Robert Anthony Rodriguez widely known as Robert Rodriguez has an estimated net worth over $40 million dollars. Robert Rodriguez has earned this while working as a film director, screenwriter, producer, editor, actor, cinematographer and even musician. He has directed well-known films ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’, ‘Spy Kids’, ‘Sin City’ and other films that received positive reviews of critics and were loved by audience. Robert Anthony Rodriguez was born in San Antonio, Texas, U.S., in 1968. His mother, Rebecca Villegas was a nurse and his father, Cecilio G. Rodriguez was a salesman. From the young age he was interested in shooting and making films. Even, in the university’s film program he entered after winning short film competition with his 16mm short film ‘Bedhead’.
Robert Rodriguez Net Worth $40 Million
Robert Rodriguez opened his net worth and began his career with outstanding action film ‘El Mariachi’ which was created spending only 7 thousand dollars, whereas the box office grossed 2 million dollars. Later, Robert described his experience of filmmaking in the book ‘Rebel Without A Crew’. A few years later, Robert increased his net worth while writing, directing and producing action film ‘Desperado’ with Antonio Banderas, the film was also very successful one, and having a budget of 7 million dollars it earned over 25 million dollars worldwide. In 1996, Robert directed action horror film ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ written by Quentin Tarantino, the cast of the film formed actors George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino, Harvey Keitel and Juliette Lewis. The film was awarded by Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, MTV Movie Awards and Saturn Awards.
In 2001, science fantasy family adventure film written and directed by Robert Rodriguez ‘Spy Kids’ was released which also made Rodriguez net worth rise as the film received positive reviews from critics and grossed over 147 million dollars in the box office. Moreover, Robert Rodriguez managed to repeat his success while directing, producing and writing the ‘Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams’, ‘Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over’ and ‘Spy Kids: All the Time in the World’ all of them were commercially successful. Robert net worth jumped high after ‘Sin City’ film was released which was directed, produced and written by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. The film won Cannes Film Festival Award, Phoenix Film Critics Society Award, ASCAP Award and was nominated for lots of nominations by various famous film awards. ‘The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D’ raised Rodrigues net worth too, as the film was nominated for the Best Director by Imagen Award. Grindhouse is a 2007 film co-written, produced, and directed by Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino which brought the ShoWest Award for the Director of the Year. Rodriguez was announced for the Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award at the 2010 Austin Film Festival what has also increased Robert Rodriguez net worth.
In 1990 he married Elizabeth Avellan. They have five children together. After 16 years of marriage the couple divorced. Despite their unsuccessful marriage the couple still continued to work together. Robert Rodriguez presented his partner Rose McGowan to the public, the couple dated from 2007 till 2009.
