Actresses
Gloria Gaynor Net Worth
Gloria Gaynor's Net Worth as of 2024
$20 Million
Gloria Gaynor is a popular singer, born as Gloria Fowles on 7th September 1949 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. She is probably best known for her disco hit singles “I Will Survive”, “Never Can Say Goodbye”, “Let Me Know (I Have a Right)” and “I Am What I Am”, which all entered the Hot 100 list during the 1970s and the early ‘80s.
Have you ever wondered how rich Gloria Gaynor is? According to sources, it has been estimated that Gloria Gaynor’s overall net worth is $20 million, accumulated through a fruitful and ongoing music career which started in the mid ‘60s. Since she is still active in the entertainment industry, her net worth continues to grow.
Gloria Gaynor Net Worth $20 Million
Gaynor was and brought up by her parents and grandmother who lived nearby. During her childhood, Gloria always listened to music and stated that music was always there in her family home. Some of the names who influenced her the most were Nat King Cole and Sarah Vaughan. Apart from this, her family was also musical, as her father was a musician who played guitar and ukulele and sang in local nightclubs with the group “Step ‘n’ Fetchit, and her brothers formed a gospel quartet with a friend. Gloria’s first venture in the music industry was with a jazz/R&B music band called “Soul Satisfiers” with whom she performed throughout the ‘60s. Her first solo act was after recording “She’ll Be Sorry/Let Me Go Baby” in 1966, but her career breakthrough didn’t come until nine years later, when she signed to Columbia Records and released the “Never Can Say Goodbye” album. The album turned out to be a major success, especially at dance clubs, and the title song became her first to reach no.1 on Billboard magazine’s dance chart, going on to become certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry, and gold in the US.
Due to the enormous success of her first album, she released the second one later that year en titled “Experience Gloria Gaynor”. Gloria released several other hits such as “(If You Want It) Do It Yourself” which became a no.1 disco hit, “How High the Moon”, which topped the US Dance Charts and many others. After releasing two more albums of lesser success, Gaynor climbed the pop charts once again with the release of her “Love Tracks” album which contained probably her most popular song to date – “I Will Survive”. The song eventually received a Grammy Award for Best Disco Recording in 1980, and entered the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. It was also ranked no.97 on Billboard magazine’s “All-Time Hot 100” and no.1 on VH1’s list of 100 greatest dance songs. Her net worth was rising steadily.
Other popular songs soon followed, including “Let Me Know (I Have a Right)” and “Love is Just a Heartbeat Away”. Gaynor achieved her final success with the release of her “I Am Gloria Gaynor” album in 1984, mainly because of the song “I Am What I Am”, which became a dance club hit and so made Gloria a gay icon.
She has also had some acting ventures, and appeared as a guest star on “The Wayans Bros”, “That ‘70s Show” and “Ally McBeal”. As a confessed Christian, Gaynor released a Contemporary Christian album in late 2013, and received the honorary degree of Doctor of Music from Dowling College in May 2015.
In her personal life, Gaynor is a born-again Christian since 1982, when she decided to leave a life of drug abuse and alcohol and began incorporating gospel music into her repertoire. She was married to Linwood Simon from 1979 until 2005.
Actresses
Karyn Parsons Net Worth
Karyn Parsons is a famous American screenwriter, TV producer, actor and model. She was born on October 8, 1966 in Hollywood and as a child attended Santa Monica High School. She started her career as a model, but her acting career began in 1987 when Karyn played a student in the episode “The Power of a Lie” of the TV show “The Bronx Zoo”. Her debut on the big screen was in 1992, when Parsons played Ellen in the movie entitled “Class Act”. By 2013 she had an estimated net worth of $1.5 million.
Karyn Parsons Net Worth $1.5 Million
Karyn’s next appearance on the TV screen was in 1988, when she played Lynette from “CBS Summer Playhouse” in the episode entitled “Roughhouse”, but her real big break was came in 1990, when the actress had the opportunity to play Will Smith‘s cousin “Hilary Banks” in the NBC sitcom called “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”. After this performance, Karyn Parsons had numerous roles in movies and TV shows. Many viewers also know Karyn Parsons as an actress from “Lush Life” – she not only appeared in it, but was also the co-producer, co-writer and co-creator of the show. However, in the show business industry Karyn has been working for a relatively short span of time, and maybe that is the reason her net worth isn’t rather higher.
She has starred in movies such as “Major Payne”, “Late Nights” and “The Ladies Man”, but her last notable appearance on screen was in 2002. Audiences saw Karyn as Lily in the comedy-drama film called “13 Moons” and since then the actress has appeared only a few times on TV.
In her personal life, Karyn Parson’s first husband was Randy Brooks, an American film and TV actor, most known for his role in the film called “Reservoir Dogs”, who is also well known in the soap opera community because of “The Young and the Restless”. But the couple divorced in 90’s. Karyn Parsons married again 10 years later, in 2003. Her second husband is Charles Alexandre Rockwell, an American film director, screenwriter and producer. Together couple have two children: their older daughter Lana was born in year 2003, and younger son Nico was born in year 2007.
Actresses
Stacey Dash Net Worth
Stacey Lauretta Dash was born on 20 January 1967, in The Bronx, New York City USA, of Barbadian, Mexican and Afro-American descent. Stacey Dash is an actress in movies and on TV, perhaps best known for her parts in the TV series “The Cosby Show“ in the 1980s, and more recently “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”.
So just how rich is Stacey Dash? Stacy is now relatively comfortable with an estimated worth of $10 million, which wealth she has earned by starring in numerous movies and TV shows during a career in the entertainment industry spanning more than 30 years.
Stacey Dash Net Worth $10 Million
Stacy Dash made her debut in 1982 when she appeared in “Farrell for the People” alongside Ed O‘Neill. Then followed such famous shows as “The Cosby Show“, “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and “TV 101“. Her movie career started with the Richard Pryor film “Moving” (1988). The 80‘s were actually a really successful period for the young actress, since her other two movies, “Mo’ Money” and “Renaissance Man”, were also big hits. Her real big break, however, was in 1995 when she appeared in Amy Heckerling’s “Clueless” as Dionne Marie Davenport. The comedy, which was based on Jane Austen‘s novel “Emma”, was very well received and grossed $55 million, thus increasing Dash’s net worth considerably. The film also made her and fellow actresses Brittany Murphy and Alicia Silverstone true international stars, probably more so as it was soon made into TV series and Dash reprised her role as Dionne. The series ran from 1996 till 1999, and also featured actress and singer Cher. During that period, Stacy also appeared in films like the crime drama “Cold Around the Heart” (1997) and comedy “Personals” (1999). Naturally all of these appearances enhanced Stacy’s net worth.
Stacey Dash is also known for her appearances in music videos. In 2001 she was a part of the music video for the Carl Thomas song “Emotional”, and in 2004 she appeared alongside Kanye West in the music video for his single “All Falls Down.” At the same time Dash continued to have a successful film career with movies “American Primitive”, “I Could Never Be Your Woman”, “Nora’s Hair Salon II”, “Ghost Image” and “Fashion Victim”. She did not, however, forget television and appeared in the series “Single Ladies” in the role of Valerie Stokes but, unfortunately, she did not return for the second season. She was also a part of the reality TV show “Celebrity Circus”, in which celebrities had to perform circus tricks. Dash was one of the finalists, finishing second after Antonio Sabato, Jr. In addition, she also had guest roles in “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” and “The Game”. All these roles in movies and TV shows helped to increase her overall net worth.
Besides her acting career, Stacey Dash also has her own lingerie line “Letters of Marque” and posed for Playboy in 2006.
In her personal life, Stacy Dash was first married to Brian Lovell(1999-2000), and then James Maby(2005-06). She married Emmanuel Xuereb in 2007, but divorced him in 2010 and asked for restraining order against him, claiming physical abuse. Stacy also has a son fathered by R&B singer Christopher Williams, and a daughter (born 2003). She is very open about her political views and often uses Twitter to criticise certain public figures. Interestingly, she supported Barack Obama in 2008, but in the presidential elections of 2012 she expressed her support for Republican candidate Mitt Romney.
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