| Net Worth: | $8 Million |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: | April 26, 1958 (65 years old) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Profession: | Actor, Film Director, Film Producer |
| Nationality: | American |
What are Giancarlo Esposito’s net worth and earnings?
Giancarlo Esposito Net Worth: Giancarlo Esposito is a Danish-born American actor and director who has a net worth of $8 million. He is best known for portraying Gus Fring in the award-winning television show “Breaking Bad” and its spin-off “Better Call Saul.’
Career
Career: After graduating from Elizabeth Seton College in 1977, Esposito worked as a singer for the educational children’s television show “The Electric Company,” which was a sister show to “Sesame Street.” He went on to play the role of a camp counselor on “Sesame Street” from 1982 to 1984. In the eighties, he had minor roles in several films and got his break in Spike Lee’s 1988 musical comedy “School Daze.” Grossing over $14 million dollars, it was a financial success because of its meager $6.5 million dollar budget. Esposito was subsequently cast in Spike Lee’s 1990 drama “Mo’ Better Blues,” his 1992 biographical drama “Malcom X,” and his 1898 comedy drama “Do the Right Thing.” He had a supporting role in the 1994 independent drama “Fresh” and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for his performance. In 1995, he had a supporting role in the critically acclaimed film “The Usual Suspects,” as well as one of the leading roles in the independent film “Smoke.” Even at this stage in his career, he had developed a talent for a fitting himself into a variety of personas and characters. With the addition of his role as a lieutenant and werewolf in the 1997 miniseries “Creature,” he had played a drug lord, an FBI Agent, a crisis telephone operator, a transsexual, a hostage-taker, and a reverend. His portrayal of FBI Agent Mike in the seventh season of the popular series “Homicide: Life on the Street” gained him more widespread recognition. In 2001, he played Muhammad Ali’s father in the biographical drama “Ali” and had a supporting role in the black comedy “Monkeybone.”
Personal Life
Personal Life: Esposito married producer Joy McManigal in 1995, but the two divorced in 2015. They have four daughters together. He is fluent in Italian and Spanish. In 2014, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Quotes
“What I love about ‘Breaking Bad’ is the reflection of many people’s – it’s more real in terms of people have faults, people have character traits that they don’t like about themselves. It resembles more of what the human journey really is and it’s less fantastic and hero-driven than other characters and shows that we watch.”
— Giancarlo Esposito
“I always wanted to be a boy scout but was too poor. Couldn’t do it.”
— Giancarlo Esposito
“People who have not done their research on me do not know that I am European, born in Copenhagen, Denmark to an Italian father from Napoli and a mother from Alabama who was singing opera and went to Europe, met my dad, fell in love, and then moved back to Rome, where I was raised, between Rome and Hamburg.”
— Giancarlo Esposito
“I try to be careful with my persuasiveness. When my heart is really behind it, and when I have no ulterior motive, then I know I’m truly persuasive.”
— Giancarlo Esposito
“I feel that we have come a long way as American people, and we have to start looking at ourselves as human beings.”
— Giancarlo Esposito