Stephen Harold Tobolowsky was born on 30 May 1951, in Dallas, Texas USA, of Jewish descent. He is an actor, author and musician, but probably best known for his varied roles in the films “Groundhog Day”, “Memento”, “Sneakers”, “Freaky Friday”, “Garfield” and “Wild Hogs”, and in the television series “Deadwood”, “Heroes”, “Glee”, “Californication” and “Silicon Valley”.
A noted actor, how wealthy is Stephen Tobolowsky? Sources state that Tobolowsky has acquired a wealth of over $1.5 million, as of mid-2017, collected through his involvement in the entertainment industry.
Stephen Tobolowsky Net Worth $1.5 million
Tobolowsky grew up in Dallas, along with his brother. There he matriculated from Justin F. Kimball High School, and attended Southern Methodist University.
His acting career started in the ’70s, working primarily in theater, and aside from acting, he also wrote and directed several plays, such as “Two Idiots in Hollywood”, which later spawned the same-titled film in which he served as director.
The ’80s saw Tobolowsky landing several film roles, such as in “The Philadelphia Experiment”, “Breaking In” and “Great Balls of Fire!”, as well as numerous television guest appearances. His popularity grew and his wealth began to increase.
His film career really took off during the ’90s, and he went on to land roles in around 40 films by the end of the decade, establishing a great reputation in the acting world. His most notable parts of this time were in “Bird on a Wire”, “Basic Instinct”, “Groundhog Day”, “Radioland Murders”, “Mr. Magoo” and “The Insider”, to name a few. Aside from reinforcing his popularity and showing his great acting skills, these big screen projects greatly increased his fortune as well. The ’90s also saw Tobolowsky being extremely busy with small screen projects, making many TV guest appearances and appearing in several TV films, as well as landing recurring roles in series like “Against the Grain”, “Blue Skies”, “Dweebs” and “Mr. Rhodes”, further expanding his net worth.
Work continued to flow in steadily for Tobolowsky in the 2000s as well. He cemented his reputation as a true star by playing the role of the amnesiac Sammy Jankis in the neo-noir psychological thriller “Memento”, Werner Brandes in “Sneakers”, Mr. Bates in the teen fantasy-comedy film “Freaky Friday”, Happy Chapman in the comedy “Garfield” and Charley in the biker comedy “Wild Hogs”. His extensive television work during this time included the recurring part of Hugo Jarry in “Deadwood”, Bob Bishop in “Heroes” and Sandy Ryerson in “Glee”; his net worth became quite healthy!
From 2011 to 2014 Tobolowsky played Stu Beggs in the popular series “Californication”, and then portrayed Principal Ball in the series “The Goldbergs” from 2014 to 2017. All contributed to his wealth.
As of 2016 Tobolowsky has played Jack Barker in the comedy series “Sillicon Valley”, and since 2017 he has portrayed Dr. Berkowitz in the sitcom “One Day at a Time”. As for films, he is currently involved in several projects, including “Strange Nature” and “Monsters at Large”, set to be released in 2017.
Aside from acting, Tobolowsky has earned money by being the creator of the documentary films “Stephen Tobolowsky’s Birthday Party” and “The Primary Instinct”. He has also co-written the film “True Stories”.
In addition, he has run a monthly audio podcast called “The Tobolowsky Files”, containing his autobiographical stories, which he has also turned into books called “The Dangerous Animals Club” and “Cautionary Tales”, further improving his popularity status and his net worth as well. He also has a weekly podcast called “Big Problems – An Advice Podcast”.
Tobolowsky’s career, which has included over 200 films and television shows, writing screenplays, directing, as well as running podcasts and writing books, has enabled him to reach stardom. Being involved in such diverse projects has also enabled him to amass a sizable fortune.
Speaking about his personal life, Tobolowsky has been married to actress Ann Hearn since 1988. They have two children together.
