Jamie Lee Curtis net worth
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What is the net worth of Jamie Lee Curtis?
Jamie Lee Curtis is an American actress, producer and writer with a net worth of US$60 million. This is the combined net worth of her husband, actor/writer/producer Christopher Geist, married for decades. Jamie gained fame in the late 1970s for his performance in the horror movie “Halloween”. In the following years, she became famous for appearing in various horror movies.
In addition to her role in the horror genre, she is also known for her performances in a series of comedy movies. In addition to her film works, Jamie has also appeared in many famous TV series. She is also a versatile writer and blogger for the Huffington Post. In 1998, Jamie Lee Curtis received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
early life
Jamie Lee Curtis was born on November 22, 1958 in Santa Monica, California. Her father is the late actor Tony Curtis, and her mother is the late actress Janet Leigh. Growing up with her sister, Jamie’s parents divorced when she was four years old. After graduating from high school, Jamie Lee Curtis attended the University of the Pacific. Although she initially studied law, she later dropped out of school to pursue a career as an actor.
Profession
Curtis’ first movie role was in the 1978 horror film “Halloween”. The role became very iconic, and “Halloween” became the highest-grossing independent film once it was released. This is the beginning of her career as the so-called “Scream Queen”, the name of an actress who is famous for her role in horror films. She subsequently starred in horror films such as “The Fog”, “Dancing Party Night”, “Terror Train”, and many sequels and derivative works of “Halloween”. Many of these films performed well at the box office.
In 1983, Curtis’s performance in the comedy “Trading Place” successfully escaped the capture of the Screaming Queen. She won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the British Academy of Film Awards for her outstanding performance. After proving her talent for comedy, she starred in another comedy from the 1980s called “A Fish Called Wanda”, which later became a classic. Curtis continued to expand into different genres in the 90s, playing a role in the action thriller “Blue Steel”.
In 1994, Curtis won the Golden Globe Award for starring in the movie “True Lies.” In the 90s, she also starred in many other famous movies, such as “My Girl”, “My Girl 2” and “Weird Friday”, the latter co-starring with Lindsay Lohan. In 2004, Curtis starred in the movie “Spread Christmas with Clanx”, which has also become a cult classic. It turns out that this was a turning point for Jamie Lee, as she announced in 2006 that she would suspend acting indefinitely in order to focus on the family.
However, this rest only lasted one year. In 2007, Curtis appeared with Piper Perabo in the live-action animated film “Beverly Hills Chihuahua.” Three years later, she starred in the comedy “You Are Here Again” with Christine Bell and Sigourney Weaver. Before Curtis joined film actors such as “Veronica Mars” and “Spare Parts”, further dubbing roles followed in films such as “The Little Engine That Can” and “From the Poppy Mountain”.
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A noteworthy moment in Curtis’ career came in 2018, when she replayed the role of Laurie Strode in the reboot of “Halloween”. Facts have proved that the film has achieved a huge box office success, with the premiere box office exceeding 76 million U.S. dollars, making it the second best premiere weekend in October. In the end, the film’s box office revenue exceeded $255 million. The film’s premiere box office was also the highest among all movies with a heroine over 55 years old. In addition, the 2018 “Halloween” proved to be the most commercially successful movie in the entire series.
2018 was a busy year for Jamie Lee, as she also starred in films such as “Acceptable Loss” and “Knife Out of the Sheath”, the latter of which received wide acclaim and earned more than US$300 million at the box office.
In addition to her movie roles, Curtis also starred in such roles as “Quincy, Me”, “Colombo”, “Charlie’s Angels”, “Everything Except Love”, “The Drew Carey Show”, ” Movie series such as “Navy Crime Investigation Department” and “New Girl”. And the Fox comedy horror series “The Screaming Queen”. The latter’s performance earned Curtis a Golden Globe nomination.
In 2020, it was announced that Curtis will once again play her iconic role in two other Halloween sequels: “Halloween Kill” and “Halloween End”. During this period, Curtis also joined the cast of the sci-fi movie “Everything Is Once”.
relation
In 1984, Jamie Lee Curtis married Christopher Guest, a famous screenwriter, composer, musician, actor, director and comedian. Curtis established contact with the guests after watching “This is a spinal tap” starring him. In the following years, Curtis and the guests adopted two children.
Drug abuse
James Lee Curtis has struggled with alcoholism all his life and was once addicted to painkillers. In 1999, she was inspired to pursue a sober lifestyle and successfully recovered from drug abuse problems.
real estate
In 2016, it was reported that Jamie Lee Curtis and Christopher Guest bought a house in Santa Monica for $2.2 million. The property is adjacent to their current house and it is assumed that they will expand to this new lot to build a larger house. The land itself already has a residence with 1,900 square feet of living space and a swimming pool. They have owned the Santa Monica property for more than two decades.
