Wes Craven net worth
Wes Craven Net Worth: Wes Craven is an American film director, writer and producer who has a net worth of $40 million. Wes Craven was born on August 2, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio, and is widely known for his work in horror movies, especially “Horror”. He’s the creator of The Nightmare on Elm Street horror film series, featuring the creepy Freddie Kruger character.
Craven also directed the entire Scream series, which features the novel antagonist Grimace. Other notable Wes Craven films include Eyes on the Hill, The Last House on the Left, The Snake and the Rainbow, The Man Under the Staircase, The Brooklyn Vampire and The Cursed. He also guided my soul. Earlier in his career, Craven worked in the porn film industry as it was a lucrative industry. After immersing himself in the horror genre, Craven often worked with Sean S. Cunningham. Their notorious characters Freddie Kruger and Jason Voorhees (Friday’s 13th film series) appeared together in the 2003 horror film Freddy vs. Jason. In 2015, he executive-produced the TV series The Scream, with an episode dedicated to his memory after his death. Wes Craven won 10 film awards and was nominated for 6. Among other awards, he was nominated for Best Director for Scream (American Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films – 1997). Craven’s first marriage was with Bonnie Broecker, with whom they had two children, Jonathan (1965) and Jessica (1968). In 1982, Craven married Iya Labunka, a frequent producer of Craven’s films. Wes Craven died of brain cancer on August 30, 2015 at the age of 76.
