Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt was born on the 17th February 1981, in Los Angeles, California USA of Jewish descent. He is an actor, filmmaker and singer which are the sources of Joseph Gordon-Levitt net worth, although he is perhaps best known for currently hosting his own TV show, “HitRecord on TV”. He has been active in show business since 1988.
How much is Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s net worth? Reportedly, the sum of his wealth is equal to $35 million, accumulated form all sources previously mentioned during a career spanning nearly 30 years.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Net Worth $35 Million
Joseph was born into the family of Dennis and Jane Gordon Levitt. He had an older brother Daniel (1974-2010). Being six years old he sang in the children’s ensemble, then a little later he appeared in school plays followed by television commercials. At the age of seven he starred in the western film “Stranger on My Land”(1988) alongside Tommy Lee Jones and Terry O’Quinn. He was seen in two episodes of the NBC sitcom “Family Ties”(1988) with Michael J. Fox and Meredith Baxter. Later, he appeared in the television drama “Settle the Score”(1989) alongside Jaclyn Smith and in another television film “Changes”(1991) directed by Charles Jarrott.
On the cinema screen Joseph appeared as a student in the family comedy “Beethoven”(1992) directed by Brian Levant. Later, he landed a role alongside Brad Pitt, Craig Sheffer and Tom Skerritt in the biographical drama directed by Robert Redford “A River Runs Through”(1992). For his portrayal of Roger Bommana in the comedy-fantasy family drama “Angels in the Outfield” (1994) he was nominated for the Saturn Award. The role of Tommy Solomon in the sitcom NBC sci-fi “Third Rock from the Sun”(1996-2001) Joseph Gordon–Levitt won the Hollywood Award twice in the category of Young Star. In 1999, he was listed as the most promising star below the age of twenty-one by the magazine Teen People. In 2000, he began at Columbia University studying history, literature and French poetry, however, he dropped out with a view to continuing his career in acting.
The role of Neil in the drama film “The Woodsman” (2004) won the Golden Space Spire Award in the film festival held in Seattle. Since then he has landed main roles in a number of films including “Mysterious Skin” (2004) directed, produced and written by Gregg Araki, “Brick” (2005) directed and written by Rian Johnson, “The Lookout” (2007) directed and written by Scott Frank, “500 Days of Summer” (2009) directed by Marc Webb, “Hesher” (2010) directed by Spencer Susser, “50/50” (2011) directed by Jonathan Levine, “Premium Rush” (2012) directed by David Koepp and many others. It is worth mentioning the fact that he starred in the film “Don Jon” (2013) which was written and directed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt himself. He stars in the upcoming films “The Walk”, “The Night Before” and “Snowden” which will be released in the near future and it is believed will add significant sums to the outright size of Joseph Gordon–Levitt’s net worth.
Another source of Joseph Gordon-Levitt net worth is the production company HitRecord which was founded by the actor. The company focuses on the production of DVD’s, books and short films.
Finally, in his personal life, Joseph Gordon-Levitt recently married Tasha McCauley.
