Beau Bridges was born on the 9th December 1941, in Los Angeles, California USA, and is an actor and director, best known for his roles in movies “The Fabulous Baker Boys” (1989), “Max Payne” (2008), and “The Descendants” (2011), as well in the series “Stargate SG-1” (2005-2007). His success on both the big screen and TV significantly increased his net worth. Bridges’ career notionally started in 1948.
Have you ever wondered how rich Beau Bridges is as of mid-2016? According to authoritative sources, Bridges’ estimated net worth is $14 million. Although he has earned most of his wealth thanks to his skills as an actor, Bridges has also worked as a director.
Beau Bridges Net Worth $14 Million
Lloyd Vernet Bridges III is the son of Dorothy Bridges and Lloyd Bridges, both actors, and is an older brother of an actor Jeff Bridges (“The Big Lebowski”, “True Grit”). Beau was raised in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, and acted as a surrogate father to Jeff when Lloyd was too busy with work. Bridges went to Venice High School and matriculated in 1959; he was active in baseball and basketball teams. He had a dream to become an NBA star and attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he played basketball in his freshman year before was transferred to the University of Hawaii.
Although uncredited, Beau’s first role in the film came in Abraham Polonsky’s “Force of Evil” in 1948, and the next in “The Red Pony” (1949), starring Myrna Loy and Robert Mitchum. His debut on television occurred in the sitcom “My Three Sons” (1960-1963), and Bridges starred in the military comedy “Ensign O’Toole” (1962-1963). Bridges appeared in numerous series during the ’60s, and also in some movies, such as “Village of the Giants” (1965), Larry Peerce’s “The Incident” (1967), “For Love of Ivy” (1968) starring Sidney Poitier, and Norman Jewison’s “Gaily, Gaily” (1969). All these early roles helped him to establish his net worth.
Beau Bridges was highly popular in the 70’s, and 80’s, so he landed plenty of roles in films. The most notable were Larry Peerce’s “The Other Side of the Mountain” (1975), “Greased Lightning” (1977) with Richard Pryor and Pam Grier, “Norma Rae” (1979) starring Sally Field, Jonathan Kaplan’s “Heart Like a Wheel” (1983), and “The Hotel New Hampshire” (1984) with Jodie Foster, Nastassja Kinski, and Rob Lowe. However, arguably the best film Bridges has made thus far is a romantic comedy-drama “The Fabulous Baker Boys” (1989), with Jeff Bridges and Michelle Pfeiffer.
In the 90’s, Beau starred in 15 episodes of the TV western series “Harts of the West” (1993-1994), along with his father Lloyd, and Harley Jane Kozak. He continued to appear regularly on television, and starred in the ABC series “Maximum Bob” (1998) as Judge Bob Gibbs. Bridges also had a recurring role in “Beggars and Choosers” (1999-2000), and appeared in more than 30 episodes of “The Agency” (2001-2003). Beau starred in 40 episodes of “Stargate SG-1” (2005-2007), and in “Max Payne” (2008) with Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis. Most recently, Bridges has had roles in “The Descendants” (2011) starring George Clooney, “The Millers” (2013-2015), and “Masters of Sex” (2013- ). He is currently filming “The Mosaic”, directed by Steven Soderbergh.
Beau Bridges has won numerous prestigious awards, including three Emmy’s, two Golden Globes for his work on “The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom” (1993), and “Without Warning: The James Brady Story” (1991), and a Grammy Award. Furthermore he also has more than 30 nominations, and several other awards.
Regarding his personal life, Beau Bridges married Julie Landfield in 1964, and they divorced in 1984; they have two sons. Beau then married Wendy Treece in 1984, and they have two sons and a daughter. Bridges is a Christian and a vegan.
