Dean Francis Zanuck was born on 11th August 1972, in Los Angeles, California USA, and is a film producer, perhaps best known for the film “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” (2007). Zanuck is the grandson of the late renowned film producer Darryl F. Zanuck, who was one of the founders of the film studio 20th Century Fox. Dean has been working in the entertainment industry since 1995.
How much is the net worth of Dean Zanuck? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of his wealth is over $20 million, as of the data presented in late 2017. Film production and inheritance are the major sources of Zanuck’s fortune.
Dean Zanuck Net Worth $20 Million
To begin with, the boy was raised in Los Angeles, by parents who were involved in the entertainment world; his mother was the actress Linda Melson Harrison, and his father was the film producer Richard D. Zanuck. After matriculation from Harvard Westlake School, he enrolled at the University of Colorado Boulder, from which he graduated in 1994.
Concerning his professional career, Zanuck debuted as a production executive with the film “Deep Impact” in 1998. Then, he worked in the same position on the film “Planet of the Apes” (2001) by Tim Burton. A year later, he launched the film production company Zanuck Independent to specifically produce independent films.
The same year, Dean produced the film “Reign of Fire” (2002) by Rob Bowman and “Road to Perdition” (2002) by Sam Mendes. In 2003, Dean again worked with the director Tim Burton and was listed as an executive producer of the fantasy comedy drama film “Big Fish” (2003). Then, he produced the film for television “Dead Lawyers” (2004), which was followed Tim Burton’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (2005), with the latter grossing an impressive $475 million at the box office, which certainly helped boost Dean’s net worth.
However, probably the best known film produced by Zanuck is the award winning horror musical “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” (2007). As the executive producer, Dean then worked with the commercially successful comedy film “Yes Man” (2008) directed by Peyton Reed. Afterwards, he produced the drama film “Get Low” (2009) by Aaron Schneider and “The Zero Theorem” (2013) by Terry Gilliam. Most recently, Dean Zanuck produced the supernatural psychological thriller film “Voice from the Stone” (2017) directed by Eric Dennis Howell.
To conclude, all the above mentioned engagements have increased the total size of Dean Zanuck’s net worth.
Finally, in the personal life of the film producer, Dean has been married to real estate agent Marisa since 2002 – she is starring in the reality television series “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”. Dean and Marisa a son and a daughter, and the family resides in Beverly Hills, California. However, there are rumours about which suggests that Marissa is to initiate divorce proceedings.
