Mario Van Peebles is an actor and director who have Mexican-American roots. He was born in the year 1957. He has a net worth of $8 Million owing to his acting in many Hollywood films.

Peebles belongs from a very talented family. His father is the director and filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles and his mom, Maria Marx, is a German photographer and actress. In 1974, he passed away the graduation from the Saint Thomas More School in Connecticut and with bachelor's degree in economics from Columbia University.

In the thirty years of his career, Peebles has directed and acted in numerous television shows and films. His net worth is eight million dollars owing to his successful stint with Hollywood. He has directed Panther in 1995; the screen play was adapted by his father Melvin Van Peebles book with the same name. In 2003, he was the producer, writer and director of Baadasssss!, a movie based on the struggles faced by his father. Malcolm Takes a Shot, a CBS Schoolbreak Special is another of his directorial ventures. The story revolved around a basketball star from the high-school who crosses many obstacles including his arrogance epilepsy and.

As the director, Mario has helmed television shows like "Law and Order", Sons of Anarchy", "Lost", and "Boss". In 2011, Van Peebles directed and acted in “All Things Fall Apart”, the story revolved around a football player who suffers a deadly disease. The movie was premiered at the Miami International Film Festival. As a performer, he has made his appearance in projects like "Children of the Night", "Sweet Sweetbacks Baadasssss Song", "Posse", "New Jack City", "Love Kills", "Riot", "One Life to Live", "Ali", "Law & Order", "Living Single", "Damages", "Hellcats" and "All My Children".