Billy Dee Williams Net Worth 2023 

Billy Dee Williams net worth is $9 million as of 2023. He is an actor, musician, and TV pitchman. Dee Williams is most well-known for his roles in a number of hugely well-liked films, such as “The Empire Strikes Back,” “Batman,” and  “Return of the Jedi”.

Billy Dee Williams Net Worth

Billy Dee Williams is a well-known actor. He has garnered around $9 million net worth from this presence in the industry. We have seen a continuous rise in his net worth in the early years because of his popularity and love by the audiences.

Early Life

The son of Loretta Anne and William December Williams Sr., William December “Billy Dee” Williams Jr. was born in New York City on April 6, 1937. While their parents worked multiple jobs, their grandmother raised him and his twin sister Loretta in the majority.

His mother had studied to be an opera singer, and the family was well-cultured, introducing the kids at a young age to theatre, art, and other artistic endeavours.

Williams earned his diploma from the LaGuardia High School of Music & Performing Arts in 1955 after majoring in the arts with a focus on the visual arts. He received a two-year scholarship to study traditional painting techniques at the National Academy of Fine Arts and Design in New York.

Further, he received a two-year scholarship to study traditional painting techniques at the National Academy of Fine Arts and Design in New York. He was 19 when he was nominated for a Guggenheim Fellowship and received the Hallgarten Prize in the middle of the 1950s. Later on, he trained at the Harlem Actors Workshop under Sidney Poitier.

Billy Dee Williams Bio

Full Name	Billy Dee Williams
Date Of Birth	April 6, 1937
Birthplace	New York City
Age as of 2023	86 years old
Height	1.83 m
Weight	76 Kg
Nationality	American
Profession	Actor, Singer, Artist, Writer, Painter, Voice Actor, Musician, Visual Artist, Music artist
Net Worth 2023	$9 Million

Billy Dee Williams Career

The stage was where Billy Dee Williams made his acting debut when he was seven years old in the 1945 production of “The Firebrand of Florence.” The play “A Taste of Honey” gave him his first significant Broadway theatre break. He has occasionally appeared on stage over the years in productions of “I Have a Dream” and “Fences.”

The Last Angry Man, released in 1959, marked Williams’ screen debut. However, it was in the hit TV movie “Brian’s Song” in 1971 that he had his breakthrough performance. He played Chicago Bear Gale Sayers. For his work, Williams received an Emmy nomination for Best Actor.

After Brian’s Song became a hit, Berry Gordy of Motown offered him a seven-year contract. In the Billie Holiday biopic “Lady Sings the Blues” the following year, he co-starred with Diana Ross. After three years, Williams was among the most well-known Black actors in the country.

Billy Dee Williams made his film debut as Lando Calrissian in the “Star Wars” film series in 1980, which is undoubtedly his most well-known performance. His initial appearances were in “The Empire Strikes Back,” the sequel to the 1980 film “Star Wars.”

In the 1983 film “Return of the Jedi” and the 2019 film “The Rise of Skywalker,” he made a reappearance as Lando. He co-starred with Sylvester Stallone in the 1981 thriller “Nighthawks,” which was released between “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi.”

Williams was expected to have a considerably bigger role in “Batman,” another of his most notable filmography appearances. He plays Harvey Dent, a character who later transforms into the supercriminal Two-Face, the district attorney of Gotham City, in it. But things didn’t work out that way, and Tommy Lee Jones was chosen to play the role in “Batman Forever,” the sequel. 

Other Ventures

In addition to his work in movies and television, Billy Dee Williams has also found success in the realm of television commercials. He is most known for his roles in Colt 45 malt liquor commercials. Williams has also appeared as a special guest at fan gatherings, primarily science fiction ones because of his legendary portrayal of Lando Calrissian.

Williams went back to focusing most of his time on painting in the late 1980s. In addition to writing two books, “PSI/Net” and “JUST/In Time,” Williams has also made a jazz album named “Let’s Misbehave.”

Personal Life

In 1959, Williams had her first divorce from Audrey Sellers. A few years later, they got divorced. They had one son together, Corey Dee Williams. Williams got hitched to Marlene Clark in 1968. In 1971, they got divorced.

In December 1972, he wed Teruko Nakagami. Hanako is their daughter. They divorced in 1993 but eventually got back together and were living together once more by 1997.

Williams was detained in January 1996 after being accused of hitting his live-in partner, who was not publicly named. He got $50,000 in bail. Williams consented to 52 counselling sessions as part of a plea agreement.

Real Estate 

Billy had a big Beverly Hills home that he had owned since 1984 and paid $533,000 for. For $4.5 million, he put the house on the market in 2011. The final price he received was $2.8 million.

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