Robert Wuhl was born on the 9th October 1951, in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey USA, and is an actor, comedian and screenwriter, best known for creating and starring in the television series “Arliss” (1996 – 2002). Moreover, Wuhl and Billy Crystal were the winners of two Emmy Awards as the co-authors of the presentation of the Academy Awards in 1990 and 1991. Robert has been active in the entertainment industry since 1978.
How much is the net worth of Robert Wuhl? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of his wealth is as much as $8 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2017. Films and television are the major sources of Wuhl’s modest fortune.
Robert Wuhl Net Worth $8 Million
To begin with, Wuhl was raised in Union, New Jersey. After attending high school, he studied at the University of Houston, in which he was active in the drama group. At that time, he shared a room with the artist and director Julian Schnabel. After several years at the university, Robert decided to drop out of it and pursue a career in acting.
Initially, he worked as a stand-up comedian for several years. Then, he got a role in the comedy film “The Hollywood Knights” (1980) directed by Floyd Mutrux, followed by a minor role in Lyne’s romantic drama “Flashdance” (1983). In 1987, Wuhl portrayed Staff Sergeant Marty Lee Dreiwitz in the film “Good Morning Vietnam” directed by Barry Levinson. The actor was in the main cast of the critically acclaimed romantic comedy sports film “Bull Durham” (1988), which grossed $58 million at the box office. He also created the role of Alexander Knox in the award winning film “Batman” (1989) directed by Tim Burton, the latter grossing $411 million at the box office. The same year, Wuhl starred in other films including “Wedding Band” and “Blaze”. He also starred opposite Eric Idle in the comedy film “Missing Pieces” (1992), and alongside Robert De Niro in the film “Mistress” (1992). Then, the actor landed smaller roles in the films “The Bodyguard” (1992), “Sandman” (1993) and “Blue Chips” (1994), before creating the starring role in the biopic film “Cobb” (1994) by Ron Shelton. From 1996 to 2002, he wrote and starred in the Emmy Award-winning HBO series “Arli $$” as the title character. Robert was also in the main cast of the comedy film “Good Burger” (1997) directed by Brian Robbins.
In 2005, he was a player in the Game Show Network’s “Poker Royale” series, a competition between professional poker players and comedians. In 2013, he appeared in the comedy drama film “Contest” directed by Anthony Joseph Giunta, and recently, he starred as himself in the episode of the series “American Dad!” (2015) aired on Fox channel.
Finally, in the personal life of Robert Wuhl, he has been married to Barbara Koldys Capelli since 1983, with whom he co-starred in the film “Open Season” in 1990. They do not have any children.
His roommate in college in Houston was artist/director Julian Schnabel.
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Graduate from Union High School in Union, New Jersey, where his likeness currently resides in their Hall of Fame.
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In one episode of his show, Arli$$ (1996), we see Arliss Michaels watching on old video of himself winning money on "The $10,000 Pyramid" game show. We learn that Michaels used his winnings as seed money to start his agency business. Robert Wuhl was an actual contestant on the show and the game show footage that aired was real.
Robert Wuhl is an initiated member of Tau Kappa Epsilon International Fraternity. He was initiated at the University of Houston.
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Dropped out of the University of Houston.
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Host of Florida Sports Awards [2001]
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Won Emmys in 1991 and 1992 when he co-wrote the Academy Awards telecast for Billy Crystal. Wuhl also wrote for Crystal when he hosted the Grammy's in 1987-1989. He stars in, writes, directs and produces the HBO television series hit Arli$$ (1996), an offbeat satire about the sports world as seen through the eyes of a sports agent.
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Wuhl began performing after college at the Improv in New York, where his stand-up routine drew a strong following and attracted the attention of Rodney Dangerfield, for whom Wuhl then worked as a joke writer.
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