Isaiah Mustafa was born on the 11th February 1974, in Portland, Oregon USA and is an actor and former practice squad wide receiver, who never actually made it to the NFL. Mustafa is best known for his roles in “Horrible Bosses” (2011), “Rags” (2012), and in the series “Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments” (2016 – ).
Have you ever wondered how rich Isaiah Mustafa is, as of mid- 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Mustafa’s net worth is as high as $5 million, an amount earned through his successful acting career, including making commercials for TV In addition to being an actor, which also improved his wealth.
Isaiah Mustafa Net Worth $5 Million
Isaiah Mustafa was the youngest of seven children of John Wali Mustafa and Shahidah Mustafa-Davis. Isaiah went to Santa Clara High School in Oxnard, California and later to Moorpark College, where he played American Football as a free safety and then wide receiver. Mustafa moved to the Arizona State Sun Devils and spent a few years trying to make his way into the NFL, but after tryouts with the Tennessee Oilers, Oakland Raiders, Cleveland Browns and Seattle Seahawks, he decided to pursue an acting career.
Mustafa’s first on-screen credit came in the short film called “The Last Supper” in 2006, and then he appeared in Bryan Singer’s TV movie “Football Wives” in 2007. By the end of the 2000s, Isaiah had played in such television series as the Golden Globe Award-winning “Ugly Betty” (2008), the Primetime Emmy Award-nominated “NCIS” (2009), and the Primetime Emmy Award-nominated “NCIS: Los Angeles” (2009). In 2011, Mustafa played Officer Wilkens in Seth Gordon’s comedy “Horrible Bosses”, starring Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis. Although his role was a small one, Isaiah’s net worth significantly increased thanks to the movie’s gross box office takings of well over $200 million worldwide. Prior to that, Mustafa made the commercial for Old Spice called “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like”, which brought him national popularity.
In 2012, Isaiah had a part alongside Sean Hayes, Chris Diamantopoulos, and Will Sasso in the comedy called “The Three Stooges”, and then he co-starred in Bille Woodruff’s TV movie “Rags”; his character Reginald Worth is important to the story about the hard-working teen who meets the young superstar on the street. He continued with the role as T in Michael Rosenbaum’s comedy “Back in the Day” (2014), while at the moment, he co-stars as Luke Garroway in the fantasy series called “Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments”. Mustafa is currently working in Darrell Wheat’s horror “Slumber”, which will be released later in 2017.
Regarding his personal life, Isaiah Mustafa has a daughter from his previous marriage – several references to his ‘ex-wife’, but no name – and is now apparently engaged to Lisa Mitchell. Mustafa owned a restaurant called Jo Jo’s Barbecue, on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, but it is closed now. He is a big comic book fan, and his great wish is to portray the superhero character, Luke Cage.
