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Tory Belleci Net Worth

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1 year ago

January 31, 2023

Daniel Wanburg

Salvatore Paul Belleci's Net Worth as of 2024
$2.5 Million

Salvatore Paul Belleci was born on 30 October 1970, in Monterey, California USA, and is a filmmaker and model maker, probably best known for his appearances in the Discovery Channel program “Mythbusters”.

So just how rich is Tory Belleci as of late 2017? Sources state that Belleci has earned a net worth of over $2.5 million, acquired largely through his various Hollywood projects as a model maker, as well as by producing movies, which began in the mid-1990s.

Tory Belleci Net Worth $2.5 Million

Belleci became interested in working with explosives, fire and pyrotechnics at an early age, actually learning how to make a Molotov cocktail from his father. He later made a flamethrower and accidentally set part of his house on fire. At the age of 19 he even made a pipe bomb and was nearly arrested for setting it off, only escaping as an understanding police officer suggested that he find a legal outlet in which to express his interest.

Belleci attended the State University’s Film School in San Francisco, and later started to work as a stage manager with Jamie Hyneman at a small production company called M5 Industries. He was hired by Hyneman at his new company Industrial Light and Magic – his work included model building, sculpting and painting. At ILM he built models for Star Wars prequels “The Phanton Menace” and “Attack of the Clones”, in which he designed some of the podracers and Federation battleships. Belleci’s remained at ILM for eight years, and his work can also be seen in “Starship Troopers”, “Galaxy Quest”, “Bicentennial Man”, “Terminator 3”, “The Matrix”, “The Matrix Reloaded”, “Peter Pan” and “Van Helsing”. Belleci has gained wide spread recognition for his work, which has greatly contributed to his net worth.

In 2003 he started to work on Discovery Channel’s program “Mythbusters”, first doing work behind the scenes and then becoming one of the serie’s co-hosts, along with Kari Byron and Grant Imahara. Belleci’s myth testing on “Mythbusters” often included the more dangerous stunts, such as testing the ‘Red Flag to a Bull’ myth in which Belleci waits in a ring to see if a bull will charge him and his red suit; licking a frozen flag pole in order to test the myth about tongue sticking; and testing the ‘being underwater for an hour while breathing through a dart tube’ myth. Belleci’s other stunts included jumping out of ‘plane, wake-boarding behind a cruise ship, as well as being chased by a crocodile. One of his most famous stunts is jumping over a toy wagon on a bicycle, in which Belleci finishes falling on his face. Some of these stunts are funny while some are quite painful, such as in the “Soda Cup Killer” episode when Belleci fell off a roof and hurt his leg. The series became highly popular and considerably added to Belluci’s net worth, before he departed “Mythbusters” in 2014.

The same year Belleci competed with the famous DJ Deadmau5 in the Gumball 3000 race, riding co-pilot in Deadmau5’s Ferrari from Miami to Ibiza and winning the “Spirit of the Gumball” award.

Belleci also co-hosted the Science Channel’s program “Punkin Chunkin” with his fellow hosts from “Mythbuster” Kari Byron and Grant Imahara, from 2011 to 2013. It involved an annual event with teams who gather in a cornfield and compete to see whose homemade contraption will propel a pumpkin the farthest.

In 2015 he co-hosted the Travel Channel “Thrill Factor” along with Byron, in which they visit and demonstrate thrill rides around the world from a scientific perspective.

Belleci has also written and directed films including his short 1999 film “Sand Trooper” which earned numerous awards and added to his wealth. It played at the Slamdance Film Fesitval and also aired on Sci-Fi Channel. Most recently, with Grant Imahara and Kari Byron he is co-hosting the series “White Rabbit Project” on Netflix since late 2016.

When it comes to his personal life, Belleci hasn’t been married, but was in a relationship with co-host Kari Byron for several years. His current relationship status is unknown.

He became part of a non-profit organization called Life Giving Force, which provides clean water systems to underprivileged communities; with the organization, Belleci visited Haitian orphanages in 2010.

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Actor Tristan Pravong’s Success Story: His Age, Ethnicity

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19 hours ago

April 18, 2024

Olivia Wilson

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Who is Tristan Pravong?

American actor and social media personality Tristan Pravong was born under the zodiac sign Taurus on 13 May 2005 in Dallas, Texas USA, of Asian descent. He has only four acting credits and is perhaps known best for playing Bruce in the 2021 mystery horror thriller movie “The Black Phone”, written and directed by Scott Derrickson, and which starred Mason Thames, Ethan Hawke and Madeleine McGraw. It follows a 13 years old boy who’s been locked in a soundproof basement by his kidnapper – the movie won 10 of its 29 award nominations.

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Early life and education

Tristan was raised in Dallas by his parents about whom he doesn’t usually talk in public; it’s widely believed that Tristan’s parents were born in the US, and that his grandparents migrated from China to the USA, although this remains unconfirmed. He’s said to be a single child as Tristan hasn’t talked about having siblings.

He became passionate about acting while still attending a local elementary school; Tristan was a member of his school’s drama club and appeared in most of the plays performed there. He progressed to high school in 2019, and in the same year launched his acting career, playing Kyrin in the short drama movie “I’m Still Here”, written and directed by Zeke Jeremiah, and which starred Lia Harshbarger, Lexi Graves and Croix Chevalier. It follows the lives of four children who are being bullied at school.

Tristan continued acting in high school plays, and also became physically active as he took on various sports, including soccer and basketball; he was also into running track and taking dance and singing lessons.

Tristan matriculated in 2023 and then remained focused on acting rather than pursuing a college degree.

Acting credits

Tristan has only two other acting credits besides “I’m Still Here” and “The Black Phone”.

In 2021, he played one of the main characters, Sparing Partner in the short action movie “Camille vs Roscoe Smith”, written and directed by Zeke Jeremiah, and which also starred Grace Leach and Eugene Smith III. It follows Camille who’s been training in boxing for a long time and now believes that she’s ready to take on the biggest and most popular boxer in the area.

In 2022, Tristan portrayed Kyrin in the drama movie “Forever and a Day”, written and directed by Zeke Jeremiah, and which starred Mercedes Peterson, Keegan Bouton and Charlotte Delaney Riggs. It follows two best friends who’ve just enrolled at college, and the film was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film: Leading Teen Artist for Charlotte Delaney Riggs.

Presence on social media networks

Tristan began attracting attention on the internet following his role in “The Black Phone”, and is today popular on various social media networks.

Nearly 550,000 people are following Tristan on Instagram, on which he’s shared 60 pictures and videos; he’s active on Instagram on a daily basis, most of his content featuring him during his everyday life, whether he’s travelling around the US to work on his new projects, spending time with his friends, or relaxing in nature. Some of the other things that Tristan’s revealed about himself in his Instagram pictures include that he enjoys playing table tennis, has six-pack abs and is a fan of baseball.

Tristan’s even more popular on TikTok, as he’s followed by more than 1.2 million people on this network; all his videos combined number nearly 10 million likes and most feature him appearing in his movies, spending time with his friends, and taking on internet challenges.

Tristan’s tweeted only five times since the creation of his Twitter account in August 2022, but is nevertheless followed by more than 2,200 people on the network; his tweets are the same pictures and videos that can be found shared onto his Instagram account.

Tristan’s also active on Facebook, but his profile numbers only nine friends, as he prefers to use the network to keep in touch with the people whom he knows in real life.

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Love life and relationships

Tristan prefers not to talk about his love life in public, and is thus yet to mention the girls and/or perhaps boys whom he’s dated.

Some of Tristan’s fans believe that he’s currently focused on his career, and doesn’t want to have a girlfriend as it would be a distraction from chasing his dreams, however, there are also those who claim that he’s today perhaps in a relationship with his high school sweetheart, but prefers to keep this a secret; this remains unconfirmed.

There are also some who believe that Tristan’s secretive about his love life because he’s gay; he’s been seen attending various parties with his male friends, but it remains unknown whether or not Tristan’s dated any of them.

He seems to be unattached as of March 2024, and his sexual orientation undisclosed.

Interesting facts and hobbies

Tristan’s physically quite active, mostly because it’s important for his acting career to stay in shape; he plays various sports with his peers in his spare time, and also works out at the gym several times every week.

Tristan’s been to various US states for both work and pleasure, and he’s also visited a couple of Asian and European countries; his dream travel destination’s Vietnam.

He loves animals, and some of his favorites are raccoons, dogs and rabbits.

Tristan’s a huge fan of anime and his favorite is “Death Note”; he also enjoys watching Studio Ghibli movies, with his two favorites being “Laputa: Castle in the Sky” and “Princess Mononoke”.

One of his favorite actors is Liam Neeson, and a couple of his favorite films include “Honest Thief”, “The Ice Road” and “In the Land of Saints and Sinners”.

Tristan’s favorite band is BTS, and his favorite song “Boy with Luv”.

Net worth, height and age

Tristan’s age is 18. He weighs around 145lbs (65kgs), is 5ft 6ins (1.67m) tall and has black hair and brown eyes.

Tristan’s net worth’s been estimated at more than $10,000, as of March 2024.

Actors

Stephanie Nogueras Talking About Motherhood, Career, and More

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19 hours ago

April 18, 2024

Olivia Wilson

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Who is Stephanie Nogueras?

American actress Stephanie Nogueras was born under the zodiac sign Scorpio on 18 November 1989, in Camden, New Jersey USA. She has 13 acting credits, and is perhaps known best for her debut film role, playing the lead character Amaya in the 2018 mystery horror thriller movie “Unfriended: Dark Web”, written and directed by Stephen Susco, and which also starred Betty Gabriel and Colin Woodell. It follows a teenager who’s found a new laptop, while he’s now discovered that the laptop’s previous owner is searching for him.

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Early life and education

Stephanie was born profoundly deaf, and was raised by her hearing parents in Frederick, Maryland; not many details have been shared about her mother and father, but it’s known that the family learned sign language together because of Stephanie. It remains unknown whether or not she has siblings as she hasn’t spoken about the matter.

Stephanie was interested in a couple of activities during her teenage years, while she was perhaps mostly into playing various sports with her peers, excelling in soccer. Some of the other activities in which Stephanie enjoyed taking part include running track, appearing in school plays and practicing creative writing.

She matriculated in 2008 and then enrolled at Rochester Institute of Technology, from which she graduated with a Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Sciences degree in 2012.

Prior to focusing solely on acting, Stephanie taught American Sign Language to deaf people.

Roles in TV series

Stephanie’s debut TV series role was playing Elly Mahario in the 2013 episode “One Night Stand” of the crime fantasy “Grimm”, and from 2013 through 2017, she portrayed Natalie Pierce in 23 episodes of the romantic family drama “Switched at Birth”, created by Lizzy Weiss, and which starred Constance Marie, Vanessa Marano and Katie Leclerc. It follows two girls who’ve discovered that they were switched at birth, and the series won nine of the 33 awards for which it was nominated.

The year 2018 saw Stephanie appear in an episode of three TV series: the romantic drama “Love Daily”, the fantasy mystery “The Magicians” and the crime mystery “Criminal Minds”. In 2021, she portrayed Victoria in two episodes of the drama “The Myth of Control”, created by Sana Soni and Mikail Chowdhury, and which starred Doris Morgado, Olivia Haller and Fay Hauser; it follows the lives of a group of young adults.

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Also in 2021, she played Isabel Rivi in three episodes of the crime drama “The Good Fight”, created by Robert King and Michelle King, and which starred Nyambi Nyambi, Sarah Steele and Christine Baranski. It follows Diane Lockhart who’s lost all her life savings, the series aired from 2017 through 2022, and won seven of its 91 award nominations.

The year 2023 saw Stephanie play Ava in the episode “Ava’s Story” of the crime drama “Accused”, and her only other TV series role has been portraying Camille in 13 episodes of the comedy series “Killing It”, created by Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici, and which stars Rell Battle, Claudia O’Doherty and Craig Robinson. It follows a man’s quest to achieve the American dream, the series has been airing since 2022, and was nominated for a 2023 Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical (Craig Robinson).

Roles in movies

In 2019, Stephanie played Carly, one of the main characters in the short romantic drama “Things That Fall”, written and directed by Sy Huq, and which also starred Blake Robbins and Sterling Beaumon. It follows the life of a college student who’s suffering from schizophrenia, and won eight of its 19 award nominations.

In 2021, Stephanie starred as Victoria in the short drama “Aimee Victoria”, directed by Chrystee Pharris, and which also starred Natasha Ofili and Doris Morgado; it follows the love between two deaf women.

Stephanie’s only other role has been playing the lead character Anita in the 2021 short fantasy thriller “American Diablo”, written and directed by Juan Carlos Castaneda, and which also starred Jimmy Jean-Louis and Adebiyi Ojutiku; it follows a deaf Latina who’s turned to a life of crime.

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Other credits

Stephanie worked as a dialogue coach and ASL consultant on the 2021 drama movie “Disfluency”, which Anna Baumgarten wrote and directed, and which starred Chelsea Alden, Ariela Barer and Dylan Arnold. It follows Jane as she’s coping with failing her final college class, and the film won five of its 11 award nominations.

Love life and relationships

Stephanie doesn’t usually talk about her love life in interviews but it’s widely known that she’s today married to American non-celebrity Krystof.

The two exchanged vows in a small and private ceremony on 5 March 2022; it remains unknown for how long they’d previously been together, but it’s widely believed that Stephanie and Krystof met in the summer of 2020.

On 13 November 2022, Stephanie gave birth to their daughter Luna.

We don’t know about other people whom Stephanie’s perhaps been with; she’s married to Krystof as of March 2024 and they have a daughter together.

Interesting facts and hobbies

Stephanie enjoys being active on Instagram, and more than 13,000 people are following her on the network today, while she’s shared over 1,100 pictures and videos; most of her content features her attending modelling photoshoots, shooting for her TV series, and spending time with her husband and daughter.

Stephanie’s a huge lover of animals, and she and her husband have a pet dog; she’s also donated money to an animal shelter close to her home.

She loves summer, as she enjoys being in nature and relaxing at the beach.

One of Stephanie’s favorite actresses is Milla Jovovich, while a couple of her favorite films include “The Three Musketeers”, “Dazed and Confused” and “The Fourth Kind”.