Thomas Daniel Conway was born on 15 December 1933, in Willoughby, Ohio, USA, of Romanian and Irish descent. Tim is an actor, probably best known for his portrayal of the character Ensign Charles Parker in the sitcom “McHale’s Navy”. He’s also known to be the voice of the character Barnacle Boy in the television cartoon series “SpongeBob SquarePants”. The various endeavors he’s worked on have helped raise his net worth to where it is now.
How rich is Tim Conway? As of mid-2017, sources estimate that his net worth is at $20 million, mostly earned through a successful career on television. Aside from television, he’s also found success working at radio stations and films. Prior to him becoming recognized as an actor, he also served in the United States Army.
Tim Conway Net Worth $20 Million
Tim attended and graduated from Bowling Green State University, where he took a major in speech and radio. After school, he decided to join the United States Army where he eventually completed his service. He returned and took a job at a local radio station. Conway worked on mail and as a writer in KYW-TV and then later WJW-TV. He continued to develop his skills as a writer and started doing comedy work. He then became known for appearing as various alter egos in several shows, all of which earned him recognition. In 1961, Tim was introduced to the actress Rose Marie who helped him move to New York City to audition for “The Steve Allen Show”. He was successful and stayed with the series for two seasons, after which he was cast in “McHale’s Navy” where he gained a lot of popularity along with a significant increase of his net worth. He then starred in a television series entitled “Rango”, which was short lived, and part of the pilot for the series “Turn-On” which was considered a disaster due to how advanced it was in using sexuality as part of comedy. The show only lasted for one episode with threats from both people and affiliates urging ABC to stop the show.
In 1970, Conway finally founded his own show called “The Tim Conway Show” but it only lasted for six months. He continued to work for shows with titles that included his name but all of them were short lived. Around this time, Conway was also given the chance to be part of a few Disney films.
Starting from 1975, Tim took parts in several Disney films which include “The Apple Dumpling Gang”, and “The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again”. He also began making comedy film appearances including “The Private Eyes” and “The Prize Fighter”. Conway’s best work would come in “The Carol Burnett Show”, where his memorable performances would earn him five Emmy Awards. In 1980 “The Tim Conway Show” was revived but this time by CBS and was on air for one year, having regular cast members and guests. In more recent times, Tim has continued to appear in various series and has done voice acting as well.
For his personal life, it is known that Tim has married twice, firstly to Mary Anne Dalton was from 1961 to 1978, and which produced six children. His present marriage is to Charlene Fusco and they have been married since 1984. Conway has stated that he is a Roman Catholic. He also engages in charity work such as fund-raiser performances.
