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American actor of stage, screen, and television, Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn, Jr. has an estimated net worth of $10 million.
The barrel-chested, slab-faced, and thunder-happy American thesp Rip Torn may qualify as a "character actor" in the broadest sense of the term -- he typically fleshes out variations on the same role again and again, typecast as genially earthy, volatile, and loudmouthed good old boys. But, love him or hate him, Torn's roles over the course of more than half a century are distinct and pronounced enough to have elevated him above many of his contemporaries, into a veritable staple of American cinematic pop culture. Born Elmore Rual Torn, Jr. in Temple, TX, on February 6, 1931, and nicknamed "Rip" by his father, Torn attended Texas A&M as an undergraduate and studied animal husbandry. He intended to establish himself as a rancher after graduation but first opted to pursue an acting career as a means to buy a ranch, mistakenly believing that he would hit Hollywood and achieve instant stardom. Instead, Torn scrounged around Los Angeles for several years as a dishwasher and short-order cook but continued to pursue acting in his off time. Torn's persistence paid off, and he eventually landed several bit parts in movies and television series. He moved to Manhattan in the late '50s, where he formally studied acting under Lee Strasberg and danced under the aegis of Martha Graham; a wealth of movie roles followed over the next several decades, beginning with that of Brick in Actors Studio associate Elia Kazan's controversial classic Baby Doll (1956, with a script by Tennessee Williams) and, a few years later, the role of Finley in another Williams drama, the Richard Brooks-directed Sweet Bird of Youth (for which Torn received a great deal of notoriety).
Earnings & Financial Data
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Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
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2012 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie MIB 3 |
$624,030,000 |
|
2010 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie The Afterlight |
$3,060 |
|
2010 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie Happy Tears |
$22,460 |
|
2009 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie The Golden Boys |
$43,600 |
|
2008 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie August |
$12,640 |
|
2008 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie Turn the River |
$5,150 |
|
2007 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the Bee Movie |
$287,590,000 |
|
2006 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Marie Antoinette |
$60,920,000 |
|
2006 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Zoom |
$12,510,000 |
|
2005 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Forty Shades of Blue |
$172,570 |
|
2004 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie Eulogy |
$75,080 |
|
2004 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story |
$167,720,000 |
|
2004 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Welcome to Mooseport |
$14,620,000 |
|
2004 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie Love Object |
$6,020 |
|
2002 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Men in Black II |
$441,820,000 |
|
2001 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Freddy Got Fingered |
$14,330,000 |
|
2000 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Wonder Boys |
$33,430,000 |
|
1999 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie The Insider |
$60,290,000 |
|
1998 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie Senseless |
$12,870,000 |
|
1997 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Men in Black |
$589,390,000 |
|
1997 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Hercules |
$252,710,000 |
|
1997 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Trial and Error |
$14,600,000 |
|
1996 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie Down Periscope |
$37,550,000 |
|
1995 |
Box Office Sales |
Worldwide box office sales of the movie How to Make an American Quilt |
$41,200,000 |
|
1995 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie Canadian Bacon |
$163,970 |
|
1995 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie For Better or Worse |
$41,630 |
|
1994 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie Where the Rivers Flow North |
$591,510 |
|
1993 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie Robocop 3 |
$10,700,000 |
|
1991 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie Defending Your Life |
$16,370,000 |
|
1989 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie Hit List |
$4,560 |
|
1987 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie Nadine |
$5,670,000 |
|
1987 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie Extreme Prejudice |
$11,310,000 |
|
1985 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie Summer Rental |
$24,690,000 |
|
1984 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie City Heat |
$38,350,000 |
|
1984 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie Songwriter |
$865,920 |
|
1984 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie Flashpoint |
$3,850,000 |
|
1984 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie Misunderstood |
$1,530,000 |
|
1982 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie Airplane II: The Sequel |
$27,150,000 |
|
1982 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie The Beastmaster |
$14,060,000 |
|
1982 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie A Stranger is Watching |
$2,520,000 |
|
1980 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie First Family |
$15,200,000 |
|
1980 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie One-Trick Pony |
$843,220 |
|
1979 |
Box Office Sales |
Box office sales of the movie The Seduction of Joe Tynan |
$19,600,000 |