political commentator, TV host, syndicated columnist, military historian and author, formerly a US Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel. He is probably best known as the former deputy-director of the National Security Council, who was involved in the Iran-Contra affair.

So just how wealthy is Oliver North at present? Sources state that North has acquired a net worth of over $5 million, as of mid-2016. His wealth has been established during his involvement in the Marines and NSC, as well as through his numerous best-sellers and his various television projects.

Oliver North Net Worth $5 Million

North grew up in Philmont, New York where he attended Ockawamick Central High Scool. Upon matriculating in 1961, he went on to attend the State University of New York at Brockport for two years. While at college, he also attended the US Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class during summer, held at the Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia.

In 1963 North was appointed to the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. In 1968, he became a second lieutenant in the US Marine Corps, and during the Vietnam War he served as a platoon commander, winning a Silver Star Medal, Bronze Star Medal, and two Purple Heart medals. After his time in Vietnam, he came back to Virginia and became an instructor at the Basic School in Quantico. He later returned to Vietnam as one of the witnesses in the trial of Corporal Randy Herrod, who was accused of the mass killing of Vietnamese civilians. In 1971 North received promotion as Captain and served as the commanding officer of the US Marine Corps in the Northern Training Area in the Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, after which he was based work at the Marine Corps Headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, later being promoted to major and serving as an operations officer in the 3rd Battalion and 8th Marine Regiment.

Upon graduating from the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island in 1981, North was appointed deputy-director for political-military affairs of the National Security Council by President Ronald Reagan. Two years later he was promoted to lieutenant colonel, and led various operations while at NSC, such as the 1983 Beirut barracks bombing case which resulted in the loss of around 300 American and French military personnel; the U.S. invasion of Grenada in the Caribbean Islands as well as the 1986 Bombing of Libya. He was involved in the Iran-Contra affair, the sale of arms to Iran in exchange for US hostages, with the profits being channeled to the Contra guerrillas in Nicaragua.

Following this scandal, North was dismissed by President Reagan, and in 1988 he officially resigned his Marine Corps commission. The following year he was declared guilty on three of 12 charges from the affair and was given a suspended jail sentence of three years, two years probation, ordered to do community service and fined $150,000. However, two years later all charges against him were dismissed by a Federal judge.

In 1991 North published his memoir “Under Fire: An American Story”. During the following years he released a number of other books including “Mission Compromised”, “The Jericho Sanction”, “The Assassins”, “After Jihad”, “Heroes Proved”, “In the Fight Against Radical Islam”, “Counterfeit Lies”, “American Heroes on the Homefront” and many others, which greatly contributed to his net worth.

In 1994 he ran for the United State Senate as the Republican Party candidate, but lost to Democrat candidate Charles Robb. The following year North began hosting a nationally-syndicated radio program called “Oliver North Radio Show” also referred to as “Common Sense Radio”. In 1999 he co-hosted the MSNBC show “Equal Time”. As of 2001, he has been hosting the Fox News military history show called “War Stories with Oliver North” while also serving as a regular commentator on another Fox News show called “Hannity”. His career as a host has greatly improved his wealth.

North has appeared in various television projects, such as in “The Jerry Springer Show” and in the television series “Wings”, “JAG” and “Auction Kings”. He also contributed to an episode story for the series “The Americans”. He appeared as a military consultant in the 2012 video game “Call of Duty: Black Ops II”, voicing himself in one level of the game. The projects have also added to his wealth.

In his private life, North has been married to Betsy Stuart since 1967, and the couple has four children.

North currently serves as a board member of the National Rifle Association of America, a non-profit organization advocating for gun rights. In 1990 he founded Freedom Alliance, an organization aimed at providing support for soldiers – and their families – killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty, and the ones that are currently serving on the front lines and their families.



Full Name Oliver North
Net Worth $5 Million
Date Of Birth October 7, 1943
Place Of Birth San Antonio, Texas, United States
Profession Former United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel, tv show host, historian, author, syndicated columnist
Education Ockawamick Central High Scool, State University of New York at Brockport, US Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class, Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island
Nationality American
Spouse Betsy Stuart (m. 1967)
Children Sarah North, Dornin North, Tait North, Stuart North
Parents Ann Theresa North, Oliver Clay North
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/ColOliverNorth
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/olivernorthfnc
IMDB www.imdb.com/name/nm0636048
Awards Silver Star Medal, Bronze Star Medal, two Purple Heart medals
TV Shows “Oliver North Radio Show”, “Common Sense Radio”, “Equal Time” (1991), “War Stories with Oliver North”, “Hannity”, “The Jerry Springer Show”, “Wings”, “JAG”, “Auction Kings”
Fact
1 Honorary chairman of “Freedom Alliance”.
2 While assigned to the National Security Council from 1983 to 1986, his specialty was counter-terrorism operations. Some of his accomplishments include planning the rescue of the medical students being held hostage on Grenada and the bombing raid on Muammar Gadaffi’s terrorist camps in Libya.
3 Is a correspondent for Fox News on defense/war issues.
4 Was rarely called by the name “Ollie” until his assignment to the National Security Council and the Iran-Contra hearings. Up to then, he mainly went by the name “Larry” (short for Laurence, his middle name).
5 Children: 3 daughters, Tait (oldest), Sarah, and Dornin; 1 son, Stuart.
6 Besides his commentaries and hosting his show War Stories with Oliver North (2001) on the Fox News Channel, Lt. Col. North is a best-selling author of three books: “Under Fire”, “One More Mission – Return to Vietnam” and “Mission Compromised”.
7 Ran as a Republican for the U.S. Senate to represent the state of Virginia in 1994 but was defeated by incumbent Democrat Chuck Robb.
8 Retired from the Marine Corps in 1989 at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
9 Was a major figure in the Iran-Contra affair.
10 Hosts MSNBC show Equal Time (1992) alongside Paul Begala.

Actor

Title Year Status Character
Call of Duty: Black Ops II 2012 Video Game Oliver North (voice, as Lt. Col. Oliver L. North)
JAG 1995-2002 TV Series Ollie

Writer

Title Year Status Character
The Americans 2014 TV Series story – 1 episode

Self

Title Year Status Character
Fox and Friends 2012-2016 TV Series Himself / Himself – Fox News Military Analyst / Himself – Host, War Stories
Lou Dobbs Tonight 2013-2016 TV Series Himself / Himself – Host, War Stories
Outnumbered 2016 TV Series Himself – Guest Co-Host
War Stories with Oliver North 2001-2016 TV Series documentary Himself – Host / Himself
On the Record w/ Brit Hume 2004-2015 TV Series Himself / Himself – Fox News Military Analyst / Himself – Panelist
The Kelly File 2013-2015 TV Series Himself – Fox News Military Analyst / Himself
Hannity 2009-2014 TV Series Himself / Himself – Fox News Military Analyst
The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson 2014 TV Series Himself
Katie 2014 TV Series Himself
America Live 2012-2013 TV Series Himself
Fox Files 2013 TV Series Himself
America’s Book of Secrets 2012-2013 TV Series documentary Himself
Happening Now 2012 TV Series Himself
Never Surrender 2011 Documentary
The Export 2011 Documentary Himself
The Story of the Battle of Outpost Harry 2010 Documentary Himself
Hold at All Costs: The Story of the Battle of Outpost Harry 2010 Documentary Himself
There’s Hope America 2003-2009 TV Series Himself
Encore with John Palmer 2006 TV Series Himself
Hannity & Colmes 2005-2006 TV Series Himself
The O’Reilly Factor 2006 TV Series Himself
HELP at Home Live 2005 TV Series Himself
Life Today with James Robison 2002 TV Series Himself (2002)
The Daily Show 2000-2002 TV Series Himself
VH-1 Where Are They Now? 2002 TV Series documentary Himself
First Monday 2002 TV Series Himself
Hostage 1999 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself
ACLU: A History 1998 TV Movie documentary Himself
Jeopardy! 1997 TV Series Himself – Guest Contestant
A Perfect Candidate 1996 Documentary Himself
Ollie’s Army 1996 Documentary Himself
Gore Vidal’s American Presidency 1996 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself (1996)
The Last Party 1993 Documentary Himself
Equal Time 1992 TV Series Himself – Host
Wings 1992 TV Series Himself
The Howard Stern Show 1991 TV Series Himself
Post No Bills 1991 Documentary Himself
The Iran/Contra Hearings 1987 TV Mini-Series Himself – Witness
The Samaritan 2017/I Documentary completed Himself

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
The Eighties 2016 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself – Fmr Military Aide, National Security Advisor
Der Fall Barschel 2015 TV Movie Himself
Behind the Freedom Curtain 2013 Documentary
The ’80s: The Decade That Made Us 2013 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry 2012 Documentary Himself
Air Emergency 2011 TV Series documentary Himself
Reagan 2011 Documentary Himself
Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura 2010 TV Series documentary Himself
American Drug War: The Last White Hope 2007 Documentary Himself
Investigation Into the Iran-Contra Affair, 1987 2007 Video documentary Himself
Iran-Contra Investigation 2007 Video documentary Himself
Declassified 2006 TV Series documentary Himself
De skrev historie 2005 TV Series Himself
Letter to the President 2005 Video documentary Himself
CIA: Guerres secrètes 2003 TV Movie documentary Himself
I Love the ’80s 2002 TV Series documentary Himself
Bowling for Columbine 2002 Documentary Himself (uncredited)
Family Fundamentals 2002 Documentary Himself
The Maltese Double Cross 1994 Documentary Himself (uncredited)
Beyond ‘JFK’: The Question of Conspiracy 1992 TV Movie documentary Himself (uncredited)
Tribulation 99: Alien Anomalies Under America 1992 Himself
The Panama Deception 1992 Documentary Himself (uncredited)
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol 1990 Documentary Himself (uncredited)
Cover Up: Behind the Iran Contra Affair 1988 Documentary Himself (uncredited)
The Secret Government: The Constitution in Crisis 1987 TV Movie documentary Himself

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2014 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Writing in a Drama Series The Americans (2013)

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