Owen Wilson is a popular actor and screenwriter. After working with the filmmaker Wes Anderson on several projects, he came into the spotlight. Wilson and Anderson knew each other when studying at the University of Texas. They started their career by writing a script for ‘Bottle Rocket.’
In this article, let us discuss much more about Owen Wilson and his net worth.
Early & Childhood Life of Owen Wilson
Owen Wilson was born on November 18, 1968. His birthplace is Dallas, Texas. He is the middle of three sons of Robert Andrew Wilson and Laura Wilson. Laura was a photographer, and Robert was an advertising executive and an operator of a public TV station.
Owen’s parents are from Irish Descent, which is originally from Massachusetts. Wilson went to the New Mexico Military Institute to complete his higher education. Then, he pursued his Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Texas at Austin. It is here where he met his long-term friend, Wes Anderson. He is his business collaborator with whom he is working on several projects.
What Happened to Owen Wilson’s Nose?
In 2001, Owen attended an interview with the Los Angeles Times. In such an interview, he discussed his crooked nose. Before entering the acting industry, he broke his nose twice. When he was studying at St. Mark’s High School, he got an injury to his nose during a fight. Then, he injured his nose when he played a football game.
According to Los Angeles Times, most people commented badly about Owen Wilson’s nose pointing his nose to be odd and disfigured. But he never bothered about such comments. According to him, his nose was not that good looking even before getting an injury. So it doesn’t make him feel odd about his nose.
Career
In 1996, he wrote a script along with the help of his friend, Anderson. The movie ‘Bottle Rocket’ for which they wrote the screenplay. Though the film was a big failure, he got positive reviews still.
Then, in the same year, after his movie, Ben Stiller offered a role in his movie ‘The Cable Guy.’ The movie also starred Jim Carrey. After two years, in 1998, he again got a chance to act in ‘Permanent Midnight’, a comedy-drama script. Again, this film is the biggest failure at the box office.
In 2000, Owen got a big break by casting as Roy O’Bannon in the comedy film ‘Shanghai Noon.’ The movie was a big hit and collected huge money at the box office. Then, Owen continues his script-writing works along with his friend Anderson. So, in 2001, he wrote the screenplay for ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’, a comedy-drama. This movie was a great success and was even nominated for several awards like Academy Award, etc.
In 2004, the actor got a chance to act in five movies. Those five movies are
- The Big Bounce
- Starsky & Hutch
- Around the World in 80 Days
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
- Meet the Fockers
Then in 2005, he appeared in ‘Wedding Crashers’ as John Beckwith. This romantic comedy movie is again a big hit at the box office.
Then, he became the co-producer of the comedy movie ‘You, Me, and Dupree’ in 2006. In 2008, he acted in the movie ‘Marley & Me’ as John Grogan. Then, in 2011, he acted in the romantic comedy movie ‘Midnight in Paris’. Coming to the list of movies in which he made his appearance includes,
- The Cable Guy
- Anaconda
- Armageddon
- Permanent Midnight
- The Haunting
- Breakfast of Champions
- The Minus Man
- Shanghai Noon
- Meet the Parents
- Behind Enemy Lines
- Lost in London
- Bliss
- Marry Me
- No Escape
- The Big Year
Interesting Dating History of Owen Wilson
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The dating history of Owen goes very lengthy, as he dated and is rumoured to have relationships with many girls. In 1999, he was rumored to date Xhoana Xheneti, and then he dated Sheryl Crow from 1999 to 2001. Likewise, here goes his dating history
- Gina Gershon (2000-2002)
- Demi Moore (2002)
- Angel Boris Reed (2005)
- Kate Hudson (2006-2009)
- Caroline Lindqvist (2007)
- Le Call (2007-2008)
- Jade Duell (2009-2011)
- Scarlett Benchley (2017)
- Varunie Vongsvirates (2017)
Owen has a baby with Jade Duell, his former girlfriend, Robert Ford Wilson. Then, with Caroline, he has a boy baby named Finn. He was born on January 30, 2014. In 2017, he dated Varunie, with whom he had his third child. In June 2018, he even took a paternity test to check whether he is the father of Varunie’s baby. The test proved him to be the father finally.
Once, Owen attempted suicide, and he was saved somehow. Then, he started taking treatment to control his depression. His suicide attempt became viral in the headlines of newspapers.
What is the Net Worth of Owen Wilson?
He was in the entertainment industry for so long, doing the job of scriptwriter, actor, and even co-producer. Thus, there is no doubt about accumulating huge net worth. So, Owen’s net worth is around $70 million as of 2022.
Conclusion
This article provides enough information about Owen Wilson and his professional life. Read through the article to get useful information about the actor.
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