Hans Florian Zimmer was born on the 12th September 1957, in Frankfurt am Main, (then) West Germany. He is a well known composer as well as music producer, which are the main sources of his net worth. His music might be heard in more than 150 feature films, including “Gladiator” (2000), “The Dark Knight Trilogy” (2005, 2008 and 2012) and “The Lion King” (1994) for which the composer won an Oscar in the category of the Best Original Score. The composer has been inducted into the list of Top 100 Living Geniuses by The Daily Telegraph. Hans Zimmer has been accumulating his net worth by being active in show business since 1977.
How much is the net worth of Hans Zimmer, as of early 2018? It has been reported by authoritative sources that his wealth is over $90 million, accumulated during his career now spanning over 40 years.
Hans Zimmer Net Worth $90 Million
An interesting fact is that Zimmer has no academic training. After a few lessons given by his piano teacher, Hans decided not to attend the lessons, as he was more concerned with improvisation than studying formally. As a young man, Zimmer moved to England where he went through some difficult years; he was active in a number of rock bands; one of the most famous groups in which Zimmer played was the group founded in 1977 called Buggles, which produced the video named “Video Killed the Radio Star” (1979), but he was engaged in various musical spheres, which later gave him a lot of advantages while being active in the film industry.
Zimmer started composing for films in a productive collaboration with another composer, Stanley Myers; it was a very successful start which evolved into an outstanding career which brought not only fame but also wealth. In 1988, he began his solo career in the film industry, debuting with the music for the film “Rain Man”, for which he received his first nomination for an Academy Award. In the ’90s, Zimmer wrote the music for several successful films, such as “The Lion King” , “The Thin Red Line”, and at the turn of the century – “Gladiator”. “The Last Samurai” in 2003, directed by Edward Zwick, was the hundredth film for which he wrote the music. On the whole, his composing for over 150 feature films has added significant revenues to his net worth, as well as made Hans Zimmer famous world-wide.
Aside from the Academy Award, Hans Zimmer won two Golden Globe Awards, three Classical BRIT Awards, four Satellite Awards, three Saturn Awards, two WAFCA Awards, four Grammy Awards and many others, and in 2010, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In addition, Zimmer has his own record company named Remote Control Productions. Initially, together with Jay Rifkin he owned the company Media Ventures, located in Los Angeles. The record companies have also increased the outright size of Hans Zimmer’s net worth.
Finally, in the personal life of the composer, Hans Zimmer was married to Vicki Carolin from 1982 to ’92, with whom he has a son. He is now married to Suzanne with whom he has three children. The family resides in Los Angeles.
