Martin James Pflieger Schienle was born on the 30th July 1982 in Santa Monica, California, USA, and as Martin Starr is an actor and comedian, best known for his roles in such TV series as “Freaks and Geeks” (1999-2000), “Party Down” (2009-2010), and currently in “Silicon Valley” (2014- ). Starr has also played in such movies as “Knocked Up” (2007), “Superbad” (2007), and “Adventureland” (2009). His career started in 1992.
Have you ever wondered how rich Martin Starr is, as of early 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Starr’s net worth is as high as $3 million, an amount earned through his successful acting career. In addition to both television and film, Starr also works as a stand-up comedian, which has improved his wealth too.
Martin Starr Net Worth $3 Million
Martin Starr is a son of Jean St. James, an actress, and James Schienle, an elementary school guidance counsellor. He moved to south-west Florida with his father and stepmother after his parents divorced, and went to high school there.
Starr started appearing in commercials from the age of six, while his first on-screen credit was in Stephen Frears’ “Hero” (1992) starring Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, and Andy Garcia. From 1999 to 2000, Martin played Bill Haverchuck in 18 episodes of the Primetime Emmy Award-nominated “Freaks and Geeks”, alongside James Franco and Seth Rogen; despite positive reviews from critics, the series was cancelled after only one season because of low ratings. Starr continued to appear in numerous TV shows and movies in the early 2000s, such as “Stealing Harvard” (2001) with Jason Lee, Tom Green, and Leslie Mann, and “Cheats” (2002) alongside Trevor Fehrman, Matthew Lawrence, and Elden Henson. In the mid-2000s, Martin worked in “Kicking & Screaming” (2005) starring Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, and Josh Hutcherson, and in a Primetime Emmy Award-winning mini-series “Revelations” (2005) with Bill Pullman. His net worth was rising steadily.
Martin was busy in 2007, when he played in such notable movies as “Knocked Up” with Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl and Paul Rudd, “Superbad” (2007) starring Michael Cera and Jonah Hill, and in the Golden Globe Award-nominated “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” alongside John C. Reilly. By the end of the 2000s, Starr had appeared in “Good Dick” (2008), “The Incredible Hulk” (2008) with Edward Norton, Liv Tyler and Tim Roth, and “Adventureland” (2008) starring Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, and Ryan Reynolds. He also had roles in “The Invention of Lying” (2009) alongside Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, and Jonah Hill, and in 20 episodes of the TV series “Party Down” (2009-2010).
From 2011 to 2013, Martin played Sam Stern in 32 episodes of “NTSF: SD: SUV”, while in the meantime, he worked in “A Good Old Fashioned Orgy” (2011) with Jason Sudeikis, Leslie Bibb and Tyler Labine. In 2013, Starr appeared in ten episodes of the Primetime Emmy Award-nominated “Burning Love”, and in the comedy “This Is the End” starring James Franco, Jonah Hill, and Seth Rogen. He continued with “Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead” (2014), “Veronica Mars” (2014), and “Amira & Sam” (2014) before “Playing It Cool” (2014) alongside Chris Evans, Michelle Monaghan, and Topher Grace. Since 2014, Starr is playing Bertram Gilfoyle in the Golden Globe Award-nominated series “Silicon Valley”, while most recently, he had a part in “I’ll See You in My Dreams” (2015). At the moment, Starr is filming “Infinity Baby”, “Grow House”, and “Spider-Man: Homecoming”, all of which will be released late in 2017.
Regarding his personal life, Martin Starr’s most intimate details such as relationship status are unknown, as he successfully manages to keep them out of the public eye. However, we do know that Led Zeppelin is his favourite band and that he is a Buddhist.
