Will Arnett Net Worth
What is Arnett’s Net Worth and Salary?
Will Arnett is a Canadian actor, voiceover artist and producer. Will Arnett has a net worth of $35 million. He was first known for his role on the sitcom Arrested Development. He has since appeared in dozens of movies and TV shows. He is also known for voicing Batman in The Lego Movie.
early life
Will Arnett was born on May 4, 1970 in Toronto, Canada, to Edith and Emerson James Arnett. After high school, Will attended Lakefield College School in Lakefield, Ontario, but was asked to leave after a semester because he was a troublemaker. He dropped out of Concordia University in Montreal and moved to New York in 1990 to attend the Lee Strasberg School of Theater and Film. As a teenager, Arnett pursued an acting career with the encouragement of her mother. He auditioned for commercials about acting and developed a love for acting.
Profession
He landed his first screen role in Felicity Huffman’s independent film called “Erie.” He started performing in several shows that were not picked up by the network or were canceled after a few episodes. In 1996, he filmed his first TV pilot for CBS with Kevin Pollak and Lucy Webb, but was not selected. A few years later, he was on another pilot on NBC’s “The Mike O’Malley Show,” but it was canceled after just two episodes. In 2000, Arnett had the darkest year of his life, saying he “drinked those years” in response to not getting any jobs. In the summer of 2000, a friend helped Will out of his drinking problem. Two years later, he finally landed a role (“Still Standing”) in a series that would hold up, but his role was canceled after the first episode. After his fourth failed pilot, Arnett decided he was going to swear all pilots forever…until he was persuaded to audition for the “Arrested Development” pilot.
In 2003, Arnett won the role of George Oscar “Gob” Bluth II on the Fox comedy series Arrested Development. In 2006, he received his first Emmy nomination for his role as Gob. The show was canceled after just three seasons due to poor ratings, though it garnered overwhelmingly positive reviews and a massive cult following. In a nod to his character Gob Bluth’s penchant for using European “Last Countdowns” in magic shows, he played magician Max on “Sesame Street.” His exposure in Arrested Development led to several larger roles in feature films. In 2006, he had his first leading role in Let’s Go to Prison, directed by Bob Odenkirk. On a budget of $4 million, the film surpassed box office receipts and more than $13 million in rentals. Next up was “Blade of Glory,” where he and his then-wife Amy Poehler starred as a skating brother/sister who had an incestuous relationship. The film was No. 1 in its first two weeks, earning $118 million during its theatrical release.
Arnett also made guest appearances on the TV shows “King of the Hill” and “30 Rock” for which he was nominated for four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. He landed supporting roles in the films “Spring Breakdown,” “Hot Rod,” “The Comebacks” and “On Broadway.” In “Solomon Brothers”, Arnett again worked with Oden Kirk. In his second film with Will Ferrell, he played Lou Redwood in the basketball comedy Semi-Pro. On November 17, 2009, it was announced that Arnett would attempt to win his real-life wife, Amy Poehler, live on an episode of the hit comedy series “Parks and Recreation”. Arnett plays Chris, an MRI technician, who may have an interest in Poehler’s Leslie Knope, and Justin Theroux appears in the same episode as another suitor. Arnett signed on for an episode, titled “The Set Up”, which aired in January 2010.
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Arnett began starring in Wilde, which was canceled in January 2011 due to poor ratings. He also starred in “Todd Margaret’s Getting Bad Decisions” alongside David Cross. That same year, Arnett appeared in an episode of “The Office” season 7 and co-starred in the NBC TV comedy “Sleepless”. He next appeared in the documentaries “Mansome”, “The Millers” (which ran for two seasons) and 2016’s “Flake.” In 2017, he played Mr. Mire in the Netflix comedy series A Series of Mishaps.
His distinctive deep, husky voice has earned him multiple placements in CBS promos, trailers, and commercials. During his career, he has also voiced several characters in animated films, including in The Lego Movie Parts I and II. From 2014 to 2020, he voiced several characters in “Bojack Horseman.” He has voiced numerous characters in TV and video games, including “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2” and “Lead Eater: The Return of Matt Hazzard.” Starting in the summer of 2020, he hosts a podcast called “Smartless” with Sean Hayes and Jason Bateman.
personal life
Arnett divorced his first wife, Penelope Ann Miller, after a year of marriage. He began dating actress Amy Poehler in 2000. They married in 2003 and starred in several projects together, including “Parks and Recreation,” “Arrested Development,” and “Blade of Glory.” Arnett and Poehler have two children. They announced their separation in 2012. Their divorce was finalized in 2016. In June 2020, it was announced that Arnett’s girlfriend, Alessandra Brawn, had given birth to his third son.
real estate
In 2013, Will bought a house in Beverly Hills for $2.85 million. He set about demolishing the house and constructing a 4,000-square-foot, 4-bedroom modern building. In June 2020, he listed the home for $11 million. A few months later, he canceled the listing, apparently choosing to live in the house. In early 2021, he sold the house for $8 million.
In August 2021, Will bought a home in Beverly Hills for $16.4 million.
