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Morris Chestnut Net Worth
Morris Chestnut Net Worth 2023: Wiki Biography, Married, Family, Measurements, Height, Salary, Relationships
Morris Chestnut net worth is
$14 Million
Morris Chestnut Wiki Biography
Morris Chestnut was born on 1 January 1969 in Cerritos, California USA, to parents Shirley and Morris Chestnut. Morris is an actor, perhaps best known for his ability to portray a variety of characters in very different films and TV series’, obviously a strength which has enabled him to work consistently since his acting debut in 1990.
So just how rich is Morris Chestnut? Sources have recently estimated that Morris has a net worth of $14 million, all accumulated from his acting on TV and the big screen.
Morris Chestnut Net Worth $14 Million
Morris Chestnut attended Richard Gahr High School until 1986, and then graduated with a degree in finance and drama from California State University, Northridge, in 1989.
The first significant source increasing Morris Chestnut’s net worth was his TV acting debut in “Freddy`s Nightmares: a Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series”, portraying the character named Jadon in season 2 which was aired in 1990. “Boyz ‘n the Hood” is recognized as being Morris`s first big screen film role, which added to his net worth, plus in “Chestnut” while portraying Ricky Baker.
Morris Chestnut has worked a few times in collaboration with the highly-rated Steven Seagal. Their partnership has featured in “Under Siege 2: Dark Territory” (1995), “Half Past Dead(2002)”, and “Prince of Pistols”(2008), generally playing the villain..
In demonstrating Morris Chestnut’s versatility, he starred in “The Brothers” in 2001, which featured the quite unique topic of successful young professionals. In “Ladder 49”, Morris portrayed a firefighter. In “The Best Man” he starred as a professional football player along with Nia Long, Taye Diggs, which was received very well by the critics, and Morris even received a nomination for an NAACP Image Award. As for football, in “The Game Plan” Morris also starred as a playerl. There are no doubts these performances added significant revenues to the total size of Morris Chestnut’s net worth.
Morris Chestnut’s other notable TV and film credits include “Like Mike”, “Two Can Play That Game”, “The Best Man”, “Think Like a Man”, “Not Easily Broken”, “The Perfect Holiday”,” V”, “Out All Night, and “G. I. Jane” All these performances undoubtedly boosted the total size of Morris Chestnut’s net worth. Morris Chestnut has also had roles in such films as “The Inkwell”, “Higher Learning”, “Like Mike”, “Confidence”, “Breakin` All the Rules”, “The Cave”, “Identify Thief”, and “Nurse Jackie”.
Additionally, Morris Chestnut`s career has featured such theatrical performances as “What Your Husband Doesn`t Know”, and “Love in the Nick of Tyme”. Currently, Morris has been hosting the show called “Vindicated”.
What is more, Morris became a winner of the TV Madden Bowl video game competition, held during the Super Bowl, in 1998.
As regards Morris Chestnut’s personal life, in 1995 he married Pam Byse; the couple have welcomed two children.
Full Name | Morris Chestnut |
Net Worth | $14 Million |
Salary | $14 million |
Date Of Birth | January 1, 1969 |
Place Of Birth | Cerritos, California, United States |
Height | 6 ft (1.83 m) |
Profession | Actor, Film Producer |
Education | Gahr High School, California State University, Northridge, Harvard University, Columbia University, City College of New York, University of Chicago |
Nationality | United States of America |
Spouse | Pam Byse (m. 1995) |
Children | Paige Chestnut, Grant Chestnut |
Parents | Shirley Chestnut, Morris Chestnut, Sr. |
Nicknames | Morris L. Chestnut , Chester Mushroom |
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http://www.twitter.com/morris_chestnut | |
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IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004820 |
Awards | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Guggenheim Fellowship for Humanities, US & Canada |
Nominations | NAACP Image Award |
Movies | "Rosewood" (2015-), "The Best Man Holiday" (2013), "The Perfect Guy" (2015), "Boyz n the Hood" (1991) |
TV Shows | "Vindicated", "What Your Husband Doesn`t Know", "Love in the Nick of Tyme" |
# | Quote |
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1 | You start making movies and people start seeing when you go to places, and all of a sudden you are getting clothes for free and all of a sudden you are getting food for free. |
2 | You go from movies where you are wearing nice clothes and you're trying to smell good to a movie where you are in water and you are wet all day, and you are dealing with that elements, it gets rough, but it was definitely something I wanted to try. |
3 | This film is what it is. It's a campy thriller horror movie where you go and have fun. With these types of films, you can't take it too seriously. They are what they are. |
4 | Showtime has given new, young filmmakers - black, white, across the board - an opportunity to make films, as well as actors who want to cross over into directing. |
5 | I would never want any of my kids to go into this industry; not until they are old enough to understand and if this is something that they really want to do. |
6 | I think that Mos Def is the best actor, but when you talk about rappers in films, I don't really think the quality of the acting is most important because most rappers are put in movies because of the personality and people want to see that. |
7 | I hate being cold and I hate being wet and around 80% percent of this film I was cold and another 60% I was cold and wet, so it wasn't the best shoot for me. |
8 | I did a film which was considered an independent movie with Dustin Hoffman and Andy Garcia called Confidence, and that's the type of film I was willing to take a chance on that because of the caliber of people involved with the film. |
9 | You have to be insane to direct. |
10 | You can become really pigeon-holed in this industry. |
11 | When you are the lead in a romantic comedy, you have to worry about people really liking you. |
12 | To me the work is so much more interesting, the parts that don't require you just to take your shirt off. |
13 | This industry is very make-believe and you caught in a false sense of what reality is. |
14 | There are a lot of people in this business that don't work consistently. |
15 | Some people make a career out of doing one thing, but I wanted to diversify my body of work. |
16 | Producing is easier, I can just be at the set overseeing the story. |
17 | Oh yeah, I'm a huge romance fan. And some women like action. |
18 | Nah, I'm not a prima donna, but I just don't like being cold and wet. |
19 | It's not always about the money. |
20 | I've been in a situation where I was after the money. |
21 | I'm not going to take my shirt off in every movie. |
22 | I'm just happy to be working consistently. |
23 | I'm getting to the point where they see me as a good actor, rather than just a good guy who can act. |
24 | I would like more challenging roles. I definitely would like to something that's more challenging. |
25 | I want viewers to relate to me on a different level, not just a sexual level. |
26 | I want to tell stories for everyone, primarily. |
27 | I think the best type of action movie combines a love story with the action. |
28 | I enjoy what I do, but it's more challenging than people think. |
29 | At one point, people thought that Eddie Murphy would only reach one sector of the audience, but now everyone sees everything Eddie Murphy does. |
30 | And I think from a male perspective, we have men talking about their feelings and it being okay. |
31 | Unless you are really grounded and have a true sense of reality, you can get lost in that and a lot of people do and that's why you see so many people with successful careers but with destructive lives. |
32 | It's hard when you see a scene where it's raining, and we have the rain machine, and you see it for 5 minutes, but that scene takes all day to shoot, and you do it with rain, and the dry off, and go back and do it again. |
33 | I am just another fireman because the story focuses on Joaquin Phoenix's character, but I play Joaquin's close friend and I get burned up a little bit, but I don't die. |
34 | A lot of times, women don't get the male perspective in regards to a relationship, what men go through when they're not really dealing well. |
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1 | Had a cameo appearance, but was uncredited, in the movie Higher Learning (1995) as one of the track runners on the team. |
2 | Purchased $1.5 million estate in suburban Los Angeles. |
3 | Has worked with Steven Seagal twice. He was both Seagal's character's partner and main enemy. In Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995), Chestnut is Seagal's character's reluctant partner. In Half Past Dead (2002), he co-starred as the main villain. |
4 | Is an excellent Texas Hold 'Em poker player. Recently (2005), held his own against 6 established poker professionals in a made for TV tournament. |
5 | Winner of the 1998 Madden Bowl, beating other celebrity talent as well as NFL stars in a tournament of John Madden Football. |
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Rosewood | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Dr. Beaumont Rosewood, Jr. / Rosewood |
When the Bough Breaks | 2016 | John Taylor | |
Legends | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Tony Rice |
Heist | 2015/III | Dog | |
The Perfect Guy | 2015/I | Dave | |
Nurse Jackie | 2013-2014 | TV Series | Dr. Ike Prentiss |
The Best Man Holiday | 2013 | Lance | |
Kick-Ass 2 | 2013 | Detective Marcus Williams | |
The Call | 2013/II | Officer Paul Phillips | |
American Dad! | 2013 | TV Series | Craig |
Identity Thief | 2013 | Detective Reilly | |
Think Like a Man | 2012 | James (uncredited) | |
American Horror Story | 2011 | TV Series | Luke |
V | 2009-2011 | TV Series | Ryan Nichols |
Love in the Nick of Tyme | 2009 | Video | Marcelles Wynters |
Not Easily Broken | 2009 | Dave Johnson | |
The Prince of Motor City | 2008 | TV Movie | Leo Moore |
The Perfect Holiday | 2007 | Benjamin | |
The Game Plan | 2007 | Travis Sanders | |
Bones | 2005 | TV Series | Agent Oakes |
The Cave | 2005 | Top Buchanan | |
Dante | 2005 | TV Movie | Dante |
Ladder 49 | 2004 | Tommy Drake | |
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid | 2004 | Gordon Mitchell | |
Breakin' All the Rules | 2004 | Evan Fields | |
Confidence | 2003 | Travis | |
Half Past Dead | 2002 | 49er One Donald Robert Johnson | |
Like Mike | 2002 | Tracy Reynolds | |
The Killing Yard | 2001 | TV Movie | Shango |
Scenes of the Crime | 2001 | Ray | |
Two Can Play That Game | 2001 | Keith Fenton | |
The Brothers | 2001 | Jackson Smith | |
ER | 2000 | TV Series | ICU Nurse Frank 'Rambo' Bacon |
The Best Man | 1999 | Lance Sullivan | |
C-16: FBI | 1997-1998 | TV Series | Mal Robinson |
Firehouse | 1997 | TV Movie | Andre |
G.I. Jane | 1997 | McCool | |
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory | 1995 | Bobby Zachs | |
Higher Learning | 1995 | Track Anchor (uncredited) | |
The Inkwell | 1994 | Harold Lee | |
Living Single | 1994 | TV Series | Hamilton Brown |
Out All Night | 1992-1993 | TV Series | Jeff Carswell |
The Ernest Green Story | 1993 | TV Movie | Ernest (Brother) Green |
In the Line of Duty: Street War | 1992 | TV Movie | Prince Franklin |
The Last Boy Scout | 1991 | Locker Room Kid | |
Boyz n the Hood | 1991 | Ricky Baker | |
Freddy's Nightmares | 1990 | TV Series | Jason Woodman |
Producer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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When the Bough Breaks | 2016 | executive producer | |
Takers | 2010 | executive producer | |
Love in the Nick of Tyme | 2009 | Video producer | |
Not Easily Broken | 2009 | executive producer | |
Stage Black | 2007 | TV Series executive producer - 2007 |
Director
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Brakedown | 2014 | Short |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Chew | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The View | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
Let's Go, DFW! | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Reel Junkie | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
BET Awards 2015 | 2015 | TV Movie | Himself - Presenter |
Lifestyle Magazine | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
45th NAACP Image Awards | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Nurse Jackie Season 5: New to the Floor | 2014 | Video documentary short | |
The Arsenio Hall Show | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The Insider | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
ES.TV HD | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The Enduring Significance of Boyz n the Hood | 2011 | Video documentary short | Himself |
The Jace Hall Show | 2009-2011 | TV Series | Himself |
Project: Comic-Con | 2010 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee |
Entertainment Tonight | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2007-2010 | TV Series | Himself |
The Mo'Nique Show | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
14th Annual Inner City Destiny Awards | 2006 | Video | Himself - Presenter |
In the Cutz | 2006 | TV Series | |
106 & Park Top 10 Live | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
The N Word | 2004 | Documentary | Himself |
Friendly Fire: Making an Urban Legend | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself |
2nd Annual BET Awards | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
The Ananda Lewis Show | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
32nd NAACP Image Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself |
31st NAACP Image Awards | 2000 | TV Special | Himself |
The Martin Short Show | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
26th NAACP Image Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Himself |
Ebony/Jet Showcase | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Himself |
Live with Kelly and Michael | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Co-Host / Himself - Guest |
Good Morning America | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Made in Hollywood | 2013-2016 | TV Series | Himself |
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
Young Hollywood | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
The Real | 2013-2016 | TV Series | Himself |
Late Night with Seth Meyers | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
The Wendy Williams Show | 2009-2016 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
Today | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The Daily Show | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
The 47th NAACP Image Awards | 2016 | TV Movie | Himself - Presenter |
Conan | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The Talk | 2013-2015 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
The Dr. Oz Show | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
Access Hollywood Live | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
Rachael Ray | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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V | 2010 | TV Series | Ryan Nichols |
Won Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2014 | Hollywood Award | Acapulco Black Film Festival | Best Ensemble Cast | The Best Man Holiday (2013) |
2014 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Nurse Jackie (2009) |
Nominated Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2016 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Rosewood (2015) |
2014 | Hollywood Award | Acapulco Black Film Festival | Best Actor | The Best Man Holiday (2013) |
2014 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | The Best Man Holiday (2013) |
2002 | Black Reel | Black Reel Awards | Network/Cable - Best Actor | The Killing Yard (2001) |
2000 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | The Best Man (1999) |