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American film and television actress, comedian, screenwriter, director, producer, talk show host and singer, Fran Drescher has an estimated net worth of $25 million.
With long, shapely legs, a svelte, curvaceous body to die for, and thick black hair cascading around her lovely face, Fran Drescher has all the looks of a sophisticated movie star. And then she opens her mouth. Out comes a crow-like cacophony of nasal sounds made more grating by a thick Queens accent and a tendency to pull no punches.
The paradox between the book and its cover is what has made Drescher a rich and popular comedienne; her long-running sitcom The Nanny, with its combination of romantic and slapstick comedy, led many to hail her as Lucille Ball's successor. Though she capitalizes on playing a rather ditzy working-class gal from Flushing, Drescher is known for her creativity and shrewdness. In addition to acting, she is a talented writer and producer.
Much of Drescher's comedy, especially that from her sitcom, is drawn from her life experiences. Like her character, Fran Fine, she was born and raised in Queens. She has had a lifelong interest in acting and studied drama in high school. She attended a year at Queens College and then attended cosmetology school to become a hairdresser. For a time, she had her own business. She made her film debut playing Connie in Saturday Night Fever (1977). Her next film, American Hot Wax (1978), provided Drescher with her first major role and though she would continue on to play supporting parts in numerous other films, it was not until she played a small but memorable part in Rob Reiner's hilarious mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap (1984) that she began making a name for herself. In addition to her film roles, she was also busy on television, guest starring in series and appearing in television films like Terror in the Towers. She played starring roles in three short-lived series, including Princesses. She and her husband Peter Marc Jacobson created The Nanny and it aired on CBS from 1993 to 1999. She not only starred in the show, but also wrote and produced it; Drescher received Emmy nominations for her work on the show. In 1996, she co-starred with Robin Williams in the Disney comedy Jack, while in 1997, she and Jacobson co-created the idea for the romantic comedy The Beautician and the Beast, in which she also starred. Drescher published her autobiography, Enter Whining, in 1996.
Earnings & Financial Data
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Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
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2018 |
Others |
Sales of the video Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation as the voice of Eunice |
$34,690,000 |
|
2018 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation as the voice of Eunice |
$528,740,000 |
|
2015 |
Others |
Sales of the video Hotel Transylvania 2 as the voice of Eunice |
$39,400,000 |
|
2015 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Hotel Transylvania 2 as the voice of Eunice |
$473,230,000 |
|
2013 |
Others |
Sales of the video Hotel Transylvania as the voice of Eunice |
$96,250,000 |
|
2012 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Hotel Transylvania as the voice of Eunice |
$378,510,000 |
|
2006 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie Shark Bait as the voice of Pearl, a purple fish that is Dylan's mother and Pi's aunt and adoptive mother who is also a fortune teller |
$13,660,000 |
|
2002 |
Book Sales |
First week sales of the book Cancer Cancer Schmancer (approximately 9 thousand copies sold) |
$144,000 |
|
1997 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie The Beautician and the Beast as Joy Miller |
$11,490,000 |
|
1996 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie Jack as Dolores "D.D." Durante |
$59,520,000 |
|
1994 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie Car 54, Where Are You? as Velma Valour |
$1,540,000 |
|
1990 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie Cadillac Man as Joy Munchack |
$27,630,000 |
|
1989 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movies UHF as Pamela Finklestein and The Big Picture as Polo Habel |
$6,280,000 |
|
1984 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie This is Spinal Tap as Bobbi Flekman |
$4,740,000 |
|
1983 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie Doctor Detroit as Karen Blittstein |
$10,400,000 |
|
1981 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie Ragtime as Mameh |
$17,470,000 |
|
1980 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie The Hollywood Knights as Sally |
$10,000,000 |
|
1978 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie American Hot Wax as Sheryl |
$11,000,000 |
|
1977 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Saturday Night Fever as Connie |
$282,400,000 |