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Frank McCourt Net Worth

Published

11 months ago

May 30, 2023

Daniel Wanburg

Frank McCourt's Net Worth as of 2024
$1.2 Billion

Born Francis McCourt on the 19th August 1930 in Brooklyn, New York USA, he was a writer and teacher, best known to the world for his book “Angela`s Ashes” (1996). He passed away in July 2009..

Have you ever wondered how rich Frank McCourt was at the time of his death? Although his net worth has never been specifically accounted, his creations made him a millionaire, and also his teaching career added considerably to his wealth.

Frank McCourt $1.2 Billion Net Worth

Frank was the oldest of five children born to Irish parents; his father Malachy McCourt, was a part of the Irish Republican Army and Angela Sheehan. He spent his early childhood in New York, however, his family moved to Ireland, as the great depression started to take its toll. His financial status worsened as his father gave way to alcoholism; the whole family slept in one bed, and little by little, the health of his brothers got worse, and they died at a young age; Frank himself had a typhoid fever when he was 11. While in Ireland, his mother gave birth to two more boys, however, his father left the family, and also one of his brothers. After his education abruptly ended at 13 years of age, expelled by the Irish Christian Brothers, Frank became responsible for the family, and in order to support them Frank worked several jobs, but in the end he had to steal bread and milk.

When he turned 19, Frank moved back to New York, as he saved some money, but confessed to stealing the 55 Pounds he needed for the trip from a female moneylender after her death.

In New York Frank found a job in hotel, as he befriended a priest during his trip, who then got him hired in a hotel, which also gave him a room. Frank earned around $26 per week, and sent his mother almost a half of his earnings.

During the Korean War, Frank joined the Army, but was sent to Bavaria where he worked as dog trainer, and later as clerk. Upon returning, he enrolled at New York University, using the G.I.Bill education, which provided leverages to War veterans. He was admitted to the University, but on probation, with condition that his grades are at least B. He graduated with a BA degree in English in 1957, and 10 years later he obtained his MA at Brooklyn College. Soon after he graduated Frank found engagement as a teacher at McKee Vocational and Technical High School. He subsequently switched five more schools in New York, including New York City College of Technology, Stuyvesant High School, High School of Fashion Industries, and others, which only increased his net worth.

Frank came to prominence in the second half of the 1990s, releasing an autobiographical book “Angela`s Ashes”, depicting his childhood and all the struggles his family had been through. The book became an instant bestseller, which increased his net worth by a large margin. Encouraged by the success of the book, Frank continued with his writing, and three years later published the sequel – “’Tis” – continuing the story of his life, and in 2005 he published his third book “Teacher Man”, which speaks about his life and experience as a teacher.
To speak further of his accomplishments as a teacher, Frank wrote the book, which was used for the musical “The Irish… and How They Got That Way” in 1997.

For his book “Angela`s Ashes”, Frank won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography in 1996, and in 1997 as well, making it as a hallmark of his career.

Regarding his personal life, Frank was married three times, firstly to Alberta Small(1961-79) – the couple had a daughter. His second wife was Cheryl Floyd, from 1984 until 1985, and his third marriage was to Ellen Frey in 1994; the couple was together until his death. Frank died from melanoma on19th July 2009, in Manhattan, New York just months after he was diagnosed with the incurable disease.

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Ben Stein Net Worth

Published

20 hours ago

April 18, 2024

Daniel Wanburg

Benjamin Jeremy Stein is an American lawyer, speechwriter, actor, writer and commentator on economic and political issues, but he is also known for participating in many other activities. For example, Ben Stein has even tried himself as a game show host. This famous person in American economics and politics was born on November 25 in 1944 in Washington, D.C., United States during World War II. He attended Columbia College and later Yale Law School. After graduation Ben Stein started to write columns and articles for different US magazines such as Newsmax, Los Angeles Magazine, Penthouse, The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s Magazine, The American Spectator and even for The New York Times.

Ben Stein Net Worth $20 Million

In his writings Stein usually speaks about the economic situation and political issues, and even gives financial advices to individual investors. However, in the mid-60s he also got the job of a poverty lawyer and later continued as a lawyer for the Federal Trade Comission. After few years of hard work, Ben Stein decided to try himself in acting too, but before starting to get roles he became a Hollywood consultant. Stein got his first comedy role and had to play a boring and monotonous economics teacher in the movie called Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, which was released in 1986. As an actor Ben Stein has since appeared in many other movies, such as The Mask, No Intelligence Allowed, Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II, The Emperor’s New School, Full House, Casper: A Spirited Beginning, The O’Reilly Factor, Maried… with Children, Duckman, The Emperor’s New Schol, Earthworm Jim, Casper Meets Wendy, Family Guy and Richie Rich.

The famous actor and commentator is also recognized thanks to the Comedy Central channel where he was the main face of the show called “Win Ben Stein’s Money” for which he has even received an Emmy award. Ben Stein was earning $5,000 per episode, but money that contestants won was subtracted from actor’s salary. However, these earnings are just nothing if we compare them with Stein’s net worth, which reached $20 million in 2012.

Ben Stein is well known thanks to his ability to harmonize all his activities and show himself as a talented person in every job he does. But maybe one of his most successful, but not so well-known activities is writing speeches for American presidents. Ben Stein was a speechwriter for Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Until now Ben Stein has published 15 books, the first written together with Herbert Stein and released in 1978. In 2012 his last book appeared in stores – “How To Really Ruin Your Financial Life and Portfolio”.

Nowadays Ben Stein lives with his wife Alexandra Denman in Beverly Hills and Malibu, California. The couple married in 1968 and divorced after 6 years, but in 1977 they got back together again. With his wife Ben Stein adopted their son Tom in 1987. As well as his property in Beverly Hills, Ben Stein also owns a summer home in Sandpoint, Idaho and an apartment in the Watergate complex in Washingtton, D.C., which was inherited from his parents.

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Mikey Teutul Net Worth

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20 hours ago

April 18, 2024

Daniel Wanburg

Michael Joseph was born 26 November 1978, in Montgomery, New York State USA, and widely known as Mikey Teutul, is a reality television personality, the youngest son of Orange County Choppers founder Paul Teutul, Sr. Mikey began his working life at 14, in the family business.

So just how rich is Mikey Teutul, as of late 2017? Authoritative sources estimate that Mikey has a net worth of over $3 million dollars, largely earned by working at his father’s and older brother Paul Jr,’s company Orange County Choppers (OCC), and Orange County Iron Works, and through his TV appearances.

Mikey Teutul Net Worth $3 Million

Little is known of Mikey’s early life or education – it seems to have always revolved around the family business. Helping out his family in his teens, theoretically he worked as Assistant General Manager. but his main duties were to answer ‘phones, and clear-up and take out the trash. He was on rare occasions given the chance to build bikes, until he was competent to build his own. He also attended events for promoting OCC.

In 2002, the family was invited to take part in a reality show, Discovery Channel’s “American Chopper”, and subsequently “American Chopper: Senior vs. Junior”, in the course of which the youngest son was thrown out of the business – the middle son is Daniel, and younger sister Cristin. The reason for Mikey’s exclusion was that Mikey tried to be a mediator between his father and his brother, but his father seemed to be offended that his younger son did not take his side, and so threw him out of the business. During the filming of the show, Mikey was somethoing of a comedy relief to his father’s workers, and that comedy streak helped gain him popularity in TV shows. Mikey then joined his brother’s post-OCC venture, -Paul Jr Designs – along with most of their father’s employees; obviously the work atmosphere with Paul Teutul, Sr. was not a particularly happy one. Mikey’s eldest brother Paul Jr. was the former chief fabricator of OCC.

So actually the main source of Mikey Teutul’s wealth is not his father’s business, but the shows he eventually took part in. These have included ‘The Late Show with David Letterman”, “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”, and also “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno. The shows became very popular and Mikey’s appearances earned him a significant amount of money. To say the least, the family drama did not go without consequences – according to rumours, Mikey Teutul was suffering from an addiction problem, and consequently admitted himself to rehab, and managed to overcome the bad habits which were apparently hindering his progress in life, obviously including business.

In his life away from the businesses already referred to and the limelight of TV, Michael loves to paint, and is apparently respected for his productions, as he opened “The Wolfgang Gallery” gallery in Montgomery, New York, where he has sold or auctioned his paintings, adding somewhat to is net worth, although rumours suggest that the gallery may now be closed. Most recently, Mikey is now trying to enter the market under the moniker LLC FarQueue Products with his line of gourmet pasta sauces. Good luck, Mikey!

In his less-than-private personal life, Mikey is apparently still single – there aren’t even any rumours of romantic liaisons.