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What is John Malkovich’s Net Worth and Salary?
John Malkovich is an American actor, producer, director, and writer with a net worth of $25 million.
He has appeared in over 80 films since his debut in 1984’s “Places in the Heart,” receiving Academy Award nominations for his work in that film and “In the Line of Fire” (1993).
His film credits include “Empire of the Sun” (1987), “The Man in the Iron Mask” (1998), and “Warm Bodies” (2013).
He has also directed the film “The Dancer Upstairs” (2002) and theatrical productions of “A Celebration of Harold Pinter,” “Good Canary,” and “Les Liaisons Dangereuses.”
In addition, Malkovich has produced more than 20 film and television projects, including “Juno” (2007) and “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” (2012).
He started a fashion company, Mrs. Mudd, in 2002, releasing menswear collections “Uncle Kimono” in 2003 and “Technobohemian” in 2010.
Currently, he stars as Dr. Adrian Mallory on Netflix’s “Space Force” and Pope John Paul III on the HBO/Sky Atlantic/Canal+ series “The New Pope.”
Early Life and Education
John Malkovich was born in 1953 in Christopher, Illinois, to Joe Anne and Daniel Malkovich. His mother owned “Outdoor Illinois” magazine and “Benton Evening News,” while his father worked as a state conservation director. Malkovich grew up with his siblings, Danny, Melissa, Amanda, and Rebecca, in Benton, Illinois. He attended Benton Consolidated High School, where he performed in plays and joined a folk gospel group. After graduation, Malkovich briefly attended Eastern Illinois University before transferring to Illinois State University. He dropped out of college in 1976 to work at Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago and took acting classes at Manhattan’s William Esper Studio.
John Malkovich’s Career Highlights
In 1980, Malkovich earned an Obie Award for his performance in “True West.” He won another Obie Award (as well as a Drama Desk Award) in 1984 for directing a Steppenwolf co-production of “Balm in Gilead.” Malkovich debuted on Broadway in 1984 as Biff in “Death of a Salesman” and won an Emmy in 1985 for a CBS television adaptation of the play.
Throughout the 1980s, Malkovich appeared in numerous television films and hosted “Saturday Night Live” three times. He starred in 20 films in the 1990s, including “Being John Malkovich,” which was named the best movie of the year by critic Roger Ebert.
Malkovich produced and starred in several films during the 2000s, including “Art School Confidential” and “Cesar Chavez.” He has also appeared in notable films such as “Bird Box” and “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile.” In television, Malkovich has played roles in miniseries such as “Les Misérables” and “Napoléon,” and recurring roles on shows such as “Crossbones” and “Billions.”
In 2020, Malkovich appeared in the films “Arkansas” and “Ava” and is set to star in “El Tonto” and “Red 48.”
Personal Life of John Malkovich
John Malkovich was married to Glenne Headly in 1982, but they divorced in 1988 due to his infidelity with Michelle Pfeiffer. He started dating Nicoletta Peyran in 1989, and they have two children. Malkovich is fluent in French and lived in France for almost ten years. He is also a co-owner of a restaurant and nightclub in Lisbon, Portugal.
In 2008, Malkovich lost $2.2 million in the Bernie Madoff investment scandal and was only able to recover $670,000 from the trustees in charge of liquidating Madoff’s firm.
In 2013, Malkovich saved the life of a 77-year-old man named Jim Walpole who accidentally slashed his throat on some scaffolding in Toronto. Malkovich applied pressure to the man’s neck and controlled the bleeding until an ambulance arrived. Walpole later thanked Malkovich and his wife called him a hero.
John Malkovich’s Awards and Honors
In 1984, Malkovich received numerous awards for his performance in “Places in the Heart,” including an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and awards from the Boston Society of Film Critics, National Society of Film Critics, Kansas City Film Critics Circle, and National Board of Review. He also won awards for “The Killing Fields” that year. In 1985, he won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for “Death of a Salesman.”
John continued to receive recognition for his acting over the years, winning a New York Film Critics Circle Award and American Comedy Award for “Being John Malkovich” and a St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for “Burn After Reading.” He also earned a Globe de Cristal Award for Best Play for “Good Canary” in 2008 and a Ukrainian Order of Merit, 3rd class in 2018.
Malkovich has been honored with several awards for his contributions to the film industry, including a Capri Legend Award in 2007, a Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award (San Sebastián International Film Festival) in 1998, a Special Prize for Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema at the 2009 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, and a Belgrade Victor for Outstanding Contribution to Cinema at the 2020 FEST International Film Festival.
