Kristina Louise Yothers was born on the 5th May 1973 in Whittier, California USA, and is an actress and singer who is perhaps still most famous for her role as Jennifer Keaton in the 1980s sitcom “Family Ties”.
Have you ever wondered how much wealth this actress, who first appeared on TV at the age of three, has accumulated so far? How rich Tina Yothers is? According to sources, it is estimated that the total amount of Tina Yothers’ net worth, as of mid-2016, is $2 million, acquired throughout her acting career which has been active, with some pauses, since 1981.
Tina Yothers Net Worth $2 million
Tina Yothers comes from an acting-oriented family – her father Robert Yothers was a television producer, and two of her three brothers are also actors – Poindexter Yothers best known for his appearance in “Return from Which Mountain” (1978) and Cory “Bumper” Yothers best known for the 1983 drama “Who Will Love My Children?”. So it is no wonder that Tina Yothers also entered the acting world, but she did it at the age of only three! The first engagements for young Tina included several TV commercials for McDonalds, Doritos and Bell Telephone among others, which early engagements helped Tina to choose her career path as well as provided the basis for her net worth.
Tina Yothers’ “real” acting officially began in 1981, when she side-rolled in one episode of “Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color” TV series. Subsequently she was cast for the role of Molly Dunlap in the 1982 Golden Globe nominee – “Shoot the Moon”. Although the movie did not make a miracle at the box office, it helped Tina Yothers to establish herself in the world of acting and launch her career. This engagement also added a respectable sum to Tina’s overall net worth.
The real breakthrough in Tina Yothers’ career came later in the same year, when she landed her most notable role so far, as Jennifer Keaton in “Family Ties”. Written by Gary David Goldberg, the story follows the everyday life of the Keatons, a family of ex-hippie parents, conservative son and two daughters. The show aired ‘til 1989, and Tina appeared in each of the 171 episodes. In 1985, Tina was honored with a Young Artist Award for Best Young Supporting Actress in a Television Comedy Series for her portrayal of Jennifer Keaton. This role certainly helped Tina to boost her career as well as to significantly increase her net worth in total.
Throughout the 1980s, Tina Yothers appeared in several movies and other TV shows, including “Domestic Life” (1984) and “Crash Course” (1988). After finishing “Family Ties”, Tina decided to put her acting career on hold and to devote to her other passion – music. Alongside her brother Cory Yothers and five other people, Tina Yothers founded Jaded, a rock band in which she sings as the lead vocalist. Also, during her acting pause, Tina wrote a book “Being Your Best: Tina Yothers’ Guide for Girls”.
In 2004, Tina Yothers made a comeback to acting with a stage role in “Lovelace the Musical”, in which she portrayed pornographic actress Linda Lovelace. In addition to acting, Tina has continued to regularly appear on television Linda Lovelace throughout, participating in various TV reality shows including, among several others, “Celebrity Wife Swap”, “Celebrity Fit Club” and “What not to Wear”; her net worth is still rising.
When it comes to her personal life, Tina Yothers has been married since 2002 to Robert Kaiser, with whom she has two children. In her spare time, Tina enjoys swimming, playing hockey and listening to Duran Duran.
