Melvin Van Peebles Net Worth

Melvin Van Peebles Net Worth

Melvin Van Peebles Net Worth:
$3 Million

Melvin Van Peebles Net Worth

Melvin Van Peebles – Quick Facts
Net Worth: $3 Million
Date of birth: August 21, 1932 – September 21, 2021 (89 years old)
Gender: Male
Profession: Actor, Composer, Film Director, Film Editor, Film Producer, Film Score Composer, Novelist, Playwright, Screenwriter, Television Director
Nationality: American

What are Melvin Van Peebles’ net worth and earnings?

Melvin Van Peebles was an American actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, composer, and novelist who had a net worth of $3 million dollars at the time of his death. Melvin was perhaps best known for creating the film Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song.

Quotes

“In trying to cross over to the mainstream, some people stopped writing what they witnessed.”

— Melvin Van Peebles

“When I was in the Air Force, if I walked into a restaurant, in about eight or nine minutes the M.P.’s would show up and drag me out because someone had called saying that someone was impersonating an officer.”

— Melvin Van Peebles

“With ‘Sweetback,’ I just put it together a little bit at a time. I didn’t do it on anybody’s grant. I did it like any other young executive – by cheating and stealing!”

— Melvin Van Peebles

“I’m not a normal director. You can’t look at me that way. What’s kept me alive is my technical skill at doing other things.”

— Melvin Van Peebles

“I’m too short to play basketball and too nervous to steal.”

— Melvin Van Peebles