James Thurston Nabors is an Alabama-born actor as well as a singer who is best known for his portrayal of “Gomer Pyle” in the TV series “The Andy Griffith Show”. Born on 12 June 1930 in Sylacauga, Alabama USA, Jim Nabors is an actor, also well recognized as the singer of the popular song “Back Home Again in Indiana”. Jim has been prominent in the entertainment industry of America since 1954.
An excellent actor and a successful singer, how rich is Jim Nabors? Currently, Jim has a net worth of $15 million which is solely amassed from his acting and singing careers. Being a part of “The Andy Griffin Show” and his own show “Gomer Pyle, USMC”, Jim has bagged millions of dollars. Moreover, his successful recordings and albums – some of which have been certified gold or platinum like “ Jim Nabors Sings Love Me With All Your Heart” and “The Heart Touching Magic of Jim Nabors” among others – have also added extensively to Jim’s net worth.
Jim Nabors Net Worth $15 Million
Jim Nabors has been very interested in singing since his childhood and sang in his church and high school while in Sylacauga. Later, he attended and graduated from the University of Alabama where he found his interest in acting. After wrapping up his college education and moving to New York, he took his initial step in the television industry, the job of film cutter for NBC, and later started acting in theatre, in “The Horn”. As he was noted for his act in the theatre, Jim got a chance to work with Andy Griffith and to make a concrete career in acting. As he became famous as “Gomer Pyle” in Andy’s show, he later got his own show “Gomer Pyle, USMC’ which made him more popular on television.
A well-received actor, Jim took his stardom to the next level as he found stability and respect in the television industry with many other television series as well as mainstream Hollywood movies. He has appeared in a total of 28 television shows and series including “The Jim Nabors Hour”, “The Lost Saucer” and many more. Even though Jim has not been a part of many movies, he has worked in some notable films like “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas”, “Take Her, She’s Mine” and “Stroker Ace” among others; the latter movie also won him a “Golden Raspberry Award”. Regardless, all these movies and television skits have added significantly to his net worth.
Apart from acting, Jim Nabors has recorded 28 albums, three of which have been certified gold and one, platinum by RIAA. These highly selling albums have also added to Jim’s net worth that amounts $15 million at the present. As for his personal life, Jim recently married to his long term partner, Stan Cadwallader, in 2013 as same-sex marriage became legal in Washington. This Hollywood Walk of Fame star also has a highway in Alabama named after him as “Jim Nabors Highway” and he is also an honorary sergeant in the USMC, among other honours.
