Neil Darrow Strauss was born on the 9th March 1969, in Chicago, Illinois USA. He is a journalist, author as well as a ghost-writer. Currently, Strauss works for The New York Times and Rolling Stone magazine. Neil is probably best known for his non-fiction book entitled “The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pick-up Artists” (2005) which was listed as the New York Times Bestseller two months after the release. Neil Strauss has been accumulating his net worth being active in the industry since 1991.
How much is the net worth of Neil Strauss? Reportedly, the current size of his wealth is as much as $5 million, accumulated over a career spanning almost 25 years.
Neil Strauss Net Worth $5 Million
Neil was educated at the Latin School of Chicago. Then he studied at Vassar College, but eventually he graduated from Columbia University in 1991. While still a student he began editing the book “Radiotext” which was published in 1993. Then, he was employed at the tabloid newspaper The Village Voice in which he did various jobs such as fact checking, editing and working as a critic as well as a reporter. Later, Strauss wrote his own column about pop life in The New York Times, additionally writing a few front page stories for the above mentioned daily newspaper. This was the start of building his net worth
Following this, Jann Wenner hired Neil to work as a contributing editor of the biweekly magazine Rolling Stone. Strauss wrote a number of cover stories which attracted readers, to be precise he wrote about Marilyn Manson, Stephen Colbert, Gwen Stefani, the Wu-Tang Clan, Orlando Bloom, Tom Cruise, Madonna, Kurt Cobain and other celebrities. His article about the suicide of popular musician Kurt Cobain won the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award. Neil is also known for contributing to The Source, Details, Entertainment Weekly, Spin, Maxim and Esquire. Consequently, working in the press has significantly increased the outright size of Neil Strauss’ net worth.
Another source of Strauss wealth is writing books. As an author, he debuted with the autobiography “The Long Hard Road Out of Hell” (1998) which was co-written with Marilyn Manson. Then, he collaborated with celebrities writing their autobiographies: with Mötley Crüe – “The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band” (2001); with Dave Navarro – “Don’t Try This at Home” (2004); with Jenna Jameson – “How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale” (2004). Following this, his best seller “The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists” (2005) was released which tells about his journey in the seduction community. In 2006, Strauss released his first and so far only novel “How to Make Money Like a Porn Star”. Eventually, the author published a few of how-to books including “Rules of the Game” (2007) and “Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life” (2009). In 2011, he published a book which contains more than 200 interviews “Everyone Loves You When You’re Dead: Journeys into Fame and Madness”. In 2015, the follow up to the best seller “The Game..” entitled “The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book About Relationships” was released. However, the second book wasn’t as popular as the first. Regardless, all these publications increased Neil’s net worth.
Finally, in the personal life of the journalist and writer, Neil was in a long term relationship with Lisa Leveridge. The rumours flew that she left the author of books for the pop singer Robbie Williams. Currently, Strauss claims to be single.
