Sixty-nine years old Edward Bridge Danson III, better known by his screen name Ted Danson, is a multi-awarded American actor. On his later years he also became an author and producer. Ted Danson had a heavily publicized love affair with Whoopi Goldberg in the late 80s, but it wasn’t what made him famous and rich as this American actor is worth of his Emmy and Golden Globe Awards.
Image Credit: Rob DiCaterinoTed Danson’s career mainly revolved in television and this contributed to a huge accumulation of his wealth. So how much is Ted Danson net worth this present year? Keep on reading as the Squander will reveal it to you.
So what is Ted Danson net worth in 2018? What are Ted Danson’s salary/earnings? Read on…
Ted Danson was born on the 29th of December 1947 in San Diego, California to an archaeologist mother and a museum director father. Although he was born in San Diego, Ted Danson was raised in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Ted Danson attended Kent School where he played basketball and later became interested in drama when he was studying in Stanford University. However, Ted Danson received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in drama when he transferred to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Ted Danson was first married to actress Randy Danson in 1970 but they divorced five years after. He then married his second wife Casey Coates, a producer, who bore Ted Danson’s first daughter Kate. Ted Danson and Casey later adopted a second daughter named Alexis. However, their marriage led to their divorce because of Ted Danson’s affair with actress Whoopi Goldberg. The divorce caused huge loss for Ted Danson as it costed him $30 million. Although this didn’t stop Ted Danson from marrying again. In 1995, Ted Danson married actress Mary Steenburgen.
From 1975 up to the present, Ted Danson never ran out of a television show. There’s never a year in Ted Danson career that he didn’t have a television show and that is aside from his film projects.
Ted Danson’s famous roles includes Sam Malone on the sitcom Cheers, Dr. John Becker on the sitcom Becker. Ted Danson also starred in CBS – CSI series, HBO sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm, a legal drama – Damages, and HBO comedy series Bored to Death. Ted Danson’s latest appearance was on the sitcom The Good Place.
Ted Danson net worth benefit a lot also from his film appearances in Three Men and a Baby, Three Men and a Little Lady and Cousins, The Onion Field, Little Treasure, Just Between Friends, A Fine Mess, Creepshow, Body Heat, Dad, Getting Even with Dad, Made in America, and Saving Private Ryan.
Ted Danson’s acting career won him 2 Emmy Awards with 13 nominations, 3 Golden Globe Awards with 7 nominations, 1 Screen Actors Guild Award, 1 American Comedy Award, and a star award on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.
Ted Danson has also been a longtime environmentalist particularly in ocean conservation. Ted Danson published Oceana: Our Endangered Oceans and What We Can Do to Save Them – his first book.
Ted Danson television and film projects mainly contributed to his entire wealth. In all, we estimate Ted Danson net worth in 2018 at $50 million.