John Lithgow Wikipedia, Biography, Age, Family, Height, Net Worth, Fast Facts

Who is John Lithgow?

John Lithgow is a talented American stage and character actor. He is also a poet, singer, and musician. He is best known for his portrayal of Dick Solomon on the NBC sitcom “3rd Rock from the Sun.” In the Netflix original historical drama television series ‘The Crown,’ he portrayed Winston Churchill, the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

What is John Lithgow’s net worth? Salary, Earnings

How much money does John Lithgow have? As a result of his many careers as an actor, musician, and author, the actor has accumulated a net worth of around $45 million . He earned $75,000 for each episode of the television comedy series 3rd Rock from the Sun during the 1996-1997 season.

Similarly, he was paid $200,000 per episode during the 1999–2000 season. He was the highest-paid actor on The Crown, despite having less screen time than lead character Claire Foy.

Where was John Lithgow born? Ethnicity, Nationality, Family, Education

John Lithgow was born on October 19, 1945, to a theatrical family in Rochester, New York, USA. John Arthur Lithgow’s full name is John Arthur Lithgow. He is an American of mixed race Welsh, English, Scots-Irish, Northern Irish, and Scottish descent. Arthur Washington Lithgow III (father) and Sarah Jane (mother) are the names of his parents.

His father is a well-known producer and director who previously managed the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey. Similarly, his mother was an actress in the past. He also has a younger brother named Robin Lithgow. In Princeton, New Jersey, John Lithgow attended Princeton High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history and literature from Harvard University in 1967.

While at Harvard, he was heavily involved in student theater, acting, and directing. He made his Harvard debut in Gilbert and Sullivan’s Utopia Limited. He also earned a Fulbright scholarship to attend the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. After graduating, he worked as the Director of the Arts and Literature Department at WBAI, the Pacifica radio station in New York City.

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Is John Lithgow single? Relationship

Who is John Lithgow’s wife? John Lithgow is married to Mary Yeager, a professor of history at UCLA. The couple gets married on December 12, 1981. Lithgow’s second wife is Mary. Nathan (son) and Phoebe (daughter) are the couple’s two children.

Jean Taynton, a former teacher, was his first love. On 10 September 1966, the couple married, but their marriage did not last long and they divorced in 1980. Ian Lithgow (born 1972), his son, is also an actor. He has two grandchildren through his son Ian.

How tall is John Lithgow? Weight, Hair color

The 77-year-old actor is still physically fit and healthy. He stands 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighs approximately 78 kg . His eyes are blue and he has grey hair.

How did John Lithgow begin his professional career?

As a child, John made his acting debut in one of his father’s productions. Dealing: Or the Berkrlry-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues was his film debut in 1972. The following year, he made his Broadway debut in The Changing Room as a bored British rugby player.

He has appeared on Broadway in several productions since then, including Mt. Fat Friend (1974), A Memory of Teo Mondays (1976), Bedroom Farce (1979), Beyond Therapy (1982), and others. John Lithgow, who also played Lucas Sergeant in Bob Fosse’s autobiographical film, directed and choreographed All That Jazz.

He played Yoda in the NPR adaptations of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Lithgow played J.J. Hunsecker in the Martin Beck Theatre’s Broadway adaptation of the 1957 film Sweet Smell of Success in the early to mid-2000s. He starred in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, a film based on the life of comedian Peter Sellers, in 2004.

Throughout his career, he has appeared in approximately forty television episodes and films. He had his first recurring role as Dick Solomon on the television series 3rd Rock from the Sun in 1996. He appeared in television shows such as ‘How I Met Your Mother’, ‘Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (voice)’, ‘Drunk History’, and ‘Twenty Good Years’, among others.

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Net Worth

The Estimated Net worth is $80K – USD $85k.