Barry Knapp Bostwick was born on the 24th February 1945, in San Mateo, California USA, and is an award-winning film, television, and stage actor, best known for his roles as Brad Majors in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” (1975), and for playing Mayor Randall Winston in the television show “Spin City” from 1996 to 2002. Bostwick made his acting debut on stage in 1965, joining the cast of “Take Her, She’s Mine”. Over the course of his long and productive career, he has taken home a Tony Award, as well as a Golden Globe Award.
Have you ever wondered how rich Barry Bostwick is, as of early 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Bostwick’s net worth is as high as $3 million, an amount earned through his successful career in acting.
Barry Bostwick Net Worth $3 Million
Barry Bostwick is the younger son of Elizabeth “Betty” Bostwick, and Henry “Bud” Bostwick, who was a city planner and an actor. He displayed his acting talent at an early age, in the musicals and puppet shows which he and his brother Peter were putting together for the neighborhood children. After finishing San Mateo High School, Barry enrolled in San Diego’s United States International University’s School for the Performing Arts in 1967. During this time, he supported himself by occasionally working as a circus performer. Bostwick’s next stop was New York, where he attended the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at New York University.
Bostwick showcased his talent for music during his fruitful career on Broadway, starting with “Cock-a-Doodle Dandy” in 1969. However, the role which made him famous came three years later, when he portrayed Danny Zuko in the Broadway musical hit “Grease” (1972), for which Bostwick earned his first Tony Award nomination. At the same time, he began venturing into film, first with a small role in “Jennifer on My Mind” (1971), followed by the comedy movies “Road Movie” (1974) and “The Wrong Damn Film” (1975). Next came his most significant and memorable role to date, that of Susan Sarandon’s wimpy boyfriend in the cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” (1975). The film also starred Tim Curry, Meatloaf, Richard O’Brien, Patricia Quinn, and Peter Hinwood as the titular Rocky. While the movie wasn’t initially a box office success, it gained a huge following in subsequent years, and it saw innumerable midnight showings in packed theaters around the world.
Bostwick then returned to the stage, making it big on Broadway, receiving his second Tony Award nomination for “They Knew What They Wanted” (1976), however, for him third time was the charm, and he finally won the trophy next year, for “The Robber Bridegroom” (1977). What followed was an equally successful television and film career, starting with the double feature “Movie Movie” (1978), in a dual role as Johnny Danko and Dick Cummings.
As for television, his notable roles include the lead in “George Washington” (1984) and “George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation” (1986), with Patty Duke Astin, Jeffery Jones, and Marcia Cross; and Lieutenant Carter “Lady” Aster in “War and Remembrance”, the 1988 miniseries acclaimed as an epic and for which he won a Golden Globe Award. However, Bostwick is mostly noted for his comedy roles, which he displayed for six years in the sitcom “Spin City”. There he played the dim-witted Mayor Randall Winston, and his co-stars included Michael J. Fox (later replaced by Charlie Sheen), Alan Ruck, Connie Britton, and Jennifer Esposito. His long tenure on the show increased his net worth significantly.
Until this day, Bostwick dedicates himself equally to his television and film careers, and his recent credits include voice acting in “The Land Before Time: Journey of the Brave” (2016), as well as roles in “Range 15” (2016) and “Bigger Fatter Liar” (2017). On television, he is credited with numerous guest-star roles, in hit TV shows such as “Scandal” (2013), “New Girl” (2014), and “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (2015).
Regarding his personal life, Barry Bostwick in 1994 married Sherri Ellen Jensen, with whom he has two children. He battled prostate cancer in 1997, but recovered successfully when his prostate was removed. Subsequently, he won the Gilda Radner Courage Award from the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in 2004.
