Peter Laird Net Worth

Peter Laird net worth is
$20 Million

Peter Alan Laird was born on the 27th January 1954, in North Adams, Massachusetts USA, and is a comic book writer, best known to the world as one of the creators of the successful comics Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, among many other achievements. His career started in the early ‘80s.

Have you ever wondered how rich Peter Laird is, as of early 2017? According to authoritative sources it has been estimated that Laird’s net worth is as high as $20 million, an amount earned through his successful career as a comic book writer.

Peter Laird Net Worth $20 Million

Little is known about Peter before he became successful comic book writer. After finishing high school, Peter enrolled at the University of Massachusetts, from which he obtained a B.F.A. in Printmaking. He then started a career as a freelance illustrator, and worked for a local newspaper in Northampton, Massachusetts, earning $10 per illustration. Also, he was working for the fanzines such as The Oracle.

Nevertheless, that all changed when he teamed up with Kevin Eastman to create the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The two first presented their comic book at a comic book convention held at a local Sheraton Hotel in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with a print of only 3,200 copies. To everyone’s amazement, the comic book struck a chord with the public, and immediately became a hit. The two were printing and selling more copies than they had ever imagined possible. Their so-called Mirage Studio, which initially consisted of coffee tables and couches, was replaced by a professional artistic studio, and very soon they needed manpower to handle the workload, and new faces were brought in, including Steve Lavigne, as a letterer, Ryan Brown as an inker, penciller Jim Lawson and cover painter Michael Dooney. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles became an international hit. Laird was only intermittently involved in the constant development of the animated series and other ancillary products, as he stayed loyal to his love for comics rather than animated productions associated with TMNT, even though it became very popular around the world..

Apart from the TMNT, Peter has been involved in other creations, including Stupid Heroes, and Planet Racers, a collaboration with Jim Lawson.

Peter has also started the Xeric Foundation, through which he helps self-publishers, but has also supported other charitable organizations.

Regarding his personal life, Peter is married to Jeannine, who he met in the early ‘80s, however, there are no other details about their marriage.


Full NamePeter Laird
Net Worth$20 Million
Date Of BirthJanuary 27, 1954
Place Of BirthNorth Adams, Massachusetts, United States
ProfessionEditorial Department
EducationUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
NationalityAmerican
IMDBhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0481990/
MoviesTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, Casey Jones, Turtles Forever, TMNT, Mutant Turtles: Superman Legend, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
TV ShowsTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation
#Fact
1Co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, with Kevin Eastman.

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 22016characters filming
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles2012-2015TV Series 66 episodes
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles2014Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters
Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesTV Series 108 episodes, 2003 - 2010 story and characters - 39 episodes, 2003 - 2006 characters and story - 8 episodes, 2003 story & characters - 1 episode, 2003
Turtles Forever2009TV Movie character
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up2009Video Game characters / story
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled2009Video Game characters
TMNT2007characters
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Mutant Nightmare2005Video Game characters
TMNT: Mutant Melee2005Video Game characters
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus2004Video Game characters
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles2003Video Game characters
Saban's Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation1997-1998TV Series characters - 26 episodes
Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation - East Meets West1997Video characters
Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesTV Series 170 episodes, 1988 - 1996 characters - 23 episodes, 1987 - 1989
Mutant Turtles: Chôjin densetsu hen1996Video comic
We Wish You a Turtle Christmas1994Video short characters
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Radical Rescue1993Video Game characters
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III1993based on characters created by
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project1991Video Game characters
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back from the Sewers1991Video Game characters
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Planet of the Turtleoids1991TV Movie characters
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Manhattan Missions1991Video Game creator
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze1991based on characters created by
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time1991Video Game characters - uncredited
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Turtles Awesome Easter1991Video characters
Operation Blue Line1990Video short characters
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Coming Out of Their Shells Tour1990Video characters
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan1990Video Game characters
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles1990characters
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles1989Video Game characters
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles1989Video Game characters

Art Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles2003TV Series character designer - 1 episode

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
TMNT2007executive producer

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Turtles Forever2009TV Movie creative director

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Bird of Steel!2015special thanks filming
Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles2014Documentary very special thanks
Knight of the Living Dead2005Video special thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles2014DocumentaryHimself
Turtles Forever2009TV MovieHimself (voice, uncredited)
I Love 1980's2001TV Series documentaryHimself
The Making of 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles': Behind the Shells1991Video documentary shortHimself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Troldspejlet1991TV SeriesHimself
Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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