Ethan Embry was born as Ethan Philan Randall on the 13th June 1978 in Huntington Beach, California USA, and is a television and film actor, best known for his roles in “Empire Records” (1995), “Vegas Vacation” (1997), “Can’t Hardly Wait” (1998), and in the Showtime TV series “Brotherhood” (2006-2008). Embry’s career started in 1990.
Have you ever wondered how rich Ethan Embry is as of mid- 2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Ethan Embry’s net worth is as high as $3 million, an amount earned through his successful acting career.
Ethan Embry’s Net Worth $3 Million
Ethan Embry grew up in California, the son of H. Charles Randall, a dental technician, and Karen, a screenwriter/talent manager. He started his acting career when he was 12, in the mini-series “Drug Wars: The Camarena Story” (1990) starring Steven Bauer, Elizabeth Peña, Miguel Ferrer, and Benicio Del Toro.
Embry’s first feature movie was “Defending Your Life” (1991) with Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, and Rip Torn, and he filmed three more that year: “Dutch”, “Bad Attitudes”, and “All I Want for Christmas”. All of these films Ethan made under the surname Randall, and his first movie with the stage name Embry came in 1993 when he starred alongside Reese Witherspoon in “A Far Off Place”. His net worth was now rising.
Later, he appeared in two episodes of “Murder, She Wrote” (1994-1995), and in the comedy “Empire Records” (1995) with Anthony LaPaglia, Renée Zellweger, and Liv Tyler. By the end of the ’90’s Embry had been cast in Ridley Scott’s “White Squall” (1996), Tom Hanks’ “That Thing You Do!” (1996), “Vegas Vacation” (1997) starring Chevy Chase, and “Montana” (1998) with Kyra Sedgwick and Stanley Tucci. Ethan continued with “Dancer, Texas Pop. 81” (1998), “Can’t Hardly Wait” (1998) starring Jennifer Love Hewitt and Seth Green, and “Disturbing Behavior” (1998) with James Marsden, Katie Holmes, and Nick Stahl. Thanks to his early roles in the ’90’s Embry’s net worth significantly increased.
He started the new millennium with a leading role in series “FreakyLinks” that lasted only one season from 2000 to 2001. Emry teamed up again with Reese Witherspoon in “Sweet Home Alabama” (2002), starred in “They” (2002), and appeared in 12 episodes of Dick Wolf’s “Dragnet” (2003-2004). Ethan later played in Richard Donner’s “Timeline” (2003), “Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle” (2004), and “Standing Still” (2005), before got part of Declan ‘Decko’ Griggs in series “Brotherhood” (2006-2008).
By the end of the 2000’s, Embry appeared in horror “Vacancy” (2007) with Kate Beckinsale and Luke Wilson, and in D.J. Caruso’s “Eagle Eye” (2008) starring Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, and Rosario Dawson. In this decade, Ethan played in “The Reunion” (2011), “Imaginary Friend” (2012), “Cheap Thrills” (2013), and in ten episodes of the ABC’s series “Once Upon a Time” (2013). Most recently, Embry had roles in “The Guest” (2014), “Late Phases” (2014), “Echoes of War” (2015), and is currently playing in the series “Grace and Frankie” (2015- ). Regarding his personal life, Ethan Embry was married to actress Amelinda Smith from 1998 to 2002, and they have a child together. In July 2005, Embry married actress Sunny Mabrey, but she filed for divorce in 2012. However, they started dating again and announced they were engaged in 2015. Two of them were robbed at gunpoint right in front of their house in 2006.
Can't Hardly Wait, Empire Records, That Thing You Do!, Sweet Home Alabama, Vegas Vacation, Cheap Thrills, A Far Off Place, Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, All I Want for Christmas, White Squall, Late Phases, Eagle Eye, The Reunion, Standing Still, Echoes of War, Disturbing Behavior, Dancer, Tex...
TV Shows
Brotherhood, Masters of Horror, Work with Me, Grace and Frankie, FreakyLinks, L.A. Dragnet
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If did go back to school, I would want to learn another aspect of the entertainment industry like to become a producer or an agent, you need a law degree.
I went to public school for like, one day. I don't get it. Everybody tries to be exactly the same. I think being an outsider is a good thing.
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When I finish a film, I like to drastically change my appearance. I get sick of looking at the same thing in the mirror for months at a time. So when a film's over, I'll do something like shave my head.
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Donner likes what he does and enjoys being on a set. He doesn't have to do it, its not like he has to make the rent. When I get to be his age and still enjoy what I'm doing like him, I'd be lucky.
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The first The Matrix (1999) genius, the second one, what's up with the dancing? I haven't even seen the third one.
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I always play these rodent type characters - skittish and hyper like a chipmunk. It's a complete act though. I'm a very normal person.
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You just have to do your own thing, no matter what anyone says. It's your life.
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For me, I've always taken being on a set as my school, because I've been working since I was ten.
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[on Ed O'Neill] He's like my dad. He taught me everything.
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[From an article with the cast of Can't Hardly Wait (1998)] "I was home-schooled. But going to high school, I never would've been able to travel the U.S. or been able to do acting".
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Real love is more than a physical feeling. If there's even the slightest doubt in your head about a guy, then forget about it. It's not real.
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Everybody tries to be exactly the same. I think being an outsider is a good thing.
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You can't think about things you want to change. Just be yourself.
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He is of English, and smaller amounts of Irish and German, descent.
At the age of 22, Ethan had already appeared in many TV and radio commercials, movies (including doing his own stunts in one), produced and directed a short film (at the age of 13), co-produced another film, married, and become a father.
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Can't Hardly Wait (1998) opened the day before Ethan's 20th birthday.
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Produced an unreleased movie titled "Taken" with his White Squall (1996) co-star and friend, Jeremy Sisto, and a friend of Embry's was to direct it
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Is the owner of many pets (in 1998, he had five cats and eight dogs).
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(December 10, 1999) Amelinda Smith gave birth to their son, Cogeian coming from the Latin word cogeo meaning "to think over" while Ethan Embry's 1993 A Far Off Place (1993) was still airing.
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(November 14, 1998) Married actress Amelinda Smith (auditioned to play "Stacy" in the CBS sitcom Work with Me (1999), but Emily Rutherfurd landed the role - Ethan read Amelinda's script, liked it, auditioned and snagged the role of "Sebastian").
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Won 6th place in a California gymnastics tournament at the age of 10 (one can see Ethan doing back flips in Can't Hardly Wait (1998), right after the scene where someone calls Mike Dexter a fag).